brianmgrarcom

Responses from brianmgrarcom

Love it, or Hate it ? (wood trim)
Sorry, Pr, an unintended affect. :)Brian 
Love it, or Hate it ? (wood trim)
I am neutral - if it is done tastefully I have no problem with it; then again, those that have looked at my system know I have more than a little wood "in" my house. 
Jazz Guitar
I too find Bldadr's comments interesting; I listened to some clips of the suggestions above and they were not what I was expecting and I don't think they'd be my cup-o-tea either. 
Jazz Guitar
I am not sure this is considered Jazz, but if you can, listen to a few clips from California Guitar Trio - Rocks The West, and see if it is to your liking.I too will be looking into the replies to this question, I prefer guitar "based" Jazz over h... 
I bet you already know this one...
I agree with the above poster, go with the oil lamp, it has 'natural warmth' and the light bulb is too bright. 
Musical Fidelity with B&W
No experience myself, but I know two people using that combination and they both are very pleased. 
Any feedback on the new B&W 802D's
Having spent a little time with the 803D and 802D, I did not hear it the way Ez2hear did. The diamond tweeter is very smooth and very nice, the new Rohacell bass drivers give a nice tight bass and the speakers were seemless top to bottom, once the... 
Revel M22, Paradigm S2 or B&W 805S
Hi Chris,FWIW, the entire new 800 series now uses a 1st order cross over.I have never heard Merlin speakers.I have no idea if the S805's are suited to one design over the other, BUT the DK amp is not a low powered amp, it is 160 (?) watts and does... 
Revel M22, Paradigm S2 or B&W 805S
Hi Chris,I agree, it can be confusing.I will not claim this is all the changes, but the 805S has a first order crossover and the S805 has a 3rd order. Dimensionally they are very close but they are slightly different nonetheless, they do not weigh... 
Revel M22, Paradigm S2 or B&W 805S
Chris,It appears he was listening to the 805S, not the S805, TheChair can verify this.Second, the 805S is not the same speaker as the S805 w/o the nicer finish. 
Audiogon and the Hi-Fi Mags
I have two suspicions to the reason the magazines haven't done a story on AudiogoN's influence. 1) AudiogoN didn't happen "overnight", it has steadily grown to the position they have now, so it wasn't something that landed on the seen and transfor... 
Are "Redbook Only " CD players Obsolete?
Yeah, right! Did you inhale? 
Best Jazz of 2004? Please Participate
I really enjoy Ramsey Lewis Trio - Time Flies. 
Best budget tuner
In my opinion that leaves you a lot of room. I would suggest that you spend some time at the FM Tuner Info site if you have not already.I wouldn't hold everything as fact that is said within the review section, if for no other reason than tuners v... 
Best budget tuner
What do you consider a budget tuner? Everyone's budget is different.