seandtaylor99
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| Taking audio too seriously? Drubin, the best amp wouldn't be one of those panasonic digital thingies ? I seem to remember you mentioning one, though my memory isnt what it used to be. Do you still have the GMA Europas ? | |
| Taking audio too seriously? "are some people too serious about this hobby?"No, I think some people are too serious, bordering on obsessive compulsive, about any hobby. It tends to be more of a male thing.It's not audio, it's the nature of the person.Having grown up in the UK... | |
| dual belt pulley - who's got 'em for a P2 or NAD53 I didn't know they were commercially available, but I know a guy who made one and said it made a big improvement to the speed stability. | |
| I want more from my Rega P5 Regas are extremely sensitive to being absolutely level. When slightly out of level the sound can be harsh. I guess this is due to rocking in the main bearing. So make sure it's absolutely level.Also, since you bought it has it ever been stored in... | |
| Can I repair speaker foam? Refoam them yourself. It's inexpensive ($25 for a pair) and easy. I've refoamed 2 sets of speakers myself with no problems.http://refoam.com/kits.asp | |
| Former Spica owners ... what did you trade up to ? Cwoll, I think you'd like Green Mountain Audio Europas. They are like Spicas with a slightly more forward, detailed, less rolled off sound, firmer bass, much greater SPL and dynamic handling and ...... imaging that betters the spicas.Like the Spic... | |
| Revised list: Best-of-Naxos classical catalog You can buy Naxos from http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/main.jspI have bought many CDs from these people and the service and prices are excellent, as is their intuitive search and indexing. | |
| Recommend a TT/Tonearm combo under $2000? Nottingham analog spacedeck with whatever arm you can afford (either rega or nott's own) depending on whether you buy used or new.Either that or a VPI. | |
| Former Spica owners ... what did you trade up to ? I thought I'd update this ancient thread.I ended up trading my Spica Angelus for Green Mountain Audio Europas about 2 years ago, and I am very happy with the move. The Europas better the imaging of the Spicas (though not by much) and improve the b... | |
| Pricing of the SF Cremona.... The US dollar has fallen significantly against the Euro over the last 2 years, so that's probably a large component of the price increase.http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=USDEUR=X&t=5y | |
| Acoustic Research AR18 .. anyone know of them ? Thanks Fluke. I refoamed them myself for $25 in the end, and they work fine. I think if you find a pair for under $50 they may be worthwhile, but I wouldn't pay too much more for them. | |
| IMAGE PROBLEMS VOCALS OFF CENTER "I am now pretty certain that it is indeed a volume issue."You may be correct but your experiment is flawed.Most volume controls (potentiometers) have poor channel balance at very low volumes, but have a perfectly acceptable channel balance in the... | |
| IMAGE PROBLEMS VOCALS OFF CENTER Shadorne wrote "If you have swapped interconnects (between source and power amp) and you have (in a separate test) swapped speakers with their respective cables (left channel to right side and right channel to left side) then you have eliminated y... | |
| Mixed Results from My Hifi Having speakers close to the back wall will frequently make the sound congested. A couple of feet spacing will help greatly.Hardwood floors are also not good, though I must admit hardwood is my first choice in flooring for other reasons.Rugs can h... | |
| Mixed Results from My Hifi You say your systems has "Glass like clarity, but with a bit of a cold edge."It sounds like it could use warming up a little to make it a bit more forgiving. This might not require changing components. First, to relieve congestion in the sound you... |