dekay
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| Album which you have listened to most? Drubin:No, not familiar with any redo's of "MM". Also don't usually shop by sonic's as would be evidenced by my current music collection were you to go through it.I used to buy and trade for British imports in the 70's, but it seemed to me that th... | |
| Album which you have listened to most? Quad:Just read your top ten movie soundtrack post and am certain that you will enjoy George Brassens work. My LP's are on the old Philips label, but the music is most likely available on various export labels (some of the later/thinner LP's in lig... | |
| building new system, any suggestions or comments Do you have a rug in front of the speakers? Don't see one, but figure that it may be located outside the photo frames. | |
| Album which you have listened to most? I rarely groove out anymore (an album's lucky to be played 1 to 3X a year if @ all), but in the 70's/80's I had this thing for "Marrying Maiden", It's a Beautiful Day. After my first copy was showing problems following but 3 months of play I purch... | |
| Most involving and thrilling moviemusic? Here's two:-"Such a Long Journey", Jonathan Goldsmith (Red Sky LTD)-"Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon", Tan Dun -w- Yo-Yo Ma (Sony)You should also try to rent "SALJ" on DVD/VHS.Like everything except the title track on "CTHD". | |
| Svetlana vs Mullard EL-34's Umn:There are many different versions of the Mullard el34/6ca7. I still own the xf1/double getter & the xf2/single getter versions. I recently (last 4 years) listened to/compared later XF3 & XF4 versions (can't remember the getter details ... | |
| Hello Wadia Again and Agon Have you tried the contact info @ their website? As of 5 months ago they could be contacted via the email/tel number listed. One of their engineers Jeff Brockmore, either from Wadia or the parent company, was posting in web chat rooms @ this time ... | |
| Can Woofers Be Repaired? Yes:Other than Parts Express a few full service centers are:http://www.speakerrepair.com/OCSreprc.html (Orange County, CA).decware.com (Peoria, IL)Both also sell DIY refoaming kits (supplied with instructions).I have never replaced foam surrounds ... | |
| Very best in world music - recommendations? PS:You might also try searching for music of Basque origin (both old and contemporary).I cannot locate these right now (stored a lot of our CD's in boxes), so no titles.We have a double CD (modern Basque) that guy's @ the local audio shops used to... | |
| Very best in world music - recommendations? - "Fancha, Criolina", Cape Verde (Tinder Records)- "Basia, Time and Tide" (Epic)- "Mira Zakai, Unaccompanied", a capella (Ima Records)- "Cesaria Evorda, Distio De Bilata", made in France (?)- "Misia, Ritual", (Erato)- "The Astrud Gilberto Album", ... | |
| DIY Speaker Upgrade? Beatlebum:Is there anything wrong with the drivers (like foam surrounds that have seen better days)?There are possibly DIY re-foam kits available for your mid & low drivers if this is the case.Otherwise, I agree with Jd. Been playing around wi... | |
| What music have you been buying? Old or new? Just picked up "Itzhak Perlman in the Fiddler's House". It's Perlman playing Klezmer music (1995 Angel Video in stereo).Problem is that it's on VHS tape (PBS special) and I will have to transfer the audio portion to CD for general listening.Also s... | |
| Shigaraki and other simplistic gear Bemopti:The key to a decent SET based system is using speakers of high sensitivity. An easy load (smooth impedance curve) would also seem to help make the most out of the available power.If the 208's are an easy load and around 97 dB then they sho... | |
| How Much To Rival Good Digital Playback Not very much. $400-$500 if you know how to select a decent used and/or vintage deck/arm combo and you learn how to set it up yourself.Without this effort (developing these skills) then figure 2X-4X the above.Never experienced much of a surface no... | |
| Shigaraki and other simplistic gear Bemopti:The 208's in horn loaded enclosures should be nice, plus easy to drive.It's not the age that counts, just the lame factor."What a drag it is, to be/getting, old."I'd try the Assemblage to check power requirements and then go from there.If ... |