hilde45
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| Kevin's Tannoy priced as a Single speaker?? Can we put our outrage back where it belongs -- on the little stickers placed on every single piece of fruit? I mean come on -- let's focus. | |
| Jazz Fans-- Name some of your favorite, less well known recordings @stuartk I've heard a lot of jazz fusion in my day, and given the personnel on this album (Dave Holland, Larry Young, more) and the long form open improvisation of the album, it very much seems like jazz to me. Not sure what your definition is, bu... | |
| Jazz Fans-- Name some of your favorite, less well known recordings Let me offer a weird one: Hendrix, 9 to the Universe.Check out the personnel: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine_to_the_Universe#Personnel | |
| Help wanted spending money and improving my system. I would not trade in those speakers. Tube? How about a Gold Lion KT 77? I love those on my speakers and they're 87 db sensitivity; yours are 92 db. They have a luscious, intimate midrange. Your speakers and sub will keep the bass tight, too.Other ... | |
| Tubes +1 @tvad Shout out to Jim McShane for tubes, too. | |
| Quadratic Diffusers @rix Have not done anything yet because have been having a new room built. How hard were yours to build? | |
| Considering ditching 5.1 for a soundbar; suggestions? @soix No, no --I appreciate the suggestion. I have an all tube 2 channel system and I already have a Denon AVR. This might work, though it would run down my tubes in my two channel unnecessarily.The other issue, I am realizing, is that the room no... | |
| Tube Amplifier Sound Characteristics +1 @knotscott Spot on. Sort of makes most of the threads debating about amp brands look suspiciously like a waste of time. | |
| DAC That Punches Above Its Price Point I compared the Denafrips Ares II vs my MHDT Orchid. Orchid had, for me, a wider and more articulate soundstage. Also, has option for tube swaps. Also, had mine modded with better caps and resistors. My invest is about $1600 with tubes and mods and... | |
| Tube Amplifier Sound Characteristics Doesn't the "sound" of a tube amp depend on the various tubes involved?If there was going to be a Venn Diagram, it would have to be at least two Venn diagrams -- one comparing different amps with the same tubes, and one comparing different tubes w... | |
| Considering ditching 5.1 for a soundbar; suggestions? @rego I'm going to do my best to see if a back-to-back arrangement can work.If not, powered monitors seems like the way to gol | |
| Considering ditching 5.1 for a soundbar; suggestions? @spencer Thanks for the suggestion for self-powered speakers. That's a great idea. And while I'm clearly willing to settle for lesser sound, it's clear that I don't want terrible sound. Self-powered speakers might really fit the bill. Will conside... | |
| Considering ditching 5.1 for a soundbar; suggestions? @riley804The hope is that there will be a further renovation to the whole house. In that case, the TV will move upstairs and I’ll have the whole basement to myself. If that happens, there certainly won’t be a 5.1 in our living room.I have to live ... | |
| Economical CD Transport - Thoughts? I have a CXC and am happy with it. Why a version 2 is necessary, I don't know. | |
| The Most Digital Recording You Ever Heard I used to love Nightfly as a recording more than I do now. Now, it does sound too digital, in the ugly ways with which people may be familiar.This article has a great history of how and why The Nightfly was recorded in digital and why Fagen retrea... |