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best vocal harmonies in rock
QueenIf you own more than their Greatest Hits, then this is pretty damn obvious! 
What speakers match well with my Plinius 8200mk2?
My Vandersteens love the Plinius. 
All vandersteen users ?
Unsound,Sorry 'bout that - I mistakenly thought you started the thread. 
All vandersteen users ?
Unsound,A dealer was telling you that the 2Ce Sigs won't reach their true potential unless you drive them with something that's 200 watts...That just seems a little silly. Driving them with a 175-watt integrated does give them some more "headroom"... 
All vandersteen users ?
I wouldn't say that's true - I got great results using an Audio Refinement 50-watt integrated with my 2Ce Signatures. Very nice sound and I did not have to turn it up to super-high levels (and I like to rock).Eventually, though, I did want somethi... 
MF Beatle Boxes are awfully dear.
Hevac1I feel pretty lucky now having seen this auction...think I got mine off ebay for $175 shipped (roughly 6 years ago), and it's in better shape than this one! 
Sensual Music
Ted Nugent"My Love Is Like A Tire Iron" 
Is Plinius 9200 bright sounding?
I only have the 8200 MKII, but one would have to reasonably assume that the 9200 shares the "Plinius house sound".Mine drives Vandersteen 2Ce Signatures...and I never get any kind of sound that I'd describe as overly bright.I'd be pretty shocked i... 
MF Beatle Boxes are awfully dear.
[BkonigI had the Blue Beatles box and Liverpool Box (odeon). Both were Japanese pressings. While warmer sounding than the MF set, I definitely preferred the focus and clarity of the MF pressings]For someone who's not a serious Beatles collector or... 
If you could do a blind shootout...
These would be secondhand prices:Audio Physic Virgo IIVandersteen 3A Signature 
If you could do a blind shootout...
[Rhljazz]Maybe he just wants to have a shootout for fun - not as a pretentious scientific audio experiment.Is this so profoundly wrong? 
MF Beatle Boxes are awfully dear.
Not sure if you bought the same thing, but I have the Beatles Collection blue box that was issued in Japan - the original '79 version pressed with Apple labels.Can anyone tell us if there's something about these pressings which are vastly inferior... 
Why are "low hours" a consideration?
Oopsie daisy - I should have said the life is approx 1,000 hours... 
Why are "low hours" a consideration?
You very rarely see someone say "The cartridge has about 300 hours on it." What is so terrible about that??That would be like 10% of the cartridge's life span??Still seems like low hours to me... 
Damaged Dynavector 20XL
I think the dealers only give like a 20% discount when trading in - no matter what Dynavector cartridge it is.