jimjoyce25
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| Exchange Rate Positively Affecting Caliburn Price? It turns out that the Continuum products are priced in $US all around the world. So, the increase in the value of the dollar has not changed the price here, and has only increased its price in other currencies around the world (except, perhaps, Ja... | |
| 2 channel Sunfire amps. Sunfire doesn't manufacture high-end two-channel amps anymore. You can get the 300 used pretty easily, the 600 takes more work.I run two 600s in my system, one amp per channel. This is far superior to running one amp in stereo.I also use Marigo Ul... | |
| Our home system: How good it is? Learsfool: I appreciate your extended response and covering all bases.If I had to choose, I would actually pick your prima donna analysis, but there's really no need to go there.I too abhor the overamplified bass in rock concerts, the problem not ... | |
| Our home system: How good it is? Learsfool: Where do you sit in the orchestra? Do you think this makes a difference in your ear?The reason I ask is this: I once knew a dealer who was a violinist. He was quite convinced that he knew what music should sound like, but his systems we... | |
| What is the one CD you can't find? Shadorne: Have you heard this version? You wouldn't believe the sounds coming our of your subwoofer on LP. | |
| What is the one CD you can't find? The EP and LP issued by the band Alternative Learning, which was Scott Miller's band prior to Game Theory. I don't believe these were ever issued on CD.I recently purchased on eBay the CD version of Game Theory's "Lolita Nation," which is quite ra... | |
| Exchange Rate Positively Affecting Caliburn Price? OK, as of early this morning, the Australian dollar is at 65 cents, down from almost parity with the US dollar earlier this year.At this rate, it'll make sense to fly to Australia to pick one up and buy a couple of seats on the plane to put it on. | |
| What is the proper way to dispose of old tubes? Tvad: I attempted to dispose of them at two e-waste recycling events that were scheduled in my area over the weekend. I have perhaps 40 of them, so it was worth taking the time to dispose of them the right way.Unfortunately, neither of these event... | |
| Battery Powered Preamps I believe that a battery power supply done to the highest standards would be quite expensive in the marketplace.A friend of mine incorporates heavy duty, fully-regulated rechargeable dual mono DC power supplies to power the preamp he manufactures ... | |
| What is the proper way to dispose of old tubes? Let me clarify: I'm not worried about injuring myself, but rather with complying with applicable regulations regarding the disposal of items like this.Ie, I am concerned with "doing the right thing."[Stunned silence.]One of the posts above indicat... | |
| Merle Haggard Album Recommendations I differentiate between (i) cd re-issues of the original LP masterings, and (ii) actual re-masterings of the original recordings, then pressed on cd.I find, for example, that the cd re-issues of the original Rolling Stones LPs are far superior to ... | |
| Merle Haggard Album Recommendations OK, now the audiophile part of the question:Are there issues involving re-masterings as with Dylan and Rolling Stones? I find in general that my tastes generally run toward the original masterings as transferred to CD. Is this an issue in Haggard'... | |
| Merle Haggard Album Recommendations Thanks for your suggestions. Here's a link to what purports to be the entire discography.http://www.angelfire.com/stars4/anxietyfriend/2merlehaggard.html | |
| The eternal quandary But I guess the question is: How do you know that the sharpness of the guitar or the leanness of the vocal is the fault of the recording, rather than the fault of the equipment? I suppose one can make the argument that if some recordings sound goo... | |
| The eternal quandary Twoleftears: I'm not sure how your comment responds to mine.Of course there are differences in how recordings sound, depending on what the recording engineer is trying to do, what is emphasized, etc. And of course, the more resolution in one's sys... |