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| What’s wrong with Diana Krall? I saw her live last November at the OLG STAGE in Niagara Falls…. Great venue suitably tailored for her. i have all her CD’s and was not expecting a muted, flat, and uninspiring performance and downer solo performance alone on her piano without a... | |
| Favorite Newly Discovered Female Vocalist LOREN ALLRED ( see the secret she shared in BGT) https://youtu.be/oTw8AECmUNA?feature=shared | |
| What is your scariest moment in High End audio? A House cleaning service staff worker somehow knocked over an expensive floor-standing speaker into a MAPLESHADE audio rack with its threaded / knurled steel pipes supporting the shelves . The momentum of the large floor-stander speaker crashing ... | |
| Recommend ~9"-wide 2-ch Power Amp with XLR input - please CYRUS AUDIO https://cyrusaudio.com/products/power-xr/ https://cyrusaudio.com/products/classic-power/ | |
| Your last concert was to see who and when? IL DIVO coming up in October 11, 2025 at the OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino in Niagara Falls ON CANADA Scored great floor seats ! | |
| Looking for new speaker cables My take: (1) A quest for “ more body” via new speaker cables is an ethereal and elusive pathway option at best. I’d first consider an upgraded source if “more body “ translates into added slam and added dynamics. (2) Without prejudice to the fo... | |
| What is the most overlooked consideration? SYSTEM synergy It may be hard to define in words, but you know when you have it (or lack it.) A newly selected audio component inserted into your rig can create an audio performance change now ranging from poor/non/optimal to good/ improved.... | |
| Recommendations for a new subwoofer? I checked out all the usual popular choices before making my “A” system selection. My decision tree matrix : (1) We have all had our fair share of bad subwoofer experiences,.There is a kind of snobbery that exists in our world of high-end a... | |
| Integrated that blew you away @celtic66 I have an ATC C1 Sub MK 2 active subwoofer hooked up to my OSIRIS integrated amp using the high-level speaker inputs on the sub, with no need for any pre-amp outs to the sub, | |
| Integrated that blew you away REGA OSIRIS It impressed me enough to crack the piggy bank and buy it .. https://everydayaudiophile.com/2019/12/23/rega-osiris-a-dual-mono-champ/ | |
| Does other Audiogon members' opinion carry any weight for you ? @viridian +1 sir! ….. point, set, and match in tennis jargon. | |
| Thoughts on Dynaco A25 Speakers I had them as original issue back in their my university dorm room back in their introduction in the early 70’s. …the Jurassic age of this hobby, lets identify what they were: a first mass marketed foray into new affordable ( ergo “cheap” .,,) op... | |
| Cardas Clear vs Nordost Frey 2 vs Chord Sarum T Speaker Cables It is entirely bespoke system dependent….full stop. I had the full NORDOST FREY loom that I was happy with …. Until I changed speakers. The rest of my $50K system remained intact, but now an annoying and fatiguing digital “edge”, ‘brittleness”,... | |
| Ethernet cable - but which one? AVANTI AUDIO (no affiliation) . These are a terrific build and a top shelf performer. https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisb6j3b-avanti-audio-vivace-interconnects-cat7-2-5m-ethernet-cable-digital | |
| $10 Dollar DAC Sounds Perfect? @lordmelton +1 |