bmolloy
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| Who's better? Jean-Luc Ponty or Eileen Ivers I agree with Duanegoosen's assesment of the fusion violin genre, with the glaring exception of Didier Lockwood. He is the exception in this list, and in no way, shape, or form reminds one of Kenny G-anything. It has been clear to many over the las... | |
| Mountain Mississippi Queen was a huge top 40 hit when it came out, and was indeed on their debut album "Climbing" (Leslie West had released a self-titled solo album prior to that). Nantucket Sleighride (the song) was the title track from Mountain's 2nd alb... | |
| Jeff Rowland or Mark Levinson??? I agree with Abstract7 that with a "polite" speaker the Roland is likely to sound a bit warm and rounded. I tried the Roland 10 & 112, the Levinson 336, and a few other amps with my Dunlavy 4's. I found the Rolands to be "soft" sounding with a... | |
| Levinson upgrades vs factory original Lev335: The upgrade to 380S includes the faceplate (and it should considering the price). Levinson insists the performance of an upgraded preamp is in every way equal to an original piece, and there is no reasonable argument to be made in refute o... | |
| Shipping amps upside down? I wouldn't worry about it. | |
| Power Cord Preferances #1-Most definitely they make a difference.#2-All are improved, but I agree with Jfrech that the old rule of starting at the front end is best, and will indeed be surprisingly system dependent. #3 There are some good cables to be found at all price... | |
| What is better ML, Krell or Classe As it turns out, I've had the chance to compare Classe 401, ML 336, and Krell FPB300 in the last two months. If you're looking for the smooth midrange, ML is the one. Classe didn't seem to have the imaging depth (I've found this to be true for all... | |
| Harmonic Technologies Magic Cables I am currently using the H.T. Magic power and AES digital cables and am very satisfied. In the case of the 110 ohm, I auditioned quite a few different brands and found superior articulation from the H.T. as opposed to (for example) the Transparent... | |
| HELP!!!!.....RCA to XLR Termination Mfgrep is correct; you should check w/the manufacturer. Check your users manual as it often contains that particular spec. The standard these days is pin 2 hot (the argument has died down considerably over the last ten years or so). | |
| Analysis Plus or Harmonic Teck I agree with Carl that the HT spkr cable (Pro 9+) has better air and bass than the Oval 9. I use all HT on my system, including power (with the exception of Goertz from pre to amp, to remove some excess warmth). I chose HT Silway 2 from source for... |