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magnepan 1.6 needs help in the bass
I'm considering a pair of 1.6s.Would the Plinius SA102 be an adequate amp? Class A, 125WPC into 8ohms, 250WPC into 4.Thanks 
contradictory communication
Swamp - LOL, the mystery third 
DK Design Review
This thread is a "good value." 
contradictory communication
MrTennis - Unfortunately, the term 'warm' to describe playback is inconsitent among audiophiles. To you, clearly it means "loss of detail in the treble region." To BigTee, 'warm' means midrange body, and may be irrelevent to the upper register.To ... 
What will beat ear 834p by a margin
Pedrillo - By no means am I trying to "diss" your equipment, this is just what I found in my experience.I've heard the Hovland preamp at about 5k, the Supratek Syrah at around $3k, and the Nagra PlP which is a bit more, all sounded AMAZING with th... 
What will beat ear 834p by a margin
Pedrillo - I know this thread is about phono stages... but I think you can make a much more important improvement to your playback at this juncture...I love Sim, but every system I've heard with the P-5 have sounded cold, dry and non-musical. Swap... 
B&W 803D and Pathos Classic One
Rocky2889 - You've auditioned the B&Ws, right? 
WILSON AUDIO/ cost vs. value
Porschecab - Have you personally had a bad experience with wilson speakers or their service and quality? Or do you feel such strong hate towards Wilson because of what you've heard other people say? 
Preamp Deal of the Century
Simon,I'm also running a Denon 103R at 0.25mv on my Syrah, and I have more gain than I would ever use, and the hum and tube rush are both non-noticable when music is playing.It sounds like something fishy... 
Dynaudio 72SE vs. S3.4
The Contour has much better quality / better looking cabinetry. 
Low-end Question
DON't DO IT!!!Put together a simple, 2 channel audio system. Don't use your TV's speakers!For around $300 you can buy a pair of GREAT sounding speakers, look into Ascend and Axiom. These will sound 1000% better than what your TV is capable of. 
listening to music in the car
Sbrtoy - You say that you have listened to hundreds of car systems - Are these stock and factory "upgrade" systems? Or are these real, custom audio installations?No matter what the stock system (Lexus ML, VW Dynaudio, ...) or factory upgrade is, i... 
Von Scheikert VR4jr in a small room .
Ethifi - that 10 foot wall is really going to be a limiting factor in that room.Even if it was a 50 x 10 ft room, you'd still have the 10' wall messing things up.You will either have the speakers too close together on the 10 foot wall, or if you t... 
New 11' x 7' listening room....small speaker?
For an average sound room, you don't want any dimension smaller than 15' or so, with the other dimension being at least a couple feet longer. You want to avoid square rooms.So 15' x 18' would be pretty good for a small pair of speakers, 25' x 19' ... 
About the new Wilson Audio Watt/Puppy 8
You say - "By the way, if you read the Stereophile review of the MAXX they talk about how good they sound in a small room about the size of mine; don't believe them."Don't worry, I don't believe anything that Stereophile says ( :