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| RACMANINOFF PIANO CONCERTO 2 Thank you for your responses. One person asked if I listen to sound or music? The two cannot be separated. If I put on a cd that is lifeless, tinny and in short sounds poor, I will move on. If the performace is great and I cannot hear the bass or ... | |
| Frank Sinatra CD's with Great Sound? Thank you for your help in ssuggesting Frank Sinatra CD's.In the meantime I have been searching and found the reviews on Amazon.com very instructive. Many of the peoplethat reviewed the cd's of Sinatra really know his music and it was obvious afte... | |
| Considering going Vinyl--Please talk me out of it Vinyl-where shoudl I start. Well it satrted with the VPI Scout. $1600.00 plus cartridge. Decent sound. Wanted more,so traded the Scout in for a Scotmaster with a Discovery Cartrdige. Also bought the VPI 16.5 record cleaner. Then traded in my Thor ... | |
| Best Tube Amp under 10K? I would look for a pair of Thor Audio used monoblocks.They are 60 watts each monoblock and are wonderful amps.I had them in my system and upgraded to the tpa 150 watt monblocks. The 60 watters are in your budget and with a reasonably sensitive spe... | |
| Marantz SA8260 I purchased this player about two years ago and the reading problems were small, but the major issue I had was with the sound. The sound was soupy, and in short a major disappointment. The unit now sounds best on a shelf in my basement. Do yoursel... | |
| Where do you buy "NEW/Current" LPs? Try Music Direct, & Acoustic Sounds Inc. Go to Google andtype in the above and both places have extensive new LP's. Good luck. | |
| Have EMM cdp and DCC2 - what turntable to buy Dear Raul:What are Sut'S? | |
| Have EMM cdp and DCC2 - what turntable to buy After reading many posts on this site, it seems to be the consensus of opinions that a high quality turntable will beat the best digital gear including the Meitner. I respectfully disagree, after listening with my system as follows: VPI Scoutmaste... | |
| Modwright Sony 999ES: Impressions of Modifications I purchased the Sony 999ES from Dan with his platinum mod which included tubes and a separate power supply. I was very happy with his mod. Then he announced a clock upgrade and bybee filters. I sent the unit back to him again and the unit sounds e... | |
| Marantz 8260 CD/SACD Dear EcruzMy response is to send it back to Marantz and have it repaired under warranty. If the warranty period is over my advice is to purchase the Sony N999ES SACD player and have it modded by Dan Wright of Modwright. I originally purchased the ... | |
| Calling Marantz sa8260 owners... Dear Marantz auditioner:I own the Marantz SA 8260 and it is virtually unlistenable to my ears. I do not have the problems you have encountered but I would recommend that you audition something else. How about the Sony NS999ES. The sound isfar supe... | |
| Does Anyone Make Stands for Quad 988's? I have recently purchased stands from Robert of Star SoundTechnology makers of the Sistrum rack which I use for my system consisting of THor Tpa-150, Thor TA-2000 preamp, Thor Dac, with Cary 306/200 transport and a Richard Gray power conditioner. ... | |
| Anybody Heard the Vandersteen 5A'S Dear [email protected] also have heard that the Vandersteen 5A is at the dealer in Verona, N.J. I am looking forward to auditioning same.I did hear the Wilson Watt Puppy 7 and though my Quad 988put them to shame. The only area that the Watt was b... | |
| Best Speaker Cable 20 Foot Pair Thanks for your response. I am looking for the best bang for the buck so to speak. I won't spend $5000.00 for a sofoot pair of speaker cable, but will spend $2000.00 if it is excellent. The system cannot be arrnaged as the speakersare set up for m... | |
| Best Speaker Cable 20 Foot Pair Dear Metralla:My Quad power cords are plugged into a Ricard Gray 2100Swhich is housed on my racks. The speakers are many feet tothe left of my racks. My speaker cable needs a 20 foot run as they are over 15 feet from my two racks. The Quad power c... |