tireguy
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| Anyone listen to the NPR jazz series cd's? I listen to NPR(National Public Radio) though the only NPR station near me is WMHT which is a classical station and now that I listen for about 9-16 hours a day(at work) I have become a big classical fan. The service is great and next time they ha... | |
| Cocktail of choice when listening to fav music? Rockhead- That's ironic-shake my martini and I will run and hide, how ever I don't mind my water being shaken. | |
| Advice on building a dedicated listening room. I concur with Bill's statements but for those of us trying to get things done for less check out Rives site it will help you an awful lot www.rivesaudio.com you will learn more in the half hour then you had learnt in your whole life. Of course if ... | |
| Cardas Caps on unused digital jacks? Gunbei- that's the reason I use them I don't think they changed the sound for better or worse, but it keeps things neat and clean. | |
| Cocktail of choice when listening to fav music? Funny I used to be an avid drinker when listening now that my system actually sounds good I don't drink at all- in fact I can't recall the last time I had a drink in the room with me. But if I do its either small batch bourbon, cognac or armingac ... | |
| How many things do you have plugged in? 3- 1 cd player, 2 amp. Some ht crap in the back of the room which would add 2 more but I can't remember the last time I turned it on(at least 2-3 months). | |
| Why is my composite so bad? Zaikesman is exactly right the only other thing I will add to prevent a third post about this is, video cables MUST break in they will take a couple of days of play time(24 hours a day) before they can be judged. | |
| Why do Maggies need a lot of power? I can confirm the fact that 3.6's need POWER to come to life. I tried a few amps of lower power before stepping up to a 450 watt per channel high current amp and now I have much better low level dynamics and much quicker lower bass, before the bas... | |
| good/best CD player with variable out I third the Audio Aero recommendation, the most musical player I have ever heard. | |
| Where R U????? Marakanetz- I am told I am an angel does that count? | |
| Integrated match for Martin Logan Ascents Mitch- How ya been??? Are you back in the states or still in exile ;) Haven't seen your moniker as of late, hope all is going well! | |
| Which gear to ground? I would only ground the gear that was misbehaving, it doesn't seem prudent to punish gear that is acting perfectly fine. Sorry couldn't resist! | |
| 15K system Why not Magnepan 3.6's instead of the 20.1's(around 3k used)? perhaps wolcott amplifiers(around 6k used), the resolution audio is a good player but perhaps the audio mecca mephisto II or audio aero capitole mkI would do better(3k+, may put you ove... | |
| Power Conditioners: Myth, Magic, or Necessary If I were you I would sell those power cords and enjoy the music, why upgrade if there is potentially no gain? Why do you feel you NEED power cords and possibly a power conditioner? is there something you don't enjoy about your sytem? Let me just ... | |
| The Greater Poughkeepsie Area There is a very informal club-of sorts, we are trying to get the ball rolling though all of us so far tend to keep very busy and it is rare for more then a few of us to get together at once. We start in the Manhattan area and go up to Roterdam(a l... |