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| Can I get some Love for Thiel CS 2.2s? I had the 2.2's for a year or so and powered them with a McCormack DNA-0.5 Deluxe. I thought it was a great combination, the Thiels definitely need an amp with some reserve power to take advantage of how dynamic they can be. | |
| Amps only power on one side This is kind of a long shot but if you have an internal short in either the speaker or speaker cables on one side you could have blown out the same channel on both amps when you tried them one after the other. I mention this possibility because it... | |
| The basics of PC audio SteveThanks very much for the detailed information. I got the Airport Express sort of as an afterthought. I already had the Benchmark DAC and a transport and was very happy with that combination but when I started having trouble with a Netgear wir... | |
| The basics of PC audio I'm using an Airport Express, connected to a Benchmark Audio DAC-1 by the digital/Toslink output from the Express. In theory, at least, the Benchmark eliminates any jitter coming from the Express, though I don't have any way to verify that. At any... | |
| Advice on Budget System? I would concur about the Audio Refinement Complete. It's exceptionally good for the money and better built than the others you listed. I've owned the Music Hall CD25 player and it was a wonderful piece of gear but don't have any experience with th... | |
| Repairing braided speaker cable I've used a product called "Liquid Tape" to help create a watertight seal when doing boat wiring. It would probably work in your situation.http://www.thetapeworks.com/liquid-tape.htm | |
| Cable comparison You may be right but it's a pretty common business strategy to get by on very low markup on the principal commodity and make money on the peripherals. Kodak did it with cameras, selling them cheap and making money on the film and processing. Car d... | |
| Best wireless headphones I tried a pair of Sennheiser wireless phones in a similar situation and gave up on them pretty quickly. The sound quality wasn't great but the thing that really made them unacceptable was that moving about in the room, even by a few feet, caused t... | |
| How Can I Use MY IPOD For a Music Source? GunbeiThe issue with the sound quality of your iPod may have as much to do with the integrity of the files on the iPod as it does with how you're getting your music from the iPod to your system.You didn't say in your original post whether you're c... | |
| How Can I Use MY IPOD For a Music Source? I haven't used this device but it does provide a line-level output through the dock connection on the iPod. Sendstation PocketDock Line Out There are probably other similar accessories out there. | |
| Tivoli Radio??? The tabletop radios I've compared are the Bose, the Cambridge Soundworks 88, the Tivoli and the Boston Acoustics Recepter.If what you want is the best sound for the money, I'd recommend the Boston, especially since they're available refurbished at... | |
| merlin tsm`s on target stands? I did manage to find a used pair of Osiris stands for my TSM's and thought I'd mention one consideration in using them or any other stand you might find. The Osiris had been universally recommended for the Merlins so I jumped on them when I saw a ... | |
| Hints on how to sell on A'gon? In addition to all the good advice above, decide for yourself very clearly what your bottom line is before you post a price. You'll get an amazing variety of offers with infinite variations asking if you'll accept a lower price, pay the shipping, ... | |
| Looking for a Little Help... I would second Newbee's recommendation of the Canare StarQuad 4s11. Do a search on it here and you'll find a number of discussions. You can find it at Markertek for $69 cents a foot but there are a number of other sources for it online, as well. I... | |
| Parallel wiring of subwoofer? The configuration you described is the one that's recommended by HSU for their subs, running two sets of speaker cables from a single set of binding posts on the amp, one set to your main speaker and the other to your sub. They advised me that the... |