tomcarr
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| Integrated amplifier search I'd stay away from any NAD now. Reliability has gone down. Really a shame, I've owned several from the 80s and they were wonderful. The company is definitely not what it used to be, sadly.Tom | |
| New to audiophile and need HELP. Buying used whenever you can will save you mega $. Audio gear typically holds its value about as well as used underwear.Buy smart-buy used.Welcome to the club!Tom | |
| Modestly priced bookshelf speakers for cabin. Pioneer, ELAC, Klipsch | |
| Going to have a dedicated line installed- What should i know to ask for? Lots of good posts already so I won't add any redundancy, just will comment that I ran a dedicated (also called a "home run") line to my dedicated listening room. The results were entirely satisfactory. Worth the $, IMO. YMMVTom | |
| Need Preamp and Amp to Match Vandersteen 3A Signature Speakers Call Richard Vandersteen at 559-816-2411Call Johnny Rutan at 973-809-4467Tom | |
| What amps should I audition? @elizabeth - bravo, congrats, hurrah! Finally, some common sense approach to this mostly illogical hobby of ours!"The grass is NOT greener in unknown products""Buy what you heard and like""Spending megabucks and being disappointed AGAIN...THAT is ... | |
| How are you hearing no difference? The cupped-hands technique definitely yields a "sea-shell" effect.Closing the eyes always improves aural acuity.Removing eye-glasses does too.Still trying to prove to my wife I'm semi-sane also... | |
| Still looking for an amplifier upgrade- but with a new twist..... Sanders Magtech might work... | |
| How are you hearing no difference? Not hard to believe. People hear differently. I grade all my albums on sound quality, (class A, B, C, D, and F). When I have others over to listen there is almost always disagreement, with incredulous looks, over differences in opinion. YMMV...Tom | |
| Klipsch Forte III--Pleasantly Surprised @wolf_garcia , thank you!Tom | |
| Plinths for Monitor Audio Silver 8 My silver 8s were purchased new from (I think) Music Direct and came with wooden plinths with a set of spikes and a set of plastic feet with rubber pads; their use depends on the floor surface. I did not get any metal plinths, nor did I get them ... | |
| Magnepan 3.7i vocals sound harsh OP, just finished reading all the above posts and you've gotten lots of good responses. One thing I remember reading about was a similar situation as yours, harsh vocals/good instruments on a particular recording. Turns out, the singers mic had be... | |
| Does this image give you claustrophobia? Looking at it makes me think I'd rather spend the money on a Porsche 911 GT3-RS. | |
| Best Speakers under 1k for me Another vote for ELACs | |
| Klipsch Forte III--Pleasantly Surprised OP, I wish we all had that attitude. The world would be a better place.Wolf, thank you for the tube review. I plan to try the stock tubes first, listen, second-guess myself several times, worry, ponder, drive my wife crazy, then maybe try others.Tom |