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| Why are AM/FM Tuners So Expensive? Given the quality of almost all AM and FM broadcasts today, it does not make any sense to spend a lot of money on a tuner. There are still a few cities which have FM stations that broadcast reasonably high quality programs (New York City and Chica... | |
| Interconnects at modest cost? For the price, Kimber PBJ's are pretty hard to beat. A year or so ago, I replaced most of my AQ Ruby interconnects with Super Silver IC's from HomeGrownAudio, and was very pleased with the improvement. Remember, however, that among lower-priced IC... | |
| best way to clean Grado Sonata I clean the stylus on my Grado Reference using a Signet vibrating brush cleaner that I bought many years ago. I don't know if it's still sold, but it has a small circular pad (about 1/3 inch in diameter) of short, stiff bristles which are vibrated... | |
| Theta Dreadnaught amp is it just a HT amp or music Richard Hardesty, former equipment editor of Widescreen Review mag, and for many years the co-owner of one of the most successful high-end audio retailers in the LA area (Havens & Hardesty), has written absolutely rave comments about the Theta... | |
| Popularity of jazz on World Wide Web Thanks for the info, Muzikat, about WCLK. I checked out their Web site as you suggested, and was pleasantly surprised to see Diane Schuur's picture on their home page. Diane, affectionately known to her friends and family as Deedles, is a hometown... | |
| Are you an audiophile or a music lover: take 4 Easy choice for me, which should surprise no one: jazz.Scott C- | |
| SOTA / FT-3 / Sonata compatability? Hi, Dave:I used to own a Premier FT-3K tonearm, and used it with several different Grados. The combination was a good, moderately-priced one. The only problem that the Grado cartridges tend to have is susceptibility to hum caused by the turntable ... | |
| Live or Recorded; A Faustian response As a practical matter, I'd have to choose recordced music over live concerts. I can buy a lot more recorded music for a given amount, and if you select your recordings carefully you often get better performances than many live concerts.Also, recor... | |
| Are you an Audiophille or a Music Lover No.2 ? Interesting question. Since I already have a reasonably large collection of music (2500 LP's, and about 1500 CD's), as well as a decent tuner, and there isn't much new music being released that interests me, I'd opt to upgrade my system. While you... | |
| Audiophile Quality 5 Channel Amp? The top selections by the audio and HT mags for 5-channel HT amps -- assuming you have the budget -- are the Theta Dreadnaught, and the BAT VK6200. At a lower cost, your list should also include the Bryston 9B-ST. | |
| Are You An Audiophile Or A Music Lover? For me, that's a no-brainer: I'd take the music over the sound system any day... | |
| Which Amp Is Better ? ? On balance, I would recommend the Bryston amps over the B&K's: better sound quality, better build quality, and a far superior warranty (20 years). If you decide to go with the Brystons, and you have smaller (i.e., not full range) center and su... | |
| Helikon run-in groove problem..... Rick: For the benefit of others who may respond to your post, let me mention that you and I swapped a private E-mail on this topic. In my E-mail, I mentioned that you must be sure that the turntable platter is level -- use a bubble level to check ... | |
| Helikon run-in groove problem..... RWD: Sorry to sound dense, but what do you mean "runs in on the lead-in groove"? Do you mean when the tonearm sets down that the cartridge skips past the lead-in grooves directly into the recorded material? If this is what you mean, my immediate f... | |
| Home Theater for Dummies Here's a brief response to your questions:1. Dolby Digital and DTS (Digital Theater Sound) are two methods of digitally encoding movie sound tracks and special effects for playback in both the theater and the home. The signal for each channel is r... |