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| Melody Gardot - Which albums to buy? @hifiman5 So I had the opposite reaction to "Live in Paris". I find Krall's singing style to be a little bit affected, which is tolerable on her other LPs but less so on the live album. It is almost a caricature--Krall singing Krall with unwelcome... | |
| Melody Gardot - Which albums to buy? Her music reminds me of Diana Krall--well recorded but a bit too polished and lacking soul. My wife loves--me not as much. I like "Worrisome Heart" the best in terms of the song craft and performance. I wish she would ditch the strings and explor... | |
| Herron VTPH-2A phono preamp owner's advice. Prof--congrats on the Herron purchase. I think you will enjoy. Keith is very careful about tube selection for his units so you can expect a lots of hours of musical enjoyment. I've never seriously considered rolling tubes on my unit since it sound... | |
| Keith Jarrett Recomendations I'm a big fan of Standards Volume I and II. Check out "Never Let Me Go". Some great interplay between the bass and piano. Good recording too. | |
| Looking for a warm sweet speaker Consider Daedalus. I owned Harbeth's for many years (C7s) and loved them but when I wanted to move to a larger speaker that had the same tonal purity and coherence but with better dynamics and resolution I chose Daedalus. I just ordered what will ... | |
| Review: Linear Tube Audio (LTA) "Ultralinear" Amplifier Manthik thanks for doing the comparison with the QZ monoblocks and sharing your listening impressions. I have not had the pleasure of hearing the QZs but know they are reputed to be among the best amplification available at any price. Your conclus... | |
| AT OC9/II vs AT OC9/III bpoletti--no, I moved to a Soundsmith MIMC Star--wrote a long comparison here if you are interested:https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/3-cartridges-reviewed | |
| AT OC9/II vs AT OC9/III Many years ago I spoke with the US Importer (I believe) about the difference between the two and (if I recall correctly) he told me the ONLY difference was the way the stylus was fixed to the cantilever. Consequently, he said, there was no differe... | |
| Notable very small loudspeaker companies (other than Tekton!) +4 on Daedalus. I've known Lou for over a decade now and he has been an vital partner in my audio journey. I'm on my second pair of Daedalus speakers and Lou has supported my DA-1.1s with multiple upgrades as he has advanced his craft. Lou speaker... | |
| Review: Linear Tube Audio (LTA) "Ultralinear" Amplifier tuckia08: Did you get to hear the Apollo's in Lou's other room with the Modwright Ambrose A30's? I'd be interested in hearing how you would compare the sound in these two rooms. I hear the Apollo's are very special and may work better in the small... | |
| Review: Linear Tube Audio (LTA) "Ultralinear" Amplifier Hey guys thought I would check back in...I decided to go with a monoblock pair of the pre-production model which is housed in a ZOTL 40 case and includes the volume control for direct operation (without preamp). I've had one of the two amps in pla... | |
| Phono stage Another vote for the Herron, which I just got back from Keith with the "A" updates. It was already an amazing phonostage but I do hear improvements with the upgrades--though it is still breaking in so I can't comment with any detail on the perform... | |
| Best cartridge under $1500. cohicks4: FWIW, I recently reviewed three cartridges here:https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/3-cartridges-reviewed?highlight=3%2Bcartridges%2BreviewedThough more money, I felt the ART 9 and MIMC Star were significantly better than the Quintet ... | |
| Neil Young - Guitarist So for me the thing about Neil's guitar playing is the sense of time he keeps. This became even more clear to me with the release of the "Massey Hall" and "Live at the Cellar Door" LPs. His playing is great on both these albums--not the kind of py... | |
| Review: Linear Tube Audio (LTA) "Ultralinear" Amplifier Cool--that should be an interesting comparison. I'm curious as to what speakers you are using in your main system given the power output differential between the Quadrature Z and the LTA Ultralinear. Given the enormous cost differential, it will b... |