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| What is the best doors album in your opinion? Morrison Hotel. IMO, a masterpiece from start to finish. Its hard to argue against The Doors for musical and cultural significance, but for me, MH is where its at in the Doors catalog. That said, I like all the albumsjust some more than ot... | |
| Review: Tube Research Labs Samson monoblock amps Amplifier I’m without a main system for the moment, so no amp/pre to speak of. I’m using the 8001 in a small second rig with a Dussun integrated amp, Jena Labs cabling/conditioning, and Definitive Technology speakers. When I get a main setup going, it’s pro... | |
| Review: Tube Research Labs Samson monoblock amps Amplifier Nice review, Bill. Though I’ve known about the Weitzels and TRL for some time, I’m relatively new to owning their products. I have a Marantz 8001 CD/SACD player that Brian hot-rodded, and I couldn’t be happier. It’s truly a special player, and one... | |
| SHMCD : Second thought on buying SACD player Ive done extensive comparisons with SHM-CDs, and personally Id NEVER abandon SACD for it. As for the quality of SHM itself, its title-dependent. Some are quite good (though IMO not worth the premium over the normal CD), while others are pure ru... | |
| Marantz SA7S1 owners - stock or modded I own an SA-7S1 and have heard several modded versions. All I can say is, just be careful. Theres absolutely nothing wrong with modding, and I support it in many cases, but IMO the Marantz 7 and 11 are such wonderfully balanced players that the w... | |
| Ray Samuels B52 vs. other tube preamps? FWIW, it was compared very favorably to a VTL 7.5 by Enjoy the Music. Sorry, dont have the link, but it shouldnt be too hard to find. Ive only used it a few times as a preampIm mostly a headphone listenerand it sounded damn fine. Ray makes t... | |
| How good is the Marantz SA-7S1? Lula:When I said that the Marantz was a completely different machine, perhaps I misspoke. Its a far cry presentation-wise from stock Esoterics Ive owned or heard, but its rather similar to my modded X-01. Both are VERY fluid and organic, with... | |
| How good is the Marantz SA-7S1? Lula:I still have my modded X-01, and love it. The SA-7S1 is a completely different machinenot quite as transparent, but as involving a player as Ive heard. Music just seems to flow very organically and continuously, and it simply sounds right,... | |
| How good is the Marantz SA-7S1? My friend has one, and he loaned it to me for a while. Ive owned Meitner, Esoteric, Accuphase, Metronome, Goldmund, and a few other heavy hitters, and the SA-7S1 is the most complete and enjoyable player Ive heard in my system. It may not be the... | |
| Jena labs better or worse? Im a big fan of Jennifers cables. Ive compared them against a lot of different things, and theyre still in my system. As with anything, there are many different flavors of componentry and cables, and its crucial to match the right flavors. Pe... | |
| which power cable for Emmlabs cdsa se Completely agree with the Jena recommendation. I used to own the CDSD/DCC2 combo, and a pair of Ones upped the already lofty performance a couple of notches or more. It didn't take an audiophile to hear it, either. | |
| Headroom Max $3000 headphone amp. Opinions anyone? I've heard the current Max and Max Balanced a few times, including the Balanced once in my system, and they're very good amps. Probably have some of the best bass I've ever heard in a headphone amp. That said, personally I found them a bit dry in ... | |
| Reference Audio Mod Oppo 970 – How good is it ? Glad you liked what you heard, Rob. The RAM Oppo is quite the special piece. If only more people knew what could be accomplished through some smart modding! | |
| Why do headphones sound so good... I agree with most of what has been said here regarding both the pros and cons of headphone listening. Just depends on your preferences, and Im willing to accept their limitations; everything has weaknesses. Personally, I do all of my critical lis... | |
| Judy Garland It's pricey and pretty hard to find, but the DCC Gold edition of "At Carnegie Hall" is a great representation of her work. And the sound quality is superb. |