sugarbrie

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Are Vienna Acoustics really this good
Too bad Tweeter sells them. Their salespeople are clueless. I was interested in listening to a pair, but they were so poorly set up that I knew they had to sound better than they did in the store. All I got from the salesperson was a lot of hyperb... 
Are Low Power Tube Amps Worth The Troubl
Has anyone used the $700 Decware Zen Triode? 
Have you "lied" to yourself?
Rosstaman: The noise hound was the one component I bought that made no difference when I plugged it in. I left it in anyway. When I removed it a while later, boy did the sound degrade. So I agree with Mkaes and KutisJeffers 
unequal cable lengths
Ditto, keep them equal. 
Best SS Preamp w/remote under 2k??
Conrad Johnson PFR - Stereophile Class A 
Hate to ask......
Don't hate it. I have 3 systems. One is HT. I just can't imagine paying big bucks for a sound system to watch movies. Being all digital, and sometimes not very good digital, is it really high end most of the time?? My HT system sounds pretty good ... 
Who's Hearing What? Big Changes Coming
We have been hearing about the demise of tubes since the transistor arrived. The same with CDs versus LPs. The synthesizer replacing live musicians. Now computer animation replacing live actors. Digital cameras replacing film. I am still waiting f... 
What Chopin solo piano cds are the best?
If you want a recording of all 14 Chopin Waltz's and some other pieces that are played the best, search out Dinu Lipatti. I assume though that this is not what you mean by "sound the best". (Many recorded in 1950 shortly before he died of Leukaemi... 
What is wrong with my tuner?
Sounds busted to me (no pun intended). Look inside and see if the FM antenna terminals are still wired to the circuit board. If the solder is cracked, maybe no signal. You could test it by placing the antenna wire directly to where the terminals a... 
Help for girlfriend HT speaker system???
The B&W 302s do not have the aluminum dome tweeter like the other models; it has a soft dome tweeter, so will not sound as "hard" as you say. 
Dont Ship UPS, Marantz tuner DOA
UPS had to pay the one time I made a claim. They had no defense. The package never arrived at its destination. 
Bargain Bin Triple Concerto
A lot of the historic Stern recordings are excellent. Not so much anymore, we all get old unfortunitely. I think Sony trots him out on a lot of their recent chamber releases because his name sells. I'll give it a listen if I come accross it, thank... 
Digital Rules
Live and in person rules!! Analog if you're stuck at home. This post is under Home Theater, so not sure if they know what an audio system is??? 
Help for girlfriend HT speaker system???
PS: If room decor is an issue Ensemble or Cambridge Soundworks (and some others) are OK and better than Bose. Also, Boston Accoustics has some decent small stuff. 
Help for girlfriend HT speaker system???
Get the B&W 302 ($250/pr) or new 303($300/pr) with the 300 series center channel $200. So we are talking $800 max brand new. You will need the whole $2K to get something that slightly better. Gives you money for something like the HSU VTF2 sub...