timrhu
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| CDP with minimal controls on front panel Bel Canto CD2 has only one rotary knob on faceplate. Don't lose the remote. Almost makes you wonder why there are any controls at all on the unit. | |
| Best surprisingly good value component Meadowlark Audio Kestrels, either standard or Hot Rod versions as I've owned both. I bought my first pair when Meadowlark was still in business and two other pairs later on. They are the easiest to live with speakers I have owned, and I have tried... | |
| Meridian 508.24 problem My cdp uses one of the CDM12xx lasers. When it developed issues reading the last few minutes of cds which had 70+ minutes of music I emailed the company about a fix. They said I could send it in for a new laser. Before shipping it off I removed th... | |
| Help me solve static electricity problem If you have forced hot air and or central A/C add a humidifier to the system. Should be no more than $500.00 for a quality unit installed.Hevac1Humidifier for $500 or box of dryer sheets for under $5. Hmmm. | |
| Inoperable "STOP" button Cal Audio CL-10? Is the faulty stop button on the remote, the cdp, or both? | |
| Real Music vs Audiophile Mumbo Jumbo I wear earplugs when attending rock concerts, especially indoor concerts. My preference is to get as close to the stage as possible and soak up the experience. The sound quality is very low on my priority list. | |
| Song covers that are better than the originals Patti Smith's version of George Harrison's Within You Without You.Joe Cocker's version of With A Little Help From My Friends.Tori Amos singing Leonard Cohen's Famous Blue Raincoat. Yes Jennifer Warnes' version is beautiful but Amos nails the emoti... | |
| Find the weak link to help me spend $800 or so How's the room acoustics? You say you don't believe in tweaks but if you haven't addressed this issue it is worth a look.BTW, I'm not a big cable believer either. | |
| What you drink while listening sessions? Herbal tea in the winter months. | |
| Would you pay to listen? Mitch4t.Mrtennis, a dealer was never entered into the equation of this post and never was it implied. As a matter of fact I made sure to express that there would be no pressure or expectation to buy anything.From the posts following this statement... | |
| SS integrated amp that has tube like qualities You gotta love this type thread. Recommendations from every corner with absolutely no consensus. So Sfrounds, any closer to a decision? | |
| If upgrades were no longer possible would you be With my main system components in place for a couple years now I will say no. However, as I begin the trek into pc audio, it looks like all bets are off until I get this right. | |
| Is there a 'Song Painter' loudspeaker? I believe there are many speakers that can do this provided your room will allow it and you feed them properly. If you meet this criteria, all that is left is for you to listen to the music and not the speakers.Your move Grasshopper. ;) | |
| suggestions on affordable equipment stands. I used the Mapleshade approach. I made my own, but maple butcher blocks drilled for threaded rods. Works great.4estSame here except I used slabs of slate for my DIY project. Very heavy and very inert. | |
| Confused With Options To Obtain BestQuality iTunes Free AyrePlay software from sbooth.org will also bypass iTunes' "contribution" and switch on-the-fly but unlike Pure Music, it needs OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. (I'm stuck at 10.5.)Tobias Can you provide more info here? I looked at the referenced web ... |