rlwainwright
Responses from rlwainwright
| In defense of quantum products. Polk432 wrote:"If all the high priced tweeks out there really worked why don't companies just take a 10.00 non refundable deposit, let the customer try it out, and send it back if it doesn't really work."Well, I did exactly that with Machina Dynam... | |
| sansui au 717 integrate amp Get something newer, that Sansui is wayyyyy old...-RW- | |
| Next upgrade The room. Everything else is just fiddling about the edges...-RW- | |
| How's this for synergy? of events I am *thoroughly* confused - why do you have to *see* the volume setting? It is either the right voume of it isn't, right??-RW- | |
| What does it take to have a revealing system? I appreciate LWhite's input and agree, for the most part. However, I will be purchasing the new Emotiva XMC-1 HT processor in the next 7-8 months because this piece will incorporate the TacT Room Correction System.Having experienced the astonishin... | |
| FYI Anyone can use your Pay Pal account If you think about it, you could easily scam PayPal by using a secondary ID and having them send you funds from your depleted primary account. Then, just close the primary account and cash the check that PP sent you.It would serve them right if so... | |
| Back In the Day I can tell you, for sure, that it is *much* easier now to buy/audition used gear. Back in the day - and I'm talking late 60s, early 70s - you usually hung out at the nearby audio salons looking for bah-gains. Being near Washington, DC, I frequente... | |
| ADS L1090 or HPM 100's Are you serious? The ADS speakers are MUCH better than the HPM-100s, it's not even close...-RW- | |
| Review: Butler Audio TDB 5150 Multichamp Hey BJ! Well, that was one looonnngggg review - makes a 6Moons review look like a brief excerpt. I also own a TBD-5150 and it is probably the last amp I will ever buy. The sound quality is phenomenal and the build-quality is superb.I'm not sure wh... | |
| Best Live Album Ever... Here's some stuff that has not been mentioned: Go to Archive.org and look for Steve Kimock at Chester's. Here's a link to a great-sounding concert:http://www.archive.org/details/sk2002-10-31.shnfAlso, The Mermen at Maritime Hall:http://www.archive... | |
| Finally saved 3000 what is a good setup. Slightly over your budget at $3350, but here are a pair of Gallo Reference 3.1s for $1650:http://emotivalounge.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=emporium&action=display&thread=21813Mate those to this Butler Audio hybrid amp for $1699:http://ww... | |
| Building a System around Magnepan Speakers... It would seem from your post that you have decided that Maggies are for you without having listened to them. I firmly believe that you should audition a set in your room to determine if these are really the speakers you want.Putting together a sys... | |
| Suggestions for Speaker Setup This, of course, assumes that you keep you head in a vice when listening. Moving your head 2-3 mm would ruin the effect. I chose speakers (Gallo Reference 3.1) that are not so fussy about placement and exhibit a very wide sweet-spot. So much more ... | |
| New cables, help Speed? In a cable? Really? Are you saying that the electrons flow quicker in some cables than others? Really?-RW- | |
| Samsung PN-64D7000 vs. Panasonic TH-65VX100U If it's a bright room, do not even consider a TV that has a glossy finished screen, insist on a matte finish. Also, the widths of the bezel can also be a problem if it, too, is glossy...-RW- |