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| Class A, AB Maich, I didn't mean to imply anything about your listening. I used quotes to emphasize that Gryphon refers to AB that way in their manual. Sorry if I offended you - jim | |
| Class A, AB Gyphon makes several amps that operate pure class A and consequently are very big, very hot , have huge power supplies, and only put 150-175 watts into 8ohm loads due to inherent class A inefficiency. Their power supplies do allow them to double d... | |
| AZ Absolute; which is I use absolute I.C's and there is no edge to female vocals. In fact they are spectacular. I'm using double barrel speaker cable however which is mostly copper so if the edge is from the wire my vote would be for the speaker cable although silver a... | |
| Shootout: AMR CD-77 vs. AR CD7 vs. Wadia 581se There is NO WAY to seperate the various contributions of the various components in these systems to the sounds that you describe. The only way to choose a CD player for your own system is to play it on YOUR system. Human nature might also introduc... | |
| Looking for the "better sub" ROBBOB, here is why I disagree with your stance on high level inputs. I have TRIED both on a very high quality sub ( Wilson Benesch Torus) which allows for both connections and the difference was not noticable. Some people prefer using balanced ou... | |
| Best jazz or blues female vocalist ever Ella was a great jazz singer as was sarah vaughn. In a big band format Ella was IMHO better as she always sang in her head voice and could really swing. In small groups I prefer sarah as she sang from her chest and throat which is really great to ... | |
| Name your favorite sax solo. John Coltrane "Someday my prince will come" with Miles Davis from the album of the same name. He uses accents to imply the melody while playing from so far inside it with such freedom that it just floors me. Truly GREAT (imho) - Jim | |
| Acoustic Zen vs Synergistic Research Try the AZ double barrel. You can find it for less than $1000. For me it is alot better than Satori. Robert Lee told me that he adds some silver to both high and low runs (it's not just a satori over a hologram). The low frequency portion is 8 gau... | |
| Wilson Benesch Chimera vs. Kharma 3.2FE I still own them. CAT would be great. | |
| Wilson Benesch Chimera vs. Kharma 3.2FE Can't comment on the Kharmas. I've owned the Chimeras for several years and enjoy them very much. No complaints. You should know that they are 4 ohm speakers which dip as low as 2.5 ohms. In order to really drive them you need an amp that delivers... | |
| About Audio Research CD7 Reading the "review" it's obvious that Arthur loved the CD7. The points he made were small ones. No player is perfect. I have not seen a review of the CD7 that is more positive. He gave it an A+. I own the CD7 and from my perspective it's pretty d... | |
| subwoofers and panels don't mix Wilson Benesch Torus will do the trick. Lightning fast. - Jim | |
| Jazz guys: Bebop, Hard Bop etc. Foster 9, I understand what you are saying about Birth of cool. Remember it was quite early. Check out the ballads on "workin", "steamin","cookin", "relaxin", and "round about midnight". Terrific small group sessions with strong cool overtones. So... | |
| Jazz guys: Bebop, Hard Bop etc. You can definately define styles without simply listing artists. There are several good books on understanding jazz styles. In fact listing artists is not really very useful. Miles for example began in bop, helped create cool jazz (birth of cool),... | |
| Jazz guys: Bebop, Hard Bop etc. Be bop developed first in the 1940's. It's signature was fast tempo, bass line a run of quater notes 123412341234 etc., drums keep the beat with the ride cymbal, horns usually repeat the "head" a couple of times often in unison, the melody is then... |