kurtdmeyer
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| B&W 7NT vs. Paradigm reference 80 for plinius mkII My final two choices were Paradigm 60 vs. 7NT and I chose the 7NT. I liked them both. The 7NT needs plenty of power and smooth electronics upstream or it will be harsh. I found a used B&K 200w amp and it really helped. Pre is an older British ... | |
| Matching b&w 602 s3's to a NAD t752? In my experience, speakers blow up from too little power, not too much: when your 80wpc solid-state amp is turned up louder than it can handle, it delivers a clipped waveform with more than its rated power and it is that distorted signal which blo... | |
| TO DAC OR NOT TO DAC? Sam wrote a glowing review of the new MF upsampling DAC, which got me wondering, too, despite my wariness of reviews in consumer magazines. The real question in my mind: is upsampling truly the trump card? I've read in a number of places that it i... | |
| NHT 2.9 or B&W CDM9NT For my CDM7NT's, I found a used B&K EX442 (200w/ch) to be an excellent match and very positively changed my opinion of the speakers. Un-harshed 'em. Paid less than $500, leaving room in the budget for other goodies. The current production vers... | |
| Speakers to hang on to for LIFE In 1978 while in school I bought a used pair of already-old Electro-Voice Sentry II monitors (16 ohms, 12" woofer, horn tweeter, about 80lbs. each) from a guy for $110. He had just bought a pair of the latest JBL thump-snap 12" 3-ways (the big sho... | |
| Imaging I have three thoughts on this subject, have been considering it awhile myself as I listen around. 1. visual illusion affects the listening experience; small boxes image better because they look smaller and somehow that makes the image illusion mor... | |
| Arcam vs. Rega Thanks for the posts. Gallusm, did you compare FMJ to CD92? I could have my CD72 upgraded to CD92 and save some $$. Lazarus, thanks too for your note. I do plan to do some Rega-Arcam comparison this week.I was able to compare CD72 to CD92 in one s... |