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| Best female vocals on CD The several (seven?) 3CD boxes in the Collected Dinah Washington prove her to be a real hero: Ella is technically a better singer, and Billie is more instantly recognizable, but Dinah owns you. (These are Collected but not Complete-- there is stuf... | |
| phono pre-amp I agree with Bagwell's assessment of the Audio Research PH3. I bought mine used on Audiogon for less than 1k and have been quite happy with it. | |
| Proportional Allocation to Total System I'm afraid that the question assumes too many things for an answer to be very helpful. I have a high percentage allocated to my preamp, but thats to some real degree because I have a large number of sources, so the primary chain condition is disto... | |
| Audio Research SP-9 phono vs PH-3 Recently went from an SP-9 Mk II to a pre without a phono stage, and bought a used PH-3 to fill the gap. The PH-3 seems to me much quieter, and less bright to a nontrivial degree. SP-9 is still a killer deal if you find a used one in good shape, b... | |
| The Best Audio Dealer David99, add Headroom to the list of high-end manufacturers who sell direct (so far as I know, only direct). I've owned three different models from them over time, and The Max is a very serious product. | |
| The Best Audio Dealer Take 5, New Haven, CT. 15 years of dealing with them, and they've always been honest, pleasant and informed. Top lines intelligently selected, instead of the flavor of the month. Folks you can trust. |