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| Who will soon be going to a live concert? Saw Los Lobos Sept 18th (outdoors)Saw Marty Stuart Oct 15th at a venue with strictly enforced vaccine mandate.Have tix for Tedeschi/Trucks Dec 1st - that feels risky though I'm boostered and will be wearing an N-95 mask.Be careful out there! | |
| The Most Cost Effective Tweak @rc22Right.All I'm saying is that the closer I get my speakers to "perfect" symmetry in the room, the better focused the soundstage becomes.I have a laser-pointer type measuring device that seems tailor made to this obsessive hobby.Other cost effe... | |
| The Most Cost Effective Tweak @herman I think that ultra-precise speaker placement is less about the position of your head and more about the speakers' relation to the room.I'm not familiar with Wilson's rationale. | |
| Using solid state rectifiers on Cary SLI80 Amplifier Performing the surgery you contemplate, unless you are the Cary repair department, will significantly reduce the resale value of the amp.I bought a new (tube rectified) SLI-80 a couple of years ago. I ordered all the factory mods available. These ... | |
| Critical listening and altered states @oregonpapa You had the good stuff! | |
| Great Recordings, Sonically Speaking - and Why. Fairly well known but not yet mentioned in this thread:Dead Can Dance: Into the Labyrinth Andreas Vollenweider: Caverna Magica Kraftwerk: Minimum/Maximum All have solid, focused images, wide frequency extension, and spacious (artificial) soundstage. | |
| Anyone drive Verity Audio Parsifal Encores with tubes? Probably of no use to the OP, but for general interest: we were Verity dealers for twelve years and usually ran the Parsifals with an Air Tight ATM-2 or a pair of ATM-3. Pretty, pretty good! | |
| Favorite cable brand. Nordost. I’ve been in the hobby since about 1985 and was in retail for 12 years. I’ve personally owned many of the usual suspects, and when in retail many companies would send us cables, hoping we would promote them. Also, trade-ins.Nordost, to my... | |
| Marantz SA-10 vs SA-KI Ruby I've never heard the SA-10; just as well since it's beyond my budget. I can't help but think that a significant part of the higher expense compared to the SA KI Ruby is the balanced circuitry. Since the remainder of my system is rca, it's not a co... | |
| New SR Orange fuse ... Hello Frank and thanks for responding. I went from the stock fuse in an otherwise tricked-out Cary SLI-80 directly to the Blue. It was not subtle; clarity, resolution and all the usual audio suspects were enhanced. I expect that the Orange is in m... | |
| New SR Orange fuse ... I have a Blue and I like it.The Orange is significantly better? Should I make the move?I know, tough questions; everything is relative, etc.How much better is O than B and to what degree? | |
| Best female vocal recording on CD? Many great suggestions. I was going to post Ella Fitzgerald Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie and someone beat me to it. You must hear her version of 'Round Midnight. An underrated disc with fine production and outstanding vox is Drag by k d lang. |