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| Best Speaker Choices For Nearfield Listening The king is the ProAc 1sc, driven by tubes, they are bi wirable. Your Aragon will also work well. | |
| What's the best power conditioner furman, no question. | |
| Recommend some SACD's? Miles/Blue, it will take your breath away. | |
| New to tubes Look into all the cayin units. Buy used. Yes, matching is important. If you go new, try to get a dealer to loan you a demo unit so you can check out compatibility right in your home. Primaluna Prologue are great units and has a larger dealer netwo... | |
| you've got $25,000.00 To believe that $25,000 will get you better sound than say $10, 000 or $15,000 is a myth. The hi-end thrives on the 'more dollars buy better sound'.Find a local dealer, within fifty miles, that has a great loaner program. Start with the speakers, ... | |
| Phono stage revealing limitations of cartridge? To maximize the sound you get from vinyl it is important that the 'chain' be compatible. Chain? Yes, the cartridge, table, arm wiring, interconnect, phono pre-amp. The phono pre-amp, especially all the EAR units present many problems - tube type/m... | |
| ? about oppo oppo products once again demonstrate that the price/performance equation in audio/video is elusive. As we all should know, it is amply at work in the 'cable game', and the 'mod' movement. I have two oppo players, one I use for audio, the other for... | |
| Tube CD player w/ balanced output look at the cayin units, great sound, value. | |
| Long speaker cables - cost vs performance First try 12gauge from home depot. I know, why find out that they might be better then what you have. But, it will tell you if other changes will offer better sound. Otherwise find a dealer that has a loaner policy, the only 'sound' way to find th... | |
| Which Turntable For Temporary Use/ please read Lets look at cheap, but practical.The Musicians Friend is offering a GemSound turntable for $99, shipped free. It has a s-arm and AT cartridge.I know this takes courage to believe it can do the job of audiophile stuff. I have an Aries/Clearaudio e... | |
| The most important word of advise? Ears rule. Don't believe what the others, dealer, wife, etc. tell you. It is your ears that must be happy. As others are saying, start with the speakers and flow everything else from there. Room treatment's are a must. | |
| Tube or Solid State Preamp- BAT or AR Why not a tube unit from Cayin. Sweet sound, great value and if you are not pleased, great resale value. Forget the Parasound for now | |
| The value of open space Yes, try some of Michael Hoppe music. | |
| Lp cleaning - scrubbing records - any downside? Have you tried steaming. Often works better then any fluid. I've steamed many records and I have found it much better then just only scrubbing. Many units avialable for about $30. | |
| Recommendations please... I agree with prior posts and suggest the following: bring the speakers out to a least 30 inches; treat the front corners with round roller's (6 inch diameter x 36 inches x 3 or 6 units at $20 each). Treat the back wall with diffusion: egg crates p... |