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| Vinyl composition effect on noise floor I have a Dark Side Of The Moon from the Harvest label on white vinyl. It is the worst sounding record I own. Nuff said. | |
| FM tuners - Are they OBSOLETE ? I had a Sony hdr-f1hd tuner in addition to my Magnum Dynalab FT101a. Guess what, I kept the Magnum Dynalab and sold the Sony. How anyone can say that the Sony sounds great must have hearing deficiencies. Most of the stations I want to listen to in... | |
| Piece of Audio gear you regret selling Sold my Rectilinear 3A speakers 34 years ago, still regret it. | |
| FM tuners - Are they OBSOLETE ? I use my Magnum Dynalab FT 101A tuner more than my turntable or cd player. I am lucky to have 2 excellent in the Boston/Providence area and I listen to them all the time. I have heard a lot of great "new to me" music I wouldn't know about otherwis... | |
| What speakers to match my new cary 805 AE I would add the DeVore Gibbon Super 8, and one of the ZU models. | |
| Bryston vs. McCormack with the Modwright 9.0 Odyssey Audio Stratos amp. Can be had new anywhere from 1200.00 to 2500.00 depending on the extras you may want. I have had 7 different solid state amps in my system and this one is the "keeper". Many excellent reviews on the web. I went for the d... | |
| What amp next for Vandersteens? My office system consists of Vandersteen 2ce speakers, an Audible Illusions Modulus 3 preamp (tube) and a Classe 15 amp that puts out 175wpc. It sounds excellent. I am using MIT AVT 1 bi-wire speaker cables as well. The sound is very full and defi... | |
| small companies making today's best products I would put Odyssey Audio up there with the best of the small companies. Great products, great customer service and run by a family that loves music.Bob | |
| HELP Rega P-7; VPI Classic 2; Scout 2 or ? I have a VPI Scout and had a Dynavector 20XL cartridge. It was a match made in heaven. I can only sumrise the Dyna on the Classic would even be better.Bob | |
| My wifes birthday present - a turntable You have a wonderful wife, cherish her. Happy 50th!Bob | |
| DUPLEX RECEPTACLES YOUR EXPERIENCE I have 2 dedicated 20 amp lines for my system. There are 2 sets of duplex outlets per box. I was using Hubble hospital grade outlets I had bought from a local electrical supply store and thought everything was good. On a whim, I bought 4 Shunyata ... | |
| finding the right speaker? I had 2ce's for many years, and I moved on to Odyssey Kismet reference speakers at 3200.00 a pair. Best investment I ever made. You get the bass of the vandersteens, but a little more detailed treble that is non-fatigueing. | |
| 1970's receivers and integrated amps... Frank......I was an audio salesman from 1972-1986 so I do have first hand knoledge. I worked in a mom & pop audio store, Soundtrack Audio Systems in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. We sold Pioneer, Kenwood, Sony, Marantz and Sherwood. We also sold M... | |
| 1970's receivers and integrated amps... Back in the late 70's, Harry Pearson, editor of The Absolute sound reviewed Pioneers top of the line 120wpc receiver. His review was only 5 words: "plainly a piece of shit". Receivers and amps from that period used huge amounts of negative feedbac... | |
| mit terminator 1 speaker cable sound signature My system uses all MIT Terminator 2 cables and I am very happy. They are a full bodied cable with thunderous bass and delicate highs.Bob |