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| Will Creek 5350 SE drive Magnepan 1.6QR? M,My room size (24' X 14')is similar in size to yours. In your price range I would listen to an Anthem MCA-20 ($950 new), a used Odyssey Stratos with cap upgrade or extreme version, or maybe one of the Carver ZR series amps. The ZR1000 and ZR1600 ... | |
| Jolida 100 vs Eastern Minimax I agree with Boa2 in that there are several other options at your price range. Naim CD5, Cary 308T to name a couple. I picked up an Audio Note CD3.1x here on A-gon (towards the upper end of your price range) and am very pleased. Excellent dynamics... | |
| What songs do you never get tired of? FF,I'll keep my list short as well...."ticket to ride" - The Beatles"turn around" - Whyskeytown"take 5" - Dave Brubeck"theo and weird henry" - John Mellencamp"does anybody really know what time it is?" - Chicago"gladiator" (theme) - Hanz Zimmer"i ... | |
| How to integrate a sub with 2-channel mains? Kincade,I should be receiving my ACI Force sub in the next few days. I have Magnepan 1.6QR's that I'll be blending this sub with. According to my research, some things to consider are: (a) Speed and size of the sub's woofer. Big boomy subs might b... | |
| FM radio in Chicagoland While drivin' yesterday, I heard the following, in this order...Violent Femmes - Kelly Clarkson - Judas Priest - Eric Clapton - U2 - De La Soul - Shelby Lynne..Whoa! I've told some of my fellow co-workers about this station and they cannot believe... | |
| what's your favorite album cover? "Revolver"... I can still stare at it for hours! | |
| FM radio in Chicagoland Thanks Sean,I also listen to the radio alot while at my office in Lansing, Illinois and while on the road (which is quite a bit as well). I've been a pretty steady listener of the Drive, 'XRT and WNUA for the past few years, trying to get a decent... | |
| Music you would like to turn someone on to. SideWinders (aka Sand Rubies) - power pop band from ArizonaRacheal Yamagata - Lotta talent here!Freedy Johnston - Great songwriter and guitarist!Kim Richey - Makes Cheryl Crow seem like an amateur!The MavericksAll IMHO of course! | |
| Audio Research 150.2 Tri-Path amp opinions? Thanks AEW and Northernfox for your responses. | |
| Digital Cable Recommendation I can also highly recommend the Apogee Wideeye. For 'bout double the price of 1 meter Apogee check out the Stereovox HDVX, it's excellent in my HT system. | |
| Here's To Dear Old Dad Yep my Dad's love for this hobby when he was younger unknowingly set the stage for my now being into audio. I can distinctly remember my mom and dad throwing wine (and who know's what else!) parties in the living room of our bungalow on the south ... | |
| Your favorite but unknown A couple of unknowns (at least to me) that I've just recently begun listening to:The Damnwells (think Blur meets Paul Westerberg meets Stereophonics)Kim Richey "The Collection" | |
| Recommendations for Music on DVD Sarah McClachlan - StorytellersDave Matthews - The Central Park ConcertREM - Perfect SquareAllison Krause - Union Station LiveNorah Jones - Live in New Orleans | |
| Help me decide: Best 5 channel AMP for me You should consider and listen to the Anthem multichannel amps. Dead quiet! | |
| Which amps for Monitor Audio Gold Reference 60's? X,I have MA Silver Series S10's as the mains in my home theater along with S2's as surrounds, and S-LCR center channel. Great speakers. Your 60's are awesome as well. I've listened to them many times with about 7 or 8 different amps. To my ears, t... |