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| Blind Shoot-out in San Diego -- 5 CD Players Meitner or Meridian Signature? In listing the digital gear involved in the shootout you said Meridian 808 Signature but in the comparisons you say Meitner Signature. As stated by Tvad, this stuff is "cost no object" of reach for many of us (the bl... | |
| AKUS - So Long So Wrong- Time to Stop Upgrading? I 100% agree with you. I don't spin vinyl, but the CD software makes a major difference in the end result of a system's sonics. I now look for certain labels and remaster processes as part of my search for jazz which is the main thing I listen to.... | |
| Adding a sub to a 2 channel stereo? HSU is a good start. | |
| Rudy Van Gelder Remasters Unfortunately the Blue Note RVG's I have are almost all lean sounding CD's. I plan to try some of this series from Concord Music Group. | |
| Jazz Grammy I didn't know Sting ever won a jazz grammy....It's obvious if the voters ever gave Sting a Jazz grammy they have no idea who should excels in jazz. I mean he was just ok singing ballads... I'm an old Police/Sting fan, and think they were one of th... | |
| Are the Grammy's becoming irrelevant? I could care less about awards shows period. The Grammy's is just another one imo. I don't look forward to it whatsoever. The only reason I turned it on was because there was nothing else on of interest and I only looked at it for a few minutes. Y... | |
| Confused on cable, interconnects and ac cord? As far as budget speaker cables go, I'd suggest you at least give anti-cables a try. They have speaker cables and ic's. You can return them within 30 days if they aren't to your liking. The price is right and the price to performance ratio is grea... | |
| HiFi lacking social recognition? My take on it is that high end audio is not an emphasis with anyone except our small society of audiophiles, audio geeks, audiophools, take your pick. We are in a minority, a small, closed community. The rest of the world (the majority of people) ... | |
| Ever notice change in resisitance of vol control? Herman, it's cool. I'm rational but overly anal about audio and some other things too, and I'll risk losing my credibility here. I've never requested a post be deleted here and it's more hassle than it's worth. I feel I've contributed enough valua... | |
| Does a component stand impact the sound My friend, there is no one who can tell you that a particular rack will improve the sound of your setup over the rack you have now, period. Only you can judge your system's performance with your current rack and whether it improves after installin... | |
| What has been your most satisfying component? I would say the most satisfying has been a modded Jolida JD 100. I've had it for over 2 years -almost got rid of it before. Until I started adding better and more compatible amplication and speakers (that dreaded synergy thing) I did not realize t... | |
| Rudy Van Gelder: Genius or just lucky? Hedgehog: Yeah I've been to the XRCD website. I use it to as a guide to try to find the discs elsewhere. The XRCD website has higher prices then you can find elsewhere but I always look for XRCD or the 20bit logo when I shop online. | |
| Rudy Van Gelder: Genius or just lucky? Grimace: Simply an outstanding thread! The RVG remasters bug me no end for their lean sometimes tinny quality. But, if your're not a vinyl person and seriously into jazz, your're stuck with buying many of the classic performances only available on... | |
| Sonics of tube modifications from Modwright Chazzbo: This dealer is not a brick and mortar where I could simply take my player to his store and A/B against some of his players. I met him online through Audiogon. When I listed my equipment, his opinion of Modwrights is that they lack transpa... | |
| Anyone remember The Warehouse? I've spent most of my life in Ohio, but I lived in LA for a couple years in the early 80's and remember Pacific Stereo too. It seems Californa had plenty to offer with mid fi gear and stereo equipment in general in the 70's and 80's. |