sdcampbell
Responses from sdcampbell
| Looking for loudspeakers under $4,000 You have a tough situation, Richmonk. Wife, speakers - wife, speakers: hmmmmm........ My best suggestion for a speaker in this price range is the Vandersteen 3A Signature. I have owned planar speakers, too (Acoustats, back in the dark ages), and t... | |
| Bargain power conditioners Ditto on the suggestion to buy the Monster HTS2000. I wrote a lengthy comment several weeks ago about my quite negative experience with the HTS3500, so do not spend the extra money for this unit. The HTS2000 made a noticeable improvement in my own... | |
| Is no reserve really the truth? Interesting timing on this question, because I have just had an experience here on Audiogon that made me inquire (to the Audiogon staff) if a seller could post a reserve price AFTER the auction began. I bid on a TEAC mini-system and the auction pa... | |
| Hospital Grade Wall Outlets For the benefit of others who may read this thread and be interested in buying Hubbell hospital-grade outlets, I wanted to share a good buying tip. I recently bought 3 of the Hubbell outlets from "The Aduiophile Store", which is operated by UHF Ma... | |
| Best and Worst customer service? The worst - don't know, but some years ago it took Nakamichi 4 tries to fix a problem with my cassette deck. The best? No contest here - Bryston, hands down! | |
| Ever Get Tears of Joy? No, just droplets of urine now and then.......... | |
| Acurus versus Bryston, Classe, Etc. In a thread I responded to several days ago, there was some discussion of surround amps. I made the point that I am using a Bryston 4B-ST for my main front speakers, which are used for "critical" listening. I am currently using an Adcom 5503 to dr... | |
| A newbie deciding on a transport/DAC You should take a look at Rega's Jupiter/Io transport/DAC combo. It's a very good system, particularly if you are able to buy it on the used market. You could also get the Jupiter transport (which is essentially an upgraded version of the Rega Pla... | |
| Best small 2-way floorstander? Thanks for clarifying what you are looking for. Your new definition conveys a rather different sense. Based on your last input, a hole range of possibilities opens up. The Vandersteen 3A Signature, which I own, has a footprint of about 16" wide x ... | |
| Speaker cables and interconnects - help! I, too, am a long-time audiophile, and I have been using Kimber Kable products for many years. My personal opinion, after a lot of listening, is that speaker cables and interconnects are less critical in a home theater system than in a strictly 2-... | |
| Best small 2-way floorstander? A bit more info would be helpful. For example, how do you define "small", and what price range do you have in mind? A moderately priced small floorstander that has gotten a lot of good comments is the Totem Arro. | |
| Uncoloured Speaker for $450 As a follow-up to my previous post, I just saw that there is a Vandersteen 1-C that was just listed for sale here on Audiogon - the seller is asking $450. Go for it........ | |
| Uncoloured Speaker for $450 If price is the main issue, and not monitor vs. a larger speaker, I strongly suggest you consider buying a used pair of Vandersteen 1B (or maybe it's now the 1C model). On the used market they can purchased for under $500, and you won't find anyth... | |
| best THREE channel amp for about $1,000 I think your decision here hinges somewhat on how much "audio cachet" you attach to your choice. Given your system, you could consider Krell's 3-channel amp, although I personally believe that is overkill for the center and surround speakers. Ther... | |
| Preamp/Processor indecision! In the response I just posted, I should have mentioned that I have an Adcom GTP-750 in my current system. On the whole, I am reasonably pleased with it. It is a totally digital unit, so you will need a phono pre-amp if you want to use a turntable.... |