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sexiest sounding female vocalists?
Sade has that sultry thing going on 
von Schweikert VR4 Jr
check the following thread and search the archiveshttp://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?cspkr&1083267938&read&h24&zzlKsroy&restgreat speaker for the pricemy Arc LS5 mathces well with the Von Schweikert Vortex Screens 
Wall Mounting Hardware for Acoustic Panels
Peteron my wall hung Echo Busters I went to Home Depot and bought a long hollowed out two inch thick wood curtain dowel. I then cut these in 2 inch pieces and fastened them to the panels. THis help both the back and front of the panel absorb and d... 
ARC LS25 vs. LS16 MKII
If you can handle balanced inputs the LS 5 is in a totally different league 
cartridge recommendations for Nottingham table
went with the Shure V15vxmrstill need to set it upthe stylus guard is a big plusThanks allTom 
audio research dac
dac2 - slightly better low level resolution with the Burr Brown chipsdac3 the tube stage gives it a warmth that can sound too warm in some settings - it is a very engaging piecemost prefer dac3 to dac2, but there is a price jumpboth are built like... 
Jazz Supergroup: Hancock, Shorter, Holland & Blade
living in New Orleans I;ve caught SHorter's quintet which featured Brian Blade (a LA native) and John Pertucci. Their live cd Footprints as well as the studio cd Allegra are excellent if you want to relive your experience.I also saw Holland's band... 
cartridge recommendations for Nottingham table
wow, thanks for all the responsesyes it is a space armwanting to stay within budget till next yeara few too many remodeling expenseswhat about the Clearwater cartridgesI see a few woods, lightly used for $300-$350 here? 
audio research dac
it is a very nice unit with good detailalso consider the DAC2 which uses high end burr brown d/a chips and is solid statethe dac 3 with the wrong tubes can sound a little mellow in a "warm" system, but I've auditioned it extensively and it had inc... 
audio research dac
Dac 3 IS TUBED I believe it's two 6922'sdac2 is solid state 
ARC LS-2 tube recommendation
these are 6922's or 7308'sI can dig up some infoI heard there was a good dutch tube that worked with the LS2I like the Telefunkens for my LS5 
Spendor s3/5 SE, Harbeth HLP 3
I have listened to the Spendors, love their tonal balance but am always thrown off by their imagingthe sound seems to eminate backwards and down from the speakers like it's being supressed or coming from the back of the speakerdo owners put them c... 
ARC LS-2 tube recommendation
I used to own an LS2a little too bright for my likingThe Mullards or Siemans match welland with only one tube feel free to experimentcontact Fletch here, best tubes and he really knows his stuffI went to an ls5 with 10 tubes to restock - all nos 
Best Rock Video - Sound Quality and Content
Peter Gasbriel Secret WorldRoxy Music - Live at the ApolloTalking Heads - Stop Making SenseSteely Dan - Plush 
Vinyl or wait for the new stuff??
MyoussifI was in your shoes a year agoI had a good digital fronend but wasn't there yetI went two routes - a mid priced dvd-amostly for my movies and a few dvd-as it was compariable or slightly less resolving to my redbook on the same materialthen...