schubert

Responses from schubert

Speakers for Bedroom - Vinyl/Vintage equipment
Nothing better than Advents fot your setup. 
why does NBC sound so bad? are networks different
Must vary by location,here NBC sounds OK but Fox like pure garbage. 
Underrated jazz greats
Illinois Jacquet.as good as the best and liitle known,relatively speaking. 
Number of yrs. to reach the finished line?
40 years in the hobby and I think I'll be looking for a new preamp at my funeral. 
In the under $2500 category, diminishing returns?
I've owned Maggies for over 20 years ,they will not do anything like their best at 50-100 watts.The best I've heard MMG's sound,all things cosidered , is with Belles Amps,with a 150 as a minimum.Personally I'd find the cheapest used Belle putting ... 
In the under $2500 category, diminishing returns?
I have MMG's,thought they sounded good with 50 watt amp.remember they are 4 ohms.But discovered 100 a side was better and 200 even better.Now use a rebuilt,modded Hafler 500 putting a measured 524 watts a channel into 4 ohms and they sound great !... 
Best Cables for around $500
A story.I recently got a new preamp,sounded great in my system with my $1200 Harmonic Tech speaker cables.As everything was now just fine I decided to go through my closet to cull the herd of my various and sundry IC's and spreaker cables.Came acr... 
My love of music is killing me.
If it hurts don't do it.The Doc's advise on exercise is correct,it served me when my wife passed. 
Room Treatments for Maggies
Hmmm-Liz,'dats why you have to very careful not to marry a woman who gives you any grief,just saying. 
Technics 1200 or Goldring GR-1.2?
I've had both and its so close I would keep the Tech for that lovely torque with a record brush.I had a top Sansui once(909?) that sounder better than either one.IMHO the biggest fable in Audio was/is that Jap DD's don't sound good.For a cheap thr... 
Best amp/pre or Int under 3G's for Klipsch Forte's
I've heard them sound sweet with smaller Belles amps. 
Bob Dylan's Hifi?
Most musicians use a boom box . 
building on a budget--looking for amp advice
Unless you enjoy problems,stay away from NAD.i'd look for Camcridgr for acoustical music,Rotal for rock. 
Entry level recommendations???
Belt drive Rotels are underated and not in denmand,I have a Rotel 850 that sounds better than my Rega 2.One of the biggest myths in Audio is that Jap DD's don't sound good,A Sony X-5,6,7 or top Sansui will better a Linn,I've seen it proved more th... 
Best surround speakers for music?
Small Totems are killers.