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| Suggestions for mini-system -- 300-400 Hi,For his birthday, I gave my 7 year old a Sony mini system..a CT-CP100. It was 259.00 and even though I am spoiled bythe high-end systems I have had...this little guy is easyon the eye/ear/budget. Sonically there may be better..butfor casual lis... | |
| My first Jazz cd Please consider buying a good tuner(if you don't already have one) and listen to as many Jazz programs as you can. Most public broadcasting and local college stations will have a Jazz program or two...or more, that will open new worlds for you. Al... | |
| Yamaha tuner repair suggestions? Thanks to all. Seems that the DD are in full-stride.Jim.......Jim | |
| good jazz piano Check out titles by Red Garland and Wynton Kelly. | |
| sony offers 3 new SACD players So,.. you have problems with this?? You need to see this as three more ways to play the 457 versions of "Kind Of Blue" on..... Boy, some people just don't get the logic..... | |
| What are the best CD-changers? I strongly agree with Craig...the best changers, are those that use a good changer transport feed into a great DAC.. | |
| Receiver as Tuner Great!,...sorry to Audiofile9, my advice was no more than his...I need to read the posts more throughly!FM is such a great way to learn of new music. If you are a Jazz fan, and have a PBS station in your area, see if these two shows are available ... | |
| When buying thru audiogon how do you protect yourself ? Know who you're buying from. Check any feedback they have on any site that has feedback.E-mail them through A'goN and ask to talk with they,..that you are interested in what they have for sale. If they don't want to speak with you...don't buy from... | |
| Cables with the best highs I have owned several of the highest of high-end interconnects out there,....and the in-expensive ones that are sold on the InnerSound site should not be overlooked. They are why I sold all of my big-buck ones. | |
| Receiver as Tuner Just use the tape out, and select tuner. This will be afixed output, and will avoid the twin volume concerns. | |
| Speakers recommendations when placement is an issue Tim/Soix makes a good point about the Vandersteen's. I havebeen a dipole person, Martin Logan & Magnepan..and have,mostly used Thiel's for dynamic speakers...and all of theseare very placement critical...so the Vandersteen's seemedsimple by co... | |
| Speakers recommendations when placement is an issue If you have a chance, it would be worth your time to includethe Vandersteen 1C or 2Ce/signature in your group. The Vandersteens do better than most under less than ideal placement situations....and are quite amplifier friendly.Vandies always seem ... | |
| Sony 9000ES mods Sean covered all the right bases. Modification of audio gear seems to go through cycles of interest..or lack of it. Currently, it seems to be very localized on CD players, especially some of the SACD players. There seems to be a feeling that the a... | |
| Please help me choose CD isolation I am also using the Sony 9000, and have had best sonic results with the Townshend Seismic Sink. I know they are an older design...but I have tried many of the other things out there, and just got best results with the Sink.Three other things that ... | |
| Small footprint speakers It seems that most of what you are looking for can be found. The biggest concern is getting that 30-35 hz. range...and still having that small footprint.Some small footprint speakers of note are the Vandersteen 1C, the Thiel 1.5 and the Meadowlark... |