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| Looking for 50-100 watts of Tube Power (give or take) for my JBL 4349s I suggest you review Quicksilver and BAT amplifiers. I found them both to be superb. Good luck with your selection! | |
| Excellent Solid State or Hybrid Monoblocks Recommendations The absolute best amps I heard running Aerials were Jeff Rowland amplifiers (of course this was decades ago, so YMMV). On the other end of the economy scale, I’d suggest checking Odyssey Audio monoblocks; they offer terrific bang per buck. Good ... | |
| Which Vintage CD Player To Use As A Transport? I’ve been using my Sony DVP-S7000 DVD Player as a player then transport for over 30 years. I stopped using it for movies since it had issues reading some of the newer ones. It does a fine job as a transport. I intend on riding this pony til it di... | |
| Which turntable? Pro-Ject or VPI? VPI. I owned that exact configuration when I purchased the “last turntable I will ever own”. It’s simple and easily upgradable. Of course, I later ended up trading in for VPI Scout 2, my current “last turntable I will ever own “… | |
| Songs you use when auditioning gear I agree! Sometimes I just spin up the CD just for the various tunes. They’re all quite listenable (IMHO). | |
| Songs you use when auditioning gear I ripped a series of songs to a CD that I use for auditions: Shirley Horn - The Music That Makes Me Dance Rebecca Pidgeon - Spanish Harlem Michael Franks - Dragonfly Summer Dianne Reeves - Never Too Far Fourplay - 101 Eastbound Steely Dan - Jack ... | |
| Best Covers A surprising reggae meets techno version of Fleetwood Mac’s “Everywhere” by Chaka Khan… | |
| Happy Holidays and Your Favorite Tips? NEVER work on your audio system when you are tired. Corollary: never listen critically when tired. | |
| As A Youngster, What Unit Puqued Your Interest In All This? No particular piece of gear. I only noticed that some gear just sounded better than others. In audio stores I used to hang out with friends (with the same interests) at various audio stores. Impressed with everything from Klipsch to Maggies to, w... | |
| What are your top 3 favorite female singers? Tough to do… well, I’ll pick 3 I didn’t see: Dianne Reeves Nnenna Freelon Shirley Horn Way too many choices based on mood. | |
| Where did you buy your first audio gear? Lafayette Electronics... $5 tube amp (mono) and a 12" raw speaker from their bargain dumpster bin. I think I was in 8th grade. Later I "upgraded" by adding a 5" (ha!) "tweeter" and soldered a cap to it. Yeah, I know. I was cookin' with gas! | |
| Am I Better Off With Limited Low Frequency Speaker In A Small Room? If your cubical room is a problem you may want to try a diagonal setup in your listening room. It helped a lot when I was in borg-like 10x10x10 (although it did not do much for Soundstage depth. Good luck! DeeCee | |
| Looking for good recordings of female vocals I have not yet tried... Saw no mention of... Rhian Benson Carly Simon Valerie Carter Rita Coolidge Judy Tzuke | |
| What is the best non-conditioning surge protector After moving to the lightning capitol of the US, I have a whole house surge protector installed and I use Brickwall on my AV system (although it provides minimal filtering, I have not found any issue with its use); also the type of protection that... | |
| OK...here's another tweak that really works I have both the IBE CD and the Cardas LP and yes, they make an audible difference (actually I like the effect after a few plays of music). The most profound effect was from the Gryphon Exorcist but it was way too pricey for me. No one seems to k... |