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| Which Nat King Cole? Thanks everyone. Which of the high quality reissues are small jazz combo sessions without strings? I don't want the new box set because I already have one of the LP's contained within. Thanks. | |
| Audience Au-24 vs. Empirical Design Cable Review I wanted to update my review since a major system upgrade and new round of cable evaluation. Please see my virtual system for more information about the upgrades. While incorporating the new system components I decided to try some cables at a high... | |
| Wynton Marsalis I was present for one of the Blues Alley shows and could swear I hear myself in the audience! | |
| Wynton Marsalis I really like his "Soul Gestures" series of three LP/CD's. These are an exploration of the blues with several members of what will become the LCJO. He doesn't record particularly well, however. Not bad but lacking bloom and dimensionality--like de... | |
| Esoteric P03 D03 owners: To clock or not to clock Check the archives for a recent thread I initiated with the title "Esoteric Separates" which has some helpful information on these components, including clocking. | |
| Esoteric Digital Separates Thanks, Foster 9. Very interesting comparison represented in that piece. Zephyr, since you have the clock, what do you think would be the wiser upgrade path--adding a G-03X clock to my X-03SE or going with a P-05/D-05 or P-03/D-03 combination with... | |
| Wilson Benesch ACT One of the most beautiful speakers to look at out there IMHO. I tried to audition them when I was in the hunt to no avail--could not find a dealer that had them on hand anywhere on near where I live. I did manage to hear the smaller two ways (cann... | |
| Best Keith Jarrett records I really like Standards Vol I and II from the mid-80's on ECM. Very well recorded and with just a few exceptions really great song selection and interpretations. I particularly like "Never Let Me Go" which just kills me. Also, nice balance in thes... | |
| Bah Humbug-Bad Christmas Music My wife is killing it right now with too much play but the Mindy Smith holiday cd is quite good. | |
| Judy Collins Who Knows Where the Time Goes is one of my favorites. Great selection of songs exposing the full range of her voice and singing style. My dad played the crap out of the LP when I was growing up and my copy gets a fair amount of rotation. My wife a... | |
| Dynamic Design cables I tried the latest generation Soundstring speaker cables and single-ended IC's. They were very well constructed and the IC's have superior connectors to any that I have tried. They are also very supple and easy to work with. However, in comparison... | |
| Dynamic Design cables I just finished wiring my system after trying a variety of different brands over the period of around 8 weeks. In my system I found that the Dynamic Design speaker cables and Spirit Digital Power Cord were the top performers and the best of what t... | |
| Modwright KWA 150 In my system the KWA150 offers superlative performance on the bottom end. My last amp was an ARC SD135 and while I've made other system changes (particularly the addition of Lou's All Poly crossover option) that do not allow me to make a direct co... | |
| Anyone using a Lyra Delos yet? It hasn't been my experience either. Twenty five years, at least a half dozen different turntable/tonearm combinations with at least a twenty different cartridges. Some dealer set up and some by me using various alignment tools. To my ear vinyl be... | |
| Modwright KWA 150 Thanks, Jax. I've been at this for a quite a while now and I think I've finally got a system that will satisfy for the long haul. I am indebted to Lou, Dan and Keith for their patient and valuable advice and for their talent and passion for what t... |