marakanetz
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| What Integrated Amp & Speakers for $1,000? I'd recommend McCormack Micro Line Drive preamp and...active Mackie speakers -- Whatta knockout deal for a-bit over half-grand! It's a pro studio near-field monitors that you can get from www.themusicfriend.com.Later-on when you sell Nad PP1 you m... | |
| Discs you play again and again The first place on repeatability belongs to "Remain in Light" by Talking Heads. For this album I have several vinyls in case if one of them goes bad the other one will and will and will continue on spinning and I shoud add I play it very very loud... | |
| About Lugnut -- Patrick Malone That's not the news I wanted to know about Patrick and I feel very upset.I wish Patrick to be strong knowing that he's not alone and successfully undergo neccessary treatment.Paul, You may print out our responces before you go visit him. | |
| New CDs precoated with a slippery substance: since Audiobugged,Basing on the nowdays Dish-WasherI would come up with CD-washer if I were you:-) | |
| Adding an equalizer Integrating tone controlls in preamplifier is extra cost and less profit hence the new philosophy of an audio market such as "addiional distortion", "loss of purity" etc... has taken place instead.This philosophy is OK when you're dealing with goo... | |
| bi-amp bi-wiring using the dual zones on receiver No.The dual zones are only to drive different pairs of speakers.As you described connection of A to high and B to low will only probably decrease an output resistance. If the output devices good power supply and current reserve, it will give you a... | |
| Vandersteen 2 tweaks ? Sound Anchors stands you're describing are one of the best possible ones for your vandys. You can fill them with the send or the lead shot to make the heavier. The angled position for these speakers also is being recommended by Rich but if you wan... | |
| Tube magic in solid state? have both like I do... | |
| Top Ten Electronic/alternative Albums Ray, The only place I was able to get is gemm.com by the special order. | |
| Top Ten Electronic/alternative Albums I have tons of a sophisticated electronics albums but if you can get "Fish for Fish" self-titled album you will be in heaven.The rest of electronic geniouses such as Brian Eno, Michael Brook, Harold Budd, Moebuis, Rohedelius with no exception to D... | |
| Speakers suggestions for Rotel components If you could stretch your budget for Sonus Fiber Grand Piano you will be completely in heaven even v.s. B&W 802... | |
| Krell FPB 200c lack of Power? you might be right about incompatible components in terms of sencitivity and the output voltage between phono-- and the integrated. | |
| Vandersteen 2WQ vs 2W 2W you can even get for $300 used if you try harder.there's no substantial audiable difference between these you've mentioned. | |
| Do I have enough power for a good quality sound? Try out 4x power you currently have on the music you're listening to(for the mains in particular) and you will definitely find out if you have enough or not. | |
| Cartridge break-in: with or without tears? had tried and had a number of carts mm, mc etc...still don't know the differents between before and after break-in on any one of those i've had.contrary, when the cartridge is worn i could hear instantly.maybe i'm divin' onto music i listen too de... |