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| Stylus Cleaners? A do-it-yourself approach to stylus cleaning involves making a cleaner brush from a small artist's paint brush. Hold the brush firmly, and use a razor blade to cut across the middle of the brush at a 45-degree angle. You can use this brush with th... | |
| Complete system for 10k (Audio+video) In the post I just made, I forgot to mention that Vandersteen sells a home theater package, which consists of the Vandersteen 1C main speakers, the VCC-1 center channel, a pair of VSM-1 side/rear speakers, and their 2W subwoofer. I've heard this p... | |
| anyone with a 'system' near me? Ditto the suggestion to look at the front pages of Stereophile -- along the bottom of the initial pages in each issue they list the names, meeting places, and times for local audiophile clubs. For example, in the Seattle area, the Pacific NW Audio... | |
| Complete system for 10k (Audio+video) You may get some interesting responses to your question, with some widely varying opinions. I have been an audiophile for a long time, and a HT fan for about 5 years. After a lot of trial and error, I'm very pleased with my current system, which m... | |
| Pre/Pro for $2K I think you should also investigate Adcom's new GTP-760. Adcom has long since corrected the problems it had with the "740", and the "760" will accept 24-bit / 96Khz audio inputs. The GTP-760 can be acquired new for around $1300 - send me an E-mail... | |
| Phono Cartridges and Replacement Styli 2 of my 3 sources have already been listed. The third choice is Lyle Cartridges (www.lylecartridges.com), which has been in business for many years. Of the 3, I have found that Garage-a-Records usually has the best prices. | |
| Next ? Is DVD audio as good as CD? I can only speak from my own experience, but the sound I'm getting from my new Pioneer DV-37 is better than the Rega Planet CD player I previously owned. In addition, the DV-37 will also play 24-bit/96Khz disks (digital output into my DSP pre/pro)... | |
| HomeGrown Audio Impressions I'm late joining this thread, and Trelja has pretty much said it all. I recently replaced all of my AudioQuest Ruby interconnects with HGA Super Silver interconnects, plus a Silver Lace from the preamp to the main power amp. I bought the kits and ... | |
| Vandersteen 3A sigs amp advice please I've owned a pair of Vandy 3A Sig's for about 6 months, and have been using a Bryston 4B-ST amp with them. I got my Bryston new for $1650, and think it is a terrific combination with the speakers. | |
| speakers for symphony at minimum budget? I listen to a lot of classical music, and have been very pleased with my Vandersteen 3A Signatures. They pretty much do it all, and you can find used models for about $2500. | |
| Which sub is better for audio In a recent special issue by Widescreen mag, they published all of the reviews they had done on subs over the past 3 years. The highest rated subs for audio were the Vandersteens and the powered Velodynes. When rated for both audio and video playb... | |
| best 5 channel amp for home theater Bulldogger: I think we may have confusion over terminology. I interpreted Mizendo's reference to "Class A" to mean an amp that runs in Class A electrical mode (i.e., no switching and circuits are "on" all the time). If you use the term "Class A" t... | |
| SONY WEGA and component video ......... One other change you might consider: get better component video cables. The Monster 2's are OK, but I'd recommend the component video cables made by BetterCables.com. I have their component video cable, and it's about the size of a small garden ho... | |
| Best Sounding Solid State Amp? In my previous post, I failed to list Electrocompaniet's flagship amp. Mucho bucks, but an outstanding performer. | |
| Speaker Cable Suggestions? I am using 8' runs of bi-wire Kimber Kable 8TC cables with my Vandersteen 3A Signatures and am very pleased. I have listened to and owned more expensive scables, but in the "reasonable" price range for speaker cable, I don't think you can do bette... |