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| Amp suggestions to pair with eggleston Here's a few 5 channel amps on Audiogon that might work well with your Eggleston's. Pass Labs X5 $2400Krell KAV-500 $1500Cary Cinema 5 $1995McCormack DNA-Ht5 $1800Any of these amps should give you enough power especially if you are crossing over t... | |
| Amp suggestions to pair with eggleston I don't think tubes would be the way to go in this situation. If you are going to use a single 5 channel amp, I would recommend an amp with quality solid state power and beefy transformers.Krell, Plinius and BAT are a few brands that come to mind ... | |
| Help designing mac mini music server Oh your right Sidssp. I was thinking about the size of a song. | |
| Help designing mac mini music server Get the fastest and most RAM (4 Gigs would be nice) you can afford. Get a NAS (Network Access Server) that is Mac compatible (Buffalo Link Station is what I use and recommend). The NAS will hook up to your router. Hardwiring your mini to your rout... | |
| Are there any albums you consider perfect? I second the following suggestions:Marvin Gaye "What's Going OnThe Beatles "Abby Road"Hotel California by the EaglesWillie Nelson "Stardust"Here's a few more:Allman Brothers "Live at Filmore East"R.E.M. Automatic for the PeopleGuns and Roses "Apet... | |
| Would an SACD Player improve my sound? I would suggest checking out the TRL modded Sony 595 for $350 that just popped up on Audiogon. I know nothing about the seller or the specific deck but I can vouch for the 595. I owned this sacd player for a few years and loved it. I only sold it ... | |
| Review: Merlin Music Systems TSM-mme Monitor I also had a really good experience with Merlin's customer service and it involved something I bought used. | |
| TBI Magellan I have owned a pair for about 5 or 6 years now and have integrated them with various speakers. These subs do what they do very well. They are more subtle than most subs you are probably used to. They do not move allot of air around and "load" a ro... | |
| Seismometer on iPhone I just downloaded it also. I am in the process of tweaking my isolation and anti vibration issues. Good timing and thanks for the heads up. | |
| Detailed sound? Real? The biggest difference I find with "electric" live music is dynamics, bass impact, and how the room is energized. Clarity, detail and other common audiophile desires are pretty far down the list when trying to recreate this sound in my living room... | |
| This is a silly hobby. I think this hobby has a pretty good bang for the buck factor provided one doesn't do anything stupid, like buying the $10,000 pre amp that just showed up on the cover of Sterophile at full retail. If you buy used and let the other guy take the de... | |
| Detailed sound? Real? I think this hobby can be split between two types of people: Those who listen to music and those who listen to stereo gear. | |
| Do you ever wonder? 95% of Grateful Deads music is pretty marginal. The thing is though is that almost everything they have ever done has been recorded and they've been around a long time and played allot of concerts. The math is pretty impressive. So if you can weed... | |
| CDs with heavy, fast bass and/or long drum solos Cake has lots o bass if you want to rock out. Any of their CD-s will work. | |
| Do you ever wonder? Phil Collins- So so badioSting- Pompous duschebagMaria Carey- Pop fingernails on the chalkboardMadona- Bad medicine for the massesAnd the number one all time biggest selling artist that completely baffles me is.... Garth BrooksAnd one more thing, ... |