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| Bought, Sold, Rebought,Sold Bought again. I had owned Dynaudio Confidence 5 so many times that I lost count. It's so additictive I still want to buy another pair back some day. If you have never done it (bought, sold, rebought, sold, bought again), you are lying. Who eats his favorite foo... | |
| Looking for 42in Plasma TV Please help There are alternative to the Samsung DLP projector, Sony and Panasonic both make RPTV using LCD that are substaintially lighter and smaller than CRT based RPTV. Sony is more expensive, but Panasonic is less than Samsung. If you have room for RPTV,... | |
| Looking for 42in Plasma TV Please help I have been eyeing on plasma for a while. I consistently see plasmahouse.com to have the lowest price, it's also a dealtime certified dealer. It sells the Panny for less than $3200, that's a great deal and almost the same price as the pro model. | |
| Fireworks in an Audio Research VT200 From the above posts, sounded like no speakers were damaged in any incidences. I have heard drawback of ARC amp - using one pot to bias 4 or more tubes leaving one tube to work much harder than others. Other brand, like Jadis or Sonic Frontiers, g... | |
| Your ''best kept secret'' speaker choice ? Usher from Taiwan should get a vote. They are no longer a "secret" since they actively advertise in US magazines, but they are still bargains and offer the best bang for the bucks money can buy. | |
| dynaudio confidence 5 , which amp is fit ? You have one of the best speaker on earth.Among all the reasonablly priced solid state amps I have tried, McCormack DNA-2 was the best with Confidence 5. For higher price solid state, I have heard Pass X600 are wonderful match with C5. I had Pass ... | |
| Sonus Faber Cremona Vs. Dynaudio Contour S3.4 I will have to respectfully disagree with pendulus. I auditioned the Amati/Temptation/C4 in a local store. Even though Temptation was the overall winner, but Amati clearly outshined Temptation in classical music, large or small orchestral work. SF... | |
| Where is my weakest link? To answer some of your questions, the room they used to be in was slightly larger (19x14). I got more bass driving them with PS Audio HCA-2 or Pass X-350, but tube is ultimately what I wanted and settled for. Listening position was also tried, but... | |
| Sonus Faber Cremona Vs. Dynaudio Contour S3.4 Owned many Dynaudio (Confidence 5, 1.3SE, DIY Gemini) and Sonus Faber (Extrema, Amati Homage, Cremona, Cremona Auditor, Electa Amator, Grand Piano Home, etc) in the past, they both are wonderful speakers. I would vote for Dynaudio if you like to l... | |
| Best new/demo/used value for $7.5K range I have owned some of the speakers you listed above in one incarnation or another (802N, Watt/Puppy 5.1), I have also listened to Revel and JM Labs in length many times. My vote goes to Dynaudio Confidence 5 which I have owned more than one pair in... | |
| Does heat kill tubes? As I ran my pre amp a little longer, the noisy tube seems to cure itself and noise is gone!I know tube can handle very high temperature, so 120 should not be an issue. My wife did drop the box from about 6" height, but units were packed in boxes w... | |
| Whats the coolest sounding movie? Making of the Super Speed Way. Indy cars going around the track at 200+ mph is the most realistic surround sound I have heard though I haven't heard everything. | |
| Accuphase A50V with Sonus Faber Amati Thanks for the reply. I forgot to mention the information needed for better input. My room is only 14x19, my other equipments are SF Line 3SE, SF Phono 1, VPI Aries 2, Sony SACD. All cables are AQ Diamonds X3 and Clear X3.I had a Pass X350 and it ... | |
| Phono Stage to replace Sonic Frontiers Phono 1 Keep the Phono 1, put in some good NOS. I don't think you can find anything better at $1500 used, not even ARC PH3SE. EAR is not even close. | |
| VPI Aries - either or question, please comment The new Aries actually have "Aries 2" logo on the table. The changes include all acrylic platter, inverted bearing, and lower power motor. They were made because the lesson learned from Scout. Notice the HR-X also has all acrylic platter and inver... |