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| Variable plasma picture quality Thanks Danlib. I do have a DVD player but haven't watched any movies on it except cartoons for the kids, so I don't have a good reference for comparison. I'll try a couple movies and see if anything looks amiss.I'd love to try satellite, but too m... | |
| budget balanced pre amp, tube or SS? I've been using a Marsh P2000b for years and find it to be very transparent and revealing but at the same time refined so it doesn't go too far. Thought that might be a good match for your system and I think it's under $1500 new. Here's a review f... | |
| Need Help on Phono Cable Here's a recent review of a Furutech cable that looks promising if you can stretch a little (or get a discount). I noted it only because Soundstage doesn't give cables a Reviewer's Choice award very frequently. For what it's worth...http://www.sou... | |
| LCD TV - Are they reliable ? Good points Gmood -- wasn't thinking about PC/gaming. As with most things audio/video there are always trade-offs.A related point, it's amazing that almost every non-videophile's house I go to has their HDTV's contrast/brightness/color levels cran... | |
| LCD TV - Are they reliable ? I've got a 1080p 50" Panasonic plasma that looks incredible (and I've got it in a very bright room), has black levels that LCD probably can't touch, and cost me less than $1500. To back up what Ttowntony said I've had the set for 6 months under he... | |
| Help me get back to vinyl Well, I've gone through all your posts and as a result did a lot of digging, thinking, etc. I learned a lot in exploring all the options you put forward -- thank you.If I could I'd start w/ the Graham Slee and a good MM cartridge and add a stepup ... | |
| Help me get back to vinyl Thanks for the great advice. I'm thinking I can get started on the cheap w/ the Cambridge pre and maybe the AT150 cartridge. I was thinking about the Bellari, but I don't think I want to be restricted to MM cartridges.I was also considering the Gr... | |
| What would you chose? Sounds like your wife is cheating on you. | |
| Phono Preamp Suggestions? I agree w/ Darkmoebius. Upgrading your preamp will improve the sound of your whole system and put you in a better position to choose the right phono pre. Heck, after upgrading the preamp you might not even feel the need to upgrade the phono pre. I... | |
| Advice on best small speaker for under $400 used From your description I think the Silverline Minuets would be an excellent fit. They're small, refined, don't require much power, and pump out an amazing amount of quality bass for their size. In short, they sound like good mid-sized floorstanders... | |
| SS quality pre-amp with HT bypass-suggestions? You probably know this, but you don't necessarily need an HT bypass to make this work. You can just set a HT "reference" volume level with any preamp (I used 12:00 or halfway for simplicity's sake) and when you're listening to HT just turn the kno... | |
| My speakers don't "dissapear" If you're not already doing it I'd recommend putting a blanket or quilt over the plasma when you're listening to music.My experience with this had pointed almost always to the speakers themselves and also how they interact with a particular room (... | |
| McCormack DNA-1- improvement over Bryston 3B NRB? I drove the Studio 100 v3s with my McCormack 0.5 Rev. A and had no problem -- they were a great match. If you buy a used McCormack buy it with the A Revision -- a much better amp and a much better value. That said, I'd take a 0.5 Rev. A over a sto... | |
| Best bookshelf monitor under $1000 new or used. The Silverline Minuets blew everybody away at the NYC HE Show using a garage sale CD player and a modestly powered Monarchy DAC/Integrated (so I guess you'd have lots of amp options with these speakers). That modest system managed to physically pu... | |
| A/V power conditioner under $200 What are the advantages of a Brickwall or SurgeX over the surge protection offered by the APC H10 or H15? If there's a big protection advantage maybe I could get the best of all worlds by plugging an H10 (since it does most of the things I'm looki... |