garfish
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| Recommended female vocalists? I agree with many of the above, and would add Mar'ie Brennan. This is Neo-Celtic music, and the ballads are especially beautiful and soothing. I would recommend any of her CDs. Mai're Brennan is also lead singer for the group Clannad.I'm also a lo... | |
| S.F Line 3 vs. S.F - SFL2 I've auditioned both these pre-amps in home each for several days. The Line 3 is very neutral musically, whereas the SFL2 is more rich, a bit warmer, more "tubey", and IMO is the best sounding pre-amp SF has made. But, the Line 3 has many more fea... | |
| Depth of sound stage--I need help My room is 14X22. My speakers/equipment cause the stereo image ans soundstage to form well behind the speakers. This is known as a "laidback" system and I like it.I also have my speakers on a short wall and 54" from the wall behind them. Well, thi... | |
| commodity liquidity Many audiophiles love changing gear. I am guilty of this to some extent myself. I also agree with the above comments re the weakening economy. Peace. Craig. | |
| Stereophile Class A Abstract7 made the important distinction between Class A operation and Stereophile's rating system. If you're talking about the Stereophile system, that is defined at the beginning of the April and Oct. component rating issues, and of course in th... | |
| Best Blank Cassette Tapes I've used type II Maxell and TDK top of the line tapes with excellent results. They are high quality with very quiet mechanisms. Craig. | |
| An open letter to Terrorists A good statement about America and Americans. Thanks for the post Jeff. Craig. | |
| Why Can We plug our AMPS directly into wall w/o Worrying? Hi Baz; many, including me, have found that power conditioners can limit the power an amplifier can draw and also affect its sound quality/character. I had a Tice E-4 power conditioner that could not handle my big McCormack DNA-2DX (600 wpc, 4 Ohm... | |
| Thinking of rcprince who works in Manhattan Rcprince, I agree with John_1. Thankyou for sharing your on scene story regarding this horror with us here on Audiogon. It is certainly the most personal and poignant account I have heard. Your words bring home the sheer horror of this action even... | |
| Biamp? How does this work? Excellent response Mg16-- I know I learned something. I've been messing with vertical bi-amping, but horizontal tri-amping, which is really what Nbt is really talking about, is a different and much more difficult breed of cat. Thanks. Craig | |
| What do you choose first SOUND or MUSIC? Genesis168 above said it well. I go for the music every time. For example, I have a 3 CD set of newly remastered Jerry Lee Lewis CDs that really boogie even though the recordings aren't that great. This CD set has rhythm and is musical. I also agr... | |
| 24/96 upsampling vs. 24/192 upsampling vs. no upsampling? Upsampling and oversampling are essentially the same thing. Try a search under upsampling. Craig | |
| Test CD's I use the XLO produced CD for "burn in", magnetic sweeps, and some set-up info., but for deciding on up-grading components, speakers, ICs, PCs, and spkr. cables, I use "real" music that I'm intimately familiar with. I've just never been able to ge... | |
| 24/96 transport?? Hi Jmslaw; The Levinson DACs do 8X over-sampling in the DAC at a requency sampling rate of 352.8 MHZ on "redbook" CDs-- much higher than the 96 MHZ rate you refer too. Upsampling and over-sampling are different terms for the same thing. If interes... | |
| Combinations that exceeded your expectations? Vandersteen 2C/3A speakers have always had a special synergy with McCormack amps, IMO. I would also nominate the Levinson M37 transport and 360S DAC, assuming they're connected with a great digital cable, ie Cardas AES/EBU. But then you would expe... |