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| Looking for Peoples Opinion on Ascend CMT 340se Ascend Speakers are very good performers overall. I owned the Sierras for a number of years and enjoyed them immensely. The CMT 340s were (price wise and finish wise) a level below the Sierras. Here's a link to some reviews: https://www.ascend... | |
| A Good List of 'Top' Classical Pieces @ inagroove - Hi - Huge fan of the Harmonia label. The 3 Mozart operas I mentioned were released on CD and not vinyl. They were also released separately on SACD. So if that is an inducement, the SACD versions are worth it. Rich | |
| A Good List of 'Top' Classical Pieces The classical pieces I enjoy most are Mozart operas conducted by Rene Jacobs on the Harmonia Mundi label: Le Nozze di Figaro Cosi Fan Tutte Don Giovanni Highly recommended. Rich | |
| New from Klipsch - Large Bookshelf Heritage Rebellion Sorry - meant bamboo, not balsa. Saw that about an hour after I posted it. Ascend Acoustics use bamboo for their speaker cabinets. Must be age creeping up on me and on my birthday no less. I realize that MDF has been the de-facto building mate... | |
| New from Klipsch - Large Bookshelf Heritage Rebellion @erik_squires Hi Erik - Brisbane HiFi has reported specifications for the Klipsch Rebellion on its web-site: https://brisbanehifi.com.au/products/rebellion-h-8-premium-bookshelf-loudspeaker?srsltid=AfmBOoqA3D6nzRKl0sFuPKj4hl-zyH1ybKzFfkXQ7y... | |
| Is anyone still using a CD Player ZERO INTEREST in streaming. Always had decent, if not very good CD players. The system I use the most features a PS Audio SACD Transport and PSA DAC. The other system features a Musical Fidelity CD PRE 24 cd player. I like having CDs. Must ... | |
| Anyone Else Running Two Systems? 3 systems with enough spare components to put together at least another. System 1 - Main system - Prima Luna & Musical Fidelity in service 20 years Prima Luna Prologue 5 (amp) Musical Fidelity CD PRE 24 (cd player/ preamp) Technics 1210 ... | |
| Visited a Store and was shunned I can tell of my experience - NYC, Upper East Side, well known dealer representing high end brands and sole dealer for the two brands I was most interested in (Naim and Linn). It was a quiet Friday at work, and I had several hours before I had to... | |
| Your Top 12 Favorite Albums Have been buying records for the last 60 years. The ones that have never left rotation. Rich Wichita Lineman - Glen Campbell Live with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra - Procol Harum From Elvis in Memphis - Elvis Presley Rise and Fa... | |
| PS Audio PWT Transport - CD Drive / Laser Reader Exchange @dacpin - I am intrigued by this discussion. Also, impressed by your steps taken. Here comes a question and then, a bit of a story. Could you not have gone to PS Audio for the laser / transport replacement surgery in the first place? Grant... | |
| Favorite Beatles Song Thought provoking. Always preferred the earlier songs. My #1 Beatles song - 'Ticket to Ride' My #2 Honorable Mention - ' Please Please Me' Since the Stones came up ... My #1 Stones song - 'Paint It Black' My #2 Honorable Mention - 'Gimme... | |
| Record Store Day 2026. It can get complicated. I have enough titles from past RSD days that I still have not gotten to listening to yet. So, I have to control my impulses, because I will buy stuff. This year's list was ok, nothing special. I was interested in two ... | |
| Do you listen intently? What a question! If I am not listening intently, it usually means that I am not in the same room as the system and speakers. I live in an older apartment (pre-war) in Queens. No big, combined open spaces like you see on cable. Lots of walls. ... | |
| I hope I made good choices with new gear. Comments? @toddsyr - Good morning. It is very much like adopting a new pet (cat or dog, your choice) that you have been assured gets along with cats, dogs, and kids and now you are walking through your front door and you are about to see how it all work... | |
| Do You Regret Selling Your Turntable and Albums ? Gave the TT and the albums away in the late 90's. Represented 30 years of record collecting. Was getting re-married, was only playing CDs, and really didn't have the room (Queens NYC apartment). Fifteen years later, I was buying TTs and collect... |