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Album which you have listened to most?
A few different onesGreg Brown - If I Had KnownGillian Welch - Revival Rusty Truck - Broken PromisesNeil Finn - One AllGov't Mule - Dose 
any audiophile guitarists out there?
Check out the Swart amplifer company. I have one of their amps and they are great. I tested many before I settled on this one. Sounds great with Gibson and Fenders. 
Sony SCD-XA5400ES-Best SACD for under $10,000
Hello,Is anyone going down the modification path with the player? I know VSE has one out there and reviewed in Positive Feedback. Also Dan Wright is getting ready for his mod. 
Help in upgrading monitors.
I was a JM labs Mini Utopia owner for many years. I really liked these speakers. The only area I didn't like was the tendency for some harshness and sibilance on poorer recordings. I went to full size Avalon speakers which fixed my issues with the... 
Avalon Ascendant or Vandersteen Quatros?
Wig,I was using the Mini Utopia with a Rel Stadium III sub. The Avalons are more open sounding with better depth in the soundstage. The Utopia's can sound a little etched on the top end. My wife who is not an "audiophile" also commented that the A... 
Avalon Ascendant or Vandersteen Quatros?
Wig,Good luck on your search. I have Avalon Ascendants and really enjoy them. I am using Herron electronics with them and to me they are very musical. The thing that impresses me about them is that the are "boring" but in a good way. After you rea... 
Great speakers for a small room
I listened to the Harbeth 7ES-3's at the dealer the other day. For a smaller room I could live with these speakers. They had a similar texture as my Avalons. They were very musical and they sounded more "analog" than some others with more analytic... 
How organized are you with your music
Mine is organized in a simple fashion by name or last name of an individual artist by category:RockJazzClassicalShow Country/folk/bluegrassDoes anyone have a good electronic cataloging system. I was using "cardfile" but the software was discontinued. 
Speaker audition: a novice’s journey
I'm sure there are a lot of opinions out there. This is my short list of advise:1) Start with the room. Make sure the room is well prepared including the appropriate acoustic treatments2) Ensure that you have an idea of balance of the whole system... 
Can even a Novice hear differences in Sound Qualit
It comes down to most people don't care. They have grown up in a MP3 compressed digital world and don't know what good sound is all about. I have "experienced" ears and can pick out the details and "little" things that makes this hobby so engaging... 
SPEAKER HUM
One other potential cause of hum would be a cable TV that shares a common outlet. I had this problem until I disconnect the cable from the TV and bought an isolation transformer. 
The Better My System Gets....
(Big Sigh)....I'm afraid that I'm getting old. My system sounds better than most live indoor events. I still seek out the live outdoor events which can sound very good. I went to all the big rock shows when I was younger, Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Wh... 
Best Diana Krall album...........is???
My vote is also for "The Girl in the other room". It is very well recorded and for me it makes her reach more than the "standards" she has recorded. The texture in her voice explores many variations which I really like and the songs themselves are... 
Bryston BCD-1 impressions?
I listened to the BCD-1 in direct comparison to the Levinson 390s on a pair of higher end Aerial Acoustics speakers. I consider myself a pretty critical listener. If I was makeing a purchase that day I would have picked the Bryston. I was really t... 
Improvements of Modwright Sony 9100ES over 999ES?
I was wondering the same thing. I also have a modwright 999ES. Did others upgrade to the 9100ES or go a different route?