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| Jolida JD100 on the way You will be happy. IMHO the best (smoothest) sounding CD player at that price range. | |
| Pls advise on budget integrated or pre/power comb. I agree with Warnerwh. Before upgrading components, I'd try to add some room treatment to tame the brightness. Just use comforters/blankets on the walls to see if it makes a difference before you invest in acoustic treatment. Rob | |
| ASL MG Head DT OTL mkIII Headphone Amplifier I agree with Swampwalker in most respects. I actually like the tube quality of the MG head. I also think it has good synergy with the Senn hd600. I bought the Grado RA-1 to go with my Grado RS1s and the RA-1 sounds better at about the same cost. T... | |
| Headphones versus speakers Hi hifi, I wouldn't say you can listen as loud as you want. With headphones hearing damage is much easier to get than with speakers. Headphones take the room out of the equation which is a big deal. But nothing compares to life size soundstage in ... | |
| Equipment that has made you 'stop' looking? Von Schweikert VR4 jr | |
| Best Line conditioner under $1000 used Avoid Monster. It makes the sound worse IMHO and others. The Chang Lightspeed works for me and actually helps the sound a bit without any negative results. Rob | |
| Von Schweikert VR4JR Set Up just wanted to put this question back on the radar. | |
| Von Schweikert VR4JR Set Up I have had several set ups in my small room, and it's been a year of experimenting (still not sure what is best). But at certain setups they do sound amazing. Lack of focus is not the fault of the speaker. I recommend breaking them in more. I thin... | |
| Downloading music-suggestions Good old Napster. They turned legal. But I'd recomment Apple/Itunes site also. | |
| i need a power conditioner. monster? Monster is bad. At least the less expensive models - which I've used and found out that it kills the detail. I use Chang Lightspeed. It's not too expensive and it actually helps the sound out a tad without bad effects. I still plug my amp into the... | |
| acoustic placement/small bright room What is the best placement for absorbtion? The first reflection points or behind the speakers? Rob | |
| Does it matter what power amp i get? If it didn't matter this website wouldn't exist. Rob | |
| Are Rotel amps and preamps any good? I have a Rotel RB1080 and RC1090. Together they do seem to have synergy, but you don't hear much about them because they are considered "budget". I think they perform very well at their price point. Stereophile said the RB 1090 is one of the best ... | |
| Where will audio be in 10 years? SACD and DVD-A will add another 500 titles by then, and re re re-lease another Rolling Stones set. While saying that it will still be the next best thing. I'll still be listening to vinyl. Rob | |
| SACD... is this all there is? To sum it up all these replies... Yes. That's all there is. That's why a lot of us are hesitating on the high rez formats. The exception is classical. Rob |