fleschler
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| If you could, what live performances would you enjoy re-living? My friend Frank (Oregonpapa) regularly went to the Lighthouse in Hermosa Beach, CA and heard all the great West Coast jazz musicians. He said that those were sensational experiences I bet they were! | |
| Advice on CD transport Will the Cyrus read 80+ minute CDs such as the many made by Decca classical CDs? A review said if your platters are not in top condition, or formatted to the precise Red Book CD spec, it may struggle to read them. | |
| If you could, what live performances would you enjoy re-living? Bob Wilbur played in Copenhagen often. I heard him at the Jazz Bakery in Culver City. Too crowded but he was great! | |
| Best 40 to 50k used speakers It could cost $40-$50K to outdo many great inexpensive speakers such as my Legacy Focuses $2.5-$3K used). However, I am planning to purchase Von Schweikert VR9 MkIIs very slightly less than that. Those were $115K 5 years back. $40 to $50K can get ... | |
| If you could, what live performances would you enjoy re-living? I don't suppose anyone is interested in great performances in classical, opera, cantorial or traditional jazz that I want to hear/see again. | |
| Tweaks you got rid of because they were not effective (enough)? I just want to touch upon tweaks that did nothing or were bad, not equipment or cabling which I do not consider tweaks Green pens for CDs (did nothing?)/Use Walker Talisman instead Ferrite cores on speaker cables and power cords-so... | |
| Versatile, non-fatiguing speakers for a small room under $1500 used or new: advice needed! I've seen two pairs of Legacy Signature IIIs go for under $1500 (and mine cost $1600 10+ years ago). They are extremely easy to power, have huge dynamics and deep, tight bass. They also have a rear ambience retrieval tweeter. They have driver a... | |
| Advice on CD transport I have a related question. I am using my EAR Acute as a transport for my COS Engineering DV2 DAC. Does replacing the EAR with a standalone transport improve my sound? If so, what transport would significantly make an improvement? A Luxman, M... | |
| Who are your three favorite female singers? @tyray Yes, Elizete Cardoso sang beautifully and I have many albums from the 50's/60's Brazilian song and jazz. An earlier Brazilian favorite of mine is Elsie Houston. who had a very wide vocal range (she trained with 2 tremendous sopranos) and ... | |
| Who are your three favorite female singers? @ sondeknz Julie London had a small voice and occasional pitch problems. She still sounded very sexy. As to a female performance which always gives me goose bumps/makes me cry is Beverly Sills in The Ballad of Baby Doe. There are five fabulo... | |
| Who are your three favorite female singers? @ sondeknz My mistake, you didn't mention Garland. I heard Stacey Kent. A small, thin sounding voice. I prefer fuller sounding voices with a wider frequency range. Judith Durham was okay, had pitch problems when she sang. I might as well ... | |
| Who are your three favorite female singers? davidm238 Only my sister would agree with you (collects all Streisand since she was a child). | |
| Poor Fritz Fritz never said that his speakers were perfect and flawless. Only a few manufacturers have told me that at shows and their speakers generally were very imperfect. Fritz builds really nice smaller speakers for a reasonable price. | |
| Speakers which always sound good Maggies do not always sound good. They require proper amplification (ample), otherwise they sound anemic. Placement is also critical. Hence, not universally good sounding unlike a Harbeth. Great speaker potential though when set up and power are ... | |
| Speakers which always sound good Extensive auditioning of Harbeths-always sounded good with all types of music, equipment and easy to set up and pair up to equipment. Von Schweikert for not making a less than musical speaker but requires more effort than a Harbeth to get them s... |