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| Otari or Technics Reel-to-Reel ? Depending on how critical your SYSTEM is at revealing fine details (and reproducing background noise (i.e. tape hiss)), you have to pick a tape deck that is a good match. There are ALSO a number of good Teac and Tascam decks- some that offer 4 hea... | |
| How important is bass to you? Clean clear bass is more important than BASS; often the crossover is just as important so that you can hear a distinct difference between the low-midrange instruments vs strong bass lines in an ensemble. To get the best LOW bass performance, the r... | |
| Sonus faber Amatis vs guarneries anybody opinions? you have to determine how much LOW bass you really want or need. If you have a decent collection of PIPE ORGAN music you would have to (generally speaking) get a floor standing speaker. If not, then the monitors would probably be enough speaker to... | |
| Audio Rack Opinions Mapleshade has some excellent ADJUSTABLE rack systems for sale, butthey cost a lot of money- especially if you get a number of shelves or two racks side by side. Of course a skilled wood worker with a good set of plans could build the same thing. ... | |
| Any other Cecile McLorin Salvant fans out there? I heard a cut off of the album the other night on a jazz station and i thoughtit was great- "Cutting the Rug" or some such title. sings and plays pianovery very well. i couldn't agree more. i might just get a copy meself... | |
| Power blackouts - problem for tube amp & speakers The controversy is over putting something between the wall and a power amplifier, which most manufacturers will say is detrimental to the amp'sperformance (power limiting, extra noise on the line, etc.). I have solid state equipment that has a com... | |
| Wilson Sophia 2 Wilson Audio makes some of the most accurate transducers in the industry,and are "accused" of being overly revealing. Without hearing a Wilson speaker, especially one with a metal-dome tweeter first, would possibly be a very serious mistake. Plus ... | |
| What does music mean to your life/ i love music, but i think in today's culture that a truly great Movie, whether from the 30's or today, is incredibly powerful stuff. there's a thousand titles of pictures i can think of (maybe not offhand but, y'know) that have had caused me to th... | |
| Dan D 'Agostino, Mark Levinson, Jim Thiel, I think Nelson Pass has, more than most other manufacturers, delivered on the promise of SOTA sound at prices while, still not inexpensive, make a lot more sense than some "other" products out there. As for Levinson i couldn't disagree more- they ... | |
| WP 5.1 vs WP7 When the WP-5.1's were reviewed, it was pretty obvious that they were (politely) considered too analytical sounding and not very "pleasant" to listen to. I heardthem myself, and even playing vinyl they sounded disappointing. the 7's are a big impr... | |
| Have I Hit The Point Of Diminishing Returns? Take this advice for what it's worth-i have a much bigger and more expensive system than you do, and it soundsvery very good. but... i still look around at new gear and would love to check it out anyway. but other than a nicer looking pair of spea... | |
| Comparing the Pass Labs XA30.5 to the XA 30.8 THIS is a great article and many thanks to the writer. however, without a side by side comparison, and without a VERY accurate pair of speakers, my overall impression is that the Point-8 amps are not worth the extra money unless you are upgrading ... | |
| Tape Slipping out of guide on a TEAC X1000R sorry, that is TAPEHEADS.NET. of course, not DOT COM. THANKS, D. | |
| Tape Slipping out of guide on a TEAC X1000R If you gently push down on the opposite tensioner, the tape will tighten up and probably track OK, but this is no solution. Try "TAPEHEADS.COM", and get a username and password (always a pain, but).there is a bunch of articles on all of the PITA t... | |
| Do you suffer from ceruminosis? I was told by a nurse that running warm water into your ears from a decent shower head is (often) all you need to keep the canal free of excess wax.i once had one ear get completely clogged up and had to go to the ER for treatment. SO i can report... |