learsfool
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| Budget reference floorstanders for a b.r. system I would agree that 3K is a realistic budget for floorstanders, assuming that we are talking new dynamic speakers. A favorite of mine in that category would be the ProAc Studio 140's. However, one can find great speakers used for 1K or under. I got... | |
| How can we settle for digital? I agree with Viridian. Too often on this site, people discuss sound instead of music. As he says, and I would add unfortunately, there are too many great recordings that are only on CD, so I did go ahead and buy a CD player, though I didn't spend ... | |
| changing overall tone What phono amp are you using? The rest of your system seems to be good products for the money. I would definitely agree that you should not be looking to wire to help make the system sound better. Audioquest is a respected brand. | |
| Rega's T/T power supply: Is it worth the money? That's interesting. All the dealers or Rega owners I have talked with have said that the P5 is a big step up from the P3, but the P7 is not much better, at least not for double the money of the P5. They recommend going all the way up to the P9 aft... | |
| Planet or Apollo...worth the $ difference? IMO, the Apollo is worth at least times what it costs. The best player I know of in it's price range, so yes, I would say it is certainly worth it. If you like your Planet, you will like the Apollo even better. | |
| auditioning sessions vs. listening sessions I think Detlof hits the nail on the head when he says that equipment must serve the music, not the other way around. Musicians often talk about their techniques being the slave of the music, and not the other way around. I would say that critical ... | |
| auditioning sessions vs. listening sessions A professional musician has a similar problem - we must make these kinds of distinctions all of the time. If I am listening to a recording of myself in particular, it becomes nearly impossible to keep these two kinds of listening separate. The ter... | |
| Anyone NOT like the sound of VPI? Johnnyb53, I would say that the problems you heard in the set-up you described are almost certainly due to either the amp or speakers, not the table and cartridge. I love the Rega tables, but I was very underwhelmed by their amps and speakers. Mad... | |
| Which of Mozart's No.39 & 41 CD should I get? Just heard that Claudio Abbado has recorded some of the Mozart symphonies that just came out. It is supposed to be very good, and he is certainly one of the finest conductors working today. Can't wait to check those out. | |
| High efficiency speakers I would agree with the posters who say do not rule out horns. Horns are the perfect match up for tube amps of all types, and many of them have 100 dB or more efficiency. There are many horn speakers out there with great bass. Altec Lansing made so... | |
| Looking for ACCURATE SPEED turntable/tonearm combo I can definitely recommend the Rega P5, with the separate power supply, which helps to keep that speed accurate, also Nottingham makes some fine tables in that price range. You can do much better than the Project tables for that money. | |
| Rega's T/T power supply: Is it worth the money? I bought it along with my P5 - it makes a huge difference, enough to say that it is really almost a mandatory upgrade. | |
| Time to change. But to what? We just had a good discussion of some of these issues on a different thread. I'll say again here that many of us professional orchestral musicians agree that still the best way to get as close as possible to the sound of a full orchestra in a good... | |
| Best single-malt Scotch... I have to agree with all of the posters who said Lagavulin. I will have to try this Laphroig many of the Lagavulin lovers also mentioned, haven't had that one. For me, Lagavulin is far better than Oban, Talisker, Glenlivet, and MacCallen. It was t... | |
| Buying used vs. New Guys, the most bewildering thing to me is that you both keep asserting that I am making a blanket statement. Rereading my last post alone, I count at least four times where I said that there are many exceptions to what is a very general rule. I am... |