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| Question: Does ATC have the best midrange driver? Just because a car has "the best" engine doesn't make it the best car. The midrange driver, good as it is, is only one part of the speaker chain, and the implementation of the entire speaker is at least as important as the drivers themselves.ATC b... | |
| Surround Cable Recommendations Unless you've got everything else in your system up to your ultimate level I'd say go with a spool of generic 16 awg wire from Radio Shack, Home Depot, etc. that will work just fine. The surrounds are only going to be handling relatively low-level... | |
| Best system for the budding audiophile? If piano is a big thing for you I'd strongy recommend hearing the Soliloquy 6.2(around $2700/pr.)--makes many other speakers sound like they leave half the sound of the piano behind. They're a pretty forgiving load and sound good with lots of elec... | |
| best remote preamp for McCormack amp If you're not looking to go tubes you might want to check out the Placette active preamp, which is very highly regarded and extremely neutral. I think you can try it risk free for 30 days as it's only available factory direct. Best of luck.Tim | |
| Sony SCD-333ES HELP You might want to check out Ric Schultz's take on the mod situation on www.tweakaudio.com. He's got some pretty serious mods for the Sony SACD players and makes a good case for going this route over an external DAC. He also talks about the XA777 a... | |
| Any thoughts or experiences with DH Labs cables Cables are a very personal choice given your system and tastes. That said, DH Labs cables are very good for the money and a big step up over the generic stuff, but I wouldn't put them in a bright system or it'll probably just get brighter(I had th... | |
| Speakers Needed: Audiophile Taste - Low Budget If you're going to continue to use the Sony receiver I'd stay away from metal tweeters given your price range as most will tend to sound overly bright and/or harsh. I've seen Soliloquy 5.0s available for around $500 used and they do offer a center... | |
| Speaker cables for Classe crcd and Soliloquy 5.3 Look for a used pair of Acoustic Zen Satoris--I'd take a single run of those over a double run of just about anything else for the same price. I'm using shotgun bi-wire Satoris with my 5.3s and the midrange absolutely came alive with this cable. I... | |
| where to buy a high quality db 25 connector ? Monster used to carry one, so you might want to look again(Interlink 6?? or 4?? I think). MSB has one too, and I'd probably take that over the Monster, but I don't know the differences between them.Someone else asked this question a while back, so... | |
| 2 Channel pre-amp...where to start... In addition to those mentioned above, Adcom(GFP-750), Rogue, and VAC also offer stereo preamps with HT pass throughs. Of course any stereo preamp will work if you have a line level input open, you'll just have to set a reference volume level on th... | |
| Bright / forward speaker cables. Ditto what Gunbei said. I tried both Oval 12s and T14s in my system and the 12s were definately the softer of the two. I also found the bass to be tighter and quicker with the DH Labs vs. fuller and rounder with the AP. From my experience in my sy... | |
| use Dennon 2802 as pre-amp and add tube amp? You have to ask the question whether you really want to mess with tubes in what seems like a combo HT/stereo setup. Also, B&Ws are not the best speakers to use with tube amps in the first place as they require more power to really open up than... | |
| Retail vs. List Price I used to work in the audio retail business, and for reputable, legitimate, high-end brands you can usually get 10% off retail without much problem. This is the amount the high-end manufacturers often allow dealers to discount without the dealer j... | |
| What amp & preamp/proc to get with AP Virgo III's? What bothers me about this is the 75%/25% stereo/HT balance. Obviously your priority is 2-channel, so why dump a bunch of cash on a pre/pro that may or may not keep up with future formats(we've all heard of "upgradeable" components that become exp... | |
| What speakers for Art Audio Jota? I have heard good results with both Triangle and Soliloquy. Best of luck.Tim |