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| The Jadis JA200Mk2 review---or slam! There's a real good reason ALL powered subs have solid state amps! | |
| How can Wilson Audio speakers sound that good if they are using OEM drivers? The comparison between Wilson and Vandersteen speaker designs is an interesting one. Richard has designed and now makes some of his own unique, groundbreaking drivers (using balsa wood, a brilliant idea imo), and uses all 1st-order x/o slopes---he... | |
| SYSTEM COMPLETE FINALLY! Now you can focus on your music library. | |
| Looking for vintage Quad ESL's - or my wife thinks a "shrink" becase she says I'm crazy! Quad owners (actually, owners of ANY planar speaker) who want to add subs that blend invisibly are missing the boat if they ignore the GR Research/Rythmik OB/Dipole Sub. The design is very similar in concept to the Gradient prof mentions directly ... | |
| for Los Angeles can anyone recommend someone to hire install phono cartridge Why not call Brian or Elliot (or both) and ask them? They’re both very nice guys, no reason to feel intimidated. I know Brian will charge you for his time, no need to buy anything to have him set up your table/arm/cartridge. | |
| 2018 exactly what is ‘High End’ audio? As roberjerman stated above, the term High End was introduced to hi-fi criticism by Harry Pearson in the first issue of The Absolute Sound. I found the term to be not to my liking, as it smacks of elitism and snobbery. Plus, implicate in it's use ... | |
| Thumbs up for ultrasonic record cleaning Slaw, what is the "Rushton copy"? | |
| Finding source of sibilance Sibilance can be caused by even a small degree of cartridge misalignment. But it can also be caused by the stylus being attached to the cantilever slightly "off" by it's maker, or even the cartridge being run with too little tracking force. A qual... | |
| exceptional voices of female singers (non-classical) I did too, slaw. I also neglected a favorite from the 80's, Maria KcKee of Lone Justice. Another unique, mildly "quirky" voice belongs to a little-known singer named Julianna Raye. Her Jeff Lynne-produced Something Peculiar album is fantastic! I m... | |
| Eric Clapton reveals this week of his declining health I’ve followed both Clapton and Beck their entire careers, seeing Clapton live first in ’67, Beck in ’68. I loved The Yardbirds, Clapton being on about half the songs on their first album, Beck on the other half and the entire second and third. All... | |
| Do i belong here "Practically" nothing. Therein lies the rub. | |
| Recommend some Jazz to me I'm not qualified to make judgments about Jazz, but, as they say, I know what I like! I dig the late big bands of Count Basie and Duke Ellington, who wrote great compositions and arrangements, and had superior musicians. One such was the incredibl... | |
| for Los Angeles can anyone recommend someone to hire install phono cartridge Brian Berdan at Audio Elements in Pasadena is the man. He was trained by his legendary turntable set-up man Pa, the late Brooks Berdan. The above post is confused; Brooks’ shop---Brooks Berdan Ltd. in Monrovia, is now managed by his widow Sheila B... | |
| exceptional voices of female singers (non-classical) Damn, how could I have left out Patsy Cline?! And Carole King?! And Big Mama Thornton (the female Howlin’ Wolf)?! Etta James, Eartha Kitt, Irma Thomas, Patti Page, and so many more. | |
| Anybody watch the Grammys tonight? So true, frogman. All the good professional songwriters are in Nashville now. When Al Anderson left NRBQ to be a full-time songwriter, he moved there. The studio musicians who played on all the singer/songwriter albums coming out of Los Angeles in... |