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| Men/Women/Audiophiles Love it, Plasma! Even got the W in a good mood. (Maybe she'll authorise the next upgrade, finally.) Where on earth did you find this?Give us more... | |
| Best Male Singers of the 20th Century Kubla, Dekay, remember "Nighthawks @ the diner, Emma's 49er, a RdV of strangers..."?T. Waits when I was still young(er)...Cheers! | |
| Haydn Joseph Franz Hi, Petrty11. The following suggestions are for the performance -- but the recordings are mostly good enough. There is a complete Trios recording by Philips (9 CDs) with the Beaux-Arts Trio. IMO, better performances of certain trios are:Trios 22-2... | |
| Cary 300SEI drive LS3/5A? Asa, if the Spendor LS3/5A are anything like the Rogers namesake I used to have, they are indeed 15ohm /88db -- or thereabouts. Lots of current is useful.The Cary looks -- on paper, at least -- as if it can drive them well; 300 amps usually have a... | |
| Electrostat Speakers with sub. Finally Sorry Kubla. BTW, I was too drunk to pinch your valiums (thought you kept them in yr fridge...). The story: FRANZ SHUBERTmaniac suggested adding an extra pair of Acoustats alongside the main pair, to act as subs. I think that two pairs (i.e. four,... | |
| How much do you listen? 12-16hrs. There was another thread on this topic, not so long ago. Could help you with the stats!Cheers! | |
| SS versus Tubes Rushton, will do. Thanks for the tip! | |
| Lyra Lydian or Benz L2 for a Linn Table Benz Klider (sp?) is a beautiful, reasonably priced cartridge. The clearaudio Victory also sounded good on a Clearaudio TT. Haven't heard L2 or Lydian. Have heard the Clavis on a Clearaudio and my old Simon Yorke Zarathustra. It sounded lovely. Bu... | |
| Are Monoblock s worth it? Thank you, rcprince! | |
| Are Monoblock s worth it? Sean, interesting and logical: allow for length where the signal is strongest. The trick then is to keep the same IC & speaker cable and try placing the monos around the stereo's old whereabouts. Not easy, but feasible.However, isn't there som... | |
| Audio Physic Avanti 3 Basile, try Kronos KR6000 monos. Great driving power. There are others. For KR buy used; ruinously expensive new IMO. Also, don't require much maintenance: marketing blurb claims, tubes are supposed to last 50.000 hrs... well, let's settle for 25k... | |
| Different & inconsistent sound quality Definitely, power -- may I be so definite? The local electrician was absolutely definite on this point (no joke). He mentioned the TV, too. I live in the old continent; my 230V equipment refuses to reproduce clear bass under 220V. I claim to "hear... | |
| Are Monoblock s worth it? How about adding Sibelius' 3rd? Try Barbirolli.Cheers! | |
| Paris Hi Fi shops Recommend you also buy "Diapason" -- a classical music mag. In the old times, Presence Audio Conseil -- 51, rue St Louis en l'Ile -- had good equipment (if dubious welcome). There are many others. 3615 Diapason on the local loop called *minitel* w... | |
| Electrostat Speakers with sub. Finally Franz, 4Acoustat!! You're crazy! (I'm not. Pause to wash my hands... back again). Ziss iz not Vienna! Ve cannot hav zwei paire Akoustat -- ve vill neet four mono amplifierz mit activ krossover, ant, I tink, 80-110hz cut-off fur di sub. Extra tetic... |