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| Your best ''outstanding'' products in last 5 yrs? I recently bought a pair of JBL L112's circa 1980. These speakers sound really, really good. Paired with a vintage Marantz 2270, as well as a Linn LP12, this set-up is giving me a serious amount of musical enjoyment. Surprising, considering the am... | |
| Wilson Wat Puppy 7 or Avalon Opus Ceramique? For a monitor that sounds amazing at low to medium volume, check out the Harbeth Compact 7-CES. They sound amazing and are not that fussy about electronics. | |
| Leben CS600 or ARC VSi60 with Harbeth Compact 7's No headbanging. I do listen to classic rock, however I'm more into blues and acoustic. As I'm getting older, my musical tastes are mellowing. Thanks for the feedback. | |
| Amp s choices to match with Wilson Sophias ? I called Wilson when I got my Sophia 2's. One of the guys told me that they had great success with Audio Research and Jeff Rowland. I ended up with the Rowland Continuum 500 integrated and it sounded much better than the VTL gear that I had been u... | |
| Oh how I wish Class D amps ... I have a Jeff Rowland Continuum 500 integrated amp that sounds as good if not better than any other amp that I've owned. You should hear it with a pair of Wilson Sophia 2's. It sounds fantasic. I don't think that all Class D amps should be written... | |
| Wilson Benesch ACT I found them fatiguing as well, which the dealer said he had never heard that before. I will say that the build quality is exceptional and they look absolutely fantastic. I really wanted to love them as the aesthetic was exactly what I was looking... | |
| converting oiled walnut to "rosenut" color Fishboat,I just refinished a 30 year old pair of walnut JBL's. I used 0000 steel wool on them and then I applied Howard's Retore a Finish. Howard's comes in many different wood colors and I used walnut. They turned out darker and richer looking. H... | |
| Best Integrated, period. I have no idea what is best. I do know that I am very happy with my Rowland Continuum 500. It has the blackest background and is really easy to listen to. I've compared it to a few other pricey integrated amps and it easily won out for me. I wish ... | |
| Origin Live Silver vs. Michell Tecnoarm Please disregard this post. I found some great info on Vinyl Engine regarding these two arms...thanks | |
| If you could only keep 5 Lp vinyl which ones John Hiatt - Bring the FamilyDire Straits - either Debut album or CommuniqueBeatles - Abby RoadVan Morrison - Poetic Champions ComposeJeff Beck - Blow by Blow | |
| B&W 805D vs. Dynaudio Contour S1.4 TD,I found the Benesch to be somewhat sterile compared to other speakers that I have been auditioning and I also found them to be fatiguing. The dealer said he had never had them described that way, so perhaps I'm in the minority. I ended up buyin... | |
| Man between two eras Last year I purchased a mint condition Marantx 2270 receiver on eBay. It looks and sounds fantastic. I don't think you can wrong with a 70's Marantz. I also used to own a Harman Kardon HK-730 receiver from that era that sounded great as well. Good... | |
| Verity Audio midrange drivers? Sorry, I missed that one. Congrats on a great system. | |
| Verity Audio midrange drivers? T416,Congrats on the Parsifals Did you get them from MKOM? Did you buy the Luxman integrated as well?SG | |
| Verity Audio midrange drivers? Mark,I owned as pair of Rienzi speakers for a year or so. Without a doubt, the best sounding speaker that I've ever owned and I've owned some good ones. I have recently spoken to 2 Verity dealers and both told me that they don't like the poplyprop... |