sedond
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| Natural sound (REL Subwoofers) i would suggest a pair of vmps larger subs, coupled w/a high-power solid-state amp (or two) & a marchand xm-9 active cross-over. *very* flexible, and you can't touch the sound quality *and* quantity - for twice the price, imho. if the size of ... | |
| Add a DAC or buy a new CD player? upgrade your preamp by $1500 - it will give ewe the best overall sonic improvement, imho. go w/a tubed unit. it will also have the added benefits of improving any other sources you may be using. going from a linn kairn to a melos music director ma... | |
| B&O, overpriced artistic piece of audio? onhwy61, i *don't* understand why *anyone* would consider b&o - and for yust the reasons ewe cite: many companies *do* make attractive gear that sounds good, too! :>) doug | |
| JM LAB any good? i like both the scan-speak & dynaudio tweeters. that said, i *also* like the focal inverted-dome titanium tweeters in my current meret re speakers. no ringing here... doug | |
| Need AR Turtable Belt? ewe mite also wanna try an electronics supply house, if ya know the size belt ya need - i got one for my oracle for less than $5 (needs a flat belt w/the origin-live dc-moter/power-supply mod); the dealers wanted ~$30. doug | |
| Bass Amp for Infinity RS 1B i've heard that the eagle amps make good sub amps. the fact is, any decent hi-current solid-state amp will do well w/subs, which is why i recommend another perreaux, if ya already got one. i use a pair of adcom gfa-555's bridged - i paid $450 for ... | |
| Gold Ribbons use the scan-speak mid-woofers that newform uses, or try accuton ceramic drivers. see orcadesign.com for info on the accutons. re: subs, hsu tn1220 is nice, but vmpsis better, imho. also, get two - better soundstage, easier placement, less distort... | |
| tube headphone amp? the headfone amp in the melos sha-gold or maestro reference preamps are continually raved about by the audio press. an outstanding line-stage comes attached, too! ;~) their sha-1 is also excellent. doug | |
| Beautiful Speakers go for sound - looks are secondary for music. i'd only consider looks if sound was also the best. i'm saving for a custom pair of newform research r645's - almost as ugly as the O'Heocha's! ;~) my wife sez "anything but those"; i say we don't have... | |
| BEST HEAVY METAL BAND ok, i'm showing my age - led zeppelin. their noise was musical, at least... doug | |
| Plinius 8150i vs Bow Tech. ZZ1 and Wazoo try the pathos classic one - tube pre/solid-state amp integrated. has remote-control looks beautiful, too! retails for $2k, sometimes awailable used for close to $1k. cd's definitely need toobs. won't hurt w/proacs, either. douf | |
| Bass Amp for Infinity RS 1B is it bridgeable? if so, yust get another one & bridge 'em. i can't imagine doing significantly better for anything resembling a reasonable amount of money. doug | |
| B&O, overpriced artistic piece of audio? your present system will absolutely *CRUSH* any b&o system. kinda like wondering if a ferrari is more fun to drive than a ford taurus: yup, just a *little*... ;~) also, i disagree w/spending $400 on a b&o turntable - get something befittin... | |
| rca to xlr - best way? balanced lines *can* be quieter in long runs. if it's not a problem for you, neutrik makes xlr-rca adaptors in any configuration ya want - m-m, m-f, f-m, f-f, etc. i got 'em at my local pro-music store for $6.50 each. doug | |
| Getting into tubes? audionewbie, i'd suggest calling dennis had of cary - he's *wery* friendly, & will give ewe the straight poop. i can say that the cary slp98 preamp is an excellent unit, especially at its price-point. i ended up preferring the melos, but its r... |