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| Extreme low budget amp w phono & "reputation"? Check the harmanaudio.com website for the online store. I have bought several of their home theater receivers. Factory warranty included.This one might suit your friend's needs.Harman KardonHK 3480-Z 2 x 120 2 channel Stereo Receiver Original Acce... | |
| Who LOVES their under $ 1000 table combination ? SOTA STAR $650 Souther SL-3 $350Any table without vacuum is worse on at least half the records. | |
| Confused... Projector or Plasma??????? If you have a dedicated room (which can be outfitted as a very small theater) you should have a projector. Only the "little people" have TV displays pressed into service calling them "home theaters". It's really kind of sad.FWIW I watch from 13 fe... | |
| Has anyone heard a Classe DR-15 ? A friend had the 15 and the 25 in his system for years. They were reliable and powerful, especially the 25. However, they do not sound as refined as the Conrad/Johnson (solid state class AB) of similar power or as the earlier Classe DR3 (solid sta... | |
| Low volume music HP once noted that speakers also have signal to noise ratios, but one rarely sees any specs on the subject. This remark was made during a review of the Pristine ESL (Soundlab). The ESL's which I have had always struck me as very quiet - perfect fo... | |
| Compromises (recording quality) While " you can't put garbage in and get tolerable sound out" you can balance you system so that it is not lean and critical of all recordings. Detractors call this "forgiving". I call it imperative if your taste runs to more that a handful of aud... | |
| How does one get off the merry-go-round? When I was four years old I walked over to my girlfriend's house and her mother informed me that she was not at home. I said "fine, i just came over to listen to her record player!" (And people say audiophiles have their priorities wrong!)The firs... | |
| Are there digital front ends with the body... In the two areas you mention, analog (tape as well) kills any redbook CD.On the other hand, CD can avoid speed variation, bass noise, mistracking, surface noise, and so on. As computer chips increase in capability, CD's can sound better and better... | |
| New Audiophile - Upgrade Amp First or CDP First? First, welcome to the hobby! You are right to pick the brains of those like myself who have learned the hard way. An amplifier will upgrade all sources including the CD, so I would do it first.Also, quality used CD players can often be had cheap o... | |
| Low volume music Tubes compress dynamics which clearly helps at low/med volume. I also enjoy my Quad subwoofer, which has a remote and four volume/crossover memories. At few DB boost at low volume can help a lot on some recordings. I second the general notion that... | |
| Ripping to a Mac, any software? Hi,I use a Plextor and Toast. Also, I copy at max 4/1. E-mail me if you want specifics.cheers,Sam | |
| the smoothest sounding speaker 1. All speakers are not flat in room.2. Most CD players "give you ear fatigue playing CD's".3. High resolution makes matters worse, not betterQ. What to do?A. Alter the response curve in your room to provide smooth coherent sound at the listening ... | |
| How to evaluate preamps? A SOTA d/a converter does less damage to a signal than most passive volume controls. Long story short, during our "passive" years we found that one Vishay 201 resistor in the line with a pot shunted to ground, was about as good as it gets, being o... | |
| Too much Glare on my TV LCD is much better in daylight than crt or plasma. I installed a 42" Viewsonic on the wall in my sisters' living room and could not believe how little the two large windows on the left side wall affected the picture. Her old tv was all but unwatch... | |
| Conrad Johnson and Proac Speakers Buy the 2500A. I never met a speaker that said "no it's too much power, take it away." My 2500a has no downside that I can find, and I see no reason to think a smaller amp would be quicker etc. I freely admit I am not a speaker first guy, but have... |