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| Recommend Well-Recorded Hard Bop Jazz on CD? Orpheus10, I thought of one I have not mentioned, and wonder if you own it. "Paris Blues" by Horace Silver. Excellent recording, great playing by the group and one of the masters, a timeless piece. | |
| Recommend Well-Recorded Hard Bop Jazz on CD? Hi Orpheus10, the one I have is: "The Jazz Messengers at the Cafe Bohemia" Volume 1. Also have "Moanin" but not the Jazz Messenger recordings mentioned with Donald Byrd and Lee Morgan. I know they must be great and will eventually purchase those. ... | |
| World's BEST ac outlets.......Maestro outlets Hifisoundguy, I have a couple FIM 880; had them for years. The issue in my various systems has been lack of upper end clarity and transparencylack of resolutionlack of firmness in the bassWhat was your experience with the 880?Thanks | |
| World's BEST ac outlets.......Maestro outlets Thanks for sharing your findings. That's a bunch of high end outlets you've been through. Nice to know the Maestro is less expensive than most of them. | |
| AC Outlet w/ Clairity, Trasparency, Bass Weight perceived relative leanness goes along with with increased transparency and clarity usually. 07-30-10: MapmanOn that we agree totally Mapman. I've had that same experience almost exclusively. If a high end power product can improve clarity, and tr... | |
| AC Outlet w/ Clairity, Trasparency, Bass Weight Hifisoundguy, thanks. After the outlets have been in a while, let us know about the bass weight of your system compared to before the outlets. I personally dislike any leanness whatsoever. The increased transparency and clarity you're getting is v... | |
| Can You Expalin Why Power Cables Do This? Onhwy61, you make valid points. I agree with you that it's very likely that there are human and physical variables affecting mine and others hearing at certain intervals in the listening experience. But each time I add in a power cord that was out... | |
| Can You Expalin Why Power Cables Do This? Blindjim, I appreciate you man! There are definitely sonic changes going on with the sound of my system after reinserting a power cord. I am equally sure that it's not just me as some here would imply. I know the sonics of my speakers way to well!... | |
| AC Outlet w/ Clairity, Trasparency, Bass Weight Keep us posted Hifisoundguy. | |
| What Is This Hobby? Why is it difficult to assemble a high quality system? Onhwy61 (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)Onywy61, it's not difficult to assemble a high quality system, especially if you have a little money. What I've learned is you can assemble a ... | |
| Can You Expalin Why Power Cables Do This? Thanks Blindjim. Almarg, good man, how about it? | |
| What Is This Hobby? It isn't a hobby to me. The word "hobby" being used here is a misnomer for me at least. What this is for me is buying and assembling an audio system so that I can enjoy hearing high quality playback of music. The real "hobby" is collecting and lis... | |
| The most important word of advise? Hifisoundguy, I agree that power quality is a big priority. I have a Purepower regenerator since a dedicated line in my family room presented a complicated install. Using shielded power cords have also helped to improve the power delivery to my sy... | |
| Audiophile Addiction he was constantly trying to find the perfect sound from his audio system 07-22-10: RpgIt's too bad he had to learn a lesson the hard way. I'm not in this for perfect sound. There is very little perfection anywhere. To seek it would seem to be foll... | |
| Is the Sony xa5400es better than scd-1? If you don't own the 5400 it has disappeared from the market and it appears was discontinued by Sony. I'd like to see it back. |