rlwainwright
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| best vintage stereo receiver The Tandberg receivers were the best I've ever heard and had *very* good tuners. Look for the TR-2080, TR-2060, or TR-2045. The naming scheme indicates # channels and watts/ch. Most had very sweet rosewood cabinets, too.I used to sell those and B&... | |
| Need advice for B&W 804 diamond amplification 1st suggestion? Learn how to use paragraph breaks - your post is virtually un-readable.As for amps, you should *seriously* consider the Butler Monad A-100s that are for sale here for about 1/2 retail. These are incredibly good amps (Class-A, 100 w... | |
| Anyone familiar with the Mirage 8 If you can afford a Sunfire subwoofer that would be the way to go. *Tiny* with huge output. Big WAF, too...-RW- | |
| Upgrading Proceed Amp 5 to Cary Cinema 5???? Proceed amps are *very* good. This is a lateral move at best. Replace the speakers if you really want to upgrade your sound...-RW- | |
| integrated shootout - Audio Refi, SimAudio or Edge Save yer money and time. If your system sounds good to you now, sit back and enjoy it, man. Stop eyeing that audiophool carousel you see spinning before you.As Nancy Reagan famously said "Just say no..."-RW- | |
| Repair Exemplar 3910 or ??? Oh, I dunno, the Oppo BDP-93 is a very good player with far more format capability than the Denon. I might fix the Denon and then sell it and pay for the 93. Or 95 if ya really want to get all audiophile-like...-RW- | |
| NAD 316BEE vs. McIntosh MA6300, A Newbie Question You just discovered the NAD sound, very pleasing to many. I always recommend NAD to guys with good ears but on a budget...-RW- | |
| Mini Mac, Sonos and NAS HELP One suggestion, stop ripping your collection to AIFF. Go with FLAC or ALAC (Apple's FLAC). This way you're not tossing away bits and it is easy to transcode to any other format using dbPowerAmp or something similar.Another suggestion: lose iTunes,... | |
| Apple Lossless, AIFF or WAV for itunes? FLAC or ALAC. Both lossless. One is controlled by the Evil Empire, your choice...-RW- | |
| Quietest fan for room Go to Home Depot and demo the fans, buy the best $20 fan you can find. Geez, do I have to do all the thinking around here?-RW- | |
| Magnepan MG1.7 fuse question And you're doing this because Magnepan doesn't know what they're doing when they spec the fuses for their speakers? Spend your money on better source matl., it will pay off much more handsomely...-RW- | |
| beginner budget set up The Emo XDA-1 is a good DAC, no worries there. The question is, do you like the AirMotiv speakers? I find the ribbon tweeter to be a bit strident, but others disagree. Ya better listen and choose what pleases you...-RW- | |
| Hum from my home theater's speakers Try to isolate the amp onto a different power circuit and see if that solves your problem...-RW- | |
| Integra 9.8 video comes and goes? Try swapping your HDMI cable for a known-good one. Of course, I'm assuming you're using an HDMI connection...-RW- | |
| BEST POWER AMP OR INTEGRATED AMP FOR HERESY 3 And that NAD doesn't get it loud enough for you? Frankly, you'd better back it down a bit or this is going to be one very short-lived hobby for you...-RW- |