jameswei
Responses from jameswei
| The longest you have owned any gear? I still have my Acoustics Research Amplifier, bought new in 1969 (50 years?!). In active use until it was peacefully retired into storage in 2012. | |
| Stylus not tracking and sounds terrible What about your wall power? Did the renovation involve electrical work?Sounds farfetched if the problem seems to be tracking error, but the likely suspects have been checked. | |
| I have an Bose Acoustimass 15 Home Theater System Assuming your question is legit --I am no expert on Bose products, but a quick internet search told me that you have a 5.1 system with a powered subwoofer.The unpowered small speakers are nominally 8 ohms and the recommended amplifier power is 10 ... | |
| good jazz piano Lots of good choices on the Three Blind Mice label. My favorite is Midnight Sugar, a studio recording by the Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio. Great performance, excellent sound.Bill Evans at the Montreux Jazz Festival. A fine live performance that has E... | |
| Your favourite music movie? Heavy Metal | |
| Musicians in your living room vs. you in the recording hall? I like jazz by small groups. If the recording is supposed to be live in a venue, then I want to feel that -- it's fun being transported to a different place. If the recording is a studio performance, then I prefer to imagine them in my listening... | |
| Your last concert was to see who and when? Yuko Mabuchi performed at her exuberant return to the Vibrato Grill in Bel Air last night, billed as a celebration of the release of her paean to Miles Davis. I thoroughly enjoyed the first set, which included Miles’ So What as well as her inspire... | |
| Extreme NEWB Questions and Speaker Identification Can’t find your speakers, but the "essence" logo belongs to Essence for Hi Res Audio. Here’s their website -https://www.essenceelectrostatic.com/home/learn-about-essence-for-hi-res-audio/They do not appear to make any speakers currently. Maybe the... | |
| Thiel Owners Yeah, I drank the kool-aid too, and it was gooooood. | |
| Your last concert was to see who and when? Just got back from enjoying John Legend at the Hollywood Bowl this evening. I was impressed with the way the venue was melded into the specific topography of its site. And the sound system was more than up to the task of filling the small valley w... | |
| New vinyl quality.... I recently bought a 45 rpm jazz album with pretty bad pops and clicks. I bought another copy and it also had pops and clicks but in different parts of the record, so the noise appears to be a problem at the press, not the master.One of the early a... | |
| Thiel Owners My system consists of pretty old stuff. I quit upgrading when I couldn’t hear much difference anymore. Initially, I could learn to hear better so I could eventually hear improvements that I did not perceive before. But eventually, I reached the li... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Greensleeves by the Shoji Yokouchi Trio from Three Blind Mice. What a terrific recording. The first two cuts blew me away: Willow Weep for Me and Moanin'. The the guitar was so palpable, the cymbals shimmered, and I felt the low organ notes in... | |
| Thiel Owners Bought my 3.6s new in the mid '90s. They still sound great.They were my main speakers till 2001, then they were rotated to another room. In 2015, I moved and stored them in their boxes. I hope the low usage contributes to longer life. I recent... | |
| Thiel is offically going...going...gone. Auction Time Thanks for the invite. I have been reading it. |