stevecham
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| The Beatles vs. The Rolling Stones For those of you who think the Stones were tougher than the Beatles, remember where each band came from and how they formed. The Beatles were the toughened Liverpool kids, having had the Hamburg education as well, the Stones were the sweet well-ed... | |
| How many pair of speakers do you own? 3 pairsThiel CS6Vansdersteen 2CeMeadowlark Kestrel 2 | |
| Looking to get into Vinyl Rega P5 or Music Hall MM7 (comes with cartridge). | |
| Best Phono Preamp for budget system Where do you see your system in two years? Will you make upgrades to the Arcam. Many choices, but perhaps the overall future goals are part of the response to this question. For the immediate future a Lehman Black Cube would suffice. | |
| Best turntable/cartridge/phono preamp combo Audiofell: Absolutely untrue. The Shelter tracks perfectly and made a huge improvment to the table's performance.And, my opinion is based on actual experience as an owner and long time vinyl listener, is yours? | |
| Best turntable/cartridge/phono preamp combo Music Hall MM7, Shelter 501 mk 2 and EAR 834P phono pre. Exceptional combo and great $ value! | |
| Speaker Cables for Thiel 2.4 Harmonic Technology single crystal cables. I use them with my CS6s and they are by far better Audioquest and Tara. | |
| best all-round,full range at $2000 Vandersteen 2Ce Signatures, with change left over for cables and softwar. | |
| Meridian 508.24 problem The laser failed on my 508.24 a couple of years ago and I contacted by phone (nice folks!) and sent it to Meridian North America. They promptly repaired and sent it back to me. Cost of the whole laser assembly plus labor and return ship to the wes... | |
| Music out there with good bass Pole 2 | |
| Recommended Speakers with Krell 450Mcx Mono Amps? I have CS6s powered with a 400cx and so completely agree with Etruiz on this. Amazing synergy between Krell and Thiel. Talked to Jim Thiel about this match up and he agees. Also I am using Harmonic Technology pro 11 speaker cables. | |
| Roger Waters remasters? There are many other rock albums that sound a lot better on vinyl than ATD: Who's Next, Crime of the Century, Aja, Brothers in Arms, Led Zep 1 and 2...What were they thinking when U2 recorded "War"?; someone was clearly asleep at the mixing/master... | |
| Warm speakers? "They're made for music reproduction and not looks which is why I haven't considered them for the last 17 years."May I quote you Tomryan? That is one of the most profound (and revealing?) statements from a fellow audiophile I've heard. ;-) | |
| Parasound JC1 and Vandersteen? A close audio friend has the JC1s and 5As and they sound FABULOUS! No limitation on dynamic range in a moderately sized room and extension, detail, soundstage all there nice and tidy. Great combo. | |
| Hi-Fi in Bay Area? Also if you have a car, Future Sound in Burlingame (not far from SFO airport). |