jgiacalo
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| DVD Sales Plummet.....Blu Ray not enuf to make up Personally I think Blu-Ray is overrated. Certainly it is superior to DVD. But a DVD on an inexpensive, coupled/isolated OPPO with good cables into a 1080p LCD and fed into a two-channel system is pretty damned impressive with excellent sound. And,... | |
| samsung52" vs sharp52" Consumers Reports seems to recommend most Samsung models well over the Sharp, and most other brands as well. I compared the Samsung to the Sony Bravia and found that although the Samsung did, indeed, have a higher contrast and excellent picture, I... | |
| Rega Planet Original My original Planet skipped now and then and it seem to a rsponse to in-room, system-generated vibrations. If you can isolate it from room-source and shelf-source vibrations it might help.Cleaning the lens might also help. | |
| so what do you do when listening? I just sit and listen. Otherwise, its off. Listening is the only thing that gets me to sit still for more than a few minutes, usually for a few hours. Most of the time my wife listens with me. Nothing better than sharing an immersive listening exp... | |
| Wooden blinds vs cellular shades for acoustics I have a window wall measuring 8'x 18' opposite my speakers with four panels of metal mini-blinds. I alternate the blinds panels with slant-up and slant-down hoping to break-up and redirect reflections. I've also placed several 2" squares of DynaM... | |
| Cleaning cd lens ? Maxell and a few others sell a lens cleaning disk for about $20.00 probably available at Best Buy or similar store. The disk has a fine brush attached. You insert the disk as a normal CD, then run it for about 20 seconds.Cheap, simple, safe and it... | |
| Klipsch Heresy - Recommendations for stands Look into the Mapleshade Ultra Bedrocks - maple block-w/-brass-footers that slant the floor speakers upward. Should be perfect for the Heresys.Looks like there's a pair on sale used here on A'Gon. | |
| CD change? The Bryston BCD1 will do all that as well as being inherently musical. | |
| The Reeses Cup: components that come together perf I've always been partial to peanuts and salmonella. | |
| Vandersteen woofer replacements Contact Richard Vandersteen directly through the website for assistance. | |
| Best speakers small room off center I have a room with exactly the same dimensions, speakers same distance apart and distance from side wall, and same distance to seating position with the addition of my needing to sit off center. I'm using VonSchweikert VR1 monitor speakeres and th... | |
| MC275 Tube Rolling... Lapierre makes an excellent point about matching tubes. Sound advice to follow.I'm using a McIntosh C2200 as my pre and it is a great match for the 275 so I think your interest in the c220 is well justified.I started on the tube-rolling path when ... | |
| CD player recommendations under $2K used Include the Bryston BCD1 in your list to audition - recently reviewed in Stereophile. It exceeds all your stated criteria at under $2K used. Mine has stopped me from looking further, most likely permanently; it presents an involving and very satif... | |
| MC275 Tube Rolling... For the KT88s the best I've found, and reasonably priced are the current production Genalex Golden Lion KT88. They are vastly superior to Russian Lyting "C"s, Electro Harmonix and the stock McIntosh tubes. There are several online sources for the ... | |
| Please recommend a top-notch bookshlef speaker It would be difficult to beat a pair of VonSchweikert VR1 monitors. Check out the review in Stereo Times online. |