danvetc
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| Classical fans, I need advice Three of my highest recommendations:Vivaldi, La Stravaganza (12 violin concertos) Rachel PodgerArte Dei Suonatori Baroque Orchestra Channel Classics CCS 19598Beethoven, Violin Concerto, Mela TenenbaumCzech Philharmonic Essay CD1076Tchaikovsky-Glaz... | |
| Album of the Week - Opinion/Samples I just bought Rainy Day last week after hearing the Jayhawks on NPR. I have only been listening in my truck where I have been having a ball with it and think others might, as well. Maybe you should have saved it as a road listen. A quick listen on... | |
| Album of the Week - Opinion/Samples Jayhawks, Rainy Day Music. How did I miss these guys?http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=2788038Charlie | |
| Carver Power Amps Typical audiophile bullshit. Have fun, boys. | |
| Carver Power Amps Absolute crap. One of the real performers, the Carver A-760x, is being trashed here. This amp is perfect and stable under virtually any load, for a very reasonable price. Anyone who has found a flaw in this amp has one that is not working properly... | |
| Rate these on order of importance: These "arguments" where some turn to extreme examples of really bad pieces of gear are absurd. Of course you can find things so flawed that they ruin the whole chain of events. That is not the question!People who really know what happens when you ... | |
| Bill Frisell Thank you all for the recommendations. Both Ghost Town and Blues Dream are for sale for $0.99 at Columbia House website right now.Cdelplato, have you listened to any Ry Cooder?Charlie | |
| Need Amplifier Recommendations Good advice above. Big room means a whole new ballgame as to room interaction. Does She Who Must Be Obeyed allow for experimentation of speaker placement along short vs. long wall? If so, this might bring you some desired effect. This size room cr... | |
| Differences in CD players? Am I crazy? Tomek,When you did this last audition, were the levels matched? They must be at the same volume level or you ain't really heard nothin' new or better. One of the most common "mods" is a change/alteration of an op-amp which would change the volume ... | |
| Why are some cables 'directional'? Some of the electrons are retarded and need visual cues as to which way to travel. Some of the better wires have "Do Not Enter" stamped on the wire side of the insulation so that the really stupid ones don't get confused.Charlie | |
| Differences in CD players? Am I crazy? You ain't crazy and you ears are fine. As you mentioned with your experience as to headphones, speakers rule the roost. I think CVs are only OK for rock n roll and are a mess for anything else. There are plenty of good, and inexpensive, speakers o... | |
| Rate these on order of importance: 5-1-4-3-2 | |
| monitor stands aa,If you have not seen it before, via harbeth.com, there is a Smartgroups site where this topic has been covered very thoroughly by some real experts. Alan Shaw even did an online user's survey.The key seems to be to have the tweeters at ear leve... | |
| I need a live great recording Lyle Lovett, "Live In Texas." | |
| I need a live great recording It's from Mapleshade, and about the only one of their offerings I continue to enjoy, Clifford Jordan Quartet, "Live at Ethel's."Charlie |