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| the best music dvd video?? Just saw Beyond the Sea: A musical/biography of Bobby Darin with Kevin Spacey as BD. | |
| Isolating CDP from weak wood floor This may seem like overkill, but, Pedrillo has an amazing turntable and hangs equipment from the ceiling with bungee cords to isolate ithttp://cgim.audiogon.com/i/vs/s/f/1199065428.jpgHere is the turntable:http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?v... | |
| Which speakers have wide dispersion? Any Shahinian speakers, but Obelisks come to mind first and followed by Dhalquist Dq-10 | |
| Best balanced signal cable Visit Virtual Dynamics website, they have a great line of products and trade up policy | |
| Which Pre/Pro gives the biggest bang for the buck? Meridian 568 7:1 DTS THX DD nice DAC | |
| Preamp or A/V receiver??? Keep the KEF, Arcam and the Adcom amp, they offer the most flexibility and utility regardless of which direction you go. If you decide to go with a separate home theater Preamp/Processor stay away from Onkyo or Adcom. Also, what do you want your s... | |
| Attn: Speaker DIY expert Look up Solen electronics for partsAlso look at Parts Express for ready made xovers | |
| Budget AVR as a preamp An Outlaw AVR might be what your looking for | |
| Projection Screen I got upgraditis and eventually settled on a high gain glass bead screen, there is a big difference between screens, paints and materials. If anyone is in NYC (11215) stop by to pick a 3 year old pull down Da-Lite Model C for free | |
| CDP Isolation? I second McPherson's, try to go with Bilstein, then KYB | |
| Tubes vs. SS Start experimenting with different tubes in your pre amp. | |
| Speltz Anti Cable Speaker Cable I didn't like Speltz in 3 systems as single or double runs with Shahinians, KEF and Snells. Underdog has come up with the best use for Speltz wire. | |
| Adcom GFA-545 - Modify or Move On? You will not get your money back if you choose to sell your modified Adcom, or most modified equipment. Go with the Stratos. | |
| really inexpensive power cords I like My Audio Cables (MAC), a 3 strand braided silver power cord. 6 feet for 140.00, better that Signal Cable | |
| Does coloring the edges of CD's help the sonics? I can see an improvement on DVDs, but it makes upper frequencies on CD's harsher/brighter and more digital. |