xiekitchen
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| What sub do "U" use ? I'm with Elizabeth.. when I had an apt I had 1 pair of spkrs, Spica TC-50's played at most moderately loud. Otherwise used my Stax Labna pros. Now in my house, I use a Rega Vulcan with my Ensemble speakers. Very musical sub I like alot but won't g... | |
| What are your favorite monitors? Ensemble.. Chario.. Spica | |
| Please help identify Stax Lambda Pro. I have a pair of Lambna Pros.. they have 5 pins, black in color. I don't know what the "regular" ones look like..I am using mine with a new Stax tube amp, the 07t or something like that.. I feed it from my benz phono unit direct. way better than t... | |
| Silclear , Caig ProGold, or Kontak? I use Kontak and have good results.. absolutely no residue, it really works and cleans any oxidation or dirt off. you will hear a difference, esp. when you do all the power cord prongs. | |
| Notes on Rega upgrades What I did with my Rega P-3 (when I had it--I now have the P-9): 1. tone arm rewired with cardas wire, clips, cardas box and jacks so you can use any interconnect cable. tried many cables, settled on an Ensemble cable 2. Remove feet, used 4 sets o... | |
| Caribbean Music Recommendations Well mon, bein dat my wife from Trinidad, I recommend Denise Plummer, "Baron", "Sparrow", David Rudder, Soca music off the top of my head. Denise Plummer is my favorite. I don't know where you could buy this stuff in the US, The cd music shop in t... | |
| What did your first "real" system consist of? in 1977 I bought a Garrard belt drive with a shure cart., I don't remember the model, 1st LP I played on it I remember quite distinctly.. Pink Floyd dsotm. a JVC integrated amp 30 wpc,(couldn't afford the Marantz) and a pair of technics "phase ali... | |
| What ever happened to John Klemmer? Personally I think John Klemmer is a little bit better (not necessarily more technically competant) than Kenny G. I enjoy Touch and esp. "Straight to the Heart" Direct to Disk 1979 on Nautilus. I don't recall players like Joe Sample and Oscar Cast... | |
| need advice on the best outdoor speakers NEAR makes some pretty good outdoor drivers if I remember correctly. As a side note, at my sister's house in Eldersburg MD her next door neighbor had an inground pool with outdoor speakers around the deck, what a pain in the ***. Having to hear HI... | |
| Do You Remember Your First CD Player? My first CD player? In 2001 I bought a used Rega Planet. Yeah I guess you could say I held out and waited a while.. | |
| Passive pre-amp any good??? P.S., the airtight amps.. don't they offer a volume control anyway? they are supposed to be exceedingly good. First Sound is one of the best passive preamps around and is highly recommended | |
| Passive pre-amp any good??? I went from a modest powered preamp (Forte model 2) to using a separate phono preamp unit (benz pp1) with a passive pre unit and the difference was night and day in terms of expanded, not reduced dynamics, better and lower bass information, wider ... | |
| Guitar Solos Ralph Towner "Solo Concert" my favorite | |
| great little speakers Ensemble Animata | |
| Best progressive acts these days? I've been way out of touch with whatever is going on these days with prog. rock but I have heard that one of my old favorites, Happy the Man, is due to release a new record after 20 something years. Anybody out there a Happy the Man fan? |