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Responses from hpims
| Recommended amp to drive Paradigm speakers I used a McIntosh MC275 on the 4 ohm taps with excellant results for my Studio 100, V2 speakers. | |
| Best speakers 2,500 can buy. I second the vote: Vandersteen 3a Signatures, used. | |
| Paradigm Studio 40 v2 or v3? The V2 is less harsh than the V3. | |
| What's your dirty little secret? "Giving Grease a Ride" from Mike McGear's 1974 album done with the help of his brother, Paul McCartney. What a tune!! | |
| Do you get Ringing in the Ears from your hi-fi? TOO MUCH VOLUME WITH DISTORTION MIGHT DO THAT!! I prefer McIntosh tubes and Vandersteen speakers and 'normal' volume.I have no taste for classical, prefering music with lyrics.Regarding reflex vs. acoustic suspension speakers, it is well known tha... | |
| Any risk in refinishing the speakers? No. I've done a few rare ones myself because I didn't trust, or want to pay the price the "pros" asked. The came out perfect and played the same as before. Go for it. | |
| parasound hca 800 for 2nd system.... I'd go with the HCA1000A. MUCH better for only a smaller increase in $$$. | |
| Preamps ... no bass or treble control? Staying true to the music would also mean that it was recorded direct to disc, without a mixing board, overdubs, level changes before the master, etc. Think Sheffield lab products.Now, almost everything else has been manipulated in some degree by ... | |
| Has anyone hearing to much digital information ? Stop taking drugs before engaging in a listening session. | |
| Does anyone like vintage speakers? I have a nice pair of Rectilinear III speakers from 1970.They have a nice, natural sound, go plenty low without boom and are non fatiguing in the upper registers and this is when driven with late model Parasound products. I have a pair of JBL D35s... | |
| cartridge on budget table? I find Shure V15s of various vintages turn up at flea markets on old 'tables for 5-20 bucks. I found a Type III that didn't even need a new stylus that way. Sold off the 'table for $20. Can you beat that on a budget? | |
| Q. on cheap good line contioning Tripp-Lite makes an excellant surge and noise suppresion 6 plug outlet. PartsExpress.com carries them for about 75. bucks. The twin banks of plugs are isolated from each other with the farthest pair from the power cord being 60 db down in quieting... | |
| Looking for speaker suggestions I second the Vandersteen suggestion. A new pair of 1C or used 2Ce speakers fit your budget. I might have suggested the Paradigm Studio series, but have recently discovered in the last 8 months that the Vandersteen line all sound more like real mus... | |
| Decent Bookshelf Speakers ? Most, if not all, bookshelf speakers severly compromise the bass response. Consider laying a pair of Vandersteen 1C speakers sideways on your shelves!! (I dumped my BIG NAME bookshelve speakers for 1Cs and could not be happier. And the are against... | |
| Is the Jolida jd 100 as good as the dealers claim? Maybe Judy426 should put a Hemi in it!! |