jdoris
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| Which monitors for my tube system in a large room? Gallo ref 3.5s are surprisingly small, and very good (I'd prefer them to the Nines), but they might require changing amps. I'm guessing they are pretty placement flexible, too. Exposed drivers might be issue with kids, but they'd still be unobtrus... | |
| Cowboy Junkies "Demons" Incredible! CJ doing the great Vic Chesnutt! Just ordered it.In addition to the great songs, CJ make good recordings (find Acoustic Junk), and their live performances are, as has been said, very fine: lovely and warm (though not shot out of a gun ... | |
| Which monitors for my tube system in a large room? I think there's something to be said for Bjesien's concern about youngins and stand-mounted speakers.One way to get a less looming physical presence would be a near-wall floorstander, like North Creek's Big Kat, which is a slender box that can go ... | |
| Song covers that are better than the originals Adding one more:Medeski, Martin and Wood, doing Hendrix's "Hey Joe"John | |
| Song covers that are better than the originals Great thread, even if a repeat. Two criteria for an inspired cover:1. Inspired choice: Something not obvious, either regards the cut or the match of band and music. Makes you say -- "wow, I hadn't thought of that cut in a while," or "crazy, *they'... | |
| How to read speaker sensitivity rating? Just my two cents, Mitch, but at 40k for the Dominance, shouldn't an audition trip to Utah be part of you plan? Or does Zu's generous return policy apply to the flagship as well?John | |
| When have A/B comparisons led you astray? I'm with Bjp, sort of: If you have to squint to see it (or rather, hear it), don't pay for it. Because of the psychological factors people have mentioned, to say nothing of the difficulty of doing A/Bs where everything else is constant, I have nea... | |
| Tidal Speakers owners Audioblazer: my error, mistakenly read 35-40 as the discount, not the price. John | |
| Tidal Speakers owners Audioblazer: No dog in the Tidal fight, but my experience is that speakers, esp. expensive and large models with shipping issues, are routinely discounted more than 35-40%. Not unusual to find well-regarded speakers, esp. the bigguns, reselling at... | |
| What is a better speaker than Totem? for = $$$ Yep, Bill, Johnnyr is the Vandersteen "enforcer." :)John | |
| Legacy SE versus Vandersteen Quatros 10k give you lots of options (used Sohia II, or even III, to name one), and I do lots of listening.Yikes, many typos. Shd be:10k gives you lots of options (used Sophia II, or even III, to name one), and I'd do lots of listening.J | |
| Cowboy Junkies Best Songs Yikes! I did mean "Black-Eyed Man," Muncybob.J | |
| Legacy SE versus Vandersteen Quatros Weirdly, Whispers are said to work in small rooms, and close to boundaries (though the later will not be your problem). Where are you located? Bill D. does auditions at the Legacy factory in Springfield IL, and is a very helpful guy. Wherever you ... | |
| Legacy SE versus Vandersteen Quatros Why those two? I've auditioned both, and found them to be pretty different: I think of the Focus SE as a big thumping rocknroll speaker, and the Quattro more polite.I think the Legacy Whisper considerably better than the Focus SE, and I'd prefer i... | |
| amarra or pure music..? Updating my previous post: the current version of PM (1.74) is much less glitchy than the initial release (as were the last several versions); the main thing I notice is that it sticks and I have to close and reopen if it's been idle for a while. ... |