garfish
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| Mark Levinson's Guide to Better Sex Haven't seen the book, but considering the typical audiophiles obsessive propensity to "tweak" all things that produce sound (including women?), I can see where it could be a best seller-- well at least to us "audiogeeks". I bet Mr. Levinson has t... | |
| Greatest Songwriter of all time I was tearing my hair out over this one as I read the above posts, then I saw it. I agree with Paulwp. For me, it's gotta' be Buddy Holly. But I'd also add Chuck Berry, Leonard Cohen, and I really like much of Melissa Etheridge' lyrics and music. ... | |
| Tubes plus SS I've used the Sonic Frontiers Line 2 tube pre-amp with McCormack DNA2DX for a couple years, and then with Rev. A upgrade, and all sound great. I personally highly recommend tube pre-amps with good solid state amps (the SS for bass control). Cheers... | |
| Should I buy headphones? Yes. I use Senn. 600s driven by Sonic Frontiers Line 2 tube pre-amp-- it has Headroom circuitry. The 600s are very comfortable, and with open air construction your ears don't sweat during long listening sessions-- don't want sweaty ears! My listen... | |
| Are more expensive speakers better? Pctower; thanks, I really appreciate your comments re the V5s. And I agree in that I'm sure the V5s will be my last speaker too. Cfb thanks for comments re Demacho's remarks--I agree with both your comments re Avalon speakers in that I admire them... | |
| Are more expensive speakers better? Hi Pbb; and thanks for the well stated clarification of your original post. As noted above, I've calmed down, and with the help of some other A'gon members, I understand what your original post actually meant. So, my apologies for my own excess se... | |
| Are more expensive speakers better? Charlie; if UPS will ship BUD, I'll send you a sixer;>). Thanks. Craig | |
| GRASS ANYONE? Hi David; I've never been able to get into mainstream bluegrass, but such country greats as Emmylou Harris and Dolly Parton have done a fair amount of "blue grassy" music that I like, and that's where their roots are.But lately, I've been listenin... | |
| Are more expensive speakers better? Dekay; you are "right on" regarding set-up of the V5 speakers, ie because of the "in room" adjustable bass, it does take some time and effort to get it right, but when done right, I think most would agree that it is certainly worth it. Yes the bas... | |
| lucinda williams & elvis costello on cmt ......didn't know it was on, but wish I had seen it. Lucinda ?Williams is great. Craig | |
| I called Richard Vandersteen Pcc; yours is a "fair" statement regarding dealing with R. Vandersteen, and it pretty well sums up my experience with him too. I've owned 4 pairs of his speakers over 10 years and have talked to him several times.Clueless; you need to buy somethin... | |
| Are more expensive speakers better? Well, it's a new day, and my temperature has returned to near normal. Several posters above-- whose opinions I respect-- had a considerably different "take" on Pbb's apparently inflammatory (to me) comments. So perhaps I was out of line to "blow u... | |
| Are more expensive speakers better? Scott (Sdcampbell)-- thanks much for your support, it just "made my day". Sorry gang, but I just couldn't let Pbb's insulting tripe go unchallenged. Craig. | |
| Are more expensive speakers better? I'd just add that in Robert Harley's TAS review of The Vandersteen 5s, he put them sonically in a class with much more expensive speakers such as the Avalon Eidolons and some other highly regarded speakers, and declared them "world class". I had e... | |
| Are more expensive speakers better? Pbb; you say calling any component/speaker "mid-fi" is the ultimate insult. And you go on to state that Vandersteen 5 (my speaker), Thiel CS 7.2, and MG 3.6 are "mid-fi". Are you *&%@&8%*^$# serious??? And yes, I'm insulted. If you stand b... |