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| Help on a multi-room configuration Without knowing much about the esthetic and practical considerations of the setups in your various rooms, or the size of your B&W speakers (floorstanders vs. monitors) you might want to explore using Bryston "PowerPac" amps, which are modular,... | |
| DVD player for 200 If your friend wants to save some real money, then check out the DVD/CD player made by Apex. It has gotten surprisingly good write-ups, and offers good features including progressive scan. The Apex is made in China, and is one of the technology-ba... | |
| Sim I-5 vs. Plinius Integrateds. Which one? If you are having occasional problems with clipping, getting another integrated amp with marginally more horsepower isn't likely to solve your problem. Remember that to get only 3db more gain (usually regarded as about the lowest audibly noticeabl... | |
| Best Matching Speakers If you are willing to buy used speakers, then you can get a pair of Vandersteen 3A Signatures (MSRP: $3500) for around $2500 (give or take $200). If you want to buy new, and stay below $3000, then audition the Vandersteen 3A's (MSRP: $2800). Both ... | |
| Useful info about cleaning LP's Hi, Rob:I participated in a fairly recent thread here that discussed cleaning solutions for use with wet-vac systems. At that time, I offered the formula for the record cleaning solution that I've been using successfully for about 20 years. This p... | |
| What pre-amp would you choose There are a number of tube preamps that would go well with this power amp. If you are willing to buy used, there is an ARC SP-11 Mk2 for sale here on Audigon. It was one of the best tube preamps ever made, by ARC or anyone else. The seller is aski... | |
| Useful info about cleaning LP's After I posted my thread, I noticed that the article in "The Sensible Sound" listed two phone numbers to call regarding "Micro Care Contact Cleaner".Micro Care can be contacted at 1-800-638-0125, and they will give you phone numbers for retail dea... | |
| looking for good amp 5channel or 7channel If your objective is to have a multi-channel that also does a good-to-excellent job with pure audio reproduction, then you should add the Bryston 9B-ST to your short list (125 wpc x 5). This unit is "Class A" rated in Stereophile, and has gotten r... | |
| CATV Groundloop, toBeat a Dead Horse and the Shack If you decide not to try the DIY approach, and want to pursue my earlier suggestion about the Mondial "MAGIC" unit, you can buy this unit from Audio Advisor. They also sell a nearly identical unit made by Tributaries, which is also priced at $99. | |
| Happy Thanksgiving to All Hi, Jonathan. Indeed, this has been an eventful year, and in the aftermath of the events of September 11th, we've been reminded as a nation how fortunate we are to be Americans. Let us collectively send our thanks and appreciation to our military ... | |
| CATV Groundloop, toBeat a Dead Horse and the Shack I think the Mondial "MAGIC" ground isolator has "F" connectors at both ends so it can be inserted into the cable line. | |
| who makes the best component video cables rca 1m Before you buy any component video cable, you should try the Silver Serpent cable from BetterCables.com. It sells for $99 (shipping included), and it's an excellent component video cable. It comes with a 30-day trial period. I have one in my HT sy... | |
| Which small but great monitors? In my first post, I listed a link to a review of the Pyramid MET-7.7 monitor speakers. If you want to go directly to the Sequerra Web site, here's the link:http://www.sequerra.com/electronics/data/index.htmlI noted in looking at the Sequerra Web s... | |
| Which small but great monitors? You will probably get some excellent suggestions from others, so I will limit my comments to three monitors that I have owned. For about a year, I owned a pair of Coincident Triumph Signatures. They are a very well made and efficient speaker (said... | |
| ARC SP9,SP9mkII,SP9mkIII I know this comment is not exactly responsive to your question, but I can't resist. In the late 1980's I bought the first version of the ARC SP-9, and it was the first really "serious" preamp I owned. What a MAJOR disappointment it proved to be. A... |