garfish
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| Dedicated line questions Hi Korn; I just had a dedicated AC system run to my stereo room. I had an electrician do it because I needed an exterior submain breaker box with four 20 amp breakers put in. The submain was fed by a 50 amp 220 volt breaker from the main breaker p... | |
| Best female vocals on CD ....Agree with Deshapiro re: Emmylou Harris. Her best CD-- "Cowgirl's Prayer" is relatively recent and is an excellent recording. Also Linda Ronstadt's early music, ie Greatest Hits Vols. 1 and 2 really are GH. Craig | |
| Best female vocals on CD .....It's got to be noted that Margo Timmins voice is at once seductive, haunting, and intimate. WOW. Craig | |
| Power Cords Hi Mettef; I'm not the 'nerd but I also have Syn. Res. wire on everthing in my system except Cardas dig. cables. And I have SR MCs on my amp-- McC. DNA-2DX and pre-amp. On the amp, I got deeper bass but not more detailed or articulate. Still it's ... | |
| Best female vocals on CD Amazing, but all of you guys above have good taste. I totally agree with Lj's and Sd's Jennifer Warnes nomination and I really like both "Famous Blue Raincoat", and "The Hunter"; Re: John, I love Margo Timmins on both "the Trinity Session" and als... | |
| All cables are Neuteral? ...You've got it right Carl. Pops needs to recognize the really important difference between "critical listening" and listening for enjoyment. Personally, I spend over 90% of my listening time in the enjoyment category, and the rest "critical list... | |
| Who still sells NOS Telefunken 6922's? Redkiwi; Are the Amperex 6922s, Holland mfg. the same as the "Bugle Boys" you've recommended? Rayhall, hope you don't mind me using your thread. Thanks. Craig | |
| CDRs sound better than original!!! Hi Ejlif; I'm glad you posted this question as I've been copying CDs with a Pioneer W739 CD-R and have observed the same thing you did. The CD-Rs are more "crisp, clean, and live", and thus more involving, but notably they are not brighter, at lea... | |
| Bryston vs. McCormack Hi (again) Fpeel; I thought AJ made the case for tubes very well also, and I've tried a comparably priced tube amp; the midrange and highs were beautiful, but the bass, although deep, was so slow, bloated, and boomy that I knew it was not for me. ... | |
| Should I upgrade Levinson #36 Hi Pugs..; I just bought a 36S that had been upgraded to 360S status, and it is a tremendous DAC-- everything the above post said, eg deep articulate bass, dynamic, detailed, but still relaxed. I was upgrading from Muse Model Two which also is a w... | |
| Bryston vs. McCormack Hi Fpeel; Glad to hear you got a couple of good deals. The DNA-1 with SF Line 1 is an excellent combination. But-- if you don't like the neutral character of the Line 1 (I like it) just change tubes and you can get sound as warm as you want. Enjoy... | |
| Bryston vs. McCormack Hi Fpeel; I've not heard the Bryston's, and they have a good reputation, but I know the McC. DNA-1 is a great amp. I used it for 3 years with both Vand. 2Ce and 3Asig speakers. It's neutral enough that it should do well with the Hales. I also like... | |
| Best audio mag Sol322; I too did not care for the promo. lit. of Listener mag. It made me feel like I WAS going to buy it whether I wanted to or not-- too aggressive for me. At least for now. Craig | |
| All cables are Neuteral? At best, I could only afford about 3% of that $100,000. Monster cable-- and that comes out to about 3 inches. If I could get them hooked up maybe it would sound pretty good. Has anyone had any experience with "short" speaker cables?? Cheers. Craig | |
| dac wars Hi 84audio; It's nice to hear (see?) the opinion of an informed and honest person. Cheers. Craig |