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| room treatments? is it the room that's bright? I brought a pair of JM Labs 926 home to audition this weekend. Like the Von Schweikerts they disappear and image well in the room.These also sound congested at higher volumes. Quieter passages especially with acoustic guitars or piano sound tonall... | |
| Has anyone else noticed this about Mozart .... Mozart nearly singlehandedly bridged the gap between classical and romantic periodswhole ideas of improv, mood etc got their genius inspirations from Mozart's creative mindMozart and Beethoven were like the Beatles and Dylan to the 50's musical cl... | |
| Which remasters to pickup? I agree with Danlevythe Steely Dan, Peter Gabriel and Joni Mitchell remasters are very well donemight I add the Genesis Definitive collection, King Crimson 30th anniv edition, Todd Rundgren (british), and Elvis Costello (with bonus cuts) are all c... | |
| Best Sax Jazz Chris Potter is greatGratitude is an album where you can see him embellishing his sax influences in an original and captivating way. Potter also played on Steely Dan's Two Against Nature | |
| room treatments? is it the room that's bright? Thanks for all the imput so far. I bought the SPL from Radio Shack and am awaiting the test discs in the mailI tried the clap tests and get a clap with some overtones from the walls (not a long delay seperate echo but a spread out clap) then there... | |
| Comparing pre amps and the upgrade dilema I own an LS 5mkII and when making the upgrade to it compared it to the others you mentionedThe LS5 is more engaging and musical than the newer Arc pieces.I saw one on ebay this week.Tom | |
| Tube myths HermanI've bought from fletchj here on audiogon and would not classify him as an 'opportunity' salesman. His post was to show that every tube has a system dependency associated with it and that buying on tube sound generalizations without further ... | |
| Cult Classics for Young Future Audiophile how about an old Nakamichi Cassette deck or maybe even a phono stage?Tom | |
| Song intros that really grab you? ? Genesis - piano intro to Firth of FifthTony Bank work is incredible & emotional | |
| room treatments? is it the room that's bright? thanks for the responses so farI'll check into the side wall reflections (usually they are less in a long wall setup), and the ceiling direct arrival.The back wall probably needs dampening - maybe I can test it out with simple tapestery or rug and... | |
| Audio Research sp 11 compared to the sp 10 If you use the phono section the SP 10 & 11 are excellentSome of the upper end Line Stages are more resolvingThe LS5 MKII or MKIII or Ref 2, LS 25If you have an SP10 and would like to hear what it is really capable of doing with the latest cap... | |
| Name three of yours the most favourite drummers Bill Bruford - his 73-74 Crimson live work is legendary in improv, rarely plays the same way twice Steve Gadd (Steely Dan's Aja was done in one take)and no one mentioned him yetBrian Bladeshe played with Wayne Shorter's latest quartetferocious and... | |
| Von Schweikert VR4, VR4.5 upgrades?? anyone Terrythanks for the note$2500 for the upgrade, $500 estimated shippingI think the upgrade puts you in the "special edition" sound rangetom | |
| New Peter Gabriel Tour in USA................. but are the prices going to be high like the winter 02 tour? | |
| What am I going to do with all of this junk? my bedroom system and office system become my storage for things I've upgraded fromin the bedroom I have 2 cd players, 2 vcrs, a dvd, 2 Nak tape decks, turntable and ampoh well |