sdcampbell
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| What are the most under-appreciated products? Ever since I owned a pair of Sequerra Pyramid MET-7 speakers in the mid-1980's, I've had a special appreciation for them. While they got some positive press from The Absolute Sound some 20 years ago, they've pretty much dropped off the audiophile ... | |
| bright up "warm sound" speakers Interconnects and speaker cables can yield minor changes (usually very minor) in the perceived frequency balance of a system, but the single factor that most often contributes to lack of highs is the listening room and its acoustic characteristics... | |
| Vandersteen 2CE sig - How Loud Can You Go??? Peter:How loudly the speakers will play isn't solely a function of the power amp you use with the Vandy 2CE Sig's (or the "3" series either). Vandy speakers use a first-order crossover, which is necessary to maintain the phase coherency of the spe... | |
| Rate these on order of importance: Ditto John's rankings, and I agree fully with Herman's comments. | |
| Modified Adcom 5400 or Stock 5500? Art's comments spurred me to add that I have owned both the 5500 and 5503 amps, and gave both of them to my son when I upgraded by own system. My son previously had the Adcom 545, which has about the same power output as the 5400, and when it was ... | |
| Difference BTW Hafler DH-200 and DH-220? I built both of those amps from kits back in the early 1980's, and aside from the exterior difference in cosmetics, there were a few changes to the internal components. As I recall (and the memory dims after 20 years), the DH-220 had a slightly la... | |
| correct bi-wiring per Richard Vandersteen Vandersteen has both written and talked for many years about the merits of bi-wiring. I attended a seminar last year with Richard where he stated his conclusion that the primary benefit of bi-wiring comes from keeping the electrical fields of the ... | |
| Modified Adcom 5400 or Stock 5500? All other things being equal, I'd go with the 5500. The Maggies usually perform better with more power, and I think the general sound quality of the 5500 is better to start with than the unmodified 5400. You can always have the 5500 modified at a ... | |
| A fine jazz vocal CD In re-reading my post, I think I should have elaborated a bit more about Sfraga's style. As those who have read my posts about jazz during the past 3+ years will know, I have a strong preference for TRUE jazz singers, rather than the "jazz crooner... | |
| Your Favorite Chet Baker Recording In my personal opinion, Chet did his best work in the early to mid-1950's (his LP's on Pacific Jazz were excellent, particularly the recordings with Gerry Mulligan and Art Pepper), and late in his life (the SteepleChase label). Chet, as you know, ... | |
| Q on the inevitable upgrade path. It's always tough to give someone else advice about their HT systems, since your listening room can have such a major impact. That said, and given your current system, I'd personally suggest upgrading your speakers to the Vandy 3A Signatures. They... | |
| Seattle, WA Hi, Dean:I'm a "regular" here on A-gon, and I belong to the Pacific NW Audio Society. Some of our members might be interested in your services, so why don't you contact me by E-mail or phone. If you will send me a private message through my A-gon ... | |
| VPI HW-19 Jr. Upgrade About 12 years ago, I bought the VPI HW-19 Mk2, and then upgraded to the Mk3, and finally the Mk4 version (with a Rega RB900 arm and Grado Reference cartridge). I had a chance recently to do some extensive listening to the Scout with the JMW 9 arm... | |
| Paradigm or Monitor Audio's?? Any thoughts? Paradigm and PSB are both wonderful values. Most of the Canadian speaker brands are not only first-rate, but have great price/performance ratios. I agree that the Paradigm Studio 40's will serve you well, particularly at a closeout price. | |
| Wanna know how noisy your AC is ? Hi, Sean:Sign me up! I have debated a number of times about buying an Audioprism Line Sniffer, but couldn't quite justify the expense for a 1-time analysis. If you don't mind sending your analysis kit to Seattle, I'd like to use it, and will certa... |