cornfedboy
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| Jazz at the Pawnshop praudio: yes, the pressings are all different. i don't have as many versions as you. i have the swedish lp's and cd's and the xrcd produced by fim. the vinly is clearly the most sonically satisfying to my my ears, followed by the xrcd (don't have ... | |
| Proac 3.8 Owners garfish: have you ever seen those chairs that lifeguards sit/rest on at public beaches in california? you really need one. hope it fits in your listening enviroment. if not, you can move everything outdoors, unless it rains. or snows. or gets too ... | |
| The Canadians that visit the site hey, all you canadian guys: i say forgetabout the hifi gear for awhile. you gotta save up enough to keep at least one NHL team in canada. i mean, do ya' really think they should be playing "the coolest game on earth" in florida? texas? north (or s... | |
| Monitor Speaker Vote "Face Off"... just send me $1500 (cash only) and i'll pick out and shipya ( via USPS, 4th class book rate) some speakers you're sure to like. no need to go thru this voting nonsense. i do this every day. the trunk of my lincoln is filled with these things. man,... | |
| Jazz at the Pawnshop praudio: as far as i know, all the pressings, from the "original" vinyl to the fim xrcd2 version, use the same proprius master. no matter. IMHO, this audiophile warhorse needs to be put out to pasture and rested for a bit; perhaps there's a mare o... | |
| Vocalists/Musicians Wasting Their Talent sting, a/ka/ gordon summoner. a great voice and great performer but he needs to break out ot the sameness of his more recent stuff. | |
| Bi-wiring mishap swampwalker: very adroit. i still wanna' know, tho, how frequently during a walk thru the swamp you need to check beneath your underwear for leeches. ;) -kelly | |
| CAT Ultimate VS Conrad Johnson Art/CJ 16 the cat be most romantic if you stroke its fur "with the grain," never against it. it'll really purrr with a little practice. the art be hard to understand; just don't get it. izit a post-bauhaus poke at dada or just another precursor/derivative o... | |
| Coltrane. Can we talk? kublakhan (great screen name!): no, i'm sure it ain't just you but, unfortunately, it doesn't include me. i have some coltrane stuff and i've tried, i really have, to embrace him. just not my cuppa'. after watching every single minute of ken burns... | |
| Bi-wiring mishap BTW, "dos equis" doesn't mean "two horses." its an idiomatic phrase that roughly translated means "xorro's been here, twice." | |
| Bi-wiring mishap yes there is definitely something wrong with your system. just guessing here but i'd say you have a screw loose, maybe more than one. | |
| Best speakers for small listening room paulwp: ouch! 'course if you take out a wall and combine two of your rooms, you'll have very workable space. but then there are many of us who can only dream of this alternative. -kelly | |
| CEC - how are they these days? ken: if you want a "pure" cd transport for <$3k, i highly recommend your looking at the accuphase dp-90 (original msrp, $7.5k). I use one in my digital system and won't get rid of it unless and until sacd or dvd-a comes of age. the accuphase is... | |
| Best speakers for small listening room either speaker will do well, but you will almost surely need to do some acoustic treatment to make em' sound their best, since you have the dreaded "square room." tougher, IMO, than the tricky "L". -kelly | |
| 5-Pin DIN connector on Thorens Turntable one other option i didn't mention, which is what i have on my analogue setup. you can build a DIY box that'll take your tonearm leads into a junction box with xlr connectors "out." this is useful only if you have a phono with "true" balanced desig... |