tomcarr
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| Ever Bought an Audio Product that was Stupid Good for the Money? Boston Acoustics A40 speakersMission 707 speakersPioneer SP-BS-22 speakersSecond-gen AR turntable introduced in the 80sShure VR-15 cartOriginal Kimber CableVandersteen 1BsVandersteen 2CsPS Audio Elite integratedCarver CD player with tubesBIC 960 b... | |
| (Maybe) Definitive speakers @gdnrbob, good point! | |
| Tube amps and heat @atmasphere , logical, simple, economical. Well said, Ralph!Tom | |
| What position is your balance control set at and why? In my dedicated room, I was constantly fiddling with the balance control because the soundstage never seemed balanced, until I placed acoustic panel treatments. Problem solved. Perfectly balanced soundstage, every album, every time (unless it was ... | |
| Oppo Gone - Now What? Good question. As the owner of a 103, I'm looking forward to reading the responses, because at some point I'll be facing that dilemma. | |
| (Maybe) Definitive speakers Listen to Vandersteens and Magnepans. Neither are "perfect", but they are both very, very good. Happy hunting!Tom | |
| NAD 1600 Receiver Still using a decades-old 2125 receiver in a 4th system. NAD was amazingly well-built and offered tremendous value. From what I've read, that's not the case today, sadly. Really liked their products. | |
| Vandersteen 2CE Signature II: Is it worth the price of $2700? Why are so many for sale? sunnyjim, sorry to hear about your injury. I always enjoy reading your posts. Hope you feel better soon.Tom | |
| Oppo Ceasing production Same situation here, I'm 58, have had 2-ch systems since putting together my first at age 15. None of my friends buy music. None of my kids have any interest in my current system. Even my wife (who's close enough to perfect for me), can't share my... | |
| Speaker recommendations for NAD C368 amp The Emotiva's are good too!!! | |
| Speaker recommendations for NAD C368 amp Doh! MY bad. Just read ALL the posts!!! | |
| Speaker recommendations for NAD C368 amp Vandersteen's play well with NAD. Used 1s or 2s can be had for $800 or less. I've owned both models, matched w NAD, PS Audio, Denon and Krell. Always sound musical. Easy to drive. I love them. YMMV... | |
| Vandersteen 3A Sigs vs Klipsch Forte III You are trying to compare two polar opposite speaker designs. I happen to love the sound of Vandies and think Klipsch sound like PA speakers, but that is only my opinion, no more or less valid than every other poster's.Book a flight, audition what... | |
| Oppo to cease production -- Announced yesterday... Sad indeed. Sign of the times. Love my 103.Don't know a soul who still buys CDs.Hard to find a store that still SELLS CDs.Sigh... | |
| Brothers in Arms by Dire Straits Great suggestions above.Love Dire Straits!Some of my best sounding albums too!Makes me wanna leave work and go listen to some right now!!! |