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Most achingly-beautiful music Paganini Violin Concerto No 1 op.6	632
VAC, Vitus, and Montana Beautiful system! What brand is the cat, and have you experimented with different room positions for it	340
I could cry My cat used the grills on my first speakers as scratch posts. As all (sane and normal) cat owners, I constantly plan to make stew out of her, and somehow end up spoiling the beast . . .	73
Why do dealers do this? Thank you for all the replies. Wow, I tapped into a well of frustration here, I am glad to hear it's not me (I was worried it was me shifty eyes...). The number of replies shows . . .	71
DC Metro -- New Hi. How could I join the club? Moved here recently, and I live in Rockville now. Thank you	67
Any audiophile who is on blood pressure medication Just one bit I simply have to put in. I cringe when I see medical advice asked for and given here. This is always the place I come to for sound advice, but please go see your . . .	62
Miles Davis Newbe Question Kind of Blue is viewed by many as quintessential Miles, but the purists will often disagree. It has excellent sound too, an audiophile must-have	48
how big a speaker can you put in an 11 x 11 room? I agree the main issue is how far you can get from the walls. I have a small room myself, and one set of rear-ported speakers (Soliloquy 5.3i) clearly overwhelmed it. A much larger. . .	45
New to Classical Music - Album to try first?? Your statement that you NEVER heard classical music is a bit rash. If you ever watched movies, TV, or even hear commercials, you have heard SOME classical music. The very fact that. . .	37
CD's you bring for auditioning Rostropovich on Teldec with a chamber ensemble (I'm too lazy to go to my basement and tell you the exact details) playing a Vivaldi piece. Always start with that. A couple of bars . . .	35
my refuge System edited: added a pic. Crappy quality, taken with my iPhone, too lazy to open the big camera	33
Entry level tube system I just skipped to the end, but what exactly is so terrible about the rack? If it's unstable like you say, fine, but otherwise why would it be so bad? I think it looks fine, . . .	33
which is your favorite inexpensive stereo system? My first system was sub-1k, and I used Kef Q1 monitors. I don't know if the quality went down in the meantime, because I now see they cost even less! Worth looking into. Second the. . .	32
CDP's being dumped for hard drive driven units? I don't think they are going away any time soon, fortunately. At least I hope so. I hate change	32
Local dealer cuts store in half says audio is dead I have started a thread with a complaint about a local dealer, and it took off like wild fire. A lot of people are frustrated with some stores. I don't think it's wishing failure. . . .	31
Vienna Acoustics sounded terrible at Magnolia Thank you guys. I figured something was amiss, all the reviewers could not have been that wrong! Regarding the placement, yes, it was a terrible job. I spent most of the time . . .	30
will a low 60Hz harmonic hum wear out my speakers? Thank you everyone. Elizabeth, yes, if it is so common I am a lot less worried. Stingreen, obviously it IS wearing me out :) Winoguy, I don't think it's 60Hz, it sounds a lot . . .	28
great sounding cds to audition new speakers Ideally, something you are familiar with to have a basis for comparison. A great sounding recording does not help you much if you don't have a reference. I usually take with me . . .	26
is audiogon good for the audio industry or bad? Sorry if it's already been said, did not read all the replies. I think it's definitely not bad. It's a community that perpetuates people's interests in audio equipment and also . . .	24
Which component has the most importance? It's the fleshy thing placed in front of the speakers, covered in fabric (that part is optional, but strongly encouraged), placed on a chair. Specifically the complex electro-. . .	22
Best power conditioning under 400 bucks Second the Duet, great bang for the buck in my system. Completely lacks frills, but does not restrict your current and does a very nice job	17
Ultimate test of your system image I'm so glad someone else mentioned this! It's been my image test CD ever since I first got it. I had a friend over who did not believe me there were no surround speakers, was sure . . .	16
Has used prices of gear droppd, due to economy I have to agree with Iplaynaked (although your screen name gives me the appropriate willies). I find it hard to feel bad and moved to tears buy the so-called "suffering" . . .	16
Can't Stop Grinning... Another way to keep enjoying things is to just take very small steps when upgrading. I kept creeping up with relatively cheap equipment, and I am enjoying every step of the way . . .	15
budget amplification - what to get? Thanks for your response Fpeel. As far as spending amount, I want to stay in the 500 range (and even below, man I'm cheap!), or if I go above it, I would have to feel confident I . . .	13
AC Power Line Conditioners My PS Audio duet (paid just under $200) is the best gain-per-dollar investment I ever made in audio. It is true many conditioner restrict current etc., this one does not. True, . . .	12
My cost concious system Beautiful system. Simplicity is the key to happiness here. I love that you did not list a slew of interconnects, tweaks, etc. Very nice esthetic choices too, like the room. Enjoy! . . .	11
Blu-Ray, SACD & NetFlix player? The BDP-95 from Oppo is the first player with all these capabilities for me. I am extremely satisfied. The audio quality, when used as a digital player, is also outstanding. Hard . . .	11
Decent budget Blu-Ray You really have to define what "cheap" means for you, it's a very relative concept... I have the Oppo BDP 95, using it as the audio source as well, and it is fantastic! . . .	11
Need help re Quad 909 Binding Posts I too own the 909, and had the same frustration. I went a much cheaper (and lazier) way: the side hole made for bare wire fits one of the prongs of my spade cables. The other prong. . .	11
Get new FM receiver or better antenna? I have a powered indoor Terk antenna, found at radioshack for about 65 bucks or so a while ago. Picks up good signal into my budget NAD tuner, in the basement of a town house in . . .	10
SS integrated amp for under 2k How about a Quad amp-pre-amp? They come stackable and connected with their pattented Quad link, so it's kind of like an integrated, except you have more flexibility. You can fit in. . .	10
musical speakers for a Quad system Thank you Stanwal. I appreciate your to the point reply. Yes, I am starting to realize the better value of used gear, provided it has been taken care of. The Spendors do look good. . .	8
funny connection of spade cables Thank you Hifi. It does put my mind at ease. Yes, the "free" arm of the spade does not touch anything, I placed them in so the two phase terminals are far away from each . . .	7
Dream System If I had that much money to spare and put into music, I would be able to go to live concerts fairly often over the next 10-20 years, so I would not buy a stereo at all	6
Quad 909 heat and hum No one? No Quad owners out there	5
aragon 4004 matched w/quad 99 pre amp-impedence?? Hi. I don't have a helpful answer, but I do want to hear what others have to say, as I am very interested in this. I actually have the 99-909 Quad combo, as you say 330 into 20k. I. . .	2
secondary system And the look of those tubes glowing atop a slow fire, priceless	1