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| Still pondering Paradigms 2chnlben,When I went searching for a mid-priced HT setup, I heard the 40s and thought they sounded pretty good for what they were. The more competition I listened to, the worse in comparison the Paradigms fared. Most important to know: what amp ar... | |
| Tenor amp / Coincident Total Victory combo I thought part of the beauty of the Coincident line is that it's designed super high efficiency to use w/low power single ended amps, as you are using now. I'd guess that the Tenor would be overkill, and although it might sound nice, would really ... | |
| Spacedeck compared with Gyrodec SE The Spacearm/Shelter 501 combo works great. That's what I bought based on recommendations of others here. No problem using the Shelter w/the Spacearm. The 501 has .4mv output, sort of on the low side; you might want to double check that the 834 ha... | |
| Spacedeck compared with Gyrodec SE Kirk,Glad to see you followed up by posting the question here. Sounds like you've narrowed it down to 2 great TTs. When I suggested the Spacedeck/Spacearm to you, I didn't go into detail as to what led me to that turntable. These are my own opinio... | |
| Ceiling Height Hooper,Try checking out rives.com. They have plenty of info that will quickly help you up the learning curve on this topic. Cheers, Spencer | |
| Some blues suggestions R L Burnside - Wish I Was In Heaven Sitting Down. Awesome bluesy album with the saddest stories I've ever heard. "Amazon.com's Best of 2000R.L. Burnside's background is pure Mississippi Delta--he was raised in the hill country and musically traine... | |
| Aerial 7B vs. Thiel 2.4 Exertfluffer,Yeah, I guess we are in "violent agreement" here, furthering your point that Robk really should try to hear these before deciding. As to the DVD mix sub-topic, you raise an interesting fact about perferated screens w/speakers behind t... | |
| Aerial 7B vs. Thiel 2.4 While Exertfluffers comments above make good sense, but I reach the opposite conclusion. I've owned both Thiels (3.6s) and the Aerial 7Bs/CC3/SR3s, and have also auditioned the Thiel 2.4s(2 channel only) at a top Thiel dealer w/good matched gear &... | |
| Best midrange on SS amp ? If your are looking for s.o.t.a ss amps, you must consider Spectral. They don't look like much, but they are very good for ss. Pass Labs is another great option, that IMHO is closer to the magic of tubes. If $$$ is unlimited Halcro, too. However, ... | |
| Look for an amplifier for Alon I Of those listed, IMHO, the Classe is the best fit, with much higher resolution of details than the NADs, and a warmer balance than the Krell. However, a tube amp is really the way to go. VTL & Alon have a nice synergy. Manley Labs, which offer... | |
| LP storage? What do you use? Target's cubes. They sell more than one brand in many finishes. If you watch their ads, they often sell for $9/cube. Easy to assemble, and totally modular/configurable.Cheers, Spencer | |
| Shop w/me Henry,Amp/speaker matching is critical. Be careful to not assume that the Linn amp will perform w/the Kharmas(or anything else) as the Pass Labs. You really should consider bringing your amp to the store to audition w/the speakers you're targeting... | |
| Verity Fidelio, Alon Lotus Elite & Merlin VSM-M? Tmoran nailed it. The Merlins are going to give you a tremendous view of your upstream components. It's hard to fault them as lightweight on bass, let alone being hifi. The MX version has better bass, and with the right components, they are as nat... | |
| Soundtracks that ROCK The Committments.Blue collar 90s Dubliners playing 60s American black soul music. It's a great, funny flick, and the music is the heart & soul of the movie...Cheers, Spencer | |
| What items do you rarely ever see offered for sale David Berning amps not very often. When they do, they go fast. Took me a long time to find one, and I paid more than typical for used gear. David can't make enough of them, and as he builds them himself, the quantity is low. Cheers, Spencer |