stokjoc
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| Is the Cassette Recorder Dead? I'll bet that 75% of all audiophiles use some type of cassette system, car or portable. The sad thing is that the cassette recorder is totally invisable to all high end mags. Due to the demise of Audio and Stereo Review the only place to find revi... | |
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| Metal or Fabric Dome tweeter My experience has proven more often then not that metal dome sounds great at reproducing cymbols, bells etc. but silk dome is better with the human voice and is less likely to accentuate sibilance. Since most music comes from CD players and they h... | |
| Supplies for cable building Parts Express (subsidiary of Sonic Frontiers) has a selection of high end cables that you can terminate yourself and save quite a bit. Check it out. | |
| Red Rose Speakers (From Mark Levinson) According to Mark Levinson "the man" Red Rose is his attempt to make a real world, ie. affordable system, that the common man can afford. He reports that systems are flying off the shelf. Am not sure if price includes the cat. | |
| Best small/monitor/bookshelf speakers? There is a good review of several different models in the $500 and under range in last months Listner magazine. Results and comparisons are made with reviewers preference for best of pack. Check it out. | |
| Satisfaction Guarenteed? Having read lots of articles about professional musicians, in almost every case they have at best mid-fi systems. Considering how good their ear must be it has always struck me as strange. Perhaps they know it's not possible and therefor don't try... | |
| Best small/monitor/bookshelf speakers? Having owned a pair of Coincident Triumph Signatures for several years I can highly recomend them. I have all tubes so their high efficiency and stable impedience make them compatable with almost anything. You may be able to pick up a pair of the ... | |
| Best CD Player, new or used between $1-2K Check out the Arcam Alpa 9. The new FMJ is supposed to be even better and still in your price range. I haven't compared it with any of the players already listed so I can't say it is better. Both players have received rave reviews if that means an... | |
| Bad Tube Experience I purchased NOS tubes from The Parts Connection. The price was right but most of the tubes tested poorly. The salesman admitted that they do not test tubes so you are pretty much on your own. Buying tubes from them is a real crap shoot. The salesm... | |
| Cary SLA 70 Signature Any major tube dealer like Upscale Audio,The parts Connection etc. can also help. Cary can provide a manual as well as tubes but they are not cheap on tubes ! | |
| Buyer's remorse - your worst purchase? The two products I purchased giving buyers remorse were both purchased from dealers who lied in one case and failed to provide needed information in the other. Be sure to ask a lot of questions because many dealers use the net to unload outdated m... | |
| Most overpriced audio component made Speakers selling above $2000 certainly qualify as do some tube amps. Most of all SE low power types. Price out the components and you will be shocked. The manufacturer buys these things for a lot less then retail so the price disparity is even gre... |