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| Dead Can Dance's Into the Labyrinth I can tell you a little bit about them. I have 2 cd's - "Aion", and "Within the Realm of the Dying Sun". Both very good, and interesting, though probably not among my favorite cd's. The one thing I'll say is they are unique. There are many musici... | |
| Fedex or UPS? I've used UPS more than FEDEX because thay're generally more convenient. The will beat packages to death though, and have ruined an amp, and set of speakers that were shipped to me. I think FEDEX is probably similar, just haven't used them enough ... | |
| sexiest sounding female vocalists? if we're talking sexiest sounding, I vote for Margo Timmins, and Jane Relf. | |
| Audio room dimensions my stereo room is ~ 20' x 12'. I've lived in several different houses, and tried many rooms, this one is the best acoustically that I've had. You'll want that extra 3 ft so your chair doesn't need to be against the wall, and you have room to pull ... | |
| multi-amp's other than Parasound w/ gain controls? I have a B&K AV5125 - it's a 5 channel x 125 wpc unit. I also previously had a Parasound HCA1203a (3 x 140), and still have a Parasound HCA1000a (2 x 125). I prefer the B&K to the parasound for the home theater setup I was using them in. A... | |
| What music do you want to play really loud? Supertramp - "School" ; Genesis - "Supper's Ready" ; Led Zeppelin "Stairway to Heaven" ; King Crimson - "Red" ; Camel - pretty much anything by them; Gentle Giant - "3 Friends" (esp side 2) | |
| Best tracks to "show off" your system Supertramp - "School" from Crime of the Century on MFSL Original Master Recording. | |
| Your First System 1971: Kenwood Receiver (17 w/channel - don't recall the model #), Garrard changer, (don't recall the model, nor the cartridge) Warfedale W40 Speakers (still have them). | |
| Jazz CD suggestions for evening ambience Ralph Towner/Gary Burton - "Matchbook" I would describe this as similar in ambiance to Pat Metheny - "One Quiet Night". And I haven't heard and better albums with vibes. | |
| Speakers that work close to the back wall I'll second the statement made by Johnnantis about Rega's. I recently bought a pair of Rega Ela's. I have them positioned about 8" from the wall now and they actually sound better than when they were out about 3 ft. The bass is fuller, and there's... | |
| Best way to remove static build-up? I recall seeing a clever aparatus one Audiogoner made himself (I just don't recall who it was - but I recall finding it among the "tweeks" forum). It's a Brass door nob mounted on a pole, and wired to ground, but it has an inline resistor to elimi... | |
| Top Ten Electronic/alternative Albums Here's my 10 (or so . . .), not necessarily in any order. All of these are well recorded, but as Cdelplato did above, I used an * to indicate those that are especially well recorded.Mike Oldfield: Songs of a Distant Earth*; Ommadawn (HDCD)Bill Las... | |
| Looking for an acoustic guitar recording.. Check out The Pentangle. It's a quintet from the 70s led by John Renbourn and Bert Jansch both incredible acoustic players. It includes a great female vocalist (Jacqui McShee), stand up bass,and drummer. I suggest starting with "Sweet Child" - it'... | |
| Paradigm 9SEMKIII... Dark Speakers? I have a pair of 7seIII's in my dining room. They have a bit of a boomy low end (not to the point that it's offensive to me), and the high end isn't as bright as my totems, nor my Infinitys. If this is what you're experiencing, I think that may be... | |
| Help Low Freq. From Totems? Is it there? Upstateaudio - thanks, I have had my eye on the totem subs - precisely because I expect they will integrate best with the Sttafs. was hoping to find one second hand to save a few bucks. I'm also thinking about the REL Strata III. Any opinions on h... |