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| Price/performance curve You've posed a very interesting question, and I'm not sure that I can answer it within the hypotethical framework you proposed. To some extent, the answer one gives depends a bit on how much you have to spend on high-end audio equipment. I suspect... | |
| Sound Deadening I recently looked for some inexpensive solutions for sound treatments in my relatively, 50-year old home. I was able to buy some very good materials from a local marine supply company in Seattle. They will ship sound proofing materials, so you mig... | |
| Monster Cable Interconnects? I think most audiophiles would say "decent, but not outstanding". If you have the budget for the M1000i's, let me suggest several other alternatives. First, look for used cables - you'll save money, they are broken in, and if you don't like them y... | |
| DIY Made Easy! In the "check it out" vein, look at the silver cables being sold by Home Grown Audio. They offer their silver interconnects as kits for incredibly low prices. Their Web site address is: www.homegrownaudio.com | |
| Signal to Noise Ratio Most of the info already posted is essentially correct, save a few points. S/N ratio is a bit of misnomer, although it obviously expresses a relationship between the input audio signal and the noise inherent in the system (the electronics primaril... | |
| Best Home Theater Speaker Cable My personal advice, for what it's worth, is to get the best wire you can afford for the left/center/right speakers, but save some money on the wire to the rear surrounds. My home theater setup uses Kimber Kable 8TC wire for the front speakers, and... | |
| Inteligent high end cableing Lest Trelja's post be overlooked, note his reference to a company called Home Grown Audio. I looked at their Web site last night. They are offering silver interconnects either assembled or as kits. Their 99.999% pure, all-silver braided interconne... | |
| Cartridge for Rega Planar 3 I know it is anathema in high-end audio to mention the Shure V15VxMR cartridge, although Stereophile includes it in their recommended components list. I currently have a V15VxMR mounted to a Rega RB900 arm, playing on a VPI HW-19 Mk 4 table. I am ... | |
| Budget interconnects and speak wire DCFIS: On additional reflection, I should also have included some of the less expensive AudioQuest products. Among budget products, AQ's "Type 4" speaker cable is well regarded, as are their Topaz interconnects. I currently have several pair of Au... | |
| Budget interconnects and speak wire I can only respond in general to your question, since I am not familiar with components in your audio system. However, there are several budget interconnects and speaker cables that I have used and like. Start with Kimber Kable's lower-priced stuf... | |
| VPI JMW Memorial Tonearm Hi, Larry: I think I have an answer to your question. After my last post, I had the nagging feeling that I had read something recently about the JMW arm, so I looked through some recent issues of Stereophile, TAS, and Listener. I found the article... | |
| Best musician in the world? Maxibob: No argument that Tony Williams was one of the great modern jazz drummers. Guitar and drums are maybe the two toughest categories in which to pick "the best". One could make choices based primarily on technical capability, but the emotiona... | |
| Buyer's remorse - your worst purchase? Megasam: I got my pair of HTS2000's from Global Mart, and bought a couple of demo units they had for $105 each. At that price, I feel like I got a great deal. | |
| VPI JMW Memorial Tonearm I'm not sufficiently familiar with the JMW to comment on its effective mass, nor can I find any tech data. However, if you will go to Web site address I've listed below, there is a discussion thread on exactly your topic: http://www.audioasylum.co... | |
| VPI Turn Table Kleiman: There are several other very good turntables which compete effectively with the VPI tables: the Basis 1400 is a good table, as are the Rega Planar 25 and Planar 9, Kuzma Stabi, SME 10, Linn Sondek LP12, and Thorens TD325. The turntable, o... |