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| Top Ten Tube PreAmp of all time? Dare I venture my definitive and humble opinion on the strength of many tubes that have crossed my threshold (and connected to my power circuit): C.A.T. Ultimate for line, for phono -- JP200 as per rcprince & detlof and SRPP (you had to build ... | |
| Who R U? David99, I must need a shrink (hello, Detlof & Larryr).It's taken me 6 months to reveal myself and although a newcomer at AG, I should have caught on earlier. Uncanny, the connections shared w/ you guys (& gals?), seems I'm not alone: let ... | |
| BEST brand for Classical Recordings? Jorge, IMHO as a classical music fan, "that label is best which offers the best performance of the work" (the one you refer, maybe)... As far as re-issues on CD go, Decca 24/96 remasters, Sony Classical, and EMI "art" offer good sound. But, in my ... | |
| Audiophile spending Hear hear, Garfish & Njonker! Abstract7, great & recurring question. I've met (few) people who listen to equipment rather than the music. There the ratio is overwhelmingly in favour of equip. BUT, this ratio is a tricky thing -- the moment... | |
| Jazz at the Pawnshop Tinman, I own the original LP for both, Cantate Domino and Jazz @ the Pawnshop, and the latter in plain CD. The difference is very marked in favour of vinyl, ambience and timbres leading the show. Don't know how the HD or XRCD compare, though... | |
| Bringing back the dead? Nice post, "3", takes us down memory lane! Following on from Peter (definitely, the Quads) I would add Apogee Scintillas: difficult to drive, but offering magic when well set up -- also a newish design concept at the time... and the little BBC LS3... | |
| The winters lessons. J, not only, but also, this is a FRENCH language dictionary; it seems to work better with Carmen than say, Buddy Guy or Mahler... Do you think we have a case of language-sensitivity?? (Seriously though, give the weight a try... you never know).Reg... | |
| Nordost Red Dawn revII vs SPM Rackon, do you find the Quattros emphasise the lower mid-range a bit? I am trying out the Quattros now (SPM ref for speakers) vs Bearlabs and Siltech silvers. Am using full sets from each manufacturer. I find (or am I imagining) that the Siltechs ... | |
| The winters lessons. Yup, as you say Jadem, the cone placed about 1/4 way back next to a screw that secures the power transformers onto the base of the box. Weight: I DO have a weight on the supply (though mine is heavy) -- forgot a compact dictionary i never use on t... | |
| The winters lessons. Great thread, Jadem6 -- thanks for sharing experience & tips. I particularly liked the one about the metal dish w/water. I'll use the trick to relocate my cones.BTW, chords do work, we now even have scientific evidence (See Elisabeth's thread ... | |
| Speaker Placement Forgot to mention, I had mine 42 inches from the back/front wall. To tackle one of Redkiwi's questions, "...shifting speakers closer to optimum position": A)soundstage started expanding beyond the speakers to reach room boundaries B)image stabilit... | |
| Speaker Placement Abstract, pls excuse my misunderstanding, but is this 40 inches from planer to back wall? Regarding rules of 3rds, I had active panels (Audioexklusiv 3A) placed 2/3 from side walls, 3/3 between them, 3/3 or 4/3 from panel to back wall (depending u... | |
| Nordost Red Dawn revII vs SPM Had both. Greater difference on the speaker cable than the I/C -- the reason, allegedly, that capacitance matching is not a major issue on the speaker cable... Agree w/ sugarbrie on the price differential though... | |
| The partner or wife factor W.A.F. aside, how about IN-LAWS?? My friend loves music but rarely joins in listening tests. Not so, her mother. We recently sat down with my "virtual" mother I-L and auditioned speakers for a whole weekend!! In fact, I had comments such as "aweso... | |
| Audio Physic: Virgo or Libra??? Beware of room & amplification, Sunnyjim! I successively had Virgo, Libra AND Avanti -- and, also auditioned the Medea -- AND met J.Gerhard (Mr A Physics). I spent 2 happy yrs with Mr Gerhard's products.IMO the difference in quality justified ... |