sedond

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Coping in an Age of Uncertainty
no_money, there is *some* winyl being currently released that i can buy - buena wista social club, & xtc's latest, to mention a couple. & the existing winyl inventory, combined w/listening to my optimised fm, gives me plenty-o-software to ... 
Coping in an Age of Uncertainty
i'm not on the fence, no_money - i'm squarely in the winyl camp. as for digital, as i said prior, my $500 cd-changer is no worse than cd-players up to $3k in my rig, and to spend any more than that, or to spend *anything* on a format w/little soft... 
3500 US speaker help please
used proac 2.5's - ~$2500, used proac 3.8's - ~$4k, new newform research r645's - $2265 delivered, 30-day in-home trial, ewe pay to ship 'em back if ya don't like 'em...re: sub - get another one to match if ya wanna have the best soundstaging for ... 
SF Line 3 vs. Rogue 99
leafs is correct, obviously, but sometimes this is tough...re: features, the sf wins hands-down. besides having a signal-processor loop, it has a tape monitor & balance control, which the 99 doesn't have.re: sonics, i've never heard the sf, bu... 
How hot is hot?
i had an slp98 for a while, & while the tubes themselves got hot, they dint seem to give off an inordinate amount of heat. yust keep 'em out in the open... 
Converting balanced to RCA?
the $7 neutriks i bought were plug-n-play; they're in use currently, no soldering required.... 
Looking at a new sub for ML
nothing will touch a pair of vmps subs w/decent outboard electronics at anywhere near the price - twice as much $$$ won't do it, imho. but, if ya like yer current sub & it integrates well-enuff, the best ting ewe can do for yerself, imo, is ge... 
Best amp for Proac response 2.5
proac recommends arc ls-16 or ls-25 preamp along w/arc 100.2 amp... 
Converting balanced to RCA?
chuck levin's music world in wheaton, md sells 'em for $7.00... 
Converting balanced to RCA?
go to your local pro-audio store, ya know - the obnes that sell to musicians, w/all the stage amps/speakers/instruments, etc. they should be able to sell ya some neutrik rca-xlr adaptors for  
Cary tubes?
i forgot to mention that proac recommends the arc ls-16 or ls-25 pre along with their s/s 100.2 amp, to go w/the proac 2.5's. my brother-in-law has the ls-16/100.2 driving 2.5's in a smaller room, & it's wery nice. rumor has it that this set-u... 
SACD vs ANALOG
currently this question has only intellectual interest for me, nothing that i could make any practical use of - there's yust way to few titles awailable on sacd, & way-many awailable on winyl for me to consider an inwestment in sacd hardware p... 
SACD vs VINYL
currently this question has only intellectual interest for me, nothing that i could make any practical use of - there's yust way to few titles awailable on sacd, & way-many awailable on winyl for me to consider an inwestment in sacd hardware p... 
Wherefore Art Thou Vinyl Traders?
send me a list!!! 
SACD vs ANALOG
to ears & fat albert - perhaps ewe could send me a list of the winyl y'all wanna sell? ;~)