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| rel storm lll for my b&w 603 S2 speakers I use a Rel Storm III with B&W Silver Signature 30s. I initially purchased the sub strictly as a home theater component and was going to switch it off for music. However, I must say that once I got it hooked up, positioned, and balanced in the... | |
| Your System vs. Live Music, or how close to live.. I give this a 1... and I have heard (and own) some top quality systems. Live music cannot be reproduced in the home. You must enjoy reproduced music for what it is... reproduced. | |
| Lexicon MC-1, Classe SSP-50 or Krell HTS The HTS-2 won't get the analog bypass till the 7.1 option comes out for an additional fee (around $1500) which brings the HTS-2 to around $8K. The HTS-1 is upgradeable to it as well (but not the cosmetics). The only difference currently between th... | |
| Lexicon MC-1, Classe SSP-50 or Krell HTS If you find a Krell HTS for ~$2K, I would ask what is wrong with it... the cheapest I have seen this processor for is $3K on the used market... I just bought one new for $4K. The Krell is a fantastic HT processor but its 2 channel doesn't match it... | |
| Can a Jadis Defy 7 be bridged to mono? Would love to do the same... but unfortunately, you cannot. | |
| The best CD-R for professional burner The Quantegy professional CDRs are also excellent... If you are also looking for a 24/96 A/D, check out the Apogee Rosetta. It can be had for around another $1K and will be superior to the internal DACs. | |
| SME V tonearm versus Rega tonearms on Michell Orbe You might want to explore the SME iV.vi if you are using an MC cartridge. The iV.vi was made to work with MC's and is suggested by Sumiko. If you get the VTA option and the breakout box, it is essentially the same price as the SME V. I frequently ... | |
| Best amps for B&W N801's 50 music / 50 theater You need a lot of juice to drive the N801 and would avoid tubes for your application. I have heard the N801 driven both with a Levinson 336 and a pair of 33H and they are both a very good match. If you went the 33H route, you would need to find a ... | |
| Best Budget 110 Ohm Digital Cable? Apogee makes some great digital cables and they aren't a lot of money. | |
| Suggestions on replacement AV processor... I recently purchased a Krell HTS. The Krell is fantastic for movies but not very good with 2 channel. This isn't an issue for me as I run the digital output of the Krell to my external DAC. In terms of having to have seperate HT and audio systems,... | |
| DVD player as a CD transport? I am running a Sony 7700 into my Krell HTS and then the digital out of the Krell into my DAC when I listen to audio CD's. Works like a charm and sounds great. | |
| Boulder 1060 vs. Goldmund 28.4 for Eidolons Well... I don't know about Boulder but Goldmund's new gear isn't the most reliable. Don't get me wrong, the Goldmund stuff sounds incredible... but after 3 trips back to Switzerland to be fixed... you can guess what happened... Furthermore, buying... | |
| B&W Nautilus Subwoofer to match N804s I have a REL Storm III with a pair of B&W Sig 30s... I was originally going to use it only for Home Theater because subs usually don't work well for music but I am a believer... it was simple to place and integrate (something tough to do with ... | |
| What is the most efficient speaker? Well... depends on what you are looking for. The Cary site says that your amp puts out 80 Watts (or 50 in Triode mode) which is probably going to be too much power for the "high" efficiency speakers listed here. If you throw a 107 dB efficient spe... | |
| Yamaha DPX-1 DLP: the ultimate projector ? I see that the Yamaha retails for around $9K. For that kind of money, it should do a lot more than just 4:3. You don't want a projector that cannot do 16:9 or Anamorphic if you are going to use it for home theater movies. I would do a little more ... |