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Radio Shack SPL Meter mods corrections
Folks, i'd like to take credit for all of the info presented above, but i can't. I simply combined information that i've picked up from various sources and presented it together as a package for convenience sake. Some of the websites that i garner... 
Album Sides
I was just discussing this with my brother. He is only 25 while i'm 36, so i grew up with vinyl and he with digital. I too rarely know the songs on an album since i don't have the covers and liner notes to study anymore. Besides this, i don't know... 
sometimes you just need to tap your toes
Now that i've "wandered" through that post : ) i tend to agree with all that you've noted. Most of the newer recordings have NO warmth, body or rhythm even though the "basics" are there. I find myself "toe tapping" very little nowadays and it's no... 
2 amps with same speakers NON-Biamp ??
Now THAT's a cool and versatile set-up RHLjazz !!! Good thinking on your part. I wish i would have thought of doing that. Instead, i just have several different systems with each having their own sonic characteristics spread out throughout the hou... 
Amp suggestion for Legacy Focus
My Father started out with a Counterpoint tube preamp driving an Adcom 5800 for 2 channel use. To supplement this for HT use, he has an Adcom GSP-560 "surround processor" with its own 3 channel amps for the center and surrounds. Front end was and ... 
Speakers 500,for Audio Refinement Amp
Castle Richmonds. Warm, smooth and a sound that belies their size. There are dealers here on audiogon selling the "demo's" for $320 or so. Sean> 
Solid state power amps.; on or off?
Oh well. Different designs and different philosophies. That's why there are different companies and different types of consumers. Either way, you have to wonder why so many "dedicated regulars" that frequent this place tell you one thing and a "re... 
Amp suggestion for Legacy Focus
Since an amp / preamp "should" simply amplify what is fed into them, it is important to find a source that gives you what you want in terms of sonics in the first place. If the source is "junk" to begin with, you are kind of "forced" to band aid i... 
New Age, Neo-Celtic, World Beat Music
Craig, i'm not really familiar with DCD. I always thought that they were some kind of "gothic" type band. I've got some more discs coming in from the band that i was going to mention and they are supposed to have some acoustic based stuff, so let ... 
Solid state power amps.; on or off?
Technology has moved on once again. Capacitors are one of the "active" components that benefit from being left on as long as they are not "cooking" inside of a "hot box". When electrolytic caps are not used for an extended amount of time, they fir... 
New Age, Neo-Celtic, World Beat Music
I meant "harder" as in HARD rock or "metal" !!! I won't waste bandwidth unless you or someone else is interested. Sean> 
Amp suggestion for Legacy Focus
I would suggest looking at your sources next instead of the "backbone". Knowing the tonal characteristics at the front and the rear of the signal chain will help you to fill in the middle ( preamp and amp ) with more certainty. After all, if you "... 
2 amps with same speakers NON-Biamp ??
You would have to rig up some type of switchbox or relay device to achieve this without doing damage to the unused amp or massive degradation to the signal. There is no easy way around this other than hooking and unhooking each time that you wante... 
How big is too big?
It's not necessarily the size of the room that comes into play, it's the viewing distance that you have to worry about. The other thing is "physical size". Will it fit into the room without dominating it ? With that in mind, look for a TV that can... 
Hey Trelja........
Kitch, i have not used a NAD cd player for quite some time now. I did have a 515 disc changer in one of my systems as a matter of convenience. As such, i found it to be head and shoulders above all of the other changers that i had tried. This incl...