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Thiel Owners
@prof, I'll add my best wishes for a speedy and full recovery to those that have already been expressed.All the best,-- Al 
BEST FEMALE VOCAL EVER
**If** the question is not intended to encompass opera and classical singers, and **if** the question is not intended to take repertoire into account (those things are not made clear in the OP), my vote goes to Connie Francis.Regards,-- Al 
Speakers for First Watt SIT-1 amp
Given the SIT-1’s very high 4 ohm output impedance, and the fact that it has a lower power rating for a 4 ohm load than for an 8 ohm load, I suspect that the sonics provided by the amp itself would be significantly improved if you were to go to sp... 
SET v. Pushpull
@Lewinskih01, thank you kindly for the nice words. And for the generally excellent and informative post. But a little of it isn’t quite correct.SETs are not constant current sources, which of course would mean that they provide an amount of curren... 
SET v. Pushpull
A number of good points have been made above. An important one that Geek101 mentioned that warrants additional emphasis, IMO, concerns impedance swings.An impedance curve for the LS50 can be seen in Figure 1 of Stereophile’s measurements. It can b... 
Anyone have feedback on Audiogon's Insider membership?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgyJnsAUO90😉Regards,-- Al 
Your 3 Favorite Songs
I'll name four, in descending order of preference:"My Cup Runneth Over" -- Ed Ames"Both Sides Now" -- Judy Collins"Tammy" -- Debbie Reynolds"Today" -- The New Christy MinstrelsRegards,-- Al   
Ohm alone, on the phones.
For a given volume control setting, headphones having a lower impedance will draw more milliwatts (mw) than your 64 ohm phones. That may or may not enable you to reduce the setting of the volume control, depending on how the efficiencies of the tw... 
CDs Vs LPs
Atmasphere 10-10-2018 ... aliasing is highly audible in small amounts where harmonic distortion is not. And likewise timing jitter is highly audible in small amounts. Which depending on the design of the specific equipment that is used can be intr... 
Classical Music for Aficionados
Congratulations on the new speakers, RV. I was happy to see in one of your other threads that they’ve worked out great!Is the Solti/Chicago 9th you referred to the 1972 recording with Burrows, Lorengar, Minton, & Talvela, that was co-engineere... 
Anyone have feedback on Audiogon's Insider membership?
+1 Cleeds.I’ve found that the Bluebook is a good deal more informative than I was anticipating. Based on having looked at it previously without being subscribed I was expecting that it would simply show an average of all recorded transactions for ... 
Help with DIY dedicated circuit
For those who may not be aware, the many posts Jim (Jea48) has provided here over the years about electrician-type matters make it abundantly clear that his background and expertise in this area are second to none. Second to none not only at Aud... 
Bi-amping my Quad 22L2 towers
@realremo... simply running the quads off of the variable outputs of the Jolida and using it as a tube pre. NO!!!  Doing that is what could cause damage, to the Jolida. Recall that running a tube amp unloaded can result in damage to the output tra... 
Bi-amping my Quad 22L2 towers
After looking at the specs and descriptions of the 3502s and the A23, and the manual for the speakers, and doing some calculations regarding gain, it appears to me that the passive biamp configuration of those components that you proposed (without... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Hi Eric (bdp24),According to the Wikipedia writeup on BS&T: Colomby and Katz wanted to move Kooper exclusively to keyboard and composing duties, while hiring a stronger vocalist for the group, causing Kooper's departure in April 1968.The wr...