frogman
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| Jazz for aficionados Glad you liked it, Dave. I'm a sucker for a great tenor sound. Here's another classic RVG recording of another of the tenor saxophone giants who, unfortunately, is mostly only known for his CTI recordings. Those (CTI) are also very good, but ge... | |
| Jazz for aficionados There's jazz, and then there's Jazz:https://youtu.be/s4H01l5hxwA | |
| Is it ok to not gush over Vanessa Fernadez?...one listener's perspective. Very well stated, bdp24. We love our ear candy and sometimes forget that ANY considerations or concerns re sound quality (barring the absurd, of course) either on the part of the artist, engineer or listener always take second place to musical co... | |
| REL Strata III repair issue Fantastic information, Ken. Your description of the sound quality of the suspicious sub is exactly what I hear: "rubbery/boomy"; BUT, from the less loud sub. I will take a look at the wiring and see if I can find some inconsistency in the wiring... | |
| REL Strata III repair issue Interesting that you should experience the same issue, Dave. My two subs came from different sellers and from a cursory examination of the modules it is obvious that, while they are the same design, they are of different vintages. I removed the ... | |
| REL Strata III repair issue Thanks all for your responses. Update:I now have the Strata in a secondary system using an inexpensive outboard amp/xover (NHT). Getting pretty good (not great) results and the jury is still out on the fate of this Strata. Dave, thanks for your... | |
| amperex 6922 pq white label tubes Very nice 6922’s; I like their sonic signature very much. As always, a lot depends on the piece that they will be used in and your tastes. The ones I have I like because in my gear they are quiet with very stable imaging; and, most important for m... | |
| Jazz for aficionados New for 2017:Gary Smulyan,"Royalty At Le Duc". Smoking baritone saxophonist; the best on the scene today. Ralph Towner, "My Foolish Heart".John Abercrombie, "Up And Coming".Peter Erskine. I've heard he has a new one coming this year. Should be... | |
| Piano out of Tune? There’s a lot more going on with that digital piano than just being flat. I think someone has been messing with the settings without realizing it or knowing what she is doing. First of all, electric pianos are not tuned to sound flat. It is true t... | |
| Components I would have died for when I was a wee pup ****what did you have in your cross hairs when you started out?****At 18? The pic next to your moniker is about it 😉But, seriously, stacked Quad 57's/Sequerra ribbons/Levinson ML2's. | |
| Experimenting with reversing polarity to speakers Don’t sell your ears short, Ghosthouse; and trust what you hear. As many listeners know, getting the phase setting correct when using subwoofers can make a very audible and substantial difference in the quality of the bass response. I use a pair o... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Killer Jeff Beck and Imelda May. One of my favorites and sexiest singer around (works for me!). Girl can sing: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_HKYMhgssohttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8rJBg0pkFyIHappy New Year all! | |
| Martin Logan CLS "Buyer's Guide" Question I would like to add to the kudos already given to Mofi for his advise. I think he steered the OP in the right direction given the age of the speakers and other considerations. Having said that, as someone who loves those speakers and who came ve... | |
| Best Soprano and or Tenor perhaps combo you have ever heard?? https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QbOB_rUiffIhttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eYWURstAVSghttps://m.youtube.com/watch?list=PL-aVCoKV6XpU7t8kPhNIbmGqgsPzgeX2i&v=xepnRbEK0lk | |
| Magnepans Randy, as I suggested its a matter of how far one wants to take things. As you point out, the caps in the 3.7 (Solen) are of higher quality than in previous versions, but there are several other brands that are better sounding than Solens. By wa... |