joekapahulu
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| SAE Technician Check the SAE group on yahoo. I belong and there is an extensive list of audio techs there with long term SAE experience. There are a couple who are former employees trained by James Bongiorno who I believe designed most of their gear. | |
| Best Female Vocalists Ballads Alison Krauss, Forget about it, now that I ve found youkarryn Allison, any CDDiana KrallKarla BonoffJohnny Hartman & John Coltrane | |
| Well recorded solo piano and solo acoustic guitar? Ed Gerhard, Sunnyland, Any CD from him.Bill Evans, Alone, Alone AgainJoe Pass, Virtuoso 1-4, Songs for Ellen, UnforgettablePink Guitar, Songs from Henry Mancini done on solo guitar.Laurence Juber, BestJoe Diorio, ItalyGene Bertincini, JobimEarl Kl... | |
| Modern day female jazz recommendations Been listening to Haley Loren out of OR. Great range of song choices, good original music, good players, big in Japan. Also, Rachael Price out of Boston. Great voice singing jazz and cabaret and blues. Not new but not well known, Maria Rita out of... | |
| Marantz PM 8003 v Rotel or NAD sperates I think you would sacrifice sound quality. I have an 8500 and a variety of separates from McIntosh, Acurus,SAE,ATI,others. I bought the 8500 to try a modern integrated. I like it but its different than the other gear. Less warm and more sterile. B... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Wanted to pose a question about how Ohm owners feel about the quality of upper midrange and highs they get from their Ohms? I moved to mostly late night listening and found the W2-100s3 didn't work well at low volume so I got a pair of Kef r300 mo... | |
| Timbernation Speaker Stands I appreciate the feedback and suggestions. I know my wife will prefer the wooden stands for the aesthetics. I am more focused on the sound but can't neglect the other aspects. I am going to get them specced and ordered. | |
| Modern integrated vs. vintage...what do I get? Update is I bought a Marantz PM8500 and Kef R300 speakers over the holidays back East. I am happier with the speakers than the amp but that is not to say the amp is bad. Initially, it sounded better than my recently upgraded McIntosh MA5100 which ... | |
| Timbernation Speaker Stands Thanks for the feedback. I too am looking for stands for my Kef R300s. I liked the look of wood far better than black composite and the WAF is pretty key too. I see yours are on carpet. I would have to put mine on a wood floor which has a concrete... | |
| Impact of speaker stands? Thx for all responses. I don't have a dedicated room so the stands have to look good as well as function effectively. The system is on the ground floor of my townhouse which has wood floors over a concrete pad. Anything that spikes into the floor ... | |
| Best speaker stands for KEF R 300 Skylan has a stand built for the R300 and LS50. You can find them at Quest FOr Sound in PA. No relationship...other than a satisfied customer as I got my amp and R300s there. You can also go direct to Skylan which has the advantage right now in th... | |
| Hegel 80 with either KEF LS50 or KEF R300 I auditioned both for 6 hours and went with the R300. They sounded very close to each other but the 300 had better bass, sounded bigger and more complete in terms of resolution. Both were stand mounted and used the same amplification. Because I li... | |
| Marantz PM-15S1 vs Roksan Kandy II? Never heard any Roksan product though they Get good ratings. I have heard the 15s1 and liked it. Detailed, transparent, neutral with a hint of warmth, definitely a reference level product. Its been on my list of potential modern amps to buy...as I... | |
| Can't decide on Integrated Amp - Please Help Heard the Ayre AX7e last year at HiFi House thru some Wilson speakers. Blew me away, clean, transparent, hint of warmth but nicely detailed. Only issue is it works best in balanced mode. It got me started on thinking about a serious upgrade to a m... | |
| Earliest "MOST WANTED" gear 1976, McIntosh separates system with Magnepans,Thorens Shure V15 as a highschool senior. Eventually got most of the pieces though have never had the room for Maggie's. Listened to and owned lots of other loves but still love Mac sound and look best. |