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What in the world is going on.....
Talking about taste in music is interesting. I can appreciate a great performer even if I won't listen to that music. As an example, I don't like opera much, but don't say that Pavarotti or Carreras can't sing, that would be nonsense. Or, you may ... 
What in the world is going on.....
Ry Cooder is alright with me. I can appreciate different styles, from acid jazz/rock fusion to classical, the entire range. No country music for me either, that I can understand. But some of even that style can be okay, I just won't listen to it. ... 
Speaker wattage question
My speakers are rated 15 watt - 200 watt. Before I was using 60 watt amp, now using 120 watt, and it is definitely better, though the quality of the current amp is higher as well. I sometimes listen to jazz/rock fusion at relatively high volume fo... 
Is it extra gain or two matched cables or both that improve the sound ?
Replacing the phono with adjustable gain settings would make sense too, I guess. But this Acoustech is very good, I would have to go significantly higher to improve everything not just gain flexibility. I would think that the least expensive choic... 
Is it extra gain or two matched cables or both that improve the sound ?
I just switch tape/monitor depending on whether I am listening to a record or tape, of course. My Nak also has dual input control in addition to master control, so I can use it as a balance control, though the Redgum amp has dual volume control.Th... 
Speaker wattage question
If the speakers are rated to be able to handle 200 watt/ch continuously and I am using 1000 watt/ch amp, how do I know where those 200 watts are, speaking of volume?  
Loudspeakers have we really made that much progress since the 1930s?
Right.  
Speaker wattage question
Why do speaker manufacturers put it in the specs when you can possibly drive anything with 1000wt of clean power? 
Loudspeakers have we really made that much progress since the 1930s?
Orpheus10, thank you, this sounds like  a good idea. But I would not do the job myself, not really a handyman. I can sharpen a knife but this is different. I don't know what kind of caps my speakers have. 
Loudspeakers have we really made that much progress since the 1930s?
I got 20 years old 8" Vifa woofer and 1" Vifa tweeter in the speakers I have. The cabinets are made the way as if I'd made them myself, not the last word in cabinet making. But the overall sound is quite impressive with the right source and electr... 
What in the world is going on.....
Wolf, be nice my man musician. Assumption is the mother of all f...-upsCzarivey, Dyens is certainly the most unusual sort of a classical guitarist. Very good.Still not much liking of Frisell, nothing can do about it. 
What in the world is going on.....
Czarivey, I'll try Bill again, maybe I missed something. I know that John Scoffield is in high esteem as well, he played with late Miles, but...not for me either.I must say that according to what I head, whoever played with either Miles Davis or J... 
What in the world is going on.....
Here it is. Django - McLaughlin/Beck. First solo by Jeff.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viDVXHyIbCo 
What in the world is going on.....
I don't understand what you people find in Beck, Frissell, Clapton and not mentioned Van Halen. Nothing really special to my ear. The best tune that I heard Beck perform was with John McLaughlin, it's called Django and McLaughlin's album is called... 
cable connector cleaner/contact enhancer
Mo-Fi two step cleaning works for me.