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TUBE or SS?
david99, thanks for your comments. i can *assure* you it's the rogue 99 preamp that made the bass go away - it was all there before, & the preamp is the only thing that's changed. since my last post, however, several folks have said that this ... 
Is there an alternate to Martin Logans?
yust cuz someone has different taste doesn't mean they're a sucker, phill - get your dictionary!!! re: m-l's the *only mn-l's i've hear that i have liked are their cls, which don't go loud enuff for me (even m-l sez 93db is *it* for those speakers... 
Are Talon speakers really this great?
if these folks have willingly spent their money, and are *still* happy after their purchases, they may be many things, but *sucker* ain't one-o-them. check your dictionary, phill. ewe may not agree w/their taste or their judgments about value for ... 
Help! Need tube preamp to finish system.
tube pre-amp plus solid-state amp? (rogue 99 update!) i was also hoping that would be the ticket. years ago, i auditioned an ar sp9-mkll - it was so dull & slow, i passed. i really *wanted* to like it - it was so cool-looking! ;~) this was w/a... 
Whats a good tube preamp?
tube pre-amp plus solid-state amp? i was also hoping that would be the ticket. years ago, i auditioned an ar sp9-mkll - it was so dull & slow, i passed. i really *wanted* to like it - it was so cool-looking! ;~) this was w/an adcom 555 amp &am... 
Suggestions for a 'good' FM antenna?
antenna performance specialties http://www.antennaperformance.com/ i'm on the western foothills of a ~1600' mountain, all decent stations are ~60 miles east, & i get 'em loud-n-clear... 
Tuner Questions
i've heard the magnum ft101a, & it's excellent, tho i wouldn't trade my onix bwd1 w/soap power supply for one! also, tandberg & revox make excellent-sounding tuners for not-too-much-money, if ya want to buy used. as far as new tuners go, t... 
TUBE or SS?
tube pre-amp plus solid-state amp? i was also hoping that would be the ticket. years ago, i auditioned an ar sp9-mkll - it was so dull & slow, i passed. i really *wanted* to like it - it was so cool-looking! ;~) this was w/an adcom 555 amp &am... 
Cartridge for Rega Planar 3
rega's own cartridges are supposed to be a good match for their arms. if the accuphase does lo-output mc's, try the ortofon mc25-fl, or the autio-technica oc9 - $225/$200 at the needle doctor. sumiko blue-point/bluepoint special's are also nice. 
Best Full Range Speakers @ Around $2000?
deborah, i *told* ya the dunlavy's would be good in a problem room! ;~) now, buy the alchemist kraken integrated that's f/s here on audiogon, & yule be happy - nice non-solid-state sounding amp. but, it *also* runs hot - pure class-a. mebbe no... 
Invisible Speakers
face it - "supurb" sound will NOT happen w/ in-wall speakers. maybe *ok* sound, maybe even *pretty good* sound. NOT "supurb" sound. if you really want supurb sound, you will have *other* personal issues that only *you* can figure out how to manage... 
Need help with ProAc Response OneSC
there's an alchemist kraken integrated f/s on audiogon - would be a perfect match w/the proac 1sc's. my brother-in-law uses the kraken separates to drive his proac 2.5's - *great* sound... 
Budget phono stage- advice appreciated
ok - shameless plug: i have a musical surroundings phonomena, only ~2.5 months old, for sale; i'm asking $450. i bought it from audio outlet, ny - they recommended it over the black cube, which they also carry - said the phonomena was *much* nicer... 
Need help with ProAc Response OneSC
i heard the proac tablette 50 signatures - supposedly not as good as the 1sc's. they put the totems on the trailer. totems were nice, yust not in the same league as the proacs. the totems i listened to were the staff's - i understand this is the f... 
Speakers : Who uses What ?
sugarbie, most speaker mfr's do *not* use their own drivers, they outsource them from arelatively small handful of driver mfr's. of course, there *are* a few speaker mfr's that make their own drivers, but they are in the small minority. even compa...