rockadanny
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| Downsizing Setup Looking for Small 2 Way speakers. Selling my Perfect Storm Vapor Audio. "Not tried the Adams yet. are these near field? "I believe so. But since you will be only 1.8 meters from them I suspect they may work out. | |
| Downsizing Setup Looking for Small 2 Way speakers. Selling my Perfect Storm Vapor Audio. I REALLY like my Adam F7 2-way actives (60 watt woofer; 40 watt ART tweeter). Clean, clear, and smooth. They are billed as "studio monitors" but do not let that scare you off. These are for all-day enjoyable listening. And support your move to dow... | |
| Speakers VERY close to wall - Cork board useful? Contact http://gikacoustics.com/ and ask them for assistance. They have excellent acoustical products for affordable prices and will guide you as to the best solution as per your budget. They are experts. They will help. (No affiliation, just a ve... | |
| Has there been any inexpensive item that enhanced your system's sound? knghifi , foster_9, and others who've replaced their outlets ... before switching out your old one did you first clean their contact areas and plug blades too and then listen? And only then replace with a different brand to compare? I sometimes wo... | |
| What's the most overrated or overpriced piece of equipment you own, have owned or come by? Luckily I've never owned a regrettable piece of kit. But I do research the heck out of something and nearly always audition before buying. I also avoid flavor-of-the-month kinds of gear. | |
| Pls share your experience with Zu Soul or Zu in general I’ve listened to the Defs and Soul many times, many different front ends (mostly tubes), and I’ve rarely come away satisfied. Nearly all the time experienced ear-piercing sound to varying degrees. In fact, only twice have I heard them sound good, ... | |
| Best Sounding Classic Rock Cd's I’ve found that searching out Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab and DCC releases usually always sound superior to me over their standard releases. Not cheap, but well worth it to me. | |
| What happened to the "club atmosphere" of Audiogon? I am so tired of reading how someone got offended by a low-ball offer. The notion of being "offended" by low-ball offers is such a crock. Why not call it what it really is? You are simply mad (like a little whining baby) that someone won't give yo... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Back in the day, artists strove to record "with strings". They felt they’d really made it were they asked to record with strings. | |
| Old friend looking for acoustic folk inspired music I sometimes have difficulty recognizing specific genres, but I'll try my best here without reaching too far back in time:Dave Alvin, "Public Domain"The Be Good Tanyas, "Blue Horse"Luca Bloom, "Turf"Bonnie Prince Billie, "Master and Everything"The ... | |
| Preparing for Montreal Jazz Fest, who would you want to see live? Tord Gustavsen for sure. But not if you are looking for excitement.But I would definitely see him. | |
| interconnect choice If you're already using WyWires, I stick with those. +1.Although it depends on what you prefer to hear. I went from Harmonic Tech Magic Link (older version, not the current III's), which is upgrade from the Truths, to WyWire. I preferred the W... | |
| John Martyn Solid Air and Bless The Weather are my two favs. | |
| Atlanta, Ga. http://www.a-vcoa.org/ These folks are still active. | |
| Amps which are Great, but either Unknown or Underpriced "... Van Alstine or Musical Design and thus explored their sites. Anyone have any first-hand experience with either of these designs?"simao - I had a Van Alstine Ultra 550 power amp driving my EggelstonWorks Fontaines for a while. Very powerful an... |