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| Which Vivaldi Four Seasons CD to buy??? trevor pinnock on archiv - not only great performances butexceptional sound. as for vivaldi, i suggest you don't limit yourself to the "4 seasons"- La Stravaganza (and numerous other string concertos) is a gorgeous piece of music (also on archiv).... | |
| Unusually good power cord for the money? rule #1- save buying after-market pwr cords for lastrule #2- never spend more than $300 for one (used of course);this is the limit i like to set for myself- you set your own. i happen to like dimarzio pwr cords- $225 retail,and you can get them fo... | |
| Atma-Sphere amps with Eggleston Andra II's i don't know enough about atma-sphere amps or otl tube gear,but all speakers have impedence dips, some go to 2 ohms for sure. but an amp with 220W should be able to comfortably drive a wide range of speakers. i've used rowland m-12's (200W), a kre... | |
| Accurate vs Musical substitute the word "analytical" for "accurate" and i think you can contrast speakers in a more meaningful way. speakers that specifically provide a wealth of detail are needed in a pro-audio application, so that engineers can nit-pick flaws when ... | |
| Atma-Sphere amps with Eggleston Andra II's i have andra-2's and m.levinson 33h amps which is a great match. plus i've upgraded my wires to transparent ref-mm. after recently hearing halcro-driven wilson alexandrias i STILL couldn't be happier with my system. the andras only need 100W, and ... | |
| Anyone know about ADS M15 Loudspeakers $40! the M-15's sold for over $2k when they were new! i had a pair of L-1590's in (real)rosewood and they sounded fantastic, as did a pair of M-12's i heard at a dealer. i don't know about soundstage depth, but A/D/S had the most impressive sstere... | |
| reference recordings I like the non-HDCD discs from RR just as much due to the clarity of the recordings-some of the best discs i've ever heard (the Helicon Ensemble disc playing bach/baroque is clear as a bell). HDCD is fantastic though- i like Trittico- dallas wind ... | |
| Mark Levinson 28? stereophile reviewed the #28 and found it to be dry and analytical, not to mention the camac connectors on the back that levinson wisely got rid off. the 26s is another story, and is regarded as a classic preamp (although you still have to deal wi... | |
| Good Value & Performance FLEXIBLE Power Cable? i'm not an expert on power cables, but for $225 retail (you can get them for less) Dimarzio cables are very well made and flexible as well. i could be imagining this, but i substituted a dimarzio for an early-vintage transparent cord on my preamp,... | |
| Your Private Audio Museum my particular strain of the "museum bug" has resulted in mygetting FIVE reel-to-reel tape recorders- 4 teacs andan otari. i also have two cases of GP-9 "platinum" tape-red painted aluminum reels in beautiful clamshell boxes.i occasionally play a f... | |
| Speaker Distortion or Room Interaction ? thanks to all for your responses. i would like to turn the question around if i may- if YOU have a room like mine,and you feel your system really can reproduce the sound and the scale of the new york philharmonic, what did you have to do or buy to... | |
| Speaker Distortion or Room Interaction ? my speakers are eggleston andra-2's. my amps are levinson-33h's (the speakers have low distortion, and the amps have adequate power). the room is 14.5 X 20 ft with a cathedral ceiling. as an upgrade, i was thinking about, let's say, a wilson maxx-... | |
| Mark Levinson 36S vs 360S i love the sound of my 360s, which btw was an upgraded 36s, and i have a very revealing system in which it resides. however, a in a less-critical application the 36s is probably good enough. i've even heard the EMM lab gear recently, and although ... | |
| Any system ever moved you emotionally like this? there's NO substitute for playing a musical instrument and producing the sound yourself. that is the very definition of "involvement". and you don't necessarily have to be a professional musician. plus, it will greatly enhance your appreciation of... | |
| Do they make Speakers For Rap/Rock a long time back a dealer really cranked up a pair of B&W 802 matrix speakers proclaiming that you "couldn't blow them".i'm glad he was willing to take a chance like that with the store's inventory rather than my stereo... anyway, they didn't ... |