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| Audiophile beginner with a question... If you want a single box receiver, one of the few decently priced receivers still made for quality audio and not for Home Theater is the NAD C740 which combines the C340 integrated amp with the C440 FM/AM Tuner. The C740 lists new for $499. For de... | |
| Audiophile beginner with a question... I would also go with an integrated amp on your budget. Much more bang for your buck. Good ones are made by NAD (C320, C340, etc.), Cambridge Audio (A3i or A500), and Rotel(970 or 971, etc.). These companies also make decent CD players. The Cambrid... | |
| Who does POWER CORD modifications?? Bill Thalmann at Music Technology. Bill if a former engineer designer at Conrad Johnson. Bill will also do power supply upgrades, if he feels it will be an improvement. That website is:http://www.musictechnology.com/ | |
| REL Strata III vs. REL Q201E I would at least get the Storm III for the N804s in the ST line of REL subs. The Q series were designed with HT in mind, but they are also very musical. | |
| Interconnection cables, excellent finding. Hakan,We have something on television in the USA called an infomercial, which is a TV commercial disguised as a news program or interview to make the viewer think they are watching real testimonials from customers, when it is just a bunch of actor... | |
| Aftermarket REL / Neutrik Speakon Cable? Call Robert Stein at The Cable Company --- www.fatwyre.com --- He can order you a custom XLO brand cable for the REL. | |
| Interconnection cables, excellent finding. Your post reads like an advertisement. Is it really, and not a post from a listener ??? | |
| Audiogon Grading Scale - the gold standard? Audiogon rating system is not any better. It is solely up to the grader. Audiogon's 10/10 is basically brand new. There are lots of 10/10 ratings on used equipment. | |
| How important is upgraded power cords for FM tuner Best to listen for yourself and find out. | |
| how to know what power to get-match speakers best? Adding more power does not add an equal amount of volume. It is a factor of 10. To get an amp that will play twice as loud as a 50 watt amp, you would need 500 watts. | |
| Best home theater subwoofer to mate w/Aerial 7B's I do like the the HSU for the money (they're under $500), but I like the REL better if you can afford them ($1,000+ and up). All the components on the Stereophile list are recommended components, I was just pointing out that the Home Theater ratin... | |
| Inexpensive Pre with headphone jack recommendation The Anthem preamps by Sonic Frontiers have an excellent actual headphone amp section, not just a phone plug-in jack. You should be able to find a used Anthem Pre-1L or Pre-2L for $400 to $500. | |
| Best home theater subwoofer to mate w/Aerial 7B's Just a note: The Class A in the Stereophile Home Theater magazine is not the same thing as a Class A in the Audio Magazine. I believe the HSU is Class C or D in the Audio Magazine. The REL's are mostly all Class A and B in the Audio Magazine depen... | |
| Bi-wire-top post, bottom post, why a difference? Well if your jumper cable is of lower quality than your speaker wire (or just different), it seems logical that the high post (to the mids & tweeter) was not getting as good of (or the same) signal as the low post to the bass. Also, since you ... | |
| Best home theater subwoofer to mate w/Aerial 7B's If it is dedicated HT, you may want to consider the Q series REL's like the Q100E, Q150E, or Q201E. They are all excellent at their price points. The 150 and 201 have a small footprint also. The Q series are also very musical. |