honest1
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| Any suggestions for good obscure music? Dengue Fever, Escape from Dragon House. It's one of the oddest discs I have. It is a Cambodian woman singing with an american pop band. The band sounds very retro-60s, kind of like what you might have heard in a 60s spy movie. The singer sounds a ... | |
| Has anyone heard of these speaker? I heard a pair of Tetra speakers ina fellow audiogoner's house once (he was showing sophia tube products), and they were very nice sounding. They were canadian, and they have a website someplace. You should be able to google itup. | |
| Stupid question about power cables ... Jwpstayman - Why is it beneficial to leave the ground connector detached at both ends? I would think that if the ground is connected at one end, it just goes along for the ride, but doesn't hurt anything. Have you any experience with doing this, o... | |
| How much fine tuning required on cartridge loading I could take a picture. Should I email it to you, or post it somewhere? | |
| Best object in your listening room. An 1867 (or 1869 - hard to read)French marble tambour clock. | |
| Speaker match with Pass Labs XA-160 Be careful replacing the Virgo IIs. From what I remember of hearing them in shops when they were new (and I oculdn't afford them), they were one of the best speakers I've ever heard. I wouldn't sell them until I lived with their intended replaceme... | |
| What effect does cartridge loading have on sound? Great ideas - If I tilt the arm up, it allows the cartridge to pivot side to side on its little arm. Putting a small jeweller's screwdriver within 1/4" of the cartridge causes it to swing toward the screwdriver. Moving the screwdriver away lets th... | |
| What effect does cartridge loading have on sound? Thanks for your response. It's definitely not wood,it's a solid shiny black color, metal or plastic. The store that sold it to me got it on trade form the person they sold it to years ago, so I wouldn't completely dismiss the notion that it's a MC... | |
| Thoughts on adding a Super tweeter . Tvad - You are right of course, I forgot about the high-res media. Cj - Your experience is what I think is supposed to happen w/supertweeters. The ultrasonic frequencies they reproduce aren't supposed to be heard by themselves, but by their intera... | |
| Thoughts on adding a Super tweeter . I agree with the Tennis man on the overabundance of upper mid / lower treble energy. I base this assertion on my experience at CES / THE this year. Room after room had this characteristic. Even my own system has it to a degree, which annoyed me un... | |
| ESOTERIC, WADIA -- How do they really sound? Buy and sell used on A-gon. While it may be psooible to break even or come out ahead, allow a couple hundred dollars loss on each transaction, and buy and sell until you find what you like. Even at a couple hundred dollars a transaction, you will ... | |
| Wadia 302 Direct to amp or via pre-amp Neither o fthe Wadias I have owned have had a 100 volume setting - just 99, so I can't comment on Aoliviero's experience. In my systemthere isn't a significant difference between 98 and 99, or any close volume settings. If you have a 100, though, ... | |
| Can I expect to pay full retail for a new system? Draw - yes. Like I said, there are good things about the store, and some of the people seem ok, but I have also seen a lot of bad attitude. | |
| Can I expect to pay full retail for a new system? Steve - that's too bad about your experience. The Tall One has a dry sense of humor, but I don't think it's so dry that you wouldn't be able to tell humor from serious ragging on your equipment. I've had limited expereince with the 2 stores in Sou... | |
| Can I expect to pay full retail for a new system? Steve and Beemer - I like the snooty Audio dealer in Waltham. Malcolm and Paul have always treated me with respect and the utmost professionalism. However, it was a bit differnet when the owner operated out of his house. I waited at least 45 minut... |