Not quite low wattage amplifiers

I'm looking to power a couple Wharfedale Diamond 9.1 speakers. It doesn't sound like Sonic Impact's T-Amp would have enough power, but I can't seem to find anything with just a little more power. Is there anything comparable to the T-Amp, but with a bit more power? I only have 100 bucks to spend, but if there's something more expensive but popular I figure I might have some luck on eBay.

Headphones

I've noticed that a lot of the entry-level speakers don't go down to 20Hz, but most headphones do. Does this mean that a decent pair of entry-level headphones is going to provide better audio than an entry level stereo system?

Other Cairn owners: filter settings on the Fog v3??

Does anybody else out there have a Cairn Fog v3? Or even a v2 if it has the same thing. Looking for impressions on the different digital filter settings. I've just had mine a couple months and haven't done any systematic listening with the different settings.
Btw, does Cairn not qualify for a Stereophile review?

thanks.

Saxophone Colossus

Forums

I have tried long and hard to find the Analog Productions 45rpm release of this record (AJAZ 0709) to no avail. In the time I have been looking I have not even seen it on ebay. If anyone knows of anybody sitting on a copy (or has a copy they are willing to sell) please PM me. I am willing to pay

Chicago LP shops

Hi

Im reading with envy about all the NY people and the stores they are finding.

How about the same info for Chicago ?

To date I know about Music Direct, very limited and very expensive, Holm audio and probably the best selection ive found which is at Beverly Records on the South side.

Alan

$500 or less

All -

I'm a very reluctant audiophile, someone who quite contentedly has listened to thousands of cds on a boombox until the last few months.

Somehow - and I didn't set out to do this - I started hearing what I was missing/what didn't sound right and...once it happened, there was no way to 'unhear' the problems.

So I did what many of you have done, reading extensively - particularly at the lowest of low-end equipment.

I love Stereophile's budget column, but even there the balance is - for good reason, no doubt - on equipment in the $1000 range.

Cables Are like Cholesterol

Cables Are like Cholesterol

Inside were three sets of fat-ass cables. Thick like slabs of bacon, protective like coronary arteries, chunky like the cholesterol in those arteries after the bacon.

Holding them felt safe. Maybe they lacked that luxurious lifestyle appeal of the fancier cables with their shiny colors and intricate woven designs, but that's not what I was looking for. I wanted quality, I wanted sturdiness, I wanted comfort. Only to encourage these feelings of security were the locking banana plugs.

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