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| Best Bass amp I would look at a classe D amp. Something like Bel Canto REF500S Dual Mono Amplifier. Some people complain that Class D ICE chips provide "funny" sounding bass, but Bel Canto has solved this riddle with the reference series. You can get a REF500s ... | |
| Sterophile's not so nice review of Bryston OK, so perhaps reviewers don't exactly "buy" the gear they keep around for reference. But they do keep certain pieces around to compare with review equipment, and it appears to me that they try to keep gear that is particualrly good at one or two ... | |
| Have you heard Crystal Bowersox? I predict Bowersox has already won, a big recording contract at least. She really appeals to my college age kids and their friends, and I have to say I think her arrangements of old pop, r&b and rock classics sound really fresh, not dated at a... | |
| Have you heard Crystal Bowersox? Raks, No. Half the bar bands in America want to contact Lee DeWyze.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPtF0mp7LdsRichard,Yes Siobhan Magnus is something elsehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXOXEYk7nxo&feature=relatedAnd Andrew Garcia has some uniqu... | |
| Integrated to Separates Advice One other important consideration. The preamp section will be as important as the amplifier section of your receiver. One of the reasons the KW500 sounds so good, even at low volume is the solid preamp section. The other is the capcity of your lar... | |
| Power cord..CDP or AMPLIFIER? Two of the links I provided don't work, at least didn't work for me. My bad. Here is another try:http://signalcable.com/http://zebracables.com/ | |
| Anyone successful in dealing with Tinnitus? I didn't notice my ears were ringing until I read this thread. No, actually, I notice my problem is directly related to exposure to loud noises: city sounds, loud music, other things. If I try to avoid these for a few days, I notice the ringing su... | |
| Integrated to Separates Advice You are going to take a hit - how big a one and how much you notice depends on how loud you typically listen to the front channels and the size of your room. There is no way the Marantz is going to match the KW500 for lack of compression at volume... | |
| Primare I30 and B&W 803D, enough power?? Hmmmm... Primare I30 will be very nice with the 803D at moderate to low listening levels for Jazz, chamber music and vocals, and will suffice for louder listening if not completely capable of convincing recreation of a full orchestra or the Who li... | |
| What pre amp to use in my system? So maybe try an NAD preamp. C-16"X" series from the last 10 years or older. $400 budget is fairly limiting. Or perhaps an old Carver, Hafler or Phaselinear preamp - but not really sure any of these are a step up from the Adcom or Rotel, just diffe... | |
| Power cord..CDP or AMPLIFIER? Tpreaves, Elizabeth and Lostbears all have good advice. As to whether you replace the CD cable or the amp cable first, I would think the amp cable, but the suggestion to try both is important because the outcome is going to depend on both your gea... | |
| Sterophile's not so nice review of Bryston Mitch2 hit it on the head. Want a bad reveiw? Just look at what pieces of gear from well-known manufacturer's don't ever get reveiwed by any of the big magazines. Probably a reason that they don't, since most reviewers attend the big electronics s... | |
| Recommend a cd player my first suggestion was going to be a used MF A3.5 as well, or a used MF A5 even better. Other players described above are good choices in general, but synergy outside MF line up will be trial and error. | |
| A little help with my first system Just to make sure we are on the same page, all the new integrateds I suggested above can meet your requirements to handle two sets of speakers. I am not sure that a separate pre and two separate amps is the most elegant or highest performing solut... | |
| A little help with my first system First, let me say that the Forest's are wonderful speakers - give them enough room away from walls to breath and enjoy. Second, I love Totem speakers with old Musical Fidelity and Naim integrated amplifiers. Not sure if any of these are in your pr... |