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| KEF LS50 or Wharfedale Reva 2 -- which would you buy? That is an older Denon, but from a time when Denon was making solid, nice receivers. I had the DRA 625 and loved it. At the time, I was using it with Polk bookshelf speakers. It is the type of receiver that Zu Audio says mates well with its Dir... | |
| KEF LS50 or Wharfedale Reva 2 -- which would you buy? I live in an apartment and can only go so loud with my music, so I understand.I have been using single driver speakers for the past 10 years in at least one of my systems.If you can wait a few months, I would go with the Zu Audio Dirty Weekend Flo... | |
| $1000 should be spent for a NOS DAC or a turntable? Or save the grand, until you are living in a bigger place.I travel a lot for business and have spent months at a time in hotel rooms or long stay rented rooms.Now, I use a good set of headphones and occasionally an outboard speaker. Alternate bet... | |
| Beware!!! Everyone and all American citizen, you must not buy anything from BH Hi-Fi If the transfer was made via SWIFT, your bank officer should be able to tell you:1. whether the funds were transferred using an MT 101 or MT 103 (actual international wire message)2. whether an MT 940 was received by the bank (SWIFT statement fo... | |
| PrimaLuna Prologue one speaker match Hi Sam -In looking through the ads & reviews, these could be contenders:Elac UF5 @$800 w/shippinghttps://www.audiogon.com/listings/lis98je3-elac-uf-5-the-best-1000-00-pr-speakers-we-think-so-full-r...Rich | |
| PrimaLuna Prologue one speaker match Hi Sam -If I can ask ...what is your budget, how big a space, what do you like to listen to ... you get the idea. I have some ideas. Just want to make sure I am not shooting in a barrel.Rich | |
| PrimaLuna Prologue one speaker match Hi Sam -Without knowing your room size or how loud you play your music, the PL1 should drive most speakers in the price range that you are considering just fine, within reason. I am just not sure why you would consider 'downgrading', so to speak,... | |
| Speaker plinth material bottom ported Zu Omen Defs Well if you are open to a $13 solution, this may be a way to go. These are the 2 inch version of the pads that I was referring to. Essentially a rubber and cork sandwich. Should work with the spikes. https://www.ebay.com/itm/ANTI-VIBRATION-ISO... | |
| Speaker plinth material bottom ported Zu Omen Defs Hi Bob - Because I am using the smaller 4 inch square tiles as footers and centering them near the corners of the speaker (where you would screw in spikes), I am getting the clearance I need. Ports are happy. It was when I was using the full 1... | |
| Speaker plinth material bottom ported Zu Omen Defs I am a bit confused with the speaker placement as described by the OP. I own the Zu Dirty Weekender floor standers. I always thought that the speakers had to be raised some minute amount off the floor, so as not to block the bottom slot ports. ... | |
| Turntables @luvrockin -So, do the best you can with your budget. Simple as all that and it can be done.My getting back into vinyl was frustrating. I wanted to cover all the TT bases, without wanting to spend tons of cash and knowing that I was only willing... | |
| one short and one long speaker cable work? Yes, you are fine. The only thing unequal length cable affects may be resale value.Rich | |
| Question about Nakamichi cassette deck 1.5 Not certain how you were able to test that it still works other than to power it up and seeing that the fast forward motor still spins.Can it still record and play tapes ... that requires a cassette tape. Cassette tapes have a plastic notch in t... | |
| What unknown musical artist would you like to share with your fellow audiophiles? Folk Bill StainesGood starting points - 1) The First Million Miles and 2) The Second Million MilesCountry & WesternWhitney RoseGood starting point - 1) Whitney Rose 1970's Rock - Psychedelic & otherwiseWhite WitchAs for collector vs audiop... | |
| Emotiva equipmet, how good is it? The Emotiva pieces I have liked the best are their CD players.In your position, I would consider the following:Musical Fidelity M2si Integrated amplifier @ $600. Super deal at the price. I own this amp and MF products for the last 20 years. Rel... |