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| 25 foot bi-wire speaker cables that won't bust the bank? If a 25-foot run of 8TC is too much money, then look at the 8VS. Same wire configuration as the 8TC, but not coated with teflon. A very good buy at $6.30 per foot. | |
| 25 foot bi-wire speaker cables that won't bust the bank? Three words: Kimber Kable 8TC. | |
| Any speaker cable's sound quality just blown you away? When considering wire products -- be it speaker, interconnect, or whatever -- bear in mind that wire has the highest profit margin in high-end audio. This provides a HUGE dollar incentive to manufacturers and retailers to make unsubstantiated clai... | |
| The famous or not so famous Grado wobble I have a Grado Reference cartridge mounted in a Rega RB900 arm, mounted on a VPI HW-19 Mk 4 turntable (hardly a light TT). I also have occasional problems with the Grado "wobble". The floors in my house are wood, suspended above a 3-foot crawl spa... | |
| Long run speaker interconnects. Check out BetterCables.com. They make excellent custom-length runs. I have several of their 4-meter cables for my subwoofer, and also their component video cable, and I am very impressed with the build quality and performance. Here's their Web sit... | |
| Recommend good satellite speakers? I have had recent experience with a couple of monitor speakers that I liked a lot: the Krix Equinox ($600 MSRP) and the Coincident Technology Triumph Signature ($1200 MSRP). Both have decent bass response down to about 55 Hz, so they give the illu... | |
| Any speaker cable's sound quality just blown you away? I sometimes sound like a curmudgeon on this topic, so please forgive me in advance. First, no cable -- speaker, interconnect, etc. -- should "blow you away". If it "blows you away", it's because it is NOT sounding natural. A truly accurate cable s... | |
| Favorite sounding interconnects? To save on space, read my preamble to your question about speaker cables. Most of my comments -- and philosophy -- about speaker wire also applies to interconnects. Way too much snake oil and mumbo-jumbo passing for empirical evidence. For my mone... | |
| good jazz piano Slick2: There are some good suggestions above, but here are a few more that you should add to your list:1. Michel Petrucciani -- a French player who suffered from osteogenesis imperfecta (also known as china bone disease). He's now deceased, much ... | |
| CD Burners: Which one to buy? I recently purchased the new Sony RCD-W1 for $369 and it seems to do a very respectable job. I'm not sure I'd want to use it as my CD playback deck, but for making copies it works just fine. | |
| are we are own worst enemies? You make a sound point (pun intended) -- I also happen to agree that it is not necessary to automatically price your used gear at 50% below retail. The audio "blue book" often lists audio gear at about half of MSRP, but like the "blue book" price ... | |
| Which power amp Bryston 3Bst, 4Bst or Musical Fidelity A3cr? I own a Bryston 4B-ST and 5B-ST (which is the 3-channel version of the 3B-ST), and highly recommend the Bryston line of equipment. The 4B-ST has more than adequate power to drive your Maggies -- it is rated at 250 wpc, but typically produces 290-3... | |
| Rehab of AR3a Speakers Worthwhile? Ditto to Albertporter's suggestion above. The Vandy 2Ce is a FAR better speaker than the old AR, and makes a lot more sense to me than trying to rehabilitate the AR's. | |
| Definin' the blues (humor) Thanks for the comments, everyone. Intellectual integrity compels me, however, to reiterate that I did NOT write this piece. It was sent to me by a colleague at work who is also a blues lover. Whoever the author is obviously knew the blues AND had... | |
| Definin' the blues (humor) Garfish: I'd agree with your additions, although I think that someone who has completed college might, under the right set of circumstances, be able to have the blues (lost my fortune on junk bonds, got laid off and lost my home, etc.). And high-e... |