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| Used Pre-amp with HT pass-thru You could also try a passive preamp -- for HT, just turn the volume on the passive to the maximum, and it's effectively out of the loop. And those can be had new for WAYYY under $1000 . . . . | |
| Please Help: Replacing tubes on ASL MG-Head Check around on http://www.head-fi.org/ -- there are several entire threads devoted to tube rolling the MG Head. I'm using NOS Sylvania black-plate EL84s and a NOS Telefunken 12AX7 -- paid about $70 for all three on eBay.Start off with the 12AX7 -... | |
| Classical music for Rockers Nrchy --Some of the recordings that I have are as follows, although I don't really have any idea of their relative merits compared to other recordings of the same works:Verdi "Requiem" -- Karajan conducting, Deutsche Grammophon 437 473-2Liszt "Fau... | |
| Standard Def Reception on an HDTV set In my experience, analog cable will look worse, and TRUE digital cable (non-HD) will look about the same or slightly better. But if you own a DVD player, you've gotta get a digital set -- 480P smokes 480i by a wide, wide margin. (Oh, wait, I can't... | |
| Your Favorite Holiday Recordings Are? Harry Connick Jr's Christmas album, and of course the old Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer soundtrack . . . . and, yes, I have to admit it, John Denver and Ralph the Dog dueting on "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" . .. . | |
| Classical music for Rockers Try Franz Liszt's "Dante Symphony" and "Faust Symphony" -- both good classical pieces for a rock fan.And if you like Mozart's "Requiem," try the "Requiems" by Verdi and Cardoso.I'll also second (or third) the Wagner recommendations -- you'll proba... | |
| Woofer damage from new Star Wars THX DVD? I would think that there would be little chance of "real world" setups being affected, simply because either most low end amplifiers don't have enough power to blow out a speaker like that, or the systems don't have enough bass extension to even a... | |
| Are NHT VT2.4's harsh, or is it just me? Carlabarla --FINALLY got my Channel Islands VPC-1 passive preamp and hooked it up yesterday . . . . BIG difference in the sound. The little bit of harshness that I was hearing in the midrange is gone now -- female vocals sound fuller, and everythi... | |
| Woofer damage from new Star Wars THX DVD? Didn't blow any woofers, but when the seismic charge went off later in the movie, all the power in my house went out for about 10 seconds. (Of course, that may have been a coincidence -- but I doubt it.) I was listening at the same levels I listen... | |
| 1st song you remember??? Don't remember the exact song, but it would have to be something off of a Carpenters 8-track, playing in Dad's car sometime in the mid-70s . . . .Pat | |
| do you have a sperate audio and HT system? I have a combined system -- I use a Channel Islands passive preamp for 2-channel, and run the front channel outputs from my Lexicon DC-1 into the passive for HT listening. That way, no gain matching issues -- just turn the passive volume to max, a... | |
| New RPTV power cord? Maggieowner --What RGPC are you using? | |
| What are you thankful for? Good thread idea!!I'm thankful that someone managed to record at least a FEW CDs worth of Eva Cassidy before she died.I'm thankful that my wife thinks "black and grey metal" is an acceptable living room decorating style.I'm thankful that my dog, w... | |
| Are NHT VT2.4's harsh, or is it just me? They also have somewhat of a design flaw . . . in the floorstanders, the driver layout puts the tweeters well below ear level for most people's seated listening position. I raised mine up 8 inches off the floor, so that the tweeters are where they... | |
| Are NHT VT2.4's harsh, or is it just me? Maybe it was the electronics you heard them with . . . . on good recordings, my 2.3As throw a wall-to-wall soundstage, even with the TV in the back of the speaker plane. (Now IMAGING is compromised by the TV, but not soundstage width).Pop in the l... |