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| New Reel to Reel machines! Lewm, according to the link above, you can buy either 1.a master tape copy or 2.a vinyl record made from a 2nd generation master tape (or even a downloadable copy if you prefer). The tapes however are VERY expensive.I myself would actually prefer... | |
| Jeff Rowland Amplifiers I am biased in saying this, but sound-wise, Levinson, Rowland, AudioResearch,and several others are just about as good as anything out there. I don't believe that for ex. Dartzeel and similar more exotic brands CAN SOUND significantly better. Bu... | |
| ... Best Live Recordings ( other than Classical or Opera) on CD... DIANA KRALL- LIVE IN PARIS- very "live" sound, good balance of all of instruments- If you like her music of course. | |
| Oh brother, am I in desperate need of help! 8) HAVE you listened to B&W Matrix speakers?- the ones prior to the Nautilus models? They can be had in your price range- the 802's are nearly impossible to damage even at high volumes. -And with a Pass SE amp they sing at ANY volume you care to... | |
| Shipping a Large Pair of Speakers Without Factory Packaging one last comment- the amp or speaker, etc. needs to be wrapped in plastic sheeting FIRST as a last precaution to prevent small scratches from marring the surfaces. | |
| Shipping a Large Pair of Speakers Without Factory Packaging I am not in Tampa, but the high-end store i have used for years in Miami hires a guy who will build a pine-wood crate with foam inserts for whatever needs to go somewhere. It's not as difficult to ship as some folks seem to think, but it is a new... | |
| B&W 800 MATRIX I had B&W Matrix 801s3 speakers and the older Pass Aleph amplifiers (SE Class-A) really made them sound particularly incredible- any hashiness from the tweeters disappeared. If you can afford any of the newer Pass XA amps i would think they w... | |
| Best Of Breed or Matching Components? I would think that matching components by the same manufacturer would have an advantage if the technologies used are somewhat unique and quite similar in nature, or they were introduced in about the same time period. OTOH, there may be a particul... | |
| Retired audiophile? A friend introduced me to Stereophile magazine some 25 years ago, partially to draw attention to the absurdities of expensive cables (he worked on electronic equipment for a living). But of course this only INCREASED my interest in high-end audio... | |
| Where to go from here... sorry, i didn't check the spelling- MAGNEPLANARS (E not I).but maybe not for rock and roll. However, sound wise, they will knock you on your keesterbangers though. Try listening to a Joni Mitchell album on them, or Ricki Lee Jones, etc. | |
| Where to go from here... speakers first (naturally). but if rock/pop is what you love the most, maybe not. the recordings aren't that good (for the most part) anyway.but if you LOVE Blue-Note jazz, or string quartets, etc. then yes, that's a good place to start. Try li... | |
| If money was and was not of any concern when buying speakers. As there are MANY cost-no-object speakers to choose from, there are NOT so many pristine recordings (regardless of format) that would transport you to that magical place where everything sounds, if not "real", at least authentic and faithful to yo... | |
| Second audio system in your house? Oh, one more thing comes to mind- guitar players coin a phrase called "GAS" - or Guitar Acquisition Syndrome. This can result in something quite similar to too many audio components. A doctor i knew had over 40 Fender Stratocasters and Telecaste... | |
| Second audio system in your house? Oh Lord, won't you buy me, a color TV....I have three systems, a Main System with BIG speakers, a second (still high-end) system with small monitors (Sonus Faber's), and a third for rock&roll in the bedroom (JBL's and Teac mini-components).I l... | |
| Why do all audio forums on the internet seem "dead" ? I have one more observation which may be overly simplistic, but with the advent of the compact disc and digital audio, the quest for high-end sound from this VERY-convenient-to-use format was a huge stimulantin the market. I recall fierce competi... |