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| Please, please help Did you buy the speakers new? Reason I ask is that it is very easy on many speakers to remove the binding post panel and swap the internal wires going to the posts such that the all feed off of a single set of binding posts. This is done to get th... | |
| Tube Preamp for Odyssey Stratos Dual Mono? Don't do it! I have a Stratos, tried tube preamps (Rogue and McIntosh) and hated it, really hated it! I highly suggest the new Musical Fidelity preamps, A3cr or A3.2cr, very nice match, and ate the tube preamps alive in my system. | |
| The plight of SACD.... Why would an audiophile not want DVDA? Personally, I would have to more then double the cost of an already very expensive, to me, 2ch setup, which is the best I can afford in stereo mode. Had I spread that thinly out over 5 channels, the sound wou... | |
| Speakers Upgrade Recommendation Used Studio 100s and a better CD player or dac (MSBs is a good, affordable choice) and a dedicated 2ch preamp would be my suggestions, at least if you must stick with Paradigms. I suggest auditioning everything you can get your ears around to find... | |
| The plight of SACD.... Sorry to rant, but are we're now arguing about the less then 1% of individuals in a group that maybe makes up 1% of all people to begin with (if that) as being the only ones in the right, ie vinyl? This all sounds very elitist and ego driven. This... | |
| Stereophile Test CD questions Pink noise useless? Hardly. It is a very good tool to setup the speakers to obtain best possible 3D soundstage. Adjust the distance from the wall and apart, as well as toe-in to acheive a locked in "ball" of noise in the center with clearly heard ... | |
| What's up with the new PS Audio Amp? Could be worse, could be just another noisey, highly colored and just artificial sounding tube amp, right :) | |
| Von Schweikert Speaker Owners: Please Read. Update:A replacement tweeter arrived today via fedex overnight from VSA! I'm a pretty happy dude now, all I ever wanted was my tweeter fixed. I do thoroughly enjoy the Von Schweikert sound and did not want to have to find a replacement speaker, I ... | |
| The plight of SACD.... A friend has a Pioneer Elite universal DVD/SACD/DVDA/CD player. He took a look inside and saw "Sony" labels on many parts. Leave SACD to Sony, indeed...! | |
| CDP home shootout Rotel vs. Arcam vs. Marantz Any update? | |
| 123 Reviews All 5"s For Odyssey For what is is worth, the Stratos edged out the well regarded Musical Fidelity A3cr amp in my system, much to my suprise. If interested in details of the comparison, feel free to email me for a ~1 page review. | |
| Modify/Tweak Monster Cable HTS-2500 conditioner? Sean, thank you so much for the great response, very good stuff! | |
| Von Schweikert Speaker Owners: Please Read. Thanks for the feedback, I will try calling at the 619- number. I had ordered a tweeter from madisound.com but was sent the wrong unit, not sure if they have their numbers crossed or just a shipping problem. If nothing else I will try a local deal... | |
| 123 Reviews All 5"s For Odyssey As a side note, not all of the reviews for the odyssey amps where in fact "5's," as some reviews have vanished, notably a couple recent ones questioning why some reviews have been deleted that where less then 5 stars! Conspiracy theories aside, st... | |
| Maybe my comparison was too specific... Though I also believe there are many better speakers then NHT for the money, with less excuses need to be made, I do however think the Classe would mate well with them from what I heard, as I found the Classe 101 pretty laid back and did have good... |