timothyjk
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| 5.1 Speaker Packages....Any Worthwhile.... Forgot about the .1 part of the 5.1 package. I would buy a used sub (Hsu vtf-2) or the Titanic kit from parts express and find 5 NHT Classic threes. I've seen used pairs for $400. A little more effort than going down to best buy but it would be an... | |
| 5.1 Speaker Packages....Any Worthwhile.... Just buy five of the best $300 speakers you can find. | |
| Speakers to make even Raffi sound good? What is your budget? I have been in the same situation with my family room HT system. Luckily my kid's have moved past the Barney and The Wiggles phase to High School Musical and Ice Age (at least Ice Age is relatively humorous). I ended up with a... | |
| HSU or Dayton Titanic from Parts Express? I have a HSU VTF2 and the Parts Express Titanic 10" and I have found the Titanic sub to be just as good as the HSU sub. The fact that it is cheaper and much more attractive (than the original grey/black VTF2 anyway), is a bonus. I now have two mat... | |
| audio innovations series 500, 700, 1000 valve amps I have owned two S500s and they just might be the best amps that I have owned in that price range (less than $350 each, used). If you can get by with only 25 watts, I can't imagine that you wouldn't be pleased unless your speakers are completely w... | |
| Audio Refinement complete or Nad C370 ? In my opinion, the Complete is the best solid state integrated amp regularly available for less than $500 (used). | |
| Onix A60 and A120 I had an A120 that I was pretty pleased with, no real weaknesses and a great bargain. I bought it for $375 and sold it a year later for $400. That being said, unless you really need the extra power of the A120 I would look at an Audio Refinement C... | |
| What small center will sound good with Maggie MMGs A great match for the MMGs is the Aura center channel speaker with the Linaeum ribbon tweeter. They are no longer made because Aura decided to concentrate on car audio but they were ridiculously cheap when they were being closed out (as low as $10... | |
| mono blocks for home theater? I just finished putting together a secondary theater in the family room of my new house and I got a little carried away. I had 5 Antique Sound Labs Wave mono amps on hand and was curious what a low powered tube home theater system would be like. I... | |
| Best Inexpensive DAC Check out the Channel Islands DAC with the upgraded power supply. I was looking for an inexpensive DAC for my family room system to improve the sound of an older Toshiba DVD player (SD-9000). It is used mainly by my daughters so the Toshiba sees m... | |
| Integrated, Marantz pm-17, Denon pma 2000? or? The best, used $500 integrated amp I have ever owned is the Audio Refinement Complete. I have bought 2 of them from Audiogon members (one black, one silver - both with remote) for $495 and $500 shipped. Might very well be the best $500 equipment p... | |
| Best efficient, passive sub - Any suggestions? Thanks for the responses (and emails). It looks like I might be better off with an active subwoofer, rather than use the extra channel on the Jolida just because it's there. Has anyone heard the Vance Dickinson subwoofer kit available from Parts E... | |
| Anyone know anything about Counterpoint speakers? Thanks for the info. I guess "junk" was a little harsh, I didn't really expect them to be bad speakers. I didn't even realize that they were brand new and still in the boxes, so for about $500 delivered I probably will not be disappointed. | |
| need a good 100 watt, 2 channel receiver I have an Onkyo TX-8511 that I am going to put up in the classifieds. I bought four of them because they were such a great deal. If you check the reviews on this thing, you will see that it is well-loved by people who care about music. I am not go... |