almarg
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| exceptional voices of female singers (non-classical) Given that the question focuses exclusively on "the instrument," and excludes repertoire etc., I'll add Connie Francis to my previous suggestion of Judith Durham.Best regards,-- Al | |
| Gain into my preamp from DAC Hi Mesch,That kind of result is not unheard of, and two possible explanations occur to me:1)The balanced input of the preamp is processed through a stage which receives the balanced pair of signals differentially, converts them to a single-ended s... | |
| exceptional voices of female singers (non-classical) Based on the purity and sheer beauty of her voice, I would cite Judith Durham, best known as the lead singer of The Seekers although she has had a distinguished solo career as well.Following is a brief excerpt of comments about her provided by a B... | |
| Tube Amp Questions My suspicion is that the VS110, as well as many other tube amps, would be a poor match for the Thiel CS3.7. From Stereophile’s measurements of the speaker: ...the CS3.7’s impedance remains between 2 and 3 ohms over much of the audioband (fig.1), ... | |
| Why do many discussions about sonic performance disintegrate into technical discusions? First, +1 to the responses by numerous posters which reflected balanced and/or pragmatic viewpoints.Second, +1 to the comments by Wolf_Garcia objecting to the promulgation of gender-based stereotypes, even if the two posters he appeared to be res... | |
| This is for Georgehifi especially but others can chime in. Yes, George raises an excellent question.Looking at the specs and descriptions of the stereo and mono versions of the Stratos Extreme, though, several things suggest to me that the mono version is not bridged, but instead parallels the two output... | |
| B&W 801 vintage speakers in small space Having made a couple of suggestions that were well over the stated budget I’m now going to go to the opposite extreme in recommending a preamp. The Antique Sound Lab Line Two DT ($450) is a very simple one-tube line stage (meaning of course that i... | |
| B&W 801 vintage speakers in small space Regarding a turntable, I would consider the SOTA Comet, the Clearaudio Concept, and various models from Rega. Although together with a good phono cartridge the price of the first two will approach $2K if purchased new.You can see these and many ot... | |
| B&W 801 vintage speakers in small space Lawlass, in the event that you prefer a CD player rather than an approach such as the one Michael (Swampwalker) suggested above, among a great many possibilities in the listings of used players that are presently being offered for sale here the on... | |
| B&W 801 vintage speakers in small space Welcome to Audiogon, Lawlass!Given your statements about the condition of the amplifier and the speakers, and your satisfaction with them, it sounds like the first priority should be to purchase source components and a preamplifier. Decisions abou... | |
| Tekton Double Impacts David_Ten 1-21-2018 I don’t see how a component can somehow ’change it’s spots’ for lack of a better phrase. Mac48025 1-22-2018 Just to clarify the MZ sounded amazing with my Aric KT 120 amp. It was full of life, energy, speed and dynamics. For so... | |
| PrimaLuna DiaLogue Premium HP or PrimaLuna DiaLogue Premium (integrateds) Mdelrossi1, thanks for your input. I would add, though, that the 1008be2 has a specified minimum impedance of 3.9 ohms, while the OP’s 948 has a specified minimum impedance of only 2.5 ohms. And based on Stereophile’s measurements of the 936, whic... | |
| PrimaLuna DiaLogue Premium HP or PrimaLuna DiaLogue Premium (integrateds) Although I have not heard any of the three components, I would strongly suggest that you to go with the HP. While I have no reason to doubt that the speakers and both of the amps are fine components, I suspect that the non-HP version of the amp wo... | |
| Why the volume drop for this .5mv cartridge Tlainhart, re 5 cm/sec, note in my post from 7-4-2012 which I linked to earlier that 5 cm/sec can mean two different things, which differ by 3 db.Re 26 db of gain being too low, note that I said 26 db is "very low for an integrated amp." The Vidar... | |
| Why the volume drop for this .5mv cartridge Excellent comments by Folkfreak, with which I agree entirely. Some further comments:1)There are two ways in which cartridge output ratings can be defined, and unfortunately manufacturers usually do not indicate which one their spec is based on. Se... |