brainwater
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| Am I missing something? I actually have a bag of lizard bones I hang over my preamp , a Walrus uterus that I place in the corners of my listening room to draw unwanted energy from the sweetspot and I had corpse hair cross stitched into the lining of my subs for damping e... | |
| Reasonable Hotel for CES Last year Audiogon was generous enough to offer discounted rates at a couple of motels near THE SHOW at the San Tropez . Just another reason Audiogon is a great place to be. I sure hope they offer this again this year as i am not sure I will be ab... | |
| Using Bad Recording to Evaluate a System Good point Guenther , I agree with you and Tvad . Its a damn if you do damn if you dont scenario in high end. I have a car stereo from hell for my poor recordings { usually classic rock I grew up on } and high resolution systems for my well record... | |
| Ascendo M speakers Correct , Darren and his wife are the US importers and are fabulous to deal with . Darren s room at CES this past year showed the incredible , time aligned Ascendo with Virtual Dynamics cables and Reimyo 777 if I am not mistaken . It sounded fabil... | |
| More Power is always good? Some of the equation can be answered by your listening habits . If you are not interested in extreme or loud playback levels and acoustic as well as intimate jazz is your cup of tea you may well not need excessive power reserves. I would err on th... | |
| What is the Best Amp to match with CJ ART?? Another suggestion is to wait a month for the brand new CJ lp 140m monoblocs . It woulld offer possible synergy other great choices like the suggestions above may or may not give you. Personally , i looked around and auditioned a few great tube am... | |
| How much to spend for a matching center channel The center is absolutely critical , match it or go phanton unless the co has a center specifically designed for the mains that will be a good timbre match. Nothing beats 3 of the same across the front. Its very impt for movies but critical for mul... | |
| Totem Shaman vs Wind Ulfdantes , I purchased the Nearfield Pipedream 21 system to replace them . | |
| Totem Shaman vs Wind I owned the Shamans and have heard the Wind . While the Wind is a great speaker , the Shamans are in another league. Fast transparent and coherent for a 5 way speaker! I loved them and would suggest auditioning them in your system as they need alo... | |
| David Elrod. the man , the cable the company. Thats good Alanmkafon , pretty funny. He Is is however connected , a made guy ya know so play nice or mr horsehead may pay a visit. :] | |
| reiymo,lindeman or spectral If money is no object , then you are going to have to add the meridian 808 to the Reiymo 777 but dont dismiss the APl 3910 incorporating the new AKM dacs . You will save enough cash to buy a boat and not miss much ... if anything . | |
| Owners of "Giant Killers"? Hi Grant , I have yet to stop being stunned by this amp. I have the rich midrange and smooth , liquid highs that I needed when I went tube a few years back with intense bass control I left tubes because of . What this amp does however is have the ... | |
| Thanks to Audiogon and the Audiogon Community Audiogon is a fantastic place to meet great people and build systems as well as gain knowledge . The Archives are priceless . It can be addicting but meeting great people like Grant here makes it multi dimensional. I am sure most everyone here is ... | |
| Owners of "Giant Killers"? As always , good thread Grant. If I may , the Cj Premier 350 was put in my system as a goof as a friend who was sold on their latest gear swore it was indeed a " giant killer ". It went head to head with my Classe Omega power beast of an amp at tw... | |
| Do you protect your hearing? Be especially careful of car stereos. The spl is daunting , it can cause fast permanent damage. |