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| 5 Favorite Concerts Hmm the Lynyrd Skynyrd had to be around 1975 or 1976 | |
| 5 Favorite Concerts Lynyrd Skynyrd with Joe Walsh opening, Austin 1979?Bob Marley and the Wailers, Mallorca Spain 1978Bruce Springsteen, Worcester, MA 1984 or 1985?Richard Thompson, ACL Live 2012Jason and the Scorchers, Paradise, Boston, MA 1986Beatles, Star Club, Ha... | |
| Review: Sonus Faber GUARNERI EVOLUTION Monitor Beautiful system. My friend has them and his REL Gibraltar does integrate quite well adding bottom to the amazing sound stage. | |
| Sony HAP-Z1ES or NAD M51? I compared the Benchmark to the NAD M51 and bought the M51. Don't know about the Sony although its ability to stream and store music seem very cool--a one box solution. The M51 can, however, allow you to input digital information from a transport ... | |
| Dynaudio, Devore Orangutan, or Harbeth If I had the bucks, I would have bought the Luxman DA-06. List is $5000, probably find it for $4000. The DA-200 is a fine DAC as well I'm sure (never heard it). And the D-05 and 06 CD players are reported to be superb as well. But...damn it's a lo... | |
| Dynaudio, Devore Orangutan, or Harbeth I like (and own) some of the equipment you're considering. I own the Harbeth SHL5s and they're wonderful and well-suited to your room. Probably won't need the REL sub (although I do have a T9 and, well, it helps). I power them through my Luxman 50... | |
| Music loving friend needs help -- thanks Listed on Audigon is an inexpensive and simple solution, the Olive media server. It can be controlled by an Iphone or Ipad and, if his system also has a remote volume control, there you go. I think this Olive will rip his CDs--I know Olive had a s... | |
| Software recommendations I think Amarra is Mac-based, so I don't have recommendations for Apple. For the PC, I've been pleased with MediaMonkey Gold and DBPoweramp. | |
| Amplifier for Sonus Faber Guarneri EVO's I think going all Bryston could work well. The Guarneris like current, so a 4B SST2 paired with the BP-26 would give you all that and completely balanced giving you lots of flexibility in equipment placement. Pretty cost-effective too. | |
| Let's play the "what if" game This may be a surprising response but bear with me. Let's start with the premise there's not a perfect speaker--good and even great speakers each have their particular strengths--imaging, bass response, whatever. So, changing speakers--with the ca... | |
| Computer vs CD/SACD discs I think archiving your CDs and downloading higher-res music on your computer is the way to go. The next question is which computer--Apple or PC--and how you're going to play it back.My choice has been to use a PC, rip and download in FLAC format, ... | |
| LFD Integrated - Please talk me out of buying one You lose the remote from your Luxman as well. I have the 505UX and it was an upgrade from the Ayre AX7E I had before--much better match for my Harbeths.If you want to have fun, then buy a Rogue Audio Cronus Magnum and see how that floats your boat! | |
| Fairpoint Convention Another artist is Ian (or Iain) Matthews who sang with Fairport Convention and then had a solo career (Matthew's Southern Comfort, etc.). I bought an LP, "If You See Thro' My Eyes" fairly recently at a Half Price Books in Austin. It was a reissue ... | |
| Recommend a GOOD recording in hi res file? If you like jazz male vocalists, Gregory Porter, Liquid Spirit. Lorde, Pure Heroine. Grateful Dead reissues in high rez, Rolling Stones in high rez. Cat Stevens Tea for Tillerman. Getz/Gilberto. Norah Jones. For fun and for cheap, download the HDt... | |
| Player With A Killer Blu Ray Picture The Oppo 103D Darbee Edition is $600. |