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| ProAc Response 1.5s vs. Meadowlark Shearwater HRs Can't compare my Shearwaters HRs with these ProAcs, sorry, but I know the 3.8 a little. Naturally the 3.8 bass was awesome. I was listening in a large room, too.However I was just thinking today how happy I am with the bass response I do get. It's... | |
| Testing-ever get fed up? I can't call myself a really experienced tester but I have discovered that short-term listening is often not a reliable way to evaluate. I do not do A-B tests if I can possibly avoid it, and I try not to compare more than a couple of components in... | |
| Separates vs. Integrated Nobody's mentioned vinyl as a reason for going separate. I wanted a first-class phono stage and I was able to get one in the preamp I chose ( originally a Copland CTA-301, now a Klyne SK-5A ).The alternative was an integrated with an outboard phon... | |
| "Sale pending"--why post it ? Thanks for your responses, folks. I think I will be guided by Fatparrot and in future I will not put "sale pending" on my ads at all.Jmcgrogan2, I'm afraid I did think you were considering opening an ad with "sale pending". I beg your pardon if th... | |
| Are your used items selling? Jmcgrogan,I put 'sale pending' on my last ad once I had a committed buyer. Offers didn't increase. I think your experience was coincidence.Personally, if I see 'sale pending' on an ad I don't bother making an offer. Maybe I just haven't seen a dea... | |
| Meadowlark owners I have a pair of Shearwater Hot Rods and a Sima Celeste W-4070 SS amp.I use Ensemble Voiceflux--very good cables that I think you'll have to find used, but they won't cost you too much if you do. | |
| FedEX Ground, sure they aren't really BROWN??? I'm glad to come across this thread. If I have to ship a high-value item I always use FedEx Economy Air and have been delighted with the results.However several lower-value vintage items are now on their way to me via FedEx ground and USPS. In no ... | |
| Albertporter only needs 50 If there's still time, please put me down for one outlet. and I'll send payment express. Thanks a million. | |
| ONE shot to show off your System's Stuff Ladies and gentlemen, please...J.S. Bach MagnificatStader, Töpper, Haefliger, Fischer-DieskauMünchener Bach-Chor, Munchener Bach-OrchesterKarl RichterArchiv 198 197 | |
| Shanling CDT-100.........ANY GOOD?? I like mine.I have to say mea culpa, in my 'Gon review I didn't compare my Shanling to any other player directly. The other players I knew best were the Linn Genki and my previous setup, a Cambridge Audio DiscMagic and IsoMagic with an optical clo... | |
| Marantz SA14 vs. Shanling T-100 vs. Philips 1000 I have a Shanling CD-T100 and I have posted a fairly comprehensive review here. I can confirm that the sound of it has improved even more since then... smoother and more coherent still.I do not think reliability is an issue with the export product... | |
| What do you currently own that was bought on 'Gon? Grado SR-60Wireworld Equinox IIIWireworld Atlantis II ICMeadowlark Shearwater Hot RodThat's it... I think I've sold a bit more kit here than I've bought.Jeff, how about another question : "What Audiogon deals are you really sorry you missed?"Toby | |
| How to extend tubelife in bedroom system? When I asked UHF magazine how to extend tube life they said the first thing to make sure of was that the tubes stayed as cool as possible. So make sure your amp has adequate ventilation and maybe invest in a silent-type fan.You might want to try a... | |
| Taking the bad with the good I have heard a few underwhelming but expensive setups so I know what you mean by your question, but it strikes me that what really got you here was the salesman's refusal to listen, both to you and to his system. Which is perhaps ironic considerin... | |
| What is the most difficult component to upgrade The preamp is a puzzler all right... why the heck should it make so much difference? After all, it basically just does switching and a little bit of amplification, as well as volume control. And then there's balance and... OK there's a lot to get ... |