sugarbrie
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| Integrated for around 1K to match with.. Don't know if it is a match for your system, but the Audio Refinement Complete is the best $1000 (MSRP) integrated I have ever heard. I've seen its big brother the YBA Integre DT go used on eBay a number of times for around $1,000 to $1,100 includ... | |
| Ohms? Great Question !!! My speakers have Sensitivity 90dB spl; Nominal Impedance 8 Ohm; Minimum 3.5 Ohm. The bass is on the light side (I use a REL sub) and very very slightly slower compared with the rest of the speaker. Is this reflected in the 3.5 m... | |
| Best wires for cost For super super cheap but still decent try Straightwire Chorus; only $35 - $39 for 0.5 to 1.0 meter new in box. Used even cheaper. | |
| "Burn in" Are you serious? I once had a 2 meter pair of Nordost SPM interconnects cut in two and reterminated by Nordost into two 1 meter pairs. One pair sounded about the same as before, but the second pair needed almost a month of constant playing before they sounded like... | |
| How come a power cable changes the sound? Read the various white papers and web pages at Vansevers.com Mike Vansevers is an expert on this subject. | |
| Best wires for cost Kimber PBJ Interconects are $70 to $80 new and around $50 used. In the $100 to $200 range Nordost Blue Heaven good at $150 to $200 new and $100 to $150 used. For the money the Sitech ST-18-G3 at $200 to $300 new depending on length are great at th... | |
| Best reviewers I was always impressed by the folks at "Inner Ear Report" Can't remember the names. | |
| gorecki's #3 The only time I heard it clearer than the mentioned London CD was when Zinman premiered it at the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore. | |
| DO AUDIOPHILES EVER LISTEN TO MUSIC? I always have the music playing while I am at my computer like right now. Does hangin out at AudiogoN take away from listening time for the rest of you? | |
| Best Matching Amps for B&Ws? My question is why did you buy a surround speaker system if you are interested in 90% music? You've got about $2400 of speakers there. For that you could have built a 2.1 system. (2 Fronts & Sub). There is really nothing wrong with this for mo... | |
| The best Neutral Power cord ? I have had good results with Vansevers power cords. They make standard cords of various standards as well as the Pandora which is can be "tuned". | |
| Good stand-alone phono preamp? I used to own the Rotel RQ-970. It worked great for the money. List is $200. Used around $125 to $150. It is Stereophile recommended if that matters to you. If it a high output MC cartridge you can use a moving magnet preamp. The Rotel has a switc... | |
| Cosmetic Repair The polish you can get to remove scratches from Audio CDs should work here. It is plastic afterall. Discwasher makes a CD polish and scratch remover I have used successfully on damaged CDs. | |
| Best Customer Service (Manufacturer) I have had great responses from the 3 of the 4 companies I have communicated with. Conrad Johnson, B&W Speaker and Vanevers were all great. In the case of Vansevers it was Mike Vansever himself. My only bad experience was with Audio Plus Servi... | |
| affordable tube preamp-AE-3 vs. Pre1L? Also consider the Conrad Johson PV-10 |