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| Well recorded records ... what are your picks? Thanks All!!!Old thread, but new entry. I agree with Heart -- Dreamboat Annie. It is one of my 10 desert island albums. Dream of Blue Turtles is also in the 10. Joe Walsh -- The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get is also in the 10. These are... | |
| Recommendation for Quad ESL repair -- Sheldon Stokes! My pleasure! Thanks for reading! I am glad it was informative.Sheldon designed the power supply (ps) boards for Dynaco and other vintage tube amps that are sold at triode electronics. I use his ps boards in my Pas pre-amps, my St70, my Mk. IIIs, a... | |
| Tube Rolling and the Quest for "perfect sound" Hi Dvdgreco,Just a couple of more thoughts about your post...I lust after a Krell KSA-50. I would change to this SS amp in my system if I could find one at a decent price. I am not married to tubes, and would consider SS if I like the sound. A fri... | |
| does your system "warm up" and then sound better? Totally! I have a tube amp and pre-amp. I turn all system power on, except for the turntable, pour some beer, choose some records, clamp down the first record onto the platter, turn on the turntable, and start listening. Somewhere in the second re... | |
| Tube Rolling and the Quest for "perfect sound" Without going into a poetic type of response, I tube roll until I find what really satisfies me. You can go on and on, and on, and not find your perfect set of tubes because you read and listen to what others have to say about your equipment. I ig... | |
| New JJ KT77 I have JJ El34s, old Svetlana EL34s, really old Mullard EL34s, and Siemens EL34s.The JJs and Svetlanas sound about the same; they both test good. The Mullards are out of commission as only 1 tests good. The Siemens sound wonderful.It is interestin... | |
| Well recorded records ... what are your picks? Great contributions! Thanks!Haven't done it yet, but someday I will compile a list from this post -- when I have the time... | |
| Well recorded records ... what are your picks? You want velvet-smooth vocals, crystal clear? You want him in your room, singing to you? Get Marvin Gaye -- Here My Dear. You won't believe the texture in his voice on this record. It is sublime.Marvin wrote this album about his ex-wife Anna. His ... | |
| The best speaker you ever heard? Wilson Watt/Puppy. Incredible imaging, dynamics, timbre, and soundstage. And, importantly, balances well visually in an apartment for those of us who don't have a dedicated audio room.For naturalness, smoothness, detail, liquidity, openness, air, ... | |
| Personal speaker evolution 3 way US made $150 speakers -- 1983 - 19902 way 1979 vintage EPI bookshelves on stands, modified crossovers with good components -- 1990 - 2005Kef Reference 102 on stands -- 2005 - 2010Quad ESL-63 on Arcici stands -- March 28, 2010 - ?The Kefs are... | |
| Record-playing Rituals? Sounds fishy to me... | |
| Well recorded records ... what are your picks? Cool! Good to know.Mine are Rickie Lee Jones, self titled album. The first song I play is Easy Money, then other cuts. The next album is Paganiniana, with Ruggiero Ricci, Water Lily Acoustics label. Finally I play Pat Metheny, As Falls Wichita, So... | |
| Well recorded records ... what are your picks? ... By the way ... The album by XTC is "Mummer", not "Murmur." Murmur, is an excellent album by R.E.M. with greats like Radio Free Europe, Laughing, Talk About The Passion,Sitting Still, etc.Sorry. | |
| How much does your system retail for? Hi Ahendler,What did you have in your $100k system? How about now for 1/10th the price?It is very interesting to think about because ten years ago for $100k you could end up with some really kick-ass speakers like Watt/Puppies, and some serious am... | |
| Sundsmith rebuild. Cool! I am interested in hearing about the sound differences after rebuild.Enjoy! |