gonglee3
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| Review: NAD 3020 Receiver Older NADs 1980s have warmer sound, and the newer ones are faster. Give me warmth over fast - for my taste. | |
| Review: Denon DCM-370 CD Player I like the color of the sound, but lacks the depth of sound. NAD 5100 monitor audio bettered in the depth aspect which is vital for classical music. Also didn't sound liquid and smooth - sounds like a cheap player tuned right. | |
| Mini-systems http://www.jvc.com/product.jsp?modelId=MODL017210&archive=true It doesn't look classy, but has nice warm bass and pretty smooth mid. I don't know about a timer, but the best sounding all in one system for that money, except Linn Classic package. | |
| Personal amp evolution Pioneer integrated Sony NAD Sansui - I still like their clean DC sound I use as 2 ch. Home Theatre with radio shack lineum tweeter (pretty pleasant + transparent) Do we need 6 speakers? Marantz 2270 20 years old Receiver - nice warm sound Quad 40... | |
| Most achingly-beautiful music Poets and psychologists have pondered the question "why we respond to beauty with tears..." without arriving at a final solution, except to wonder if it is becuase it reminds us of the rest of the times in our lives, that are not filled with const... | |
| Dare I admit? Low end speaker confusion - help True... I would like to think our appreciation of music deepens with years - especially the complex master pieces that require extended hearing. | |
| Headphone I can stand for more than 1 hour Seenheiser 414 or 424. Smaller ones are light and more comfy. For uncomfortable ones, try lessening the tension they impose on the ears, by bending the top band - becomes more comfortable. | |
| Best classical vocals on cd Mine are:Jo sumi soprano : Clear and pretty highsFischer Dieskou : Schubert winter-reise song cycle | |
| What is your best kept secret in mid-fi? Thanks for taking time out to share info. gotten from years of experiment - they will improve my listening pleasure for sure. Europian magazines stress the importance of the source in determining the quality of sound. Some audiophiles place inpor... | |
| Choral or Classical Vocal Recordings - Must Have Jo sumi - the clearest and prettiest soprano I've heard - She is coloratura soprano so higher than regular, and her voice is ideal feminin to me. | |
| your favorite violin or fiddle cuts, and why? Kreisler playing his pieces - an artist from a different time - slower paced life, warm and nostalgic. | |
| I would like advice for a beginner. After getting the speakers, cables are next - they do reward. 10% of your systems cost to cables sounds reasonable. Get them used. You can get some here on audiogon. You might like speakercity.com EFE speaker ($330). Nice highs you can listen for... | |
| How to go portable?? I like panasonic 470 cd player - they have MASH technology that tames the steely digital quality. | |
| $500 mini system suggestions, Bose need not apply Does it have to be portable, coz for this important professional cause, you might want to go with a better sounding gear for more money if possible. Brain scientist can measure positive effects of good music, and to get this therapeutic effect, on... | |
| Your ''best kept secret'' speaker choice ? We should brave the front of making our own speakers eventually - this way, world class sound can be had for under a grand. |