stanwal
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| Mapleshade modified monitoes Sounds like a new snack; have a Pepsi and some of these new monitoes while we listen. | |
| Ungrounded power cord: Will I die? Anyone using ungrounded power cords will die eventually. Alas, so will those using grounded ones. That said, as Forrest Gump remarked "Stupid is as Stupid does"; I have known a fair sample of the shallow end of the audiophile pool and none of them... | |
| Best DAC under 2k US ? I put 2 up today. | |
| Gamut L5 - best solid state and best tube amp comb I haven't used tube amps for some time but listen to them on other systems; the sound stage is deeper on tubes but I don't find it as realistic as SS, YMMV. They don't really need the subs and I often don't use them; I had the subs before I got th... | |
| Paging Stanwal-Any update on the Metrum Octave In addition to my other post I should add that the HIFICRITIC review motivated me to buy one; it was even better than the 6moons review. It was the second best they have ever tested, behind only the new MSB. These are a LOT more expensive. The Met... | |
| Experience with Metrum Octave DAC Suppose to ship Feb 19; I would be tearing my hair out if I had any. The Canadian distributer is selling them for about what the factory charges so if I had waited I could have got one faster but they were saying that the price would go up after t... | |
| ACR Ref 110 - Regular feet or couplers? If they are rubber feet I would try something else. Martin Colloms uses this stand [ or another model] and uses SR MIGs under his Ref 5 pre and other gear. I use them also on my quite different stand. Stringreen is right that they all sound differ... | |
| Anyone Using Four Subs In A Home Theater? Since bass is more or less non directional and very low bass even more so I don't really see the need unless it is a very large room. Two work very well in my music and HT setups. | |
| What's the best unipivot to arm ever made? Naim Aro | |
| Stand out phono stages I use the ASR Basis Exclusive, very good but quite expensive if bought new. Also used the Musical Fidelity kW phono; good sound and built like a tank; like the ASR you can use 2 tables at once. Blue Circle is good at a lower price range; I had the... | |
| Cartridge sitting idle for 6 year? I have had some sit around for much longer than this and still work fine. Pay no attention to the dealer unless you have a lot of confidence in him. I once went to hear a system with a man who was seeking to sell the system's owner some new gear; ... | |
| How to connect external speakers to plasma TV If you have Direct TV just take the analog output from the satellite box to the preamp. My Panasonic plasma also has analog RCA out which I have also used. | |
| Best tube preamp ever AR Reference 5. A friend has one and the reviews of them have been exceptional. | |
| Back In the Day Yes, Reaganomics, the radical redistribution of income to the upper end of the financial spectrum which transformed America from the greatest creditor nation in the world to the greatest debtor nation. While the middle class has barely held even i... | |
| Which is the best VPI Platter? I have had quite a few and from my experence and that of some of my friends I think that the SuperPlatter was probably the best but since I never heard all the ones I had on the same table it is hard to say for sure. I personally liked the acrylic... |