drubin
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| Tivoli Radio??? I bought a Tivoli clock radio and returned it. Terrible functionality and disappointing sound, but the speaker configuration is different in the clock radio than in the standard table radio. I bought a Cambridge Soundworks instead but I hate it to... | |
| I love my Vandersteen's but . . . . . . . . Since everyone has a different opinion here, I'll add mine. I do think you should first try a different amp and see if more power does the trick. But if you decide to move on, I suggest you look at Green Mountain. Coming from Vandersteen as you ar... | |
| XLR-RCA adapters - which to choose? I once needed these adapters in a hurry, so I bought, as Rx8man says, a pair of el cheapos from a local music store. Later on I got a set from Cardas. The Cardas are very well made, but I never heard any difference. | |
| Tube Integrated for Von Schweikert VR4 Gen III HSE LOL! | |
| Suggestions on best Tony Bennet CD Try the Bill Evans and Tony Bennet disc, which is available on XRCD2. | |
| Anyone heard Harbeth HL5s with Nuforce? Harbeths are not all that picky about amplifrication (I have HL5's myself). Plinius has always been a popular combination with Harbeth. You could get a used 9200 integrated within your budget.The Nuforce would be very interesting to try. If you do... | |
| Apple Boot Camp in public beta today It requires a reboot to switch between OSes, unlike Virtual PC or some of the other solutions that have been offered in the past. But I guess the idea is to give Windows users the option of using Mac hardware more than it is to let Mac users also ... | |
| My first impressions of my Portal Panache I was looking at the specs for the Panache and see that it is rated at 20db gain. This is on the low side for an amplifier (26db+ is more common). Without added gain from a preamp, I am wondering how well this works out. Do you get enough juice fr... | |
| Spendor SP1 and SP1/2 owners... Here's a suggestion. Ikea sells a plant stand in their Lack design line for about $US18. It is 17" high and surprisingly sturdy. I bought a pair to use with my Harbeth SHL5's as a starting point for deciding the exact height I wanted to order for ... | |
| hdmi to dvi compatibility Digital Rights Management. I believe it gets used as an umbrella term for copy protection of digital media. | |
| Best Country/Rock - Poll Finally reading through this topic and very pleased to see mentions of Paul Curreri and Joe Henry. My favorite Joe Henry album (actually the only one I truly love) is an early one and may be out of print: Shuffletown. Produced by T-Bone Burnett. W... | |
| 1st order crossover? I don't see why not. 1st order just means the slope of rolloff is at 6db/octave, so the dirver is in fact operating over a greater range than 1000 -2000. That's the tough thing about 1st order crossover designs-- the drivers have to perform well o... | |
| System Gain, Volume, and component matching? Jordan, the APL Marantz is less than a week into break-in after the upgrade but it is spectacular. Honestly, I can't believe the improvement. All the usual superlatives -- in another league, etc. -- apply, and then some. The man's a major talent. ... | |
| System Gain, Volume, and component matching? Jordan, I can't comment on your precise situation, but I have an APL Marantz which, after a recent mod to get the AKM DACs and the new upsampler, has a very low output (around 1.2V I believe, which is less than you will have). I am using it into a... | |
| Personal speaker evolution I look at that list and imagine your income rising at a correspondingly steep rate. Or did the hobby just get the better of you? |