dodgealum
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| Transparency: What speakers have it in spades? The Harbeth HL-5 Super would be something to consider. The Radial driver is more revealing than the Spendors but manages the same authentic tonality and laid back presentation. They go fairly deep as well. | |
| AKUS - So Long So Wrong- Time to Stop Upgrading? That song absolutely KILLS me. | |
| Best bang for the buck turntable? I agree with what some others have said here--no need to go there unless you plan to spend much, much more. If I were in your position, rather than spend 1K on a turntable and then god knows how much to retrofit your software, I'd either:1. Consid... | |
| Harbeth C7 vs Proac D25 Review Shsohis--you drastically overstate the degree to which the C7 departs from neutrality. To the degree that it does I'd say the results are stunning. I'd take the C7 over any speaker at anywhere near the price. With the C7 your great recordings soun... | |
| Rudy Van Gelder Remasters I had the opportunity to visit my local used record/cd store last weekend (Princeton Record Exchange) and spent about an hour in the jazz cd section. It would appear that there are two Rudy Van Gelder reissue cataloges. The most recent is the RVG ... | |
| your favorite michael brecker recording? I like the first Steps Ahead lp. | |
| What? No Norah Jones New CD Thread? Hooper:I'm not sure what to expect sonically. The first album sounds pretty good--above average certainly. The second album is, in my view, not very well recorded. It lacks life, dynamics and is muddled. Anyone out there see it like I do? | |
| Joni Mitchell Blue - Wow help me Agoners Thanks Rushton, very interesting. I have to say, on my system this isn't even close. The new Rhino pressing is so much better in every dimension. Who knows, maybe my original Reprise issue really stinks for some reason. | |
| The Best Midrange in the World Right Now I think it is important to distinguish between midrange accuracy (i.e. tonal authenticity--do instruments and voices sound the way they do in real life) and transparency (i.e. articulation and detail--how much information is reproduced within the ... | |
| Joni Mitchell Blue - Wow help me Agoners The entire Joni catalogue has been remastered in HDCD. These can almost always be found in the discount bin of your local record store. I bought "For the Roses" since I could NEVER find a decent pressing on vinyl. Engineered by Joe Gastwirt at Oce... | |
| The Best Midrange in the World Right Now Dpac996. I had a 100.2 and couldn't agree more. Great amp. I just ran too hot for my in-cabinet installation. The 150.2 gets pretty close but runs cool as a cucumber. | |
| Joni Mitchell Blue - Wow help me Agoners I have to say I'm also a huge fan of "Hissing". Love the fretless bass and the dreamy atmospheric sound. | |
| Joni Mitchell Blue - Wow help me Agoners Just popping back--I just received and listened to the new Kevin Gray and Steve Hoffman mastered Blue on Rhino Vinyl. Absolutely to die for. Must more realism and detail with the new version. On my old standard Warner Bros. issue Joni's voice coul... | |
| Audiogon speaker wire gurus, please help me Without mentioning any brands I would have to caution you about spending that kind of money on speaker cable. I think the money can be better spent either elsewhere in your system or by dropping $500 on some really good wire and giving the rest to... | |
| The Best Midrange in the World Right Now I agree, get the midrange wrong and the rest cannot hold it all together. That's why it took me 2 years to find a speaker to replace my Harbeth Compact 7's--they don't do everything but they absolutely get the midrange right. Other than the Harbet... |