david12
Responses from david12
| Music to evaluate Speakers and System I agree with others, first use what you know best. I have a few tracks I like, I am a great believer in opera, to sort the men from the boys. Verdi's Otello, the version with Domingo and frenni, has a very busy opening, a lot of movement, chorus s... | |
| whistling in the ears I agree, I am afraid it's tinnitus, I am a sufferer and a family doctor. I also agree with much of the above comments, in particular that tiredness and stress will aggravate it, not normally caffeine and aspirin, though tinnitus is a symptom of ov... | |
| What are the treasures in your vinyl library? La Boheme Beecham recording with De Los Angeles and Bjorling, way the most important. Strauss Der Rosankavlier, Karajan Schwarskopf Lorna Hunt All in one Day Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook Vaughan Williams The Lark Assending Academ... | |
| Isolation for tube amps I use Herbies Halo rings and isocups and acrylic balls on my tube integrated. The Isocups are cheap and made a real difference. I am sure as Cincy bob says, a dedicated platform would be better, but costly. The other problem, not oftened mentioned... | |
| Why so expensive?? Shadorne, your argument might work for cars and other luxuries. Unfortunately I have yet to find any woman who does'nt find an interest in Audio, plain weird. Threads like this are interesting, but the arguments are so predictable, you could write... | |
| Record Shops in UK I agree with Scousepasty, with the $ price, the UK is very expensive for you colonials now. The only reason to look at the UK I can think of is for HMV and Decca classical LP's. Probably the best classical catalogues. I would look on E bay, there ... | |
| Best Integrated Amp Of All Times? Not a suggestion, but a request for information. The long awaited Pass Labs integrated, based on the X150 chassis, is now available and even on the website. Has anyone heard it? I do really rate Pass labs kit and this must surely be a contender fo... | |
| Low volume music I don't know why in general, successful reproduction at low levels, is'nt a clear priority in assessing a system. Reviewers talk of neutrality, dynamics etc, but never low volumes. To many people, it is a real priority, we have families and neighb... | |
| Seeking hot running amps Pass Labs, Pah, runs a bit warm, but I could keep a hand on Aleph 3 for 10, 20 seconds. Now my Viva Solista 22watt SET is really warm. You can cook a meal and run the central heating with that, as well as being a great sounding amp. What I don't u... | |
| Isophon Cassiano or what? I heard the Isophon at a recent UK show and was very impressed. Detailed, uncoloured, neutral, fast, they were clearly the best, not the most expensive, either at the show. If a speaker can sound good in show conditions, they must be very good ind... | |
| Have you ever deceived your wife-audio purchase Deceive is such an ugly word, gently misdirect maybe, but deceive never. Just once though, I would like her to say, that she can hear the difference with a new toy. Is that so difficult, too much to ask? It will never happen, but I know, we know, ... | |
| Any Walker SST users? Just a bit of info re using SST. I really like what the treatment does for my system, but recently had a problem I thought I would share. I recently sent my Koetsu cartridge for retipping and treated the cartridge tags when reinstalling. I also ch... | |
| Speaker life expectancy: How long can you buy used My mother is using my Leak speakers bought 2nd hand in 1969 and my son is using Monitor Audio speakers bought in 1988. Can anyone beat 37 years? The problem is aging of the rubber surrounds of old drivers and presumably, crossover component failure. | |
| Resolutions Audio Opus 21 VS. Cary 306 SACD Mealone, I am sure the Wadia is better, but at a different price bracket. Even 2nd hand, they are way more than the Opus and Cary. My GNSC modded Opus 21 should arrive next week and I expect it to near the Wadia, maybe better it in some areas, we ... | |
| ultraverve vs. premier 17LS I had the pleasure of owning the Premier 17LS first version, till I went integrated. One of the finest components I have used, clean crisp non fatiguing sound. The widest soundstage I have experienced. I believe the 2 version was only introduced b... |