jaybo

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Nakamichi Power amps
they sound like thresholds 
Very small bookshelf speakers / system
audiophile tendencies and wives mix like the three stooges and wives....they don't mix at all. get her an all-in-one bose or polk or boston system, and be done with it. harmony wins over harmonics 
Nakamichi Power amps
all the ones listed were excellent, and collectible 
Flat Speaker Cables
van den hul 
Diana Krall - New Vinyl - Good sound - Poor Vinyl
classic records is a hit and miss deal. you should return it, and try again. 
Accuphase vs Marantz cdp
your accuphase probably competes with most players in the 3k price range. most of the real world improvements since the dp55 came along, are in the software's mastering. a music server perhaps, but another redbook player at this point is overkill.... 
Rega P9 - need help selecting the perfect cart.
a cartridge man music maker. 
Have you seen Eric Clapton at his best?
i saw cream with the grassroots in charleston, wva. and saw derek and the dominos on thanksgiving in cincinatti, ohio. both were spectacular. saw him solo twicw and both times were less than great...he seemed bored, except playing 'badge'. 
MC Cart for Thorens 125 with Linn Basik Arm
stick with the denon. even your grado gold would sound better on the 125. the 160 is not is good as the 125 or 126...the 160 mk2, and 160 super are close. 
what int. amp?
naim nait 5i, creek 5350, cyrus 6 or 8 
Are Naim speakers worth the money
first of all, the naim speakers i've heard have been quite good. the sounstage is not flat. naim's priority has always been tone and timing, but thats what most other speaker companies shoot for too. like many 'made in britain' brands, they can ge... 
Owners of Duntech Crown Prince still out there?
still one the greatest loudspeakers at ANY price. Ironically duntech is still not distributed in the US. their pcl 25 will still compete with any of the rash of ultra expensive monitor types including wilson, lipinski, merlin and more...a legend 
Vintage vinyl or new reissues?
the newer columbia budget vinyl isn't the greatest. like most vinyl..old vs new...original vs re-issue...its all a title by title opinion. on highway 61 revisited, i literally have 9 total copies on lp (all are various cbs releases from the uk(2),... 
Seeking opinions on PMC IB2
i should have stated that in this catagory, the harbeths and spendors not better, but a better 'value'. my apologies....for the money though, theres a lot of great ones out there 
Paint on Yamaha NS-1000M Cabinets
the most important thing is to match up the finnish..flat...satin...etc.