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| Speakers for quality listening & occasional party I would try to find a used pair of PSB Image 5Ts. | |
| Advice on Budget System for newbie I understand why you would like the 541, I did too. My personal preference is for the CD25, though. I felt it had more energy and liveliness, and I like the upgrade possibilities (power cord, then later the op amps, maybe a clock). However the CD2... | |
| Customs delays from US to Canada I'm in Montreal. I had a delivery Friday and another yesterday from the States. Didn't seem to be any problem. Am waiting for one more but it's not late yet. | |
| ISO serious help Sounds like the static electricity problem I used to have with my Cambridge transport and DAC. The transport turned out to be unusually sensitive to static. Here are some things I would try. Check the system's grounding. Make sure it is grounded a... | |
| Best PRaT CD Player for $600 or less ?? The Shanling CD-S100 (marketed in the U.S. as the Music Hall CD-25) has the characteristics you are looking for at the price you want to pay.My recollection of the Mimik is not stellar. I think you would be much happier with a CD-25, and it can be... | |
| Is there a good source for speaker recipes? If I were building a speaker today, I would buy a kit from North Creek. Their documentation makes me realize how far we have come from the days of G.A. Briggs' Cabinet Handbook, which I used to build my first boxes. At that time, I would have need... | |
| Help with remodeling my kitchen Well... you can find HK330B or 330C receivers on eBay pretty cheaply. They're just about that deep--check with the seller. And they have both a tape out and a preamp out, so you can plug in a powered sub. | |
| Personal amp evolution Dynakit SCA-35 integrated ( age 16 )--theft, uninsured--HK Citation Twelve, kitd-i-v-o-r-c-eHK503 integratedSima PW3000 integratedLinn Majik integratedSima Celeste W-4070Shanling SP-80 ( age 53 )Full circle, tubes to tubes. | |
| Replacement a Grace 707 arm Don't know what's reasonable for you, but there's an hour left on this auction:Near mint Grace 704 on eBay. | |
| High Gloss Wood Finish - High-End or Low Class? I can't see how a finish would "seal in" vibrations.If I understand, I would guess that, in a sense, "sealing in" is what you want in most box speaker designs--that is, you don't really want the box itself to vibrate at all.I can see that any fini... | |
| High Gloss Wood Finish - High-End or Low Class? Another good glossy one is the Aurum Cantus Leisure 2 SE. Very smart-looking.AC L2SE pics | |
| How do you know if a cable is neutral? Or it's from Canada, in the context of the current conflict.Actually in my HO, Ensemble gear is pretty neutral, and it is in fact Swiss. | |
| How do you know if a cable is neutral? Bigtee has given a very good answer. I discovered that what I had thought was neutral wasn't really, when I heard a _really_ neutral system.The gentleman who had put that one together had immensely more experience than I did, as a hobbyist, review... | |
| Which is better, Jolida or Cayin? I've seen gear from HIT Audio which looks pretty darn sturdy. The designs are Cayin, modded with upgraded parts. Prices are great.Canadian HIT audio distributor's picsCayin has been selling in Europe for a few years now. There must be a track reco... | |
| help narrowing down my list of speakers, $2500 I like Audio Physik and Meadowlark (pre-owned) in your range, and Verity Audio out of it, even second-hand ;o)Oooh, you're gonna have fun listening to all that. Let us know what you find out, if you get the chance. |