jazzerdave
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| speaker selection help ... on a budget I'm sure you will get plenty of suggestions, but let me throw out the original Advent Loudspeakers. I still use a pair in my analogue setup. They won't resolve as well as much more expensive speakers, but their dynamic range and clarity is excelle... | |
| Anyone HEARD the qol 'signal completion' device? Douglas_schroeder - Having read several reviews and comments from you, I think I have a firm grasp of your system building philosophy/preferences. While it's not all that appropriate for my budget, it does make plenty of sense to me. I haven't hea... | |
| FORT WORTH , TEXAS I had a nice listening session with Eric on Wednesday. I know he mentioned something on Saturday, and I'd probably be there again but have prior obligations. Let's keep the ball rolling and get a solid club together. | |
| Best Speakers for around $2000 If you read some more about the Vandersteens and decide they might be for you, look around. You might be able to find a used pair of the 3A's within your budget. I really enjoy the 2Ce's, but the 3A's are wonderful. | |
| Album which you have listened to most? Bill Evans - Waltz for Debby (probably not uncommon in these circles, but I've been listening to this one since before I actually formed lasting memories).NTSU One O'Clock Lab Band - Lab '75 (The Grammy album composed by pre-Pat Metheny Group Lyle... | |
| Tubes for Lamm LL2 I don't know exactly what changes you want to hear, and I'm not all that familiar with the Lamm, but those are both great tubes. There are a few that might be better, but I think you're right in the sweetspot on the price/performance curve. | |
| Peachtree Decco Power Cord upgrade? I made a DIY power cord for my Peachtree. 3 runs of 12 AWG OCC copper, Schurter IEC, Marinco wall plug, and a copper sleeve/shield with a nylon braid around everything. It's more than enough power cord for the Peachtree. That being said, I have a ... | |
| What is Jazz? Ok, I performed mostly "Jazz" for about 15 years. I still have an incredibly hard time defining the genre. I guess I think of it as an umbrella that covers a bunch of other sub-genres. | |
| Best Jazz pianist My favorite are probably Bill Evans and Oscar Peterson, depending upon my mood. I also really enjoy Keith Jarrett, Tommy Flanagan, Michel Camilo, Michael Palma, Dan Haerle, and Shelly Berg (amongst many, many others). | |
| Wanting to get into Vinyl - Need help If you're not really wanting to do any tweaking, I would strongly recommend that you do not mail-order a TT. Find a local dealer or a local A-gon member who'd be willing to help set up your table. I enjoy the whole process and am capable of settin... | |
| FORT WORTH , TEXAS I'm in NE Ft Worth (near Watauga). I've also got a couple of other people who'd probably enjoy getting together, but they're not active on Audiogon. | |
| Output watts per tube I am by no means an expert, but I'll give you my line of thought for an answer. The maximum value for the EL34 of ~25 watts is for pentode operation. You can take a bit more than half of that number for the maximum output in triode operation (~13 ... | |
| $2000-$3000 integrated with DAC ??? I really like Peachtree's iNova (~$1800). It has 6 total digital inputs: 1 USB, 2 Coax, 2 Optical, 1 iPod dock. 80 wpc amp, and a 32 bit Sabre DAC. (The previous incarnation had the 24 bit Sabre chip). Above your budget, but probably eventually av... | |
| The best used, high quality moniter $1000 budget The Usher S520 is a great, ultra-compact, front-ported monitor. They list for around $450, but should compete well with anything else in your budget. The fit and finish alone is excellent. If you're pairing these with a sub, I think you'll find th... | |
| Best drink while listening to your rig? Rock - Dogfish head 90 minute IPAClassical or laid back Jazz - a nice red (Don Melchor cab is a good one)Big band - Gin and tonic with a squeeze of fresh lime.Salsa - Milagro tequila with 1/2 an orange and lime with a splash of Cointreau.More ofte... |