Recent content by CookieDough

Thanks for the help. Cheers.

So.. Long story short! I was vacuuming water off the floor and a small amount shot out the back of my shop vac onto one of the speakers while it was plugged in and I didn't notice. I watched TV after, and the sound was biased to the other side. I immedaitely unplugged it, and gave it a good...

I want to thank everyone for their replies, and give an update. I am about to buy a used Rotel 1077 amp which from all the reviews I have read is a great amp and will provide plenty of power. The last missing piece is a preamp/receiver with preamp outs, which I'm deciding between a used...

Thanks for the help guys, and hello Northy! Several suggestions now for amps instead of a receiver. I've done research on this but I'm not understanding it. Receivers have things like Audessey Calibration, LFE channels for sub etc. Wouldn't a receiver like a Denon with preamp out hooked to a...

Thanks for the replies. shifter - I looked into the DACs and it seems like these are for streaming processing, and I'm not sure of the advantage they would give me. I am more wondering about actual power to the speakers and whether 30W would make any difference. Gordon - Thank you.

Hey everyone, So I managed to snag what I think was a great Craigslist deal, a set of Vistas from 2011 for $1000. I'm really happy to have a set of Electrostatics, but I'm wondering if anyone can give me some power advice. I've spent a lot of time reading info about receivers and amps with...