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| JBL Metregon and Paragon Hi Dave,According to an older bluebook I have, the D-44000 Paragon System Series I originally sold for $6000, and the Series II for $10,000. The Series I is listed as having been produced from 1964 to 1983, and the Series II from 1984 to 1986. I w... | |
| Hard Drive Question Hi ZD,I use the free (non-"Pro") version of the Windows-based program HD Tune. Among other features, it allows you to monitor S.M.A.R.T. data (health information provided by the drive) and to run an error scan in both quick and thorough modes.S.M.... | |
| Your Preference: Resolution or Fullness? Hi Frogman,Thanks for the nice words. I'm not sure if it was clear to you that my reference to the subject line of "this thread" as pertaining to imaging and soundstaging had the words "this thread" hyperlinked. What I was saying is that ALTHOUGH ... | |
| Your Preference: Resolution or Fullness? Although the subject line of this thread pertains to imaging and soundstaging, I think that the OP and others will find it to be relevant and of interest. My priorities, as listed in that thread in descending order of importance and based on termi... | |
| World's Greatest Tenors These don't seem to be the kind of tenors you had in mind, but IMO:1)Jussi Björling2)Enrico Caruso3)Luciano PavarottiRegards,-- Al | |
| Tubes vs Solid State - Imaging, Soundstaging, 3D Ralph, thanks for the explanation, which makes sense to me. Certainly, at least, to the extent of being a general tendency, that usually/more often than not differentiates tube and solid state designs.I think that some of those who have responded ... | |
| Tubes vs Solid State - Imaging, Soundstaging, 3D David/Melbguy1, sincere condolences on your loss. 10-23-13: Swampwalker... It will get better over time and remember it wouldn't hurt so much if there hadn't been so much love. IMO this is one of the best single sentences I can recall ever reading... | |
| Tascam DA3000: Analog to Digital Recording Yes, $1300/pr does seem like an unusually good price for those mics, Jeff. Good suggestion by Onhwy61, also, about renting before finalizing the purchase decisions, especially with respect to the mics.I'd have some concerns, though, about using om... | |
| Tascam DA3000: Analog to Digital Recording 10-22-13: RedglobeI have a separate phono amp (Jasmine LP 2.0). Can I take the signal right from the Jasmine?I took a look at the specs for the LP 2.0 and the DA-3000. Most likely that will work fine. The one very slight uncertainty is that there ... | |
| Weiss is so underrated Rja, thank you kindly. Best regards,-- Al | |
| Tubes vs Solid State - Imaging, Soundstaging, 3D ... generally speaking, solid state amps tend to have less low level detail (the why of this is a topic for a different thread but in a nutshell has to do with how the human ear interacts with the noise floor of the amplifier; if anyone is interes... | |
| Weiss is so underrated Foster_9 makes an excellent point. A comparison between a particular group of high quality DACs will likely yield different results in different systems. Also, no mention has been made of what digital interface was used on the Weiss, which support... | |
| Tubes vs Solid State - Imaging, Soundstaging, 3D Well said, Jeff (Jwm). I would add that besides the reaction of your friend being immature, it also reflects a lack of understanding of the fact that the sonic performance of the specific digital cable in the system in which he heard it may have b... | |
| Have you gotten great sound in a small er room? My room is 13.5 x 22 x 8, and is wood-panelled. I have the speakers placed along the short wall, firing along the long dimension of the room. See the pix and the last paragraph of the first post in my system description for further particulars. Ob... | |
| Tubes vs Solid State - Imaging, Soundstaging, 3D 10-19-13: Charles1dadWolf,Very funny post .... +1.On another note, I'd like to emphasize to everyone that the OP has referred to using speakers and amplifiers and/or integrated amplifiers that are each in the $1K to $5K price class. And he has ask... |