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| Miles Davis Newbe Question Kind of Blue is viewed by many as quintessential Miles, but the purists will often disagree. It has excellent sound too, an audiophile must-have. | |
| which is your favorite inexpensive stereo system? My first system was sub-1k, and I used Kef Q1 monitors. I don't know if the quality went down in the meantime, because I now see they cost even less! Worth looking into. Second the NAD integrated, and even their CDP or a Marantz CDP, would round t... | |
| aragon 4004 matched w/quad 99 pre amp-impedence?? Hi. I don't have a helpful answer, but I do want to hear what others have to say, as I am very interested in this. I actually have the 99-909 Quad combo, as you say 330 into 20k. I don't have a good grip on how this works and what it means for the... | |
| Which component has the most importance? It's the fleshy thing placed in front of the speakers, covered in fabric (that part is optional, but strongly encouraged), placed on a chair. Specifically the complex electro-chemical arrangement encased in a solid round-like enclosure, with openi... | |
| is audiogon good for the audio industry or bad? Sorry if it's already been said, did not read all the replies. I think it's definitely not bad. It's a community that perpetuates people's interests in audio equipment and also attracts others to the hobby. I remember a study at the height of the ... | |
| Best power conditioning under 400 bucks Second the Duet, great bang for the buck in my system. Completely lacks frills, but does not restrict your current and does a very nice job. | |
| Quad 909 heat and hum I think I figured it out. Does not fully compute in my relatively non-technical head, but here is what transpired: On the assumption that it might be a ground loop harmonic, and given that on occasion I did also hear a 60 Hz hum, I started playing... | |
| Dream System If I had that much money to spare and put into music, I would be able to go to live concerts fairly often over the next 10-20 years, so I would not buy a stereo at all... | |
| Get new FM receiver or better antenna? I have a powered indoor Terk antenna, found at radioshack for about 65 bucks or so a while ago. Picks up good signal into my budget NAD tuner, in the basement of a town house in the DC area. The antenna is likely to be a bigger improvement than th... | |
| Quad 909 heat and hum Here's an interesting bit I just found. First, it does not sound like 60 Hz, it's a tad higher, and in fact coming from the tweeter. Second, it now seems to disappear when I turn on the pre-amp. What can this mean? How can having the pre-amp conne... | |
| Quad 909 heat and hum Thanks Digsmithd. Mine doesn't seem to change with time of day. It's one of the reasons I am concern about this being more than AC or DC or RF interference - I would expect those to fluctuate some.I found an interesting thread on Audioasylum, some... | |
| how big a speaker can you put in an 11 x 11 room? Great point Dwhitt - Arros are great, especially with Jazz on vinyl, the OP's stated affliction of choice. Would also throw in a suggestion for one of the Kef monitors - I think the XQ series unless you plan to spend way more for the much better R... | |
| Quad 909 heat and hum No one? No Quad owners out there? | |
| how big a speaker can you put in an 11 x 11 room? I agree the main issue is how far you can get from the walls. I have a small room myself, and one set of rear-ported speakers (Soliloquy 5.3i) clearly overwhelmed it. A much larger rear-ported speaker does a lot better! (Usher CP 6311). So I guess... | |
| Need help re Quad 909 Binding Posts Ozzy: I must be missing something. The problem is for the 909 the fact that it does not take spades, not the reverse. What is needed is the revers conversion. |