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| Best acoustical guitar - any type music One of the more annoying aspects of getting older is that the brain cells don't fire quite as rapidly as they used to, and I often get additional ideas after making a post. So, bear with me. There are three other classical guitarists that I should... | |
| Best acoustical guitar - any type music Rather than suggest specific recordings for you to try, I'm going to focus instead on acoustic guitarists, both classical and jazz: 1. Classical and flamenco guitarists: Andres Segovia; Manitas de Plata; the Romeros (look for their 1960's recordin... | |
| Help How do I ship Maggies?? About a year ago, I bought a pair of used Vandersteen 3A's from Audio Connections in New Jersey, and they shipped the speakers using a trucking firm that has given them good service. You might call Audio Connections and ask them for the name of th... | |
| Speaker upgrade - please advise. You've got a lot of choices for $6k used. If you can stretch your budget just a bit more -- say $7500 -- you can probably get a used pair of Vandersteen Model 5's, which are a terrific speaker. If you need to stay under $6k, you should consider th... | |
| Best Phono Pre-amp..for the money? After I made my last post, another idea hit me. If you want to spend VERY little money for a very good phono preamp, you might consider buying a used Adcom GFP-565 preamp. It had one of the best phono stages available, and you can buy it used for ... | |
| Best Phono Pre-amp..for the money? I've been using a Lehmann Audio Black Cube for about a year and have very pleased with it. At used prices ($350-450), it's very hard to beat. There are some other models out there, however, that better it. Camelot Technology, for example, has a ba... | |
| How many dedicated lines? You might think about this from the standpoint of how many components in your system draw large amounts of current. For example, if you have two power amps that both draw significant current, you might want to have a dedicated line for each of the... | |
| I am Not hurting anything right ?? KennyT is right. I mis-stated what I meant to say: bi-wiring feeds full-range signals to both crossovers, but having 2 X-overs allows the X-over design to be optimized: 1 for the low freq's, and 1 for the mid and upper freq's. | |
| I am Not hurting anything right ?? As Argent said, the manufacturer would not have installed bi-wire posts unless it was a good idea. Speakers that have bi-wire posts have two crossovers in each speaker. The purpose is to have one crossover handle the low frequencies, and the other... | |
| Hot Setup? Pre/Pro for HT and 2ch I think it's an overstatement to say that pre/pro's are horrible as 2-channel audio preamps. It is certainly true that most are not optimized for pure audio use, but there are some that work well for both audio and HT. Price, however, may be a con... | |
| Vpi 19mkIV or linn sondek 12 With due respect to Kitch29, the only TT in the HW-19 series that does NOT have a suspension is the 'Junior'. It isn't "suspended" in the usual sense -- it sits on vibration-controlling pucks. Once you upgrade beyond the 'Junior', the HW-19's have... | |
| Best place to get vinyl records? There are several good sources for new vinyl (mostly re-issues, but some new material too). I like "The Elusive Disc" (http://www.elusivedisc.com/) and "Acoustic Sounds" (http://www.acousticsounds.com/).For used vinyl, there are many sources -- do... | |
| Best CD source? I buy most of my CD's from Tower Records' online service. Large selection, quick service, usually the best price, convenient, and no state sales tax. Go to: www.towerrecords.com | |
| Best Video cable for picture quality? I recently bought a pair of used Monster M2000SV silver series S-VHS cables from "Underwoodwally" (one of the partners of the Perpetual Technologies products). He still has some of these cables left for about half-price -- look for his ads here on... | |
| Vpi 19mkIV or linn sondek 12 Well, I've owned the Linn LP12, and currently own a VPI HW-19 Mk4 with a Rega RB900 arm. For the most part, the Linn was a major pain in the a.. to keep "tuned", whereas the HW-19 Mk4 is easy to set up and just sails along making great music. I al... |