tomcarr
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| speakers with balls +1 for the Monitor Audio Silvers. I still have the 8s. They will play loudly! I have them in a third system because I like the sound of my Vandy 2Cs so much better for my main system, but I will admit the MAs are better at playing above 95 dB if t... | |
| How old are your speakers Vandersteen 2Cs. I am the second owner. They are in 8/10 condition. They sound wonderful. Based on the serial numbers, Richard Vandersteen guessed they were built around 1979. | |
| How to "mount" acoustic foam ? I'm using Primacoustic panels purchased from Sweetwater Sound. They can be applied to hard surfaces using adequate lengths of 2" Velcro attached to the hard surface, then the metal mounting brackets to the Velcro. I needed to do that for some of t... | |
| What's your favorite lyric from a song? "Those heads that turn, make my back burn..."The Cult, She Sells Sanctuary | |
| What's your favorite lyric from a song? "Bar-tender asks me 'Son, what'll it be'?, I'll have a shot of that red-head yonder lookin' at me."Brooks & Dunn, Boot Scootin Boogie | |
| What's your favorite lyric from a song? "Two men say they're Jesus, one of them must be wrong, there's a protest singer, he's singin' a protest song..."Dire Straits, Industrial Disease | |
| What's your favorite lyric from a song? Larger than life and twice as ugly, If we have to live there, you'll have to drug me...ABC, How To Be A Millionaire | |
| Publication bias and confounders in product reviews - TAS, Stereophile, Audiogon, etcetera +1 john_g, my feelings exactly. I was poised to print the same post until I read yours.Tomps- don't forget Sam Tellig (Tom Gillette). He was my hands-down favorite, unfortunately he no longer writes. | |
| Minimum recommended amplification requirements and amplifier matching +2 @willemj , agree completely. I used a 300W/Ch/4 ohms with Monitor Audio Silver 8s with good results. | |
| Marantz DV6400 vs...? I have the Oppo 103 upstream of a Krell and then Vandersteens. It plays SACDs, HDCDs, BlueRay, and DVD-As and sounds wonderful. The new model is the 203. If you are listening in 2-ch like me, you can set it to play multi-ch down-mixed to 2-ch. Hig... | |
| Subwoofer Decision Have you considered the Swarm? Multiple subs, single connection, rave reviews. Worth a look or listen... | |
| CD/SACD player output options +1 Oppo | |
| Still looking for speakers in the 10-20,000 range Have you considered the Golden Ear Triton Reference?Full-range Class A rated in Stereophile, and less than $10K. | |
| Good Used Speakers ($8K-10K) For A Little Listening Room I think it was John Atkinson who said "Ahhh...big room, small problems". | |
| Have you ever hated the sound of your system one day, and loved it the next? @shadorne , I don't think those are the tricks @clearthink was asking about... |