hifimaniac
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| Which Davies' Kind of Blue CD sounds better? The Kind of Blue I spoke of is the Sony Legacy and it uses SBM to mix and to me it is far from lifeless. | |
| Which Davies' Kind of Blue CD sounds better? If you want to stay with CD and not SACD, the Sony Super Bit Mapping (SBM on back of case) is very good in my experience and better than the first re master done on this great work. I can't say if this version is still available as I purchased it ... | |
| Would Rowland model 3 monos drive KEF 104/2 Yes, in a heartbeat. I owned the Kef 104/2's years ago and they are an extremely efficient speaker with 2, 8 inch woofer cones. The Rowland amps are very musical for a solid state and would have plenty of current to meet the demands of the Kefs. | |
| Rowland Model 6 + b&W 804s a good match? I own the Model 6's now and use them because they do sound musical for a solid state amp and offer the ease of solid state over tubes. However, the Zu Definition speaker I own has an internal amp to drive the Definition's four 10 inch woofers so I... | |
| Re-masters again If the vinyl is from the same remaster (mixed for MP#) it won't be any better. Try buying Bruce Springsteen's Magic album. It is by far the worst piece of vinyl I have ever purchased new or used! | |
| Satellites or full range? Yes, I felt the sub got the low notes well, but it seemed to lack the mid bass warmth. When the bass can be handled by a couple 10 inch woofers and maybe a 12, the detail and ability to hear the full range is better. However, my friend's smaller r... | |
| Satellites or full range? It depends on the size of your room and the quality of the monitors and sub used and finally the music you listen to. I sold my MAXX and downsized to the Caravelle monitors and a Velodyne sub and was amazed at how great it sounded on everything ex... | |
| Vinyl Catalog I forgot to mention! You need to add Exile on Main Street to your Stones collection and Saxophone Collosus to your Sonny Rollins collection. | |
| Vinyl Catalog Nice collection of music! Do you really like that Captain and Tenille Record? | |
| How Much Have You Lost Thru' The Upgrade Process? Thousands! At least one 4 year tuition to a State University! | |
| Move from Benz H20 to Denon DL301 Zu Audio modifies the Denon cartridge and it gets great reveiws. Check out the website or call them. | |
| Audio Dealers in Greater Portland OR Area The Audio Gallery; I think is the name. Gary and his wife Cindy run it and are very knowledgeable and have good lines. | |
| RAVE---Jeff Rowland Service I have to chime in on this thread because I too have had fantastic service from Jeff whenever I have sent a piece to be inspected and when I have had questions about the operation of older equipment like the Consummate pre amp I owned for a second... | |
| Stereophile Article - Holt telling it like it is. Danlib1! Ditto! Good comments! | |
| Pet audiophile peeves - name yours Rude, obnoxious dealers like Bill Feil! He should be banned from audiogon and from the business. Why would anyone ever deal with such a an ego! |