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| What are the best receptacles and plugs? You might also consider fellow A-goner Albert Porter's cryo'd Hubbels which work great in my system (after a lenghty break in) and sell for $36.00 I believe. | |
| What's your favorite Patricia Barber album? Hi:Glad to see you like Verse. Not many do in my experience -but I think it's great too. You could try Companion - recorded live at the Green Mill - I think it's out (or will be soon) on SACD as well. I've got all her CD's so I'm biased, but I rea... | |
| Review: Marantz Marantz DV-8400 & SA-14 vs. others CD Player Great review! My experience with the Sony 777ES and Marantz SA-14 mirror yours. FWIT, I find the clarity and resolution of the SA-14 seem to be improved by vibration isolation techniques - in my DIY setup the SA-14 sits on 3 cones on an MDF shelf ... | |
| Dylan - The Greatest Remasters Ever Thanks for the fab review. Good to see there are still some Dylan fans around. The first record I ever bought was Highway 61 Revisited. I've always preferred the vinyl versions of Dylan's recordings but I'll be picking up the SACD versions now. Gr... | |
| Has anyone tried SET tubes amps with maggie 1.6's Check out Wright sound Company out of Kent, Washington at http://www.wright-sound.com. This may be the manufacturer you're thinking of and they're still very much in business. | |
| Anyone else like to Listen in the Dark? All the time! There's no better way to forget the equipment - whether tibes or SS - and simply enjoy the music. Besides, my system always seems to sound better in the dark. A glass of Single Malt doesn't hurt either. | |
| Glossary of terms for the audiofile venacular ? Check back issues of The Absolute Sound. For example, the 1992/93 Guide to High End Audio Components has a great article entitled "How to Read The Absolute Sound". Unfortunately, you'll probably have to get this and others from your local library.... | |
| Top This Don't know about someone else's, but at my funeral they'll be playing: "Tango Til They're Sore" by Tom Waits off Holly Cole's "Temptations" and "Here It Is" off Leonard Cohen's "Ten New Songs" - both great CDs musically and sonically. |