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| Vandersteen VCC-1 Hi, Albert:It's always good to hear from someone with a fine system that it's possible to assemble a high-resolution system for a reasonable amount by buying on A-gon. Most of my system, including all of my speakers, pre/pro, and power amps, were ... | |
| Analog Selection Dilemma: Aries V. Scout This one is a tough call, but I think you would be better advised to go with the best TT (the Aries), and then upgrade your cartridge at some later date. The Scout is a very good, entry-level high end TT, but the Aries offers better performance. G... | |
| Vandersteen VCC-1 Albert: Given your wonderful sound system, you ought to audition the VCC-5. I auditioned the VCC-5 (which is way too big for my system, but I wanted to hear it anyway), and it is the best center channel I have heard -- by a substantial margin. It ... | |
| what are some decent starter am/fm tuners ? Peregrine:You don't indicate where you live, but unless you are in a large metro area with at least several top-notch FM stations, don't spend a bunch of money on a tuner. The overall programming and broadcast quality for FM has declined steadily ... | |
| New Guy asking for help 1. The one you can't afford is best for your budget...2. Don't ever use any of those with these or the others...3. Never put things the other way around, particularly if they should be upside down...4. Enlarge your room and remove the ceiling to o... | |
| Beating a dead horse - Pre with Pass-Thru I trust that you will get some additional responses to your inquiry, but let me ask a question that is slightly off the topic, yet germane. Why do you particularly want or need a preamp with balanced inputs (the bypass circuit is obvious)? There a... | |
| Vandersteen 3x Owners: More Bass? I have a stereo pair of 2Wq subs in tandem with my 3A Sig's. I've been very pleased with them -- not just for HT, but also for 2-channel audio. | |
| Vandersteen VCC-1 I use a VCC-1 with my Vandy 3A Signatures (and a pair of 2Wq subs), and I have been very pleased with it. However, honesty compels me to tell you that a good friend of mine, who used a VCC-1 with a pair of Vandy 3A's, did NOT care for the sound of... | |
| Best speakers for low power tube amp Given that I don't much care for the sound of horn-based speaker systems, a number of the possible choices drop out of the equation. I have, however, heard several of the higher-priced models in the Coincident Technology speaker line driven by low... | |
| What happened? Hard to know for sure what's causing your problem, given that you only swapped out the speakers. However, you should check / eliminate the following possible causes of the problem: 1. check the tubes in your preamp -- one of them may need replacem... | |
| anyone have any experience with Krell Amps humming I don't have any personal experience with Krell amps humming, but a friend of mine says that he occasionally catches his amp humming "I Can't Get No Satisfaction"... (sorry, couldn't help myself). | |
| Good Sounding Inexpensive Phono Preamp? The current issue of HiFi+ magazine reviews 7 or 8 phono preamps, with a wide range of prices. Although the critiques are not in depth, they are useful and worth reading. The reviews cover the Project Phono Box, Rega Fono, Lehmann Audio Black Cube... | |
| SF can't repair Pre/pro What to do? Prpixel:I am also sorry to hear about your problem, but there is a small glimmer of "good news" here. I live in Seattle, and Washington state has a fairly strong "lemon law", as well as an aggressive program through the Attorney General's office t... | |
| Spica TC-50 or Vandersteen 1b/1c or ? Regarding Elevick's concern that the Vandy 1B/C's tweeter may not handle rock very well, let me simply comment that my son bought a pair of Vandy 1's more than 12 years ago when he started college, and he is still using them today. They've had a l... | |
| HELP Please what`s going on with this CARTRIDGE Your description suggests that there is a resonance problem between the tonearm and the new cartridge. If the resonance point of the cartridge/tonearm combination, which is a function of the tonearm's mass and the cartridge's compliance, is too hi... |