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| image on tv goes green Marty, Try googling "Samsung DLP problem". I did this and got several results but didn't read the details but you may want to. I was having a green spot on my Sony lcd a few years ago and found out on a home theater forum this was a common problem... | |
| Magnum Dynalab 308 drive Magnepan 1.7 or 3.6? Ctunney,You made excellent choices in acquiring the TAD 150 preamp and the Bryston 4BST amp. The tubed 150 should add a touch of warmth and bloom to the ss Bryston's powerful and detailed presentation. It's also a very good impednce match since th... | |
| Where does your user name come from? Swampwalker? That's an easy one. Everyone knows Swampwalker down here in the bayou. He's famous round these parts for taking his boat to the favorite local dive bar here called the "Pink Alligator" which is built on stilts with a pier since it's o... | |
| how many are you tripping over? I'm currently reading and replying to this thread on a wireless laptop while sitting in a big, cushy leather chair. I'm also watching hdtv with the Dolby 5.1 surround sound going. The laptop is resting on the large right arm of this comfy chair an... | |
| Separates or Receiver to modernize home theater? Jonsher,FWIW. I wholeheartedly agree with the above responses. It would be a step backwards, or downwards, to substitute a receiver for your current very good system- like trading in your sweet sportscar for a minivan. Your audio system is fine an... | |
| Any David Yow fans here ??? Yikes.....can't even tell which one's stepping on the cat! | |
| I Was at a Funeral of An Audiophile... Do you think this guy is now listening to a 'heavenly'system? God's gotta have a nice system, right? Probably an all tube system with a killer tt and 'to die for' speakers. No stillpoints or vibropods needed since all components are positioned on ... | |
| help with 2 channel system build From what I've read both Emotiva and Wyred4sound are both good amps and, I think you're right, both offer trial periods just like Vincent. Personally, I would opt for the Vincent because I'm attracted to the concept of a ss/tube hybrid even though... | |
| help with 2 channel system build Albumguy, The Vincent might be just what you're looking for. It's a German company but their products are built in China. The 331 amp is a hybrid, having 2 6n16 tubes incorporated into a basically solid state design. I've been curious about how th... | |
| help with 2 channel system build Albumguy,Forgot to mention matching the output impedance of your Crown SL2 preamp (which is 500 ohms)to the input impedance of the amplifier you will be using. The input impedance on the amplifier should be atleast 10 times greater than the output... | |
| help with 2 channel system build Albumguy,An Aragon 4004 mkII used at less than $1000 might be a good match. It's 200 watts@8ohms and 400 watts@4ohms. Very rugged, reliable and it sounds good,too. It should play as loud as you can stand if mated with a good, properly matched prea... | |
| What is “warmth” and how do you get it? I agree with Hifiman. Your system has to have enough 'warmth' inorder to portray music naturally and realistically. I think it's a matter of degrees: too little warmth and the result will be overly sterile and analytical, too much warmth and you g... | |
| What makes the Bloom around instruments . . . My definition of 'bloom' is very close to Holt's/stereophile's listed in Bryon's post. I would describe it as a warm,euphonic sound quality that doesn't sacrifice or mask details. I like the earlier poster's analogy of a topograhic map of the musi... | |
| top 5 preamps under $1,200 "I've seen audilble illusions module 3 and/ rogue 99 go for $800, which is better? Is it value added to spend $300 more on VTL?"dvdgreco, I would suggest the VTL,too,although I think they all are very good preamps. But here's some more info that m... | |
| What makes the Bloom around instruments . . . I always thought that "bloom" was associated with tubed amps and not digital (Spectron) or ss (Pass) amps. Its my undertanding that when tube amps distort they produce even order harmonic distortion which is percieved by most people as pleasant an... |