knownothing
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| For the money, Best set up for HT and music Jrwr7's got a great bundle of gear put together there. Von Schweikert speakers are very high quality, and Rotel makes decent sounding and well built electronics. For less than the twenty two hundred bucks, you could probably get a great used one p... | |
| For the money, Best set up for HT and music Having just gone through this exercise with a family member, here is my advice. Since you didn't mention anything about a screen, I will assume you have that under control.1. I would buy a used HT receiver. So much more machine for the money. Don'... | |
| Cambridge 740c or Rega Apollo with Linn and Sonus Others to consider around or under $1000:Marantz SA8001 Super Audio CD Player MUSIC HALL CD25.2 24/96 CD PLAYER (<<$1000)used Shanling CD-T100used Naim 5 or 5i | |
| Review: Decco Amp, pre-amp with built in DAC I second jcaudio's comments. I have stated this before in another thread and suggest the Decco DAC, peamp and amp is the product of the year. | |
| Cheapest system you could ever stand to listen to Thanks. | |
| Help. My system is shouting at me I never left De Nile. Buckle that baby up for 40 days and nights and see if you don't hear no shish. | |
| $1000 upgrade budget- cdp or speaker? New (or used) CDP. And maybe some new interconnects, depending on what you are currently using. | |
| Cheapest system you could ever stand to listen to No worries. I should drink less coffee... and more beer. | |
| Help. My system is shouting at me Mrjstark says in another thread:"I have been married for almost 11years - I think breaking- in is important period to be sure....but it is not true that it will always sound better afterwards. Most of the time, it is just the DENIAL. If it does no... | |
| Cheapest system you could ever stand to listen to OK, I had a transistor radio too in the sixties that I pretty much wore out. I also had a plastic Westinghouse portable record player that I listened to A LOT and pretty much wore out my ALL my records. I don't listen to these anymore. I agree con... | |
| Help. My system is shouting at me Blazen69,Before you dump the Cambridge, you may want to try what Philjolet suggests above. I have a Cambridge 640C which has the same DACs as the 740C, and it took MUCH LONGER than one month for the player to settle down. One suggestion would be t... | |
| Cheapest system you could ever stand to listen to Waffle35,How do the Century's sound to your 2008 ears? These were considered by many people as THE standard reference monitor here in the US in the 70s, and I always considered them to be very very revealing in the treble, bordering on being overl... | |
| Cheapest system you could ever stand to listen to The pieces of system emerged from the "Pond" It looked like a frogbut we passed the magic wand The King sent a "Pawn" to see how it soundithbut they tripped on a log and got stuck in a bogit really doesn't matter cause soon it'll all be gone (afte... | |
| The most haunting music you ever heard? Dawn Upshaw, Sergio & Odair Assad Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, "Il la Luna Esta Muerta" on White Moon - Songs to MorpheusJohn Williams and Yo Yo Ma, "The Invasion" on Seven Years in Tibet (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Branford Marsalis Qua... | |
| Decco from Preachtree audio Question for those using the Decco: have you had luck with power cord upgrades, and if so did you opt for a digital or amplifier power cord? |