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| LP "Cutouts" Cutouts were also noted as promotional items as well; I won a bunch of albums in the 80s during phone call in contests (before they wised up and started asking for the nth caller...).Most of them were cutouts and likely not overstock (in fact some... | |
| Mid price receiver I managed to get a Yamaha HTR-5960 7.1 system for approx. $300 bucks + ship (though the site where I got the price no longer sells at this price)...Check around through one of the shopper sites and see what you can find!Be sure whomever you go wit... | |
| Opinions on lower priced digital that can compete You may want to try Chris VenHaus' Pulsar with Copper/Gold WBT NextGen RCAs (vhaudio.com).They worked well in my setup (and the price was right)... generally I found that changes in digital cables seemed to only effect soundstaging and (to use an ... | |
| Good speakers less efficient? I agree with Eldartford above in that I noticed there seems to be a level on a number of recordings that seem to "come to life" at a given point and then as it gets louder, the magic tends to go away.On some recordings there are multiple "magic" S... | |
| Whats more important? Speaker or the Amp I tend to lean toward the speaker side of things as this addresses the "voice" of your system, however you must recognize that there is a balance to maintain in maximizing your satisfaction of the results.If you are trying to get the "best of the ... | |
| Passive Pre - No Regrets? The key to getting a passive system together is to ensure that everything from stem to stern (uh, I mean from source to power amp) matches properly for the passive line controller that you select (i.e., impedence, output voltage, interconnect leng... | |
| Amp Upgrade for Aerial 10t's The best amps I heard on 10Ts were:Jeff Rowland Model 112McCormack DNA-1 (but nowadays I would give the DNA-500 a try)I also heard a Gryphon that was nice on them too.These would be on my short list.Good Luck! | |
| How are Mapleshade speaker cables? I have a set in my HT system but I'm afraid I can't help you with much of a subjective critique as the previous cable I was running was... well, crap.However I can note that Mapleshade cable (especially given the price) made no glaring problems - ... | |
| Rowland "house sound"? The Rowland Model 10s were absolutely the BEST sound I heard listening to Aerial Acoustic Model 10Ts about 7 or 8 years ago.Long breakin time, but afterwards they were stunning in their realism straight up & down the scale.My favorite on those... | |
| Any good Audio stores in and around Portland? Jeez, you guys are killing me... planning a trip back home soon to Portland...All the mention of the high end audio stores, local brew pubs, Powell's and Jimmy Maks...STOP IT! STOP IT!(Don't forget to visit the local coffee places too... far bette... | |
| aragon4004 loud hum Probably based from the transformer; mine does the same thing.Try tightening it down (the bolts) and it may help (will also help the sound *from* the amp too).Otherwise if this doesn't work its probably the laminate in the transformer (the doping)... | |
| McCormack DNA 125 amp-speaker match Definitely the Aerials. This was one of the best "bang per buck" match ups of with the McCormack I ever heard (at least with the old Aerial 7s and DNA-0.5 & 1 amplifiers I heard).Just match them up with Cardas or Discovery cables and let the d... | |
| Why are big speakers in small rooms bad? The speakers may or may not work in the room... you can only try it and see.I have "big" speakers and they work ok in my room; although not perfectly.A trick you might do is to try arranging the speakers diagonally.This will gain you a little more... | |
| Suggested amp to pair w/ Aerial 7A's on a budget Absolutely the best bang per buck I've heard on the 7As (which I own) is the McCormack DNA-.5s and DNA-1s.An excellent combination of stone cold control over the bass (which the Aerials need) and finesse (nicely relaxed yet fully detailed sound wi... | |
| Room Issues You may want to see if there a way to set the speakers up on the diagonal. Not only will this buy you better listening distance between you and the speakers, but will help in regard to bass modes and 1st reflection points as well (soundstaging).Ju... |