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| What are the best speakers for 80's hard rock? OHM Walsh 5X models use a single 12" driver to better effect for producing most of the music much better than any other 2 or 3 way design with a 12" driver that I have ever heard.That includes 80s hard rock along with all the rest.In fact, I can't... | |
| Best tube amp for electrostatic speakers FWIW, all very good ML demos I have heard over the years have been with very good SS amplification. Classe, Krell and that ilk. I don't recall any with tube amplification so can't comment there. Ml does not seem like a company that would design th... | |
| What's your experience with fine phono preamp s ? Having heard many a phono rig over the years, both old and new, and at all price points, I think the phono portion of the ARC sp16 pre-amp I have currently to be pretty darn good and its a fairly modest piece in the ARC world. ARC has been doing t... | |
| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz "my consciousness, emotion and spirit were transported from this room to music venues emanating from out of time and space"Then he heard the cost and his bank account was transported as well. :^) | |
| Preamp Noise with High-Efficiency Speakers I had hum/noise issues with my phono rig that came to the forefront a few years back when I switched pre-amps and had to add a step up device to match my low output Denon DL103R to the new pre-amp (ARC sp16) phono section inputs. Location/orientat... | |
| Best tube amp for electrostatic speakers Regarding the Zeros I think the best technical classification for what it does is an (impedance) "adapter". If you need an adapter, you need one. IF you don't, you don't. If gear is matched well to start, you don't. If you do, then using one might... | |
| Best tube amp for electrostatic speakers Also I would add that digital signal processing is a very pwoerful tool but also is a huge variable. What matters most is that it be done right to address the task at hand. There are many ways to to it wrong and only a few ways to do it right. If ... | |
| Best tube amp for electrostatic speakers "On the one hand, I am *NOT* thrilled that my DEQX PreMATE is inserted between my linestage and amp. It *IS* an artifact that must have some effect on the signal integrity. But having said that, the sonic benefits of the DEQX far out-weight its so... | |
| In defense of ABX testing Its a tool. No tool is perfect. If it fits the task at hand use it. Just don't expect anyone else will draw the same conclusion. They may or may not and it should not matter other than as a point of interest. Only you can hear what you hear. No on... | |
| Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga?...Gag Me? Katy perry and Miley Cyrus are eating lady gaga's lunch these days in pop circles. So I suppose that means she needs some help finding a new identity. Teaming up with a well liked legend should help. Plus the young'uns get exposure to a classy leg... | |
| Looking for good bookshelf speakers less than $1k I can recommend the auralex line available on Amazon for good value, quality and effectiveness as advertised. | |
| Girlfriends and wifes, how do YOU cope? My wife would rather listen to nails on a chalkboard than most king crimson. Still working on that one....On the flip side she took right to the moody blues when we met. That might have been a deal breaker. 😿 | |
| What speakers for 10k? The thing is unless your room is exceptionally large the world is your oyster for speakers with 10k to spend. Not to say there are not products that cost more but for most people's home applications the additional utility that might be present wit... | |
| What speakers for 10k? I've never heard any vapors so can't say. They seem like a very nice product. No idea how many pair have been made and out there but I think they have only been around a few years which might help account for scarcity used. Seems like a solid prod... | |
| Overdue goose bumps The remake of can utility and the coastlines on Steve Hacketts genesis revisited cd just did itThe penguin cd version of Uranus from hosts the planets also just a bit ago. Home from work today with time to listen and goosebump.Suppers ready from t... |