centurymantra
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| Primare A20 integrated??? I can pipe in and add my recommendation with regards to the Primare integrated. A very nicely built and sweet sounding amplifier; the comments by 'mcfavre4' would certainly mirror my experience with the Primare. I did ultimately prefer a Densen B-... | |
| Any others like L. Kottke Clone CD? John Fahey is an outstanding musician and I would second that recommendation, although you should keep in mind that he travelled ALL over the map musically. Some of his more recent projects bordered on musique-concrete even. Do a little research o... | |
| Best sounding music I just picked up a CD by the English folk guitarist Wizz Jones - a re-issue of a 1972 recording called 'Right Now' that is rather stunning and immediate in it's sound quality. It also happens to be rather excellent music. His other disc, 'Magical ... | |
| Audiogoners Anonymous? First of all, you guys need to start using the ALT+TAB feature. Just be sure to have another window open with (if at work) some random word document and (if at home) a half-written e-mail to your Mom or misc. friend and/or work associate (this of ... | |
| Non fatigueing speaker under 1500 You may want to consider taking a listen to some of the speakers manufactured by the UK company, Castle Acoustics. Quite nice and possibly possessing the attributes that you seek. I have grown to really appreciate the Castle Howard speakers that a... | |
| Tips for finding user's manual for Cal Icon Mk2 I would suggest finding someone who is selling one (through an ad on Audiogon) and inquire if they would be willing to send you a photocopy of the manual for a reasonable fee to compensate for their time. If politely worded, I doubt anyone would b... | |
| Matching Royd Speakers I have heard the Totem Staff speakers in a fairly nice setup. Very small, discrete and classy looking, especally in light of the fact that they are a floor standing speaker. Sound was very nice to my ears. Could be more speaker than a rear channel... | |
| What is the worst recorded CD you have? Mainliner: 'Mainliner Sonic', although I believe it was a calculated maneuver to replicate the sound of your speaker cones imploding upon themselves.I've owned (and sold) some pretty crappy mid-'80's digital transfers of early jazz recordings that... | |
| Review: Nordost Quattro-fil RCA Interconnect Thanks for the observations. That's about what I would expect. I'm in full agreement with you BTW that the Wasatch is a very underrated (perhaps simply unknown) cable which I've found to work very nicely in my set-up. Certainly deserving of a litt... | |
| Review: Nordost Quattro-fil RCA Interconnect I am also using the Wasatch RCA-105 cables that you note in your 'similar products' listing and I'm assuming you use these elsewhere in your system. I've pondered picking up a Quatro Fil as well...any observations on comparisons between the two? | |
| Ambient / New Age Anyone? I personally tend to veer far away from anything related to the current crop of music that sits within the so-called 'new age' genre, but did listen to a fair amount of the music in the early days of the scene when I first started to get into elec... | |
| Miles Davis,extreme Jazz and the death of Jazz I am not a jazz scholar either, but would certainly agree that jazz is far past it's golden age, with the 'critical mass' date hovering somewhere around 1974. In recent years, it seems that some interesting stuff has been happening however. This i... | |
| What's everybody listening to this evening? International Harvester: Sov Gott Rose Marie Eleventh Dream Day: Stalled Parade Wayne Shorter: Et Cetera Cheers! | |
| CDR Fidelity? I have found the same thing as well. There are apparently a variety of methods to handle copying of discs and, with experimentation, one could probably discover a way to maximize the fidelity of CD-R recordings. Whatever audiophile tendencies I ma... | |
| Techno Anyone? Some interesting techno/electronica that occasionally warps the air in my household:*CAPITOL K: Island Row *BURNT FRIEDMAN: Plays Love Songs *FOUR TET: Pause / Dialogue*MOUSE ON MARS *AMON TOBIN *SAD ROCKETS *TO ROCOCO ROT*TONY ALLEN: Black Voices... |