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| Speakers below 800 If you like the Kirksaeter speakers, Sound Images in Falls Church, VA (near 7 Corners on Rt. 50) has that line, plus Gallo's and Conrad Johnson electronics. Also other stuff! I forgot to mention them in my previous post about our local audio/HT de... | |
| Best under- 500 audio stand? Atlantis has a more "modern" looking design. Salamander is available in several finishes and either silver or black for the posts. The Salamander is flexible in that you can add or subtract shelves later, or even add on a whole new "bridged" unit ... | |
| Low Output MC's- Are We Playing W/ Fire ?? If you use the super-quiet, high-gain Linn Linto phono stage, you can go low without fear. No noise! | |
| Speakers below 800 Maybe this isn't exactly "kosher," but you can visit several of our local dealers to audition speakers that you can then find used/demo on this site. I live in the DC area also, and from my own travels I can tell you you can listen to Vandersteens... | |
| Best under- 500 audio stand? Atlantis Reference is excellent, and very attractive, but you are misjudging the Salamander. The "Archetype" series is wobbly and kind of ugly, but the Synergy series is very stable, you can seat the shelves where you like, and the wood is very ni... | |
| Cartridge Longevity? Cartridges last a lot longer than 50 hrs, and from Mr. Alexander's examination of your original BP, it was not worn out. I believe that what you're hearing is not a product of your cartridge, but of other parts of your turntable system, including ... | |
| How Do You Decide What to Listen To? Related to your question, and to my previous answer, is my system of organizing my music: I do it by genre (as defined by me, some of my categories are quite obscure and idiosyncratic), and then alphabetically within the genre. I try to locate wha... | |
| How Do You Decide What to Listen To? For a daily or nightly listening session, which might only be 1 to 2 hrs or less, I play a few of the last several CDs I have purchased. I keep the last 35-40 CDs that I've bought unshelved and on a table or chest near my system, to remind me to l... | |
| Best Rock Player... Jupiter?? Since we've gone far afield from the players you initially mentioned as rock-friendly, I'll chime in with my own surprising recent discovery. I bought a used CAL Icon Mk II (without Power Boss upgrade) for about $400 as a back-up CD player to my E... | |
| 'Solid Steel' Rack Distributor ? Audio Advisor used to sell Solid Steel racks; maybe a phone call to them (website is www.audioadvisor.com) could give you some info on where they are available now. I bought mine, some years ago now, from Soundworks in Kensington, Maryland. | |
| Planning audio audition trip to NY/NJ, vendors??? I highly recommend Audio Outlet in Mount Kisko, NY, about an hour's drive north of NYC. Frank Huang is the owner, and he and Mike are very knowledgeable and nice. They carry ARC, Martin Logan, ProAc, Conrad Johnson, Revel, Hovland, and others that... | |
| Bat preamp with ARC amp? I don't know if you'd be "better off" using all BAT, but I use an ARC VT100 MkIII w/BAT VK30-SE and love the combo. The BAT replaced an ARC LS-15, and I personally like the BAT better. Very user-friendly w/volume matching, input naming, etc. I als... | |
| How do you all store CDs? If you have the wall space, build or have someone build you some shallow, narrow built-in bookcases. You can use cheap wood and stain it cherry or spring for real cherry. My brother built some for me one weekend out of pine, I painted them white t... | |
| Need Advice on Surround Speakers for my System... Both Vienna Acoustics and Linn also make a good rear speaker w/shallow cabinet that can be mounted on the wall. I esp. liked the vienna acoustics model, I can't remember the model name right now. | |
| Best Recordings I heard in 2001 Scott, thank you SO MUCH for your list! I wish everyone would contribute at such length, so I can use my two $100 gift certificates (Borders and Amazon) to absolute best effect in the next couple of months! I also bought, on your recommendation in... |