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| Spendor S8e Amp Suggestions. And the answer is, these speakers are fine with tubes. Better than fine, actually - really, really good. I just hooked up a Cary V12R in 50W triode and they sound terrific. Lots of detail, nice air around the instruments. An all around good combin... | |
| What the heck is bias anyway? Cary v12. Apparently you can use a meter, or just turn the screws until the lights come on. Seems easy enough. | |
| What the heck is bias anyway? So it's basically adjusting the current to the tube to make sure the appropriate amount of juice is getting in and out of it. Not too much, and not too little. I think I have it. Thanks Elizabeth! | |
| 840C as a DAC. What do I need Although I suppose it might be more versatile, and potentially better sounding to run out of the computer.... anyone? | |
| Great and well-recorded jazz on CD Another sleeper - from 1957 is Shelly Manne and his men play Peter Gunn. It's all Henry Mancini tunes with a septet. It's a fantastic recording on the Contemporary Label. The title track has reached cliche status, but the rest of it is terrific. N... | |
| Great and well-recorded jazz on CD Check out the last two James Moody CDs, 4A and 4B. They only came out in the last two years, but they're played in that classic style and the recordings are outstanding. | |
| Spendor S8e Amp Suggestions. That's the same response that the pairing with the SLI80 had, and they noted the brightness, but I have heard these speakers sound great with tubes. I'd really like to hear from people who are using the speakers in that setup. Reading theoretical ... | |
| Worst record ever? Terry Bradshaw - the 70's Steelers quarterback put an album out, once.... just once. | |
| Pittsburgh / Western PA / Eastern OH Well, actually, a group of us are meeting up at my house in a couple of weeks. If you're interested send me a private message and I can get you the details. I'm in Canonsburg, btw. Greg | |
| Miles Davis Newbe Question Some of Miles' "periods" can also be loosely linked with the labels he was on. For example, the first great quintet - John Coltrane, Philly Joe Jones, Paul Chambers, Red Garland - were mostly recorded on Prestige. There are some transition albums,... | |
| Big Blue Tenor Sax Almost anything by Dexter Gordon. I'm especially partial to One Flight Up. If you can still find the Cisco vinyl reissue, grab it with both hands. | |
| True Analog LPs versus Digital Recordings You have to use a very, very powerful magnifying glass to look at the grooves. If you see 1s and 0s, then its digital. | |
| CTI 40th Anniversary cd Collection Those remastered albums are also available individually. The sound quality is excellent and there are extra tracks on some of the. Stanley Turentine's "Sugar" is really terrific. | |
| Big Blue Tenor Sax i think the Ed Wiley came out in... what? 2005? I doubt it was issued on LP. | |
| Big Blue Tenor Sax You can add pretty much anything by Harry Allen to this list. |