dtrandall
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| Restored Dual vs. Restored Technics Thank for your thoughts. You can read all the reviews you want but at the end of the day, nothing is as helpful as comments from actual owners. | |
| Restored Dual vs. Restored Technics Could you explain why you'd rather have the dual? Is it for the way it sounds? The way it works? The durability? | |
| I'm at the pearly gates and they tell me I can only bring in one jazz cd Tough assignment. I might have to go with Undercurrent by Bill Evans and Jim Hall…just because it’s underrepresented and i KNOW someone will share their copy of Kind of Blue | |
| Up to $4000US tower speakers for Jazz and Classical Music Here is another thought. The Ascend Acoustics Sierra Tower. Lovely sound, especially if you choose to upgrade the NRT dome tweeter to the custom RAAL ribbon tweeter which adds an effortless, airy top end that is lovely for classical and jazz. It p... | |
| Totally overwhelmed (speakers under $5k) Here is a darkhorse recommendation…the Ascend Acoustic Sierra tower. A phenomenal speaker that flies under the radar 1) Made in America 2) Genuine Bamboo cabinets 3) Dome tweeter is standard, but the RAAL ribbon tweeter 70-20xr upgrade is a stu... | |
| My Experience With Tekton "How nice and reassuring to know we have our own little panel qualified to pass judgment on who is and who is not worthy. Where would we be without these golden-eared sages? Let me be the first to express just how unbelievably relieved I am to... | |
| Why are equipment racks so expensive? There is also an ugly truth to face. Audiophiles, as a group, are fools with money. We may be individually knowledgeable, discerning and frugal but as a collective we are drunken sailors looking to shell out for the next thrill…and manufacturers k... | |
| Looking for a turntable around $1k... If you want good DD under $1000, would you considered vintage? I was in the same situation. I wanted a better table and didn’t have the budget to go right for a new Technics, so I found a restored one on ebay and have been very happy with it so fa... | |
| I love sad music Billie Holiday Lady In Satin “You’ve Changed”Robert Cray False Accusations “The Last Time”Death Cab For Cutie Plans “I will follow you into the dark”The Doors “This is the end”Julee Cruise Floating Into The Night “I Float Alone”Ed Aames ... | |
| Direct drive, cart and phono for under $750. Possible? maybe something like this?used technics SL series turntable $400-$450Audio Technica ATVM95ML microline cartridge $170. phono preamp - schiit mani $130, ifi zen phono $150, hagerman bugle 3 $180 | |
| Great Intergated amp with great built in DAC My audiolab 6000A has a very nice ES9018K2M Sabre DAC chip with 2 coaxial, 2 optical inputs plus bluetooth streaming, a decent phono stage, class AB amplification and good specs. It’s $1000 and it brings a lot to the table. Sadly, it isn’t written... | |
| 2020 quest for stereo amp with DAC for about 1000 USD i have the audiolab 6000A and I like it.It’s a very heavy component with nicely machined metal knobs and a very basic display. The matte black finish is a nice change from the overused glossy piano black. There is zero flash here, but a lot of val... | |
| Your vote for greatest (covers) album The Scissor Sisters glam, disco cover of Pink Floyd’s “Comfortably Numb” is so wrong...but yet so right | |
| Your vote for greatest (covers) album cassandra wilson adding lots of slink and sorrow to U2’s “love is blindness” and Van Morrison’s “Tupelo Honey” | |
| Sexy singer(s) and/or song(s) @rixthetricks. My One and Only Thrill is a great place to start with Melody Gardot |