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| Neil Young at Massey Hall I don't understand what people see in Neil Young; way overrated in my opinion. can't the same be said by any of us about every successful artist? There are more than I can count which I feel the same about but they sell records hand over fist. | |
| Looking to upgrade if you're comfortable with used and already thinking Lexicon DC - I'd endorse the DC-1 which I'm using. I also recommend B&K 5 channel amps. I had a AV5125 which sounded wonderful (have since gone to monoblocks - much more $). the DC-1 and B&a... | |
| Neil Young at Massey Hall I bought the version that includes the concert on DVD. The CD is everything said about it above. The video leaves some to be desired but it's good to actually see the show. Also, there's an interesting back story. Neil had been urged by his record... | |
| How do I stop the Humming from my LP12? I've gone through a process of upgrading my TT's over the last 2 years, and seemingly every time I make an adjustment or swapped equipment (ie Tables, Arms, Cart's, Pre's) had similar issues surface. Here's some of the problems I've encountered:fi... | |
| Need help with preamp choice... I have a TAD-150 Sig and am very, very happy with it. I've used it combined with a few different power amps (all SS) and it's done well with all of them. I'm infamiliar with how it stacks up to the other pre's mentioned here though.I could not own... | |
| Has B&K Stopped Servicing the ST-140? I had a ST140 rebuilt about 1 1/2 years ago. Mine was the later vintage (1993) unit that was the immediate predecessor to the ST1400, heat sinks inside, same parts essentially as the ST1400. When I called them to set it up they said the output tra... | |
| B&K sonatas 200 monos Anyone know how the B&K Video 5 compares to the 200s.I believe the Video 5 is equivalent to the ST140 except it has 3 channels rather than 2, and of course the power supply is spec's to handle 5 channels. I had a ST140 Sonata version at one ti... | |
| Do you ...Center Channel? in my family room system I have no center speaker - just run in "phantom" mode. In my dedicated home theater, I use a center speaker, but there are times (ie on some material) I wish I was running in phantom mode. | |
| B&K sonatas 200 monos I've had only one problem with the rocker switches. They are easy to replace, and cheap to buy though. I sent one of my pairs into B&K once to have them tuned up (it cost me $100 for the pair, plus shipping). They replace the rocker switches a... | |
| B&K sonatas 200 monos I have 3 pairs of these. They are steal at prices they sell for used. In stock form, they're bullet proof. and sweet/smooth sounding. I've tried to upgrade/replace them with purchase of 5 other amp brands, but I ended up selling them and keeping t... | |
| Please suggest serene, restful jazz recordings Tord Gustavsen Trio - "The Ground", and "Changing Places" | |
| on Schweikert monitor The LCR-15's are another alternative to the VR1's. I heard them demoed and they are excellent. A little bigger than the VR-1s but still stand mount and compact. They're marketed as a center/surround, but do great job as mains.can't say how they co... | |
| sand in speaekers Totem Sttafs can be filled with sand, shot, or other material. There is a cavity at the bottom specifically for this purpose. I think all of the Totem tower speakers may have this provision. When I had my Sttafs, I filled them with 5 lbs of lead s... | |
| How do you listen, individual cut, full album? My **usual** preference is to listen to the entire album. Further, I've found I prefer to listen to an artist's entire (original, not "best of") album, as the collection of songs usually provides a context that makes the whole greater than the sum... | |
| MultiChannel too complicated for most... I'll bite - here's my true confessions. My perceptions are based primarily on experience with multi-channel over the last 2-3 years (before that I simply didn't bother with multi-ch).Inhibitors in rank order of significance:1) Cost of the equipmen... |