jcipale
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| What is turn on/off sequence of amp and pre-amp? @g_nakamoto - if your amp is plugged into the ’Switched’ outlet of your preamp, you ’potentially could’ damage the amp. You didn’t specify if your Mcs ( great choice BTW) are tube or solid-state. Solid State is a little more forgiving then tubes a... | |
| What is turn on/off sequence of amp and pre-amp? It is unwritten that the preamp is powered on first followed by the amp. If you have an equalizer or other signal processor in your main signal path, then it is best (based on my experience) to turn on in order of signal path (pre->eq->signa... | |
| The very best sound: Direct to Disc Amanda McBroom & Lincoln Mayorga!!!!Dave Grusin too! | |
| How many people here generally buy used? All of my main gear i purchased new in the mid-80’s. I just recently purchased an Emotiva CD/DAC to replace my Carver CD player. My Bryston 1B preamp i picked up from ebay ($350.00 vs 1800.00 new in the early 90’s). Much of my gear i have 'used' w... | |
| Tube Preamp with Solid State Amp? At the risk of coming off as boorish, isnt this the great conundrum we face? We want that elusive perfect sound. That 'is it live or is it memorex' moment. But, anytime we approach that perfect mix, we will find imperfections.Live music is 'perfec... | |
| Ikea Eket shelves with a large vinyl collection? @kennythekeyI too own the Kallax units for my LPs/gear display. I added some ripped 2x4s across the back of the Kallax units and secured them with threaded wood screws. This did the trick of helping to solidify the units and prevent the LP from sl... | |
| Silver is the appropriate color for everything but speakers. All of my gear is black, except for my Soundcraftsman EQ. | |
| best vocal harmonies in rock What about Ambrosia (David Pack as lead and...)?2nd on Huey Lewis & The NewsTears for Fears (Especially when Oleta Adams performed with them)Bruce Hornsby/Bonnie RaittJames Taylor (with anybody)And one that NOBODY mentioned:The Guess Who (Road... | |
| Jazz for someone who doesn't like jazz. If I may also suggest (in general) is to listen to crossover artists from say rock/pop to pop/jazz. This will give you a bit of a taste of jazz without leaving the familiar. A good group for this (of which I didnt see a mention of) is Blood, Sweat... | |
| Jazz for aficionados You cant mention West Coast Jazz without considering "The Crusaders" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crusaders_(Houston_group) | |
| Jazz for someone who doesn't like jazz. I 2nd many of the suggestions. Let me also add:grant greengabor szabopat methenyalso, herbie hancock | |
| Why no interest in reel to reel if you're looking for the ultimate sound? A quick perusal on Discogs shows a number of RtR tapes from $40.00 up to $500. Ther are over 3000 tapes available for many genres/artists. Mostly 7" reel size.New RtR tape will run you $45.00 to $60, depending on vendor/formulation/reel size. I ha... | |
| Total streaming noob question @bryhifi - thanks for the suggestion on the LINKFOR. I may need to do this ultimately with my debian media server. | |
| Total streaming noob question @erik_squires - it is a mini-jack. Sorry for the misdirection.@djones51/@sfar - checked the Sound settings and the only setting is Internal speakers.@bryhifi - no light can be seen from the cable.with this being said, the mbp may not support this... | |
| Which is better. @stereo5 - crispness, imho, doesnt not mean bright. I simply noticed that there was a definite delineation among in the instruments.The light display I can sympathize with. I have seen that with some early units in Pioneer and Marantz in which the... |