mr_hosehead
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| Heat/Efficency of Speakers redfuneral - Current reply excepted, you've heard from some very involved and competent folks so far and they really do know their stuff. I also know this might not be what you'd requested, but this situation sure sounds like it could be better (... | |
| Heard the B&W N804d3s ... rib61 - You have some fine speakers already. If you're really just looking for a bass boost then HSU, SVS, REL, et. al. might be able to help for maybe ~20% (or less...) of what that whole D3 "upgrade" would cost you. If nothing else, you'll get... | |
| Bi-Amp v. Uneven Speaker Cable Runs (Pass Labs B&W 802D) You probably already have your answers above - either do basically nothing or just go with your differing speaker wire lengths. And if you feel you need someone with a little more background to weigh in with their approach... well, every decade ... | |
| Favorite guitar players not named...... Definitely agree with so many of those names that have lit up the ears over the years... I'll admit I am a little surprised that I'd get to add Will Ackerman and an all-time fav, David Lindley, to that list - both are just exceptional. | |
| Time for a new 2 channel amplifier - looking for suggestions I second/third/whatever what yogiboy said above. I'd stumbled onto a Khartago deal years back and even today am still so pleasantly surprised with what it does and does for the price. New or used it's a darned good bit of bang for the buck - hig... | |
| I was thinking the other day about all the audio stores that were around when I was a kid taters, this one really hit a chord... Way, way back when, growing up in upstate NY, I stumbled onto Stereo Sound in Schenectady (I was already driving so could go wherever). They had phenomenal stuff and there was one sales guy there who was so... | |
| Would you be more likely to buy new gear out of state if there was no sales tax Turbo tax and others do not prompt for input of these figures and they would if needed. Sorry - I don't know which version of TurboTax or TaxCut you've used but whatever I've used for about the past 20 years it has always asked in the State Tax ... | |
| Your favorite BEACH BOYS LP besides PET SOUNDS Off top of my head, Holland is probably next fav followed by Endless Summer. However, after reading about your goals in adding to your collection you may want to keep your expectations at less-than-stratospheric... For quite a while the primary ... | |
| Speaker Cable Questions Sorry - 12/2 is just a reference to "12 gauge/2-conductor" extension cords, that classic HD orange cord. There are also (and maybe more prevalent today) 12/3 cords that also have that separate ground wire and connection. The 12/2 cord is usually... | |
| Speaker Cable Questions I know I'll probably take just a little heat for this, but... Home Depot 25' 12ga (yup, orange extension cords) should be sufficient and it's definitely a little more affordable than some of the other things mentioned above. And we're not talkin... | |
| Suggested PC laptop models for computer audio Have to agree with Zd542 - why a laptop? You'd be paying a premium for portability and included components. Build/buy your own box for the music server w/o the overhead of screen, keyboard, battery, and similar unneeded components. It sounds like ... | |
| Bad news for audiophiles? "The problem is that it's much easier to set up double blind tests with wine than audio gear."True - I can lift a glass of wine in each hand but I don't think I can even lift one of my front speakers anymore. Heck, if I'm doin' two-fisted tests wi... | |
| Best amp for $550 to mate with the following... You got lucky and got some great responses. I'll admit I'm partial to Odyssey (& listen every day...) but the Emo does a great job too. However, w/ your $550 budget you should at least look at the Class D site and the SDS-400C offer... | |
| amplifier for large advents? Maybe Hafler? Once upon a time a DH500 drove the heck out of a certain pair of Large Advents - they sort of make a "period pair". There are definitely others that worked (B&K, maybe Carver or Rotel, even Dynaco) so you really don't have to go ... | |
| Paradigm 100 v2 vs. 20 v5? No. Nope. No way. And I actually have both. Back when, we had room for the 100s in the den and it was just worth it (got 'em used in a very special deal...). The 20s are also very special at what they do and I like them where they are but they are... |