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| Man in need of new music Oh, yeah...I second the live performance advice. You'll immediately understand what true tonal balance sounds like, and you'll hear how the strings sounds "as one." A good recording will mimic this effect without "spotlighting" the violins or any ... | |
| Man in need of new music It can be tough to find TRULY well-engineered recordings, but I have found that anything recorded by Tony Faulkner, a British engineer, is a cut above the rest. His recordings just sound better IMO. I agree that Dvorjak is very accessible (his 7th... | |
| Lou Reed/Metallica "Lulu" just awful A big Reed fan here, but Reed and Metallica is just wrong on so many levels...YIKES. | |
| A Good Match? Consider a used NAD 270 or 272. Affordable and good power w/some meat on the bones. | |
| Advice on switching to separates The 2010s' 75W rating is probably a really nice match w/your Harbeths (BTW, the Exposure is a beautiful piece), and I'd say you would have to make a significant power/current jump to tell a real difference. I use old NAD pre/amp w/my Spendors, and... | |
| Thoughts on current EL-34 tubes I settled on Winged Cs after two sets of JJ E34Ls began arcing on me. They have proved reliable and balanced. | |
| Favorite iTunes Radio Stations THREAD I third KCRW...superb source for GOOD music. | |
| A good start on selecting cables? I agree w/Mceljo. If your system sounds good as is, leave well enough alone and save your coin. But if you need something new, I say look at one brand's lower-end models to keep cost down. Mixing and matching is just opening the door to a whole lo... | |
| Bublé's Louisville Concert 6/4/11 The ladies love him, but he is not a very good vocalist. He is pretty much the Bing Crosby of today musically speaking. | |
| RIP Gil Scott-Heron After reading a profile of him in a New Yorker, I was moved and intrigued. I got his latest CD and have to say it is unlike any other--part music, part commentary. His was a sad case really. | |
| Pink Floyd in HI REZ......finally Whoohooo! I know what I'm getting for Xmas. | |
| Speaker listening position higher than tweeter Michael,Here's the link to the stands I think work well, and they are not bad for $100 shipped. I have them and have been very pleased: http://www.racksandstands.com/VTI-RF-VI1049.html?cv= | |
| Speaker listening position higher than tweeter I believe the original stands built for the BC1s and SP1/2s were to allow for the first floor wave off the driver, but most I have seen use taller stands to get the image up. I use 19" VCI stands with my new (used) SP1/2s, and my ears are precisel... | |
| How does one get off the merry-go-round? Buy a pair of Spendor 1/2s...seriously. | |
| Band with highest success/talent ratio? Whoa, Snofun3. Stevie Nicks has an incredible voice that is wholly unique, pitch perfect, and can move an audience. And Rush? Their live shows are unbelievable, really. I encourage you to read Neil Peart's books as well...his lyrics are not inane.... |