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| Best Small Floorstanding Speaker under $2K Under the $2000 price point, the best loudspeaker, by way far, is the Linkwitz LXmini. In fact, you can put together an LXmini package, WITH amplification, for about $1100. Unbelievable imaging, detail and natural tonal balance. | |
| Whats playing on your system today? The other night I pulled out a 1960 recording of Betty Carter. She just killed it. Wow. I ripped a track to mp3. Take a listen for yourself to her rendition of "What a Little Moonlight Can Do". Be sure to hang onto your seat.http://russbutto... | |
| Bi-amping Rules When you bi-amp, you become a speaker designer, like it or not. There was a time when it was a bit of a pig in a poke, but the possibilities were always there. The miniDSP 2x4 active crossover only costs about $110 and it allows you to do DSP EQ... | |
| ok im opening pandoras box here.(treatment vs framed wall art) If you have a room specially dedicated to sound, what you've got is a very, very big set of headphones. And some like that. For me a sound system should live with the rest of the family and the rest of the home. I do what I can in terms of room... | |
| Magico Ultimate, how is it? The great thing about opinions is that there are so many of them.My own opinion is that anyone who drops much more than $6000 on loudspeakers is wasting their money because you can build a Linkwitz LX521 and amplification for less than that and ne... | |
| Equipment Rack P.T. Barnum was right. | |
| Please Help!! looking to get into computer audio. Check out the free, open source, Banshee music server. Looks a lot like JRiver and it's available for Linux, Windows and Mac. Works fine with flac format, which is what I use.Did I mention that it's free?http://banshee.fm/ | |
| Help me choosing Phono Preamp If you’ve got the balls to build it yourself, get the phono preamp Aikido board from Glassware Audio. $199 for the board and partshttp://glass-ware.stores.yahoo.net/aiphpcb.htmlOr you can buy a full kit with all parts (board, parts, power supply, ... | |
| looking for ideas on a tube pre amp What is it with you guys who feel you have to throw ever more money at something thinking it just can't be any good if I don't drop $2500 on a preamp or $35,000 on a pair of speakers? Look into a VTA SP14 (tubes4hifi.com) with an Aikido circuit. ... | |
| Amp or speaker first, upgrade You've got waaaay too much money invested as is. I suggest you dump both the amp and speakers and get into a Linkwitz LX521 system. Google it. Read about it. Find someone in your area who has a set and go listen. It will be the very last spea... | |
| Curious .. What is the compared price of your tt vs spkrs I have an ancient Linn LP12 with a Rega RB300 arm and a Denon DL-110 cartridge. Current market value is probably about $1100. My speakers are custom built Linkwitz Orions. They are a full system with an active crossover and 8 channels of amplifica... | |
| What's going on with the audio market? 65 20 5The hi-end audio business has ALWAYS been lame. You've got a market depending on anal-retentive people with too much money and who are never satisfied, no matter how good it sounds. That and those who have too much money and just KNOW th... | |
| Guidelines for buying used speakers (as in, are there any?) I always avoid loudspeakers where the bass drivers have foam surrounds. Those go bad as soon as 10 years of age. Just don't go there. | |
| Looking for the good sounding Pre Amplifier No need to drop $3000. VTA SP14 Aikido preamp kit - $920Fully assembled SP14 Aikido preamp - $1350http://www.tubes4hifi.com/pre12.htm | |
| Shopping for a preamp Spend more money if you like, but you're not going to find anything better than the SP14 line state preamp and PH16 phono preamp at tubes4hifi.com |