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| Handel Water Music - best CD? - Performance Recording Megasam is dead on on this oneHandel's Water MusicPinnock is nice, but Hogwood Academy of Ancient Music is the best I have heardthe other Handel pieces by Hogwood/AoAM are great toofor Brandenburg ConcertosI Musica is very well recorded and performed | |
| Best Blank Cassette Tapes I have a Nak LS-5 I still useI use Maxell XL II tape exclusively (best bang per buck)I still make tapes for the car on occasionYou can pick up an 8 pack C -90 brick for $9 at Sam's WholesalersI used to bias tape decks using the Nak analyzer, If yo... | |
| PS Audio Ultimate Outlet. Does it work well on amps? look into equi tech balanced power suppliesthey don't run hot like the PS audiohttp://www.equitech.com/products/consumer/consumer.htmlSteely Dan uses their power applications in the studio and on tour | |
| B W Matrix 805s vs Nautilus 805s I've extensively a/b the Nautilus line when moonlighting in stereo sales at a high end audio storeI prefer the 805 with a good sub to the 803 and 804You hear too much of the cabinet resonances in the 803 and 804 which are not present in the 805.sp... | |
| Add a sub to BW N804? Vandersteen subs blend very nice with B&W 804'sMy friend has a pair integrated with these speakersand they perform a seemless match. | |
| B W vs. Paradigm DJhwhat are the characteristics of your room?bright and reflective or absorbing and mellow?the B&W's which are very forward may be a bit bright in a very reflective roomthe Paradigm's which are a little warmer work better in a highly reflectiv... | |
| How often do you listen to live music? abstract 7I've been catching the Jazzfest since 86A wonderful two weekends of music and great music in all the clubs those weeks. It's getting a little too big these days with the big headlining acts, but still a great time, and the food - | |
| How often do you listen to live music? At least once a weekI live in New Orleans where there is always a steady supply of great music. Alot of it is amplified, but the occasional jazz group unmic'd in a local record store does me every time. I also play guitar so I always have an acous... | |
| The infamous I try to maximize my listening experience without spending the farm on components. catch the cost versus sound quality curve at the apex right before it goes exponential in costI typically buy used, I only upgrade when it's a real significant impr... | |
| help me select a single tube to "calm down" a preamp? Oh I forgot to mention. If you are using a digital front end and have digital outs on your cd player or transport, the EVS Millenium II dac will really enhance the lower octaves, leave a natural shimmer and air and musicality to the midrange and r... | |
| EVS Millennium II Versus Bel Canto Dac 1.1 haven't heard the Bell CantoI've just recently burned in my EVS Millennium II and this dac is truly jaw dropping in performance. Natural, musical, so resolving. I'll post a review when I have time. It was so much more impressive than an Audio Rese... | |
| help me select a single tube to "calm down" a preamp? I own an LS2 MKII and have similiar results with the slightly shrill top end. A friend of mine mentioned a Dutch tube that helped tame, not cure it. I auditioned an LS5 in my home and it just brought out the natural nature of the music in resoundi... | |
| speaker cables with a warm sound Cardas gold cross or Harmonic Technology Pro 11 or 9 are both very neutral and warm | |
| McIntosh - is it that great? I used to sell Mac equipment in the 80's (college job). THose 10% direct from MAC commission checks were real nice. However I'd much prefer Audio Research, Sonic Frontiers, etc. MAC is very pricey and a little out of date, of course I could say th... | |
| Equi=Tech balanced power on Meridian system I've heard from a sales rep at Ambrosia audio that the Equ-Tech was an incredible improvement. I was looking at the T1000 (lower cost). Should one do this before preamp upgrades? thanks |