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| Audiophile grade country Surprised no mention of Johnny Cash, whose later releases are especially good; we use his "Wayfaring Stranger" to demo.Tom, which Dixie Chicks recording do you like? I find "Home," which has very good music, a "classic" modern recording: edgy, for... | |
| New way of dealing with Low Ballers? It looks like the new system does allow sellers to leave feedback for anyone that makes an offer.This doesn't sound like a great idea. Someone could in principle have lots of feedback while *never* having completed a transaction. Not very informat... | |
| Von Schweikert VR33 or JBL K2 S5500? Hi Deaf. I've not heard the JBLs, but I have heard the VR33s. I thought they sounded pretty good (though they did not make my short list), but I think it would be a shame to buy a speaker and not use it as designed. The most conspicuous feature of... | |
| Help Wanted: 3.1 HT for Small Room Thanks Marty. I'll look seriously at both, and keep you posted.I'm leaning towards a Samsung or Sony 46" LCD.John | |
| Audiophile Truth 24 can you name a speaker which competes with another costing twice as much?Gallo 3.5 vs. Dynaudio Sapphire; first that comes to mind.Given how widely personal tastes (and markups!) vary, I expect everybody has lots of examples of the kind.YMMV, of c... | |
| New way of dealing with Low Ballers? Elizabeth, what does ROFLMAO mean?"Rolling On the Floor Laughing My Ass Off." I believe that Elizabeth was signaling that she -- unlike Jaxwired and perhaps others in group -- found her own comment very amusing.I didn't mean to start another "lowb... | |
| Retail? I don't trade much, so I don't really have a dog in this fight, but I would say *current* retail. When evaluating the price of a potential purchase, it seems like the most salient comparison is what I would presently have to pay new, not what I co... | |
| Help Wanted: 3.1 HT for Small Room I think you're right, Marty. The TV is likely to be in the range of 1k. I'm thinking 46-52" and internet equipped (Netflx, NBA Pass); any suggestions on the model?So a grand for everything else: 400 for the receiver, 600 for center and sub. I'll f... | |
| Help Wanted: 3.1 HT for Small Room Jonmc, I have the fronts, conventional MTMs. Are you suggesting I use Mirage for sub and center?John | |
| Uncle Tupelo Fans Thanks for the story, Cymbop. Do you suppose it's he who was later immortalized by Tweedy in AMs "Passenger Side"?By the way, fans of UT might like Two Cow Garage, esp their excellent second album, Wall Against Our Backs.John | |
| Pass Labs heatsinks temperature Your 200.5s are a lot more amp than some being discussed here, Rtn. Could that be a factor in heat output?John | |
| Pass Labs heatsinks temperature Thanks for the measurement, Johngp. That's about 20 degrees above normal body temperature, which I'd expect to be experienced as pretty warm to the touch, but far from jerk your hand away hot. That's about what I feel on my INT-30A. I lust after y... | |
| Anyone listen to Zu Audio's Definition Mk3? Hi Morgan. I have your kind of hearing issues, and highs that tend to the edgy, like produced by many "detailed" audiophile speakers, are hard on me. I got a bit of this when I heard the otherwise very nice Soul Superfly, and when I was seriously ... | |
| Bill Frisell/John Lennon I agree wholeheartedly with Maxnewid about "Chimes of Freedom." Lots of interesting takes on great songs, from excellent people I'd not heard of, like Zee Avi. I much prefer it to the "usual dinosaurs" 30th anniversary concert. Hilariously, the Mi... | |
| Bill Frisell/John Lennon A bit less sold than you, Marty. I've never been a huge Beatles fan, but even so I found the Frisell covers a bit muzak-y. Perfectly fine background, and I'm not sorry I bought it, but I didn't find it especially compelling, given the excellent pl... |