inman29

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Best rock bass player
Many greats listed.Agree with Falconquest and Dodgealum for Leland Sklar 
Audience vs shunyata line conditioners
There are other threads on this that you may want to review.I have both a Shunyata Hydra 6 and an Audience aR12-not the teflon version.Both are nice but I would give the nod to the Audience. No power limitations and good bandwith. Best conditioner... 
Avantgarde Uno/Duo
Agree with Whart's observations. I have used Jim Smith's Get Better Sound's recommendations for speaker positioning and that helped a lot. These speakers require considerable up front care and feeding to get them sounding their best but feel like ... 
Scotch? No thanks. Whats the best Vodka.?
Ciroc. Smooooth Especially with blue cheese olives.Chopin second.Setting the Vermouth bottle close to the vodkabottle is enough Vermouth. 
Phono preamp
All good recommendations. I have not heard the Audia Flight or TW Acustic but have a TW Acustic table and if the phono preamp is as good as the table, it would warrant consideration. Nothing against Manley but I sold a Steelhead for a Tron Seven. ... 
Ayre's new Minimum Phase filter
I got my upgraded C-5xe back about two weeks ago and agree with the comments above. Cipherjuris nailed it regarding the improvements, especially regarding imaging and delineation of distinct instrumental lines. I really had no great expectations b... 
Choice: Avantgarde Duo Omega or JBL K2 s9800
Art,Both are world class speakers and offer much.I only heard the JBL's in a demo room and not a home situation so my impressions are thus biased. Dynamics were remarkable and they sounded mostly well balanced but I did not have as much of a music... 
One off my Audiopax 88s has gone up in smoke.
The Audiopax USA rep is Gordan Burkhart-Schultz. I spoke with him and he stated that he would be willing to help you. His e-mail is aidgbs@packbell.net. 
What is the Phono stage you have finished with?
James,Lots of good choices out there. I am pleased with theTron Seven. I had a Steelhead before the Tron. My Tron was built for the higher output PC-1 but can be configured for lower voltage cartridges as well. Good luck with your search. 
audiopax model 88 - tubes
James,Consider:tubemonger.com or upscaleaudio.comBest of luck. 
Raven One Owners - Last Table?
Kenny,You are going to love the Tron Seven.Congrats!Bill 
Raven One Owners - Last Table?
Kenny,I have posted elsewhere about the Raven but will say that the posters above have it right, the Raven is a fine TT and is a great buy at this price point. I too researched many, many tables before buying the Raven and have no regrets. I have ... 
Impressions of the BAT REX
John,I second that emotion by Tom. No other component has made such a significant improvement to enjoyment of music in our system than the REX. It is not a piece of equipment that you start to take for granted, it pleasantly surprises every time. ... 
Opportunity to buy the best Preamp... but which?
BAT REX ... but it looks like Andrew started and then abandoned this thread in January, 2007, leaving everyone to respond to the black hole! 
Review: Get Better Sound By Jim Smith Tweak
I was sitting down to write a review of Get Better Sound by Jim Smith when I came across Tgrisham’s review. Thanks Tgrisham for your insights.I have a nice system and a very bad room. Perhaps everything that could be wrong about a room is our room...