Doug Marlette

Doug Marlette

Jul 11, 2007

I loved Doug Marlette. His political cartoons were so sharp that I almost always laughed out loud—even when he slaughtered some of my sacred cows. I suppose that's one of the signs of really good political humor, since all of us can laugh at the other side's foibles.

Hitchcock's America

Hitchcock's America

Jul 11, 2007

It was a fascinating place&mdash;but it was <I>his</I>. Other than comic books, a Hitchcock film is the only place where it makes sense for a wrongfully accused man to have to catch the real villian. Yet, the plots were never the point, were they?

Amp recommendations for center and surrounds (Wilson, Meridian 861 setup)

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Amplification
Submitted by jkalman on

My front two speakers are Wilson W/P8s on Ayre MX-Rs. My center is eventually going to be a Watch Center and the surrounds will eventually be Duette speakers. My processor is a Meridian 861.

I could use recommendations on amps for my center channel and surround channels. I feel that the Ayre MX-Rs would be overkill (way to expensive) for this task, as I am not as worried about my surround sound elements as the two channel elements of my system.

Single strand cables

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Tweaks 'n' Tips
Submitted by drumguy48 on

Hello All, Thought I'd see if there's any other super thin single strand cable fans out there? I use 30g varnish coated copper(1+ & 1-) for interconnects-app. 500mm in length and 2.5 metres for speaker cable- I just can't believe the massive increase in clarity, dynamics and..... BASS !
The "human hair" speaker runs replaced Python like monster cable and within an hour or so of hooking them up, the monster cable was banished to the spare room cupboard.
I have also made up a short (2.5m) guitar lead for a friend and got the same results more clarity and deeper, rounder bass

Oxymoron?

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General Rants 'n' Raves
Submitted by CECE on

Entry level HIGH END? Is there high end entry level? When does just high end be high end? Is a $300 TT high end, or entry level, or just a TT? If I'm at entry level, when do I cross over into high end...out of entry level? Is teh $100K TT entry level for expensive TT's since there is a $300K unit on the horizon? And those "cheap" $70K from those previous high end Yorkes? It's all getting too confusing. When does MASS FI stop and entry level hig end begin, when does high end begin leaving entry level high end. What is entry level mass fi? Upper end mass fi?

Integrated amps <$1000 or so

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The Entry Level
Submitted by LocoMoco on

I'm looking for an integrated amp and several choices come to mind like Rega, Creek, Cambridge Audio, and Arcam. How would the sound of these solid state units compare to a tube amp like a Jolida? Reading on how to pick a tube amp is simply over my head in comprehension and would like your opinion. Would I be better served by getting a solid state amp? I'm just intrigued on the SQ people are experiencing.

In any case, I'm leaning towards one of these speakers, Totem Hawk, Dali Ikon 6, or Triangle Antal ESw.

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