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| What are the best tubes for a VTL TL 2.5 Preamp? I can say that when I replaced my amp's stock China 12AX7s w/NOS RCAs, the amp immediately sounded MUCH better. And I'm not talking subtle differences here. I would do some research before buying, but you definitely want to get those Chinese tubes... | |
| I saw Pearl Jam last night... I agree that bands and politics should be separate. I also think that most offenders secretly agree and are simply introducing political speeches into their shows out of desperation, a "Someone has do something" mentality. I heard Sanatana last su... | |
| Happy Birthday Miles Now that I think about it, I listen to more Miles than any other performer, and the reason is that his playing never gets old, just better. My favorite recording, of course, is KOB because it was the first jazz recording I ever heard as a little k... | |
| I saw Pearl Jam last night... Yes, My Morning Jacket is a great band live -- definitely get there early. | |
| Conservative Politics & Rock Music OK, you don't know how often I've thought of posting this exact thread, but I've valued the apolitical tone of Audiogon too much to risk it. Let's face it, different genres of music do attract different types. Country and Christian are mostly cons... | |
| What's wrong with a DVD player as a transport? I agree w/the conviction that DVD players can make fine CD transports. Back when I first started obsessing w/finding a good-sounding CD player and had a Tjoeb 99, I bought a Sony DVD player (89.00) at my trusty Sony dealer -- supposedly for movies... | |
| Wood blocks underneath components?? snake oil? Pops, I must warn you against using oak. The acorns act as mini diffusors, plus they are known to lose their leaves in the winter. Stick w/pine. You're on the right track though. | |
| Upgrade from Spendor BC-1: need ideas I'd stick w/Spendors (SP 2/3s or 1/2s) -- slightly smaller and a very nice sound. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Best of Flying Burrito Brothers and Marian McPartland Plays Benny Carter. | |
| Best monitor for female vocals? I agree with Bignerd -- the Spendors really are very difficult to beat in this regard. They have a knack for reproducing the whole voice in a way many other speakers can't quite seem to do. | |
| Spendor 2/3 or 1/2 in small room? Yeah, the vibration thing w/the Classic series is what makes them sound the way they do. I tried to quell the vibes one time, and the speakers lost whatever it is that makes me want to make a fool of myself playing air guitar. | |
| Wood blocks underneath components?? snake oil? Albert,Funny you ask because this song sounds especially good with the tree in place, as do the old blues standards "Shake Yo' Limbs for Me" and "Ain't No Money Tree, Baby." Go figure. | |
| Wood blocks underneath components?? snake oil? I've found that pine -- yes, pine -- makes a huge difference in the spatial presentation of my system. In fact, I recently took out the wall (non load -bearing) adjacent to my listening seat so that I could erect a pine tree I cut down. Occasional... | |
| Spendor 2/3 or 1/2 in small room? There isn't that much difference between the output of the 1/2 and 2/3. (I use 2/3s in a similarly sized room to good effect.) You would be fine w/the 2/3s. BTW, they are wonderful speakers that never fail to sound great. | |
| Best Neil Young Album? Ditto for live Rust . . . mesmerizing and sheer genius. |