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| Harbeth Compact 7s vs. Pioneer's $129 speakers Good point if you only care about certain types or music or certain sonic attributes you can save a lot of money and be very satisfied. | |
| Would you trust a local dealer to help you put I was getting lackluster performance from LP playback, so I went to my closest dealer for the first time in years (I have been buying used). They tried to sell me a cartridge that was much more expensive than I thought made sense for my system.I w... | |
| California Audio Show 2012 Audio Note room was very good as always but I was blown away by the Tannoy Westminster Royal speakers in the Blue Moon Audio room.Also the vintage audio fair nearby had Tannoy 15" silver speakers that also sounded awesome. Also liked the vintage R... | |
| Fried speaker comparison Model R write up at:http://www.marklev.com/IMF/documents/Fried/Fried%20ModelR+QAudioAdvisor.pdf | |
| Fried speaker comparison I have a pair of Fried Model RIIi (improved) speakers. I think they sound very good on classical music, they are smooth (like vintage British speakers) with exceptionally good soundstage depth . They would not be my first choice for pop/rock music... | |
| WOW; great stuff at THE Show, Newport this weekend See Michael Lavorgna's coverage of the Napa room:http://www.stereophile.com/content/napa-acoustic-0Napa Acoustic aka XcellusUS Representative for Mistral Audio tube gear and the US importer for NBIEN loudspeakers and JIB-Germany cables. | |
| Best surprisingly good value component Rhing modified Sony Playstation 1 cd playerMusical Paradise MP-301 6V6 SE integrated/headphone ampJMR Twin speakersDon Allen modified cd changerWoods Yard Master speaker wireDon Allen Cakepan EL84 SE ampFried Model R SpeakersDIYTube ST-35 ampEpos ... | |
| Best Hobby related purchase of 2010 Top two:JM Reynaud Twin Signature speakersMusical Paradise MP-301 tube integrated amp | |
| Quick poll: Most enjoyable audio magazine ? I like Positive Feedback Online. | |
| Find the weak link to help me spend $800 or so DAC for your Planet: new Rega, EE, MHDT, used AN? | |
| Three best audiophile CD/LP in your collection LPs1. Bill Berry And His Ellington All-Stars: For Duke2. Kor (Propius)3. Kotekan pecussion and... (Reference Recordings)runner up:Tristan Fry Percussion Ensemble: Music for Percussion (Gale) | |
| Best Intergrated Amp for JMR Twin Sigs under $500? I ended up getting a Musical Paradise MP-301 for $200 plus shipping and it sounds wonderful with the Twins. | |
| Amazing ''Overachieving'' products...your pick? Musical Paradise MP-301 tube integrated$200, 6 watts, one source, sounds wonderful | |
| A major disconnect between the audiophile magazine Bound for Sound magazine has been looking into vintage gear lately and doing some comparisons to modern stuff.http://www.boundforsound.com/currIssue.htm | |
| Best Intergrated Amp for JMR Twin Sigs under $500? Thanks for all the replies. I have to agree about the Wave 8s, they don't live up to all the hype (some years ago). But I haven't upgraded the output caps to Auricaps as many suggested, maybe that makes a big difference. |