dekay
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| Vintage Receivers vs. Modern MidFi Hi Carter: A few of the older receivers that I remember sounding very good are the Marantz 2270 and the Luxman 1050. They are warm and smooth souding but do not have the detail of the modern couterparts, they do however sound very musical and are ... | |
| Annoying Sibilance=digital glare? I am also in the process of breaking in these interconnects. Search under Homegrown at this sight and you will find more info. Everyone that has responded regarding break in time, both from Audiogon and by private email, has suggested 100-200 hour... | |
| Best female vocals on CD Tubegroover - I really have to give my wife credit for most of the suggestions that I have posted in this thread. I know that this is why I snapped at Sluggo who I know nothing of other than his Boooooring post. I grew up in Des Moines listening m... | |
| Feelings on Napster? Treyhoss - I agree that it is an injustice but the courts will have to decide whether it is illegal. I beleive that recording music off the radio for personal use is technically illegal, but really hard to police. I did some investigations for ASC... | |
| Cary 303 CD - Very Detailed - Fixes? Try some cheap/free temporary fixes if it is realy driving you crazy right now. You could attempt to tune (or detune) the CD player by experimenting with different isolators. If you are using cones, don't. Try resting the player on different mater... | |
| Need some help choosing speakers....... I recently purchased (though I am always looking for better)bookeshelf speakers with the same space limitations that you have at your winter home. I ended up with Castle Acoustics Isis speakers, that have since been replaced in the line with a new... | |
| Feelings on Napster? Eldragon - I agree with your ideals. But, there are not that many talented individuals that are willing to sacrifice livelyhood for their art. Some may sacrifice for a while only to be eventualy worn down by the financial responsibilities that gov... | |
| Feelings on Napster? The following is the quote that started this thread. "My opinion is that Napster is really opening up accessibility to music for alot of people, allowing them to try new things that before they wouldn't have access to or simply wouldn't be prepare... | |
| What does 'shotgunning' mean?? Not a problem Cornfedboy, appreciate the assistance and I get it now. Johnny B. was referring to bi-wiring, which until just recently was legal in the state of California for medicinal use. Though I hear that a lot of people still do it in the pri... | |
| What does 'shotgunning' mean?? Johnny B. What type of roast would you suggest for a good shotgun? Is rump OK? Do better cuts such as say a rib roast improve the quality of the shotgun or would it just be overkill? Thanks. | |
| Best female vocals on CD So are you Sluggo. | |
| Can I connect speaker wire this way...? Thanks for the website Mstorkamp. Cramolin is the one that I remembered/forgot. | |
| Best female vocals on CD We listened to Charlotte Church "Voice of an Angel" this evening. She is thirteen years and has an incredible voice. | |
| Can I connect speaker wire this way...? Does anyone know of a good contact cleaner maintenance product for bare wire connections? | |
| Can I connect speaker wire this way...? If you like the sound of your new cables you may want to consider leaving them as is with the bare wire connection. I added crimp on Kimber Bananna's to my Kimber 4VS cables and found that I preferred the sound of the bare wire connection. It was ... |