smweber2

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LAIV Harmony
@donavabdear  If anyone’s audio setup can demonstrate the good and the bad of the Laiv Harmony, your’s certainly will.  What $9K DAC in your listening room is moving to the garage?  
LAIV Harmony
I too have one on order.  My order confirmation on the Laiv webpage gives an expected  shipping date of late June for my order, but the current preorder page says that shipping is expected sometime in July.  We'll see - they already have my money.... 
B&W 802D3
Word of mouth reviews are generally useless.  Especially if they come form someone who has auditioned the speaker at Magnolia, which in my experience does a poor job of setting up a high quality full range speaker like the 802D3.  My local Magnoli... 
Audio Research CD Remote Control
ARC now stocks replacement remotes that were previously NLA.  I just bought one from them for $75 to replace the dead remote for my LS25II.  It is a little larger and the buttons are laid out a bit differently, but it works just fine.  I was also ... 
Yamaha CD-S2000 SACD player...
Yamaha is shipping this unit to dealers who order it into inventory. This directly from Yamaha-US customer service in response to my inquiry. Unfortunately, I cannot find any dealer within 200 miles of me (Madison, WI) that has a demo unit on disp... 
How to run 2 tape decks off a Bryston BP25 preamp?
I have been looking around the web quite a lot about this issue and have settled on a DBX program route selector, if I can find a nice used one. The product line is no longer made by the current company, but seems to be exactly what I need to swit... 
How to run 2 tape decks off a Bryston BP25 preamp?
Daisy chaining the tape decks might be a problem since one is DAT and the other is analog. If I set up the chain with the analog deck first in line, analog monitoring during recording and analog playback of prerecorded material would probably be c... 
B&W 801 2or 3
I have a pair of 801 series 3 that I used to drive with a Rotel 200 watt RB-990BX. The setup sounded good, but shifted up to really great when I put in a pair of Bryston 7BST 500 watt monoblocks. The change for the better was immediately apparant ... 
B&W 801 2or 3
I have a pair of 801 series 3 that I used to drive with a Rotel 200 watt RB-990BX. The setup sounded good, but shifted up to really great when I put in a pair of Bryston 7BST 500 watt monoblocks. The change for the better was immediately apparant ... 
what speaker stands for B&W Matrix Series 2?
I have my 801-3 speakers on Sound Anchor stands and like the overall improvement in bass resolution and soundstaging. Recommended for all 801 owners. However, once on the stands, moving the speaker even a small amount is a two man job. Make sure y...