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Bookshelf Speakers with the decent bass
"04-12-15: MaplegrovemusicGo listen to some active monitors . Any brand will do . Might be an ear opener . It is for some anyways . LOL "What do you think of a pair of Tannoy Reveal 502's? 
Plinius SA301 Or Bryston 4bsst2?
Either amp will drive the speaker so I would just listen to both amps and pick the one that sounds the best. 
Bookshelf Speakers with the decent bass
"04-12-15: Roxy54Topten,He knows very well what I was talking about. He just thinks that he is being funny as usual. I would be very surprised if he had ever even heard them. Bad puns and vitriol, he's an authority on both of those things though."... 
Marantz PM 17SA v PM 8003
"In fact, I checked the specs and both units are rated at 100 wpc into 4 ohms. So, their power amp sections are almost identical." Nothing could be further from the truth. Yes, its possible that the 2 amps may be very similar, but there's absolute... 
threshold amp
"04-11-15: Glasspakmodest stuff.threshold stasis 3 /Conrad Johnson premiere 17 pre / meadowlark osprey speakers/ah njoe tjoeb cd tube player with upsampler"It looks like a fairly well thought out system. "Modest" components, that are properly matc... 
Bookshelf Speakers with the decent bass
"04-11-15: Roxy54Users and reviewers speak well of "The Clue."That's because they don't have one. 
What do you recommend for a solid state for office
"Zd542, very interesting. I have used Naim Nait 5i for 2 years and I found it to be the single best equipment one can buy for that money. I was driving a pair of Tannoy Turnberry SE speakers with it. Supremely musical!Pani (Reviews | Threads | Ans... 
Bookshelf Speakers with the decent bass
"Or, should I try Floor standing speakers. Thank you in advance on yours opinions.Topten (Threads | Answers | This Thread)" I think a floor standing speaker would be a much better way to go. See if you can audition a pair of Vansersteen Model 1's.... 
Prima Luna Premium Pre or Conrad Johnson ET3 SE
"04-10-15: UpscaleaudioThanks for the kind words. And Zd542, I don't know what comments I made, but back in the day, there was a lot of that. Frankly that's why most industry people don't get involved in forums anymore, including me. No data, just... 
Clayton Audio Class A amps. Need amp advice
"Clayton M300 mono's keep my BAT VK30 (older dark 6922)"If your 6922's are dark, get some new ones. 
Question Reg Wadia ipod dock 170i
Push the mode button. 
how do you set VTA onthe SME 309 tonearm?
"04-10-15: MofimadnessZd542...SME supplies a special wrench for these screws. These are the correct screws to both move the arm forward and back and up and down.I was a SME dealer for many years and have owned quite a few different SME arms throug... 
Electrostatic speakers and low volume resolution
"04-09-15: BroadstoneI've become a strong believer in the part that all frequencies play in such important factors as timbre, even, or maybe especially, those beyond our sensory capabilities. As was discussed earlier, the base frequencey of most a... 
Vincent sv 237 Tube Question
I think the only replacement for those is a CV5365. But that's a rare tube as well. Do you need to buy new tubes? 
Which Turntable??
"04-10-15: Ejr1953I'm not a fan of analog, but stumbled upon a manufacturer who makes a laser turntable, ELP from Japan. Check them out."I was thinking about buying one of those. It's not digital even though it uses a laser. I ended up not getting...