frogman
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| Cables more hype than value? OK, I am going to play cyber-psychoanalyst. Tobb, in spite of the fact that you have been a member here for over ten years, you have not previously taken part in discussions about cables. So, I will give you the benefit of the doubt as far as beli... | |
| Which songs or musical standards have haunted you? I think "haunt" is a perfectly appropriate word for this; such isthe power of a great melody, lyric, or performance of a particular one. A few that come to mind:"Strange Fruit"- Billy Holiday"Pie Jesu"- Faure, Requiem Op.48"Naima"- Coltrane"Americ... | |
| EAR 834p Tube Upgrade/Replacement Thankful, there is often confusion about tube locations in the 834P. The tube with the most potential through upgrade is, in fact, the one closest to the front; but, that position is V1. The middle tube is V2, and the one in the rear is V3. Having... | |
| $$$ vs music enjoyment Yes, excellent comments. I hope you enjoy your new speakers; enjoy the ride. | |
| Audio Equipment... the word Cool... and Life Ghasley got it exactly right. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9qtOBEfH0O0 | |
| $$$ vs music enjoyment Pete, your comments corroborate what I was saying. Now, let's take the number of members of the Vienna State Opera that own high quality gear (not just SME tt's), and as a percentage of the total number of players in that orchestra, compare that p... | |
| Adcom GFA 555 versus Rotel RMB 1095for stereo In the spirit of promoting civility on this site, I just wanted to state (the obvious?) that this thread illustrates how difficult it is to really understand the true reasons that some posters sometimes ask questions. It seems that some (I include... | |
| Moscode super it or audio research ph3 ??? Agree with Hifigeek. Owned the Super It many years ago, and I found to be extremely syrupy and dark with indistinct imaging compared to other preamps that I had at the time (Counterpoint SA5.1, AR SP9 II, Audible Illusions Modulus). Lot's of gain,... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners Chris is exactly right, the 412 is not a as linear as the 420; a perfect description. As far as I know, the body ("corpus", thank you Nandric) of the two are identical. The difference between the two is in the stylus assembly. If you don't plan on... | |
| $$$ vs music enjoyment Zd542, if you take a loser look at our respective comments I think you will note that we are, actually, in agreement. I have a strong suspicion that when you refer to musicians you are referring to musicians in the pop or rock genre; musicians who... | |
| $$$ vs music enjoyment That there aren't musicians who are also audiophiles is a myth; that they "don't know that the high-end exists" is an even bigger myth. This notion keeps coming up time and again, and is completely false. Consider how many people in the general po... | |
| Need a system for Chamber music--ideas? Wow, what a nice compliment; thanks. The Stax are very easy to move around, being considerably smaller than the Quads. Don't know if you have seen/read these, but you may find these links interesting:http://www.estatsolution.com/index.php?bod=7htt... | |
| Need a system for Chamber music--ideas? Brownsfan, this thread got me thinking about returning to a project I started four (!) years ago and put aside. Sitting in my basement is a pair of MGIIIA'S that I used for about fifteen years until I lost the midrange sections on the panels due t... | |
| Weakest Link? Your honest opinions. Not very slik, Ric. | |
| New VPI Classic I vs. good used VPI HW-19 MkIV. In that case, I would take the HW19 MK4 without hesitation. The Graham is a very very good arm and IMO a much better arm than what is on the Classic. The Graham is also a good complement to the HW19's fullness of tone. I lived with a MK4 for a few... |