gavman
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| Sound Stage and Imaging I can passionately recommend a used pair of Alon (now Nola) 4 or 5's, which can be found for less that $2k. The open baffle mid and tops provide incredible soundstaging with pinpoint imagery when driven by a big solid state amp like a Krell ksa 10... | |
| "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down". Only if we want to understand the world around us - as it really is | |
| "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down". One movie I still need to see is Birth Of A Nation. The pro KKK film?? | |
| $50k - $80k Budget…Opinions please. I fail to see why anyone would buy Macintosh. Abject mediocrity. If your priority is to purchase US domestic products, buy Boulder. They wipe the floor with Mac. Watching videos from Munich the Mac - Sonus Faber room was easily the worst. But t... | |
| Hidden Gems in Classic Rock Albums @charliech good catch on those early Iron Maiden albums. Recently re-purchased Killers, was humming and hawing bout Number of the Beast...you've given me a nudge The tracks that called out to me across the decades were the first two, Ides of Marc... | |
| Hidden Gems in Classic Rock Albums Roxy Music - Mother of Pearl, In Every Dream Home a Heartache Pink Floyd - Summer of '68, (Atom Heart Mother), (rip Rick Wright), Remember a Day King Crimson - the Sheltering Sky (Discipline) Black Sabbath - Turn up the Night (Mob Rules), Sabot... | |
| Who else can't sleep the night before their fancy new gears arrive? I took delivery of my brand new Boulder 2160 power amp on Saturday. Definitely a restless night the night before. Then i was up hours before normal, cleaning house, dusting my kit, full of nervous energy awaiting the big arrival, plus friends to l... | |
| Pass and electronic music For electronica, my suggestion would be valve preamplifier, solid state power amp. Valves to bring warmth and humanity, solid state power for the bass, slam and fear factor. I use a Wavac pre and Boulder power, Focal speakers and i listen mostly... | |
| Pass and electronic music @jwpstayman but like most european amplifier designs of late, they automatically go into a "sleep mode" after so many minutes of no music where they stay warmed up and ready to go, but only draw 8 watts. Crazy energy-efficient for solid sta... | |
| 50 years of Hip Hop- How Come? Reggae music has been around longer. But mainstream US has a massive blind spot to what was coming from Jamaica. Personally i really like Trip Hop, the UK version that combines dub basslines with hip hop vocals and trippy effects, a la Massive At... | |
| Speakers with deep/powerful bass My Focal Stella Utopias have no trouble energising my 'difficult' room. They each use a 13.5 inch field coil bass driver, similar to the 18 inch one in the Grande Utopias. I'm a fan of drum and bass, a genre where the melody is in the sub-bass re... | |
| Those singers you enjoy,....that don't really have a great voice? Jason from Sleaford Mods | |
| Please tell me the wait will be work it......my rack I can vouch for my Artesania Esoteric rack. And it looks fantastic. Really completes my system, and every component is isolated from the frame. They don't use shelves, instead wee shock absorbing pucks made from non conductive material support th... | |
| Wilson to Tekton to ???? But we do all have eyes. And that is the most widely expressed criticism, their appearance. For me both Wilson and Tekton are butt ugly, badly conceived, brutalist designs. They look malevolent. For that reason neither would find a place in my ... | |
| What Gear Has Disappointed You? @larsman funny you should mention subs. I've gone with four Velodyne dd18+, and I'm very happy☺ |