hifiman5
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| Need cable to soften brightness just a little? OP - Are you using footers under your components? If not, the vibrations and resonances your equipment is subjected to could very well be causing a brightness (brittleness) to your system. New interconnects may mask the problem but if vibratio... | |
| Ayre preamp no output John,You're going for a preamp reset? | |
| Melody Gardot - Which albums to buy? @dodgealum My Bad! I stand corrected. Agree with you on John McVie. I am a particular fan of Mick Fleetwood's drum kit.🥁 | |
| Melody Gardot - Which albums to buy? @dodgealum Interesting how "individualistic" the listening experience is. My positive reaction to "Live in Paris" might have a bit to do with my enjoyment of live albums in general. Like to listen to them with lights off and just feel as a part of... | |
| Next step: preamp or phono preamp Perhaps you might consider a preamp that includes a good phono stage. | |
| Ayre preamp no output Wild guess! Any possibility that an output fuse blew due to the start-up after the meter change?I have no personal experience with Ayre gear, but have heard nothing but great things about their quality. Hope you can figure it out! | |
| Melody Gardot - Which albums to buy? @dodgealum Interesting observation about Ms. Krall. Until I got the LP of "Live in Paris" I was having a rough time understanding why she was so popular among so many listeners. The "Live" album helped to humanize her and changed the way I lis... | |
| Melody Gardot - Which albums to buy? @grannyring Is it the performance, recording quality or a bit of both that turns you off on the "live in Europe" album? Thanks! | |
| Melody Gardot - Which albums to buy? @tooblue Thanks for opining. I think I'll get into "My One and Only Thrill/Live in Paris" first and if I like it as much as I suspect I will, I'll check out "Live in Europe". | |
| Melody Gardot - Which albums to buy? Thanks for your responses. I really appreciate reading your opinions. I ordered "My One and Only Thrill" from Amazon. It is the import disc including the EP of "Live in Paris".@tooblue Could you please opine on the sound quality and "mix" of ... | |
| Melody Gardot - Which albums to buy? Thanks for the recommendations. Several of the Amazon reviews were negative on the Live in Europe album saying that Melody's vocals were buried in the mix. Any thoughts on Live in Europe?I really like live albums. Last night and today listening... | |
| Recommended phono stage to go with McIntosh @knollbrent "Famous Last Words" Now listening to "Breakfast in America". Earlier "Crime of the Century". A Supertramp kind of day!I bought the Luxman from Josh at Musicdirect. Ordered the 180 gram 2 LP Parlophone version of Pink Floyd's "Th... | |
| Possible Upgrade In other words, absence makes... | |
| Recommended phono stage to go with McIntosh After trying out a budget phono stage that wasn't up to the rest of my system, I traded it in to upgrade to a Luxman E-250. The Luxman retails for $2300, so it is within your budget. The Luxman took a couple weeks of intense break-in to really ope... |