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| Naim Nait 2 vs. Rega Mira 3 My guess is that with your Apollo-Mira combination, you're having a hard time adjusting to a new level of detail. Your new equipment is not as forgiving as the old Nait and Planet. I've owned both the Apollo and the Planet -- both are great, but t... | |
| DAC Noob - seeking suggestions For your budget, consider this combo new today on Audiogon:"Msb link dac iii DAC with P1000 with nelson update/option" -- very reasonably priced.By the way, if you use "an inexpensive CD/DVD player," then to some extent you'll limit the sound of t... | |
| Speaker recommendations for NAD If the speakers must sit on a shelf, I'd suggest you get a sealed-box design. Many small bookshelf speakers have a port or vent. When such speakers are placed in a shelf or too near a back wall, the result is fat and muddy bass frequencies. It's o... | |
| Name your favorite sax solo. Coltrane has a lock on the greatest (in my opinion), but if you're looking for a solo that stands out both musically and sonically, try Joe Henderson's amazing opening to "Ask Me Now" on MyCoy Tyner's "New York Reunion" CD (Chesky JD51). All alone... | |
| Modern day female jazz recommendations Abbey Lincoln -- she has been around but is still issuing new recordings. Try her if you like a voice burnished by a little age and experience. Start with "You Gotta Pay the Band" with Stan Getz on sax. Then try her latest, "Abbey Sings Abbey," wh... | |
| What CD Player can top this A second vote for the Rega Apollo. | |
| Naim: Integrated & CDP vs. Creek : Int & CDP I can't make a direct comparison of the Nait 5i and Creek 5350, but I can tell you that the Nait 5i, which I own and use in my main system, is an extremely satisfying, musical piece of gear. I've been through a lot of amps, tube and solid-state, a... | |
| How to touch up nicks on edge of black faceplate? Thanks, all. Yes, to clarify, I'm trying to *avoid* the slight purplish tint of a black Sharpie marker. | |
| KT88 recom. for quicksilver mini mono's I owned Mini's for a while -- sweet amps indeed -- and got the best performance out of Svetlana SED "Winged C" KT88s -- warm and musical, but not fat or dull. I found the EH KT88s to be a little bright for my taste but you might like them. | |
| Have you noticed that As the original poster here, let me emphasize no disrespect was intended to Tyler or Jolida. They're smart to use Audiogon as a relatively inexpensive way to get the word out to an audience with guys like me who spend entirely too much time poring... | |
| Best floorstanders under $1000 new or used Look for a used pair of Vienna Acoustics Mozarts -- easy to drive, warm and musical, beautiful cabinetry. Another possibility is Vandersteen 2Ce. The newer Signature version will cost you about or a little more than a grand, even used, but the reg... | |
| Amps for Vandersteen 3A Signature SS or Tube? Would suggest you add the McCormack DNA-125 or DNA-225 to your list. Solid-state punch and detail, tube smoothness. | |
| WANTED: Help stuck in tube rolling insanity Buying NOS can drive you a little crazy. I have learned to live with (and enjoy) the sound of current tubes in my ARC preamp (an LS7). I'm using the Electro-Harmonix 6922, available at many dealers (I like www.tubedepot.com). Some folks in Tube As... | |
| ARC LS-7 TUBE Renew I have an LS7. Have tried NOS Amperex (both Bugle Boy and orange-globe-logo). Nice -- but, though this may sound heretical, I still prefer the stock tubes, which are Electro-Harmonix 6922, available from just about any tube dealer. (I get good ser... | |
| Narrowing the Search I think they're not all that similar. The Classes are solid state. No doubt they have that dark Classe sound that is sometimes described as "tubelike," but "tubelike" does not equal "real tubes," which the CJ PV12L has. I have owned Classe CP35, b... |