ross6860
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| Integrated amp recommendation for Maggie .7's My room is nearly the same size as the OPs, but a different shape. I own a Belles amp (150A "Hot Rod"), and have Magnepan 1.7i in my main system. The Belles is in the bedroom. I can't recommend any integrateds but I'm sure the biggest Hegel you... | |
| Gary Rossington RIP Another one gone too soon. | |
| Ripping CD's to hard drive Fubar 2000 - It's freeware and works fine. Just use any PC with an optical drive. Store them on your computer, NAS, portable SS drive, etc. | |
| Psychologist dissects Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side of the Moon' Sure, Pink Floyd and Rush suck. So do Bach and Mozart, they are so overplayed it's ridiculous... ...and spending $5000 on speaker cables makes music "better". I'll be going back to my home planet now. | |
| Female vocalist recommendations Yes, Margo Timmins! Especially The Trinity Sessions Rebecca Pidgeon Ana Caram Sara K A little harder... Pat Benatar Bonnie Raitt Taylor Momsen Amy Lee | |
| Dennis Had Inspire PSE 300B WOW!!! Hope your wife has a full and speedy recovery. I've been intrigued by Mr. Had's handiwork, but current gear needs a couple hundred more watts. Plus I'm in tube recovery, two years clean. My last tube setup was Mr. Had's design. An AE-25 DJH an... | |
| Beatles vs. Stones Vanilla and Rocky Road, I like them both. | |
| Why Are We Breaking Our Brains? I will never spend $100 on a bottle of wine, or an interconnect, so I will never know. I have and will spend $150 on a bottle of tequila, so go figure... | |
| Full range speakers, 40"-44" max height I see we failed physics. v=fλ. | |
| Is Magnepan still in business ? I never had an issue contacting Magnepan. They have always been both responsive and prompt. Maybe things are different in 2023... | |
| "High end" store snobbery Something worth $500 retail? At best, they may offer $200 on a trade. Hardly worth the effort. Maybe they didn't want to insult you with their offer? Their cables probably go for more. Just give the unit to your niece, nephew, or use it as a ... | |
| Fantasy or reality? Inexpensive solid state preamps that get you 80% there? @hilde45 Bryston's service is top notch. In addition to the Topping Pre90 and the Schiit Freya+, I also have an Apt Holman preamp. I used it for several years. If the Apt Holman had a remote volume control, I would never have "upgraded" to a ne... | |
| Fantasy or reality? Inexpensive solid state preamps that get you 80% there? I wanted a preamp with remote volume control. I had been using an APT Holman, which is very good for a vintage solid state unit, but no remote control. I did try the Freya+, twice, in my bedroom system. Both units were defective from the factor... | |
| Alterra Anyone? Altaira was Dr. Morbius' beautiful daughter in Forbidden Planet. Played by Anne Francis. | |
| What is the current retail cost of your reference system? Pretty bare bones. Just a TT, phono-pre, CD player, preamp, power amp(s), and speakers. Most except the speakers and cables were picked up used. As requested, retail replacement. All in, right around $15k The dedicated 20A circuits and room ... |