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| Replacement heads for Technics RS1506US If you do a internet word search, there are a couple places that have hard to find or discontinued recording heads and other parts. | |
| Dirt-Cheap Phono Pre-Amp The Rotel RQ-970 is quite good for the price. Stereophile recommended. New is only $200. Used $125 to $150. I owned one for a couple years until I upgraded to a high end preamp with phono. | |
| Best Mahler Third My one and only is Bernstein/New York DG 427-328-2 | |
| best mahler no. 5 Mahler 3rd? Stick with Bernstein/New York DG 427-328-2 I'll try to find that thread. | |
| what else should i have??? You now need lots and lots of movies !!! And popcorn. | |
| best mahler no. 5 Vienna Philharmonic / Leonard Bernstein; DG 423608-2 Some like the old Karajan/Berlin on DG Originals at a budget price. | |
| 5000 watts? For $125000 you can buy a new Steinway Concert Grand Piano, so why buy an amp that sounds like one?? Add the Steinway computerized machine that makes it a player piano and your are all set. | |
| Why do digital cables sound different? Since we are talking about a digital signal (digits/numbers) and not analog sound you would think any cable would do. However, a bad or weak cable can affect the timing and pace of the digital signal, making your digital clock and jitter control w... | |
| cd player skipping The laser could be out of alignment or it is vibrations mentioned above. I would definitely bring it in to a tech, if still under warranty and have it checked. | |
| surround speakers, which ones? What I think George is saying is the same brand (Example: B&W 600 series 2) will voice (sound) the same all around, because they share the same tweeter, and basic design. This is important to many videophiles. | |
| Hidden Audiophile Classics I am a part-time musician/singer (classical) and I go for the quality of the performance only. My audiophile interest comes from wanting those great performances to sound as good as possible. | |
| Reference CD & DVD Player ? Rotel makes a nice player that does both. | |
| surround speakers, which ones? The B&W 602s are very good. They list for $600. If you want to spend $1000 the CDM-1 are even better. | |
| Outdoor FM Antennas Used Indoors (Urban) I have an outdoor antenna in my attic. I tapped it into the cable TV wire going to that room. So all I had to do was plug the tuner 75ohm connection into the wall. Works fantastic. | |
| best 5 channel amp for home theater The only high end 5 channel amp I have heard is the Conrad Johnson MF-5600. I was very impressed. |