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| When rap came out 30 years ago I thought it was just a fad I don't listen much to rap. Almost none at home. To me, it requires the least degree of musical talent of any form of music that I know of. You don't have to have enough talent to sing a song. You don't have to play an instrument. Those talents a... | |
| Recording Quality and Different Studios Music Direct and Acoustic Sounds are direct competitors, each with a associated record company wholly owned by the company or its principal. Music Direct (principal-Jim Davis) owns Mobile Fidelity and its assets including mastering chain. Chad Ka... | |
| Speakers that are very accurate sounding but don't produce an emotional connection. Melbguy, I do intend to go to a local dealer here in Manhattan that carries Magico with Constellation and DCS and listen there. He also carries Rockport which I intended to listen to anyway. BTW I have heard numerous products in a dealer's showroo... | |
| Speakers that are very accurate sounding but don't produce an emotional connection. Melbguy, I am not sure that Magico has "greater in-house design and manufacturing" than Wilson, but even if it did--that would never be the measure of a "better" product. If it were, we'd all be listening to B&W , KEF and Focal who have among ... | |
| Speakers that are very accurate sounding but don't produce an emotional connection. I'm always willing to listen Melbguy. As we have discussed previously in our numerous Wilson v Magico exchanges, I have heard Alon Wolf's presentations with his choice of electronics on a few occasions (and in one system without Alon Wolf since) a... | |
| Speakers that are very accurate sounding but don't produce an emotional connection. I agree with David12. Many times, the amp makes the difference. Wilsons to me have sounded uninvolving and sterile with ss, except Dartzeel and D'Agostino-- IMHO I do not particularly care for them with the likes of other great amplifiers like Spe... | |
| Audio Desk vinyl cleaner disassembly My control board has 4 screws, one in each corner of the panel-- but I assume we may have slightly different models. I hear that Reiner is not good at responding to problem calls. This is unfortunate for such a costly system. Fortunately, I have f... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD I've heard the Wells Audio Inamorata in 3 different systems. A fabulous amp which sounds as liquid and natural as solid state can, but with all of the detail and transparency that can escape tubes. This from a dyed in the wool tube man. If I were ... | |
| Audio Desk vinyl cleaner disassembly Would the logic board and/or access to the interior be located behind the control panel? I haven't checked that myself but it seems like a possibility. Check with the importer---UltraSystem--- for a remedy that may exist beyond the warranty period. | |
| Shunyata Research Sigma HC The Sigma HCs are the real deal. I bought 1 and quickly turned around and bought 2 more. The Sigma HC from my amp (ARC Ref 150 w KT 150s) to my wall outlet made a upgraded component-type difference. | |
| Audio Research Ref. 3, Ref. 5, or the Ref. 5se. The Ref 5se was significantly better than the Ref 5. It added heft to the images (only after hearing the Ref 5se does one realize that the Ref 5 is a bit too diaphanous) and made the presentation more natural in every way. Do NOT miss the opportun... | |
| Warm sounding power cord for for CD player to suppress digital glare on vocals. Warm cables will just make the glare (and everthing else) warmer. | |
| Best DAC for pcm files One of the very best redbook cd players I have ever heard (and which I prefer over the last version of the DCS stack--- although I have not listened carefully to the current version) is the Spectral Pro. That processor uses a double balanced imple... | |
| Going to NYC from the outback of Oregon. Agree with Audio Connection as one of the finest shops in the NY metro area. John and Nick are fabulous and I've purchased more stuff from AC than any other dealership. But everything depends on what the customer is looking for. When in NYC, one s... | |
| Dynavector DRT XV-1s The rebuild cost is very high. To my recollection, either 70 or 80% of retail price of a new cart. |