hartf36
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| Best multi-purpose subwoofer +1 for Rythmik. My FG12 is a servo-controlled, paper-coned, 12" sealed sub. Very fast and musical, it marries really well with my Maggie MMGs for music and is all you could ask for in a HT application as well (certainly for my modestly-sized liste... | |
| Best song for immediate impact when presenting or testing? This list gives me a nice cross-section of musical tastes and moods that I typically find myself engaging in and brings out the best in my admittedly mid-fi system:Frank Morgan "Mood Indigo" CDMiles Davis "Freddie The Freeloader" from "Kind Of Blu... | |
| What to do when the preamp you were ripped off on shows up online ? johnmarzy:eBay's "sides with the buyer 100% of the time" cuts both ways, and personally, I find it a crock. Let me relate to you MY personal experience:Several months ago I sold a vintage Akai R2R deck on eBay. As I always do post-ship, I contac... | |
| Bands with great second albums Santana "Abraxas" Steely Dan "Countdown To Ecstasy" Lyle Lovett "Pontiac" | |
| For those of us over 60.. Unquestionably....Santana. | |
| This is juvenile... +1 for Sade. +1 for Norah Jones (been listening to her music a LOT lately). I’ll toss in Lydia Pense circa 1969 for nostalgia’s sake. | |
| Suggestions for an amp I run a Denon AVR-X4000 (a few years old) through a Parasound P5 pre-amp w/HT bypass and B&K EX-442 Sonata amp that puts 350 wpc through my 4 ohm Maggie MMGs. The P5 also has an MM/MC phono stage.Works quite nicely for both my HT and 2.1 chan... | |
| Replacing fuse When I got my my modded Hafler DH-220, they had cryo-treated, ceramic audiophile fuses. I melted them pushing Maggie MMGs at moderate volume playing mostly jazz music. Go figure.I replaced them with standard glass fuses because it's what I had o... | |
| Recommendations for a few high SQ classical CDs No mention of Solti's interpretation of Mahler's 8th on the London label?I am shocked! | |
| Budget/value SS power amp recommendation I not long ago replaced a Musical Concepts-modded Hafler DH-220 (still in use in the bedroom) with a mint B&K EX-442 Sonata I picked up for $325. 200 wpc into 8 ohm, 350 into 4 ohms. Through a Parasound P5 preamp, my Maggie MMGs sing like ca... | |
| Eric Clapton on J.J. Cale +1 on Danny Gatton!My older brother (who pretty much got me into music, period, full stop) turned me on to DG with the album he did with Joey DeFrancesco titled "Relentless". I got it as a Christmas present.You want a "deserted island" disc for y... | |
| Full-Range to Monitors "Time alignment is crucial..... JL’s auto EQ is excellent. Proper EQ and time alignment make all the difference."Couldn't agree more.I purchased my Rythmik F12G from an Agoner here, and he kindly offered the advice of paying attention to the sub... | |
| High End is Dead? I'm inclined to agree with the accountant."It's the economy, stupid." | |
| Subwoofer Decision FWIW, I picked up a used F12G here on Agon about two years ago and it matches superfluously with my MMGs for the various types of jazz and Steely Dan-ish music I prefer.I just inserted a B&K EX-442 Sonata into the system to replace my modded H... | |
| Bryston 4B SST or my modded Hafler DH-220? So I've heard. |