sonicbeauty
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| worse entertainer or performer of all time?? That's an easy one for me:Yoko Ono : Makes my ears bleed. Her claim to fame was never as a singer.Michael Bolton: Crying his lung out makes me switch stations fast.Kenny G: It's like hearing the ''your meal is ready'' tone on the microwave oven on... | |
| Buying from Canada a hassle for you too? Audiofeil you state that ''In a vaguely related issue, in August of 2007 I sent payment to a supplier via first class mail from western New York to Montreal, Quebec.It took 16 business days from departure to arrival.''Next time, for payment, try F... | |
| Buying from Canada a hassle for you too? Well said Tobias. | |
| Buying from Canada a hassle for you too? I have been a member since 2001. Being Canadian myself, my feedbak is amost 100% US transactions, all with great A-gon members. Never an Issue. Same with transactions on canuckaudiomart.com, mostly with canadians.You have all of something like 26 ... | |
| Cayin H80A or Ayre AX-7e In all fairness, the Moon i5.3 cannot be compared to the liquidity of the Cayin. The simaudio product sounds harsh and dry by comparison.If you need a solid state amp to compete with the Cayin, I would recommend Electrocompaniet products, as they ... | |
| What is "polite" sound? ''polite'' usually refers to people. Many reviewers are now using such terms as you would think they are describing a personality, and not a wooden box with drivers in it to provide sound, not matter how good or how bad it is. Using this terminolo... | |
| High end stores closing do you really care ''My advice is, find a dealer in your area who goes out of his way to help you optimize system performance, and reward his efforts with your business and referrals''Great advice. Let me know if you ever hear of one will you?Thanks! | |
| High end stores closing do you really care Brick and mortar stores are a relic of the past, meaning that they can no longer hold the customer hostage with ridiculous and meaningless techno-chatter only intended to confuse the buyer into buying whatever the salesguy recommends, while treati... | |
| Integrated amp for Quad 22L? I owned these fine speakers for 1 year. The Arcam A-85 integrated was a great match, with its subtle tone controls. Also had the small Cayin amp - great match - but the Arcam was more adequate.Good luck! | |
| Integrated amp for Quad 22L? What a great paper on the 22L2 Quads.By the way, of course the Cayin TA-30 has been discontinued by Paul (thanks to Kevin Deal and his purchasing clout...). I was referring to being a bit patient in finding a used one, and contrary to what was sai... | |
| Can you imagine a world without vinyl? I sure can. | |
| Integrated amp for Quad 22L? I owned these great speakers.I second the Cayin T-30 (Paul's TAD-30)for an amazing tube amp, and actually a tube roller's dream with the extended bias option ( kt-88, 6550, el-34, and more).HOWEVER the Arcam A85 is THE match for the 22L's. They ha... | |
| MOON I-5 versus KRELL KAV 400XI Glad to see mention of the Naim Nait 5. I my humble opinion and experience, the Sim Audio I-5 is not in the same league, sonically speaking, as the legendary Naim.Heck, even a 20 year old original Naim Nait 1 (I've owned one from 1984 to 1994, sti... | |
| Musical Heaven, NOT Audio or Speaker heaven … Aktchi - I can only respond to what I have actually owned in the past and my degree of ''satisfaction'' with them. This is very subjective of course, here's a quick list of past gear I owned, and not just speakers !QUAD L22 - ''romantic'' and forg... | |
| Musical Heaven, NOT Audio or Speaker heaven … By the way, I ALSO once owned a pair of Polk LSi 15 speakers. This is not a joke, they are incredibly good, and not just for the money. Too ''low end'' for snobish hifi shops to put beside a B&W OR Totem speaker in the showroom (would make the... |