jdoris
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| Shopping for speakers at $1500-$2000 is a chore. Why were you not comfortable with Fritz's sales approach, SunnyJim?I've spent multiple hours on the phone with Fritz, and hung out in his room at RMAF, and never felt a bit of pressure (I do not own his speakers).Best,John | |
| Shopping for speakers at $1500-$2000 is a chore. Fritz speakers are CA nased. The Carbon 7 is excellent, at around your price pointFritz is also a very nice guy who will spend time working with you.Highly recommended. | |
| Parasound A21 or Odyssey Stratus Cannot speak to Parasound, but I highly commend Odyssey. I had a Stratos Dual Mono for a good many trouble free years, and loved it. (I'd not have said it ran to the lean.)Odyssey kit is routinely available used, and Klaus is a good guy who cheerf... | |
| Some Musical Truths "Wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then." | |
| Advice on buying a used speaker up to 3k http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?board=90.0A place to start on OB. | |
| Advice on buying a used speaker up to 3k Mapleshade notwithstanding, many speakers (exceptions like Northcreek noted) are designed to play some distance from the walls, and many of us find they sound better that way.You probably picked up more bass with boundary reinforcement with your K... | |
| Advice on buying a used speaker up to 3k Hi Again! Walter knows a lot, is no nonsense -- and persuasive! I've bought several pieces from him in the past, and always enjoy chatting.The standard story on OB is that they play best when well into the room, like 5-6'. Prohibitive for me, as I... | |
| Why not accordion ? Cowboy Junkies, the great Folk-Rock-Space band, make pretty heavy use of accordion at some points, as I recall. Great voice, and they care about recordings.John | |
| Advice on buying a used speaker up to 3k Probably hard to give a precise sensitivity cutoff, Freemand, because for various reasons manufacturer's numbers are only a rough guide (For instance, I've seen speaker builders sputtering about rivals overstating their efficiency.) That said, if ... | |
| Advice on buying a used speaker up to 3k I have the corresponding Psss integrated (INT-30A), and I'm with Jazzcourier: the more efficient the better.I love it, but it's just not that much amp, especially regards the lows; I here respectfully disagree with the many who say the smaller Pas... | |
| Great female voices Iris makes nice records, though her voice might be more raucous than lovely (Atheists can come from a spiritual place, too, btw). For a really strong flavor in the Iris vein, check our Lizzie LaPrelle.For the great Eva Cassidy, try "Simply Eva." T... | |
| Great female voices I have been listening an awful lot to Amanda Shires, Carrying Lightening. Don't know if her's is a great voice, but it is a lovely record. The album's gem, perhaps, is "Detroit or Buffalo," a cover of Barbara Keith, who is also very worth checking... | |
| Computer based system. Need advice on DAC. "I guess it all comes down to what you consider recent. DSD came out about 16 years ago (I think 1999)."News to me! Live and learn, I guess. Zd542, could you name some of the 1999 DSD units that were in commercial production? Would you consider an... | |
| Computer based system. Need advice on DAC. Zd542:I was speaking loosely. I should have said "things change at intervals of 1 to 1+n days, and often quite quickly."The recent introduction of DSD is one such example. If one bought a megabuck DAC w/o DSD, and then really liked DSD, one might ... | |
| Computer based system. Need advice on DAC. I use a Sonore exD, which I really enjoy. 1300 MSRP; got mine much cheaper used. Sonically comparable to the PSA Perfect Wave Mk 2 it replaced.In generally, I now lean away from spending a lot on a DAC. Differences in upgrades are often quite incr... |