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| Thiel 3.7 I did. VTL electronics as I recall. About all I can say is they sounded "promising." The system was bright overall, but the Thiels had great bass (no surprise there), terrific detail, and stayed wonderfully composed as the music got complex. I hav... | |
| Von Schweikert VR-4sr MKII or Wilson Sophia Better to choose the speakers you like and then change the amps if you don't like the way the Nuforce sound with them. | |
| Best speaker cables for Talon Diamond Firebirds I think you are absolutely right. Why introduce two additional terminations for the sake of a 2-inch connection. The insanity has to stop somewhere. | |
| musicianiship--when is it bad or good ? why is one performance better than another if it is a matter of opinion ?Same with all criticism -- art, music, film, theatre, literature, take your pick. | |
| Vince Guaraldi recommendations I highly recommend Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus. Originally on Vanguard, I think there has been audiophile vinyl release. Steve Hoffman did a remaster for CD on DCC Gold. It's a great record and includes his hit, "Cast Your Fate to the Wind." | |
| AHs anyone heard the new Ayre MX-R mono blocs? I think they are $16,500/pair, something like that. I have heard them at two shows, both times driving Vandersteen Quatros. | |
| ProAc Response D28 "This exciting new model, the replacement for the Response D25..." | |
| Which Jazz Albums are similar to Kind of Blue Agree with Henry, great call. Another one I would recommend is Herbie Hancock's Maiden Voyage. It doesn't actually sound like KOB, but it is similarly accessible and lyrical with spare arrangements and wonderful playing. The young Herbie along wit... | |
| Mark Levinson 38S vs 380 Actually, why not save up for a bit longer even and get the new 326s. | |
| How important is power response? Our local audio society had a demo day at NHT yesterday. The NHT folks talked a lot about power response and how their XD system does a good job with it. To demonstrate, while the music was playing, they turned the satellites around to face the fr... | |
| Pre amp for Pass Aleph 3 There is no reason yo can't use a passive with it unless you have a very low-output source and/or your speakers are quite inefficient. What you should avoid, however, is a preamp with a high output impedance. This is not too common and is likely t... | |
| Analog experiment Well said. El.I still contend that Aball's testing methodology is suspect in his results, but the rest of you seem to feel differently. If you were interested in humoring me (a big if, I know) you might try this: with levels matched as before, lis... | |
| Analog experiment My experience has been that switching rapidly between one component and another obscures the differences we normally hear when we listen to one, pause, and then listen to the other. Or it may be that the second approach exaggerates the differences... | |
| Acoustic Zen Adagio, How Good Are They? Why should they have been in the Audio Zen and Red Dragon suites? | |
| Acoustic Zen Adagio, How Good Are They? There were in fact three rooms with Adagios in them. |