kotta
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| Best used analog receiver under $150? My Marantz 2218 sounds excellent. I'm sure the other 22xx's sound just as nice. Ton's of other options as well. | |
| Looking for new monitors - $300-$600 budget I think one of the best spk. you can buy would be Tannoy. I own two prs. of Tannoy bookshelf spks. (Fusion 1 and the MX-1m.) Absolutely great sounding loudspeakers! Do NOT let the low price put you off. They sound way better than their price point... | |
| Good budget interconnects for arcam alpha 8? It is definately worth it! You will most diffently notice the improvement. I would look at older Tara Labs Prism 33's. Great IC. Buy a longer length of cable (say 2m) and make you're own cables. (You'd have to buy some IC connectors, Neutrik's for... | |
| how to modify my cdp to accept new power cord After you install the IEC, (you might consider making a template), solder your existing wire (from your board) to the IEC. Make suse you observe the correct polarity. You are finished. Not that difficult. Take your time and use a dremel tool. Besi... | |
| how to modify my cdp to accept new power cord Are you planning on changing out the existing fixed cord for a fixed cord of larger guage wire? Or are you thinking about installing an IEC chassis plug? Do you know the wire guage of the stock cord? I'm thinking it is 18ga. and I'm sure you can h... | |
| Vintage 1989 Magnavox CDB482 player- Impressive One of my first purchases on Ebay many yrs. ago was an NEC CD-650 for around $30. Very impressive sounding and extremely well built. Another great sounding CDP is the Rotel RCD-855. Mine sounds great but I heard from Rotel w/just a few modificatio... | |
| upgrade path from Dynaudio 52SE The right spk. will make a world of difference. It sounds like you need a floorstander which falls on the warm side. If I had 2.5k to spend I'd look at Spendor and ProAc along w/a few others. I really like my older Rotel tuner (RT-850A) and CDP. (... | |
| Totem Forest Speakers..... I've never owned Totem loudspeakers (but have listened to them for many hrs.) nor Krell, but I will say the right amp can make a world of difference. I would suggest on a whim buy an older Marantz Reciever from 70's. I own the 2218 and I will say ... | |
| Budget bookshelf speakers FOR a bookshelf... I have Tannoy Fusion 1's on a bookshelf in my daughters room and they sound just fine. Very musical little spks. I don't know what exactly their dimensions are, but I think they should come really close to what you're looking for. These should wor... | |
| Interconnects for Rotel amp/prepro I would buy either some AQ "Copperhead" IC's or some used/new Tara Labs Prism 33i IC's. Your 4' length is a little longer than the standard 1 meter. (You may need to custom order or make your own. Are you handy w/a soldering iron? Neutric makes re... | |
| Best Blu-Ray ANALOG Output - Under $1000? A few weeks back went in an audio/video retailer and spoke w/the owner, whom I have always found to be very honest and knows audio. (His audio history goes way back to the 60's.) He said the Sony Blue-Ray players have superb 2 ch. sound if you wis... | |
| Arcam or Rega CDP I have an Arcam 7SE which I find very nice. It wasn't till I found the right IC that really made the system sound just perfect to my ears. (Modified Tara Labs 55 IC) I'm sure you can find a really nice Arcam CDP in your price range. | |
| First Plasma/LCD purchase ever - a few questions.. A Samsung LN37A550 would be an excellent choice which would fall well-within your budget. Entry level 1080P. I own the LN32A550. Do check out AVSforum.com Tons of info. Plasma's run hot and consumer 3X the power. Definately compare prices. I would... | |
| Uneven speaker cable lengths and cable termination I personally would get equal length prs. or lengths alittle closer together. (Say 4m/3m.) Not knowing the cost of the cables you are thinking about, but resale maybe difficult w/unequal lengths. I went to RS one day and they had the banana version... | |
| Monitors on Short Stands Give it a try, you may enjoy the sound. For me personally, the bass went lower, but the treble and imaging suffered. |