john_l
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| Best female vocals on CD I think Diana K. is a great singer and pianist. I think she'll go down as one of the all time greats. To the list of other greats, add in Gillian Welch (w/David Rawlings - his guitar playing adds quite a bit to the music). She sings bluegrass / am... | |
| The BEST Audiophile System under $5k... Resolution Audio CD w/vol ctl(1300?), Vandersteen 2ceSignatures (1600), vtl st-85 tube amp(1700), Nordost Blue Heaven interconnect(500?). Not exactly sure of the prices, but pretty close. | |
| Virgos (placement) I have found the same to be true. The full on disappearing act requires my speakers to be about six feet into the room with no sidewall interactions. They are incredibly accurate. The downsides are that it is sometimes a little uncomfortable to be... | |
| Small Speakers w/ Full Range Sound I use Audio Physic Virgo's in my 16x12 room. They do like midroom placement, but still sound good at one end of the room. They don't sound like a 'big' speaker, but do sound excellent. | |
| SF Assemblage ST-40 tube amp? I found this too with the Fishers. One of my friends has a set of Soundlab electrostatics driven by a refurbished Fisher tube receiver. Excellent sound. Not powerful, but very detailed and airy. | |
| Best female vocals on CD No No No ! You will want to marry Margo Timmins from The Cowboy Junkies 'The Trinity Session'. We're helpless. | |
| Worst Rock Band Ever !!!! How can you say that about the Black Crows ?!? They are awesome ! I think Dave Roth's band wins as all time worst. Lot's of talent, none of it used.... | |
| SF Assemblage ST-40 tube amp? Sorry. I thought the question was open-ended. :) | |
| SF Assemblage ST-40 tube amp? On the cheaper, and low powered side, the Dynaco Stereo 70's are great amplifiers. www.echohifi.com has one for $400 (updated and refurbished). I've bought from their retail store and they're good guys. I have heard old, refurbished fisher receive... | |
| The Best Speakers for a Small Room or dimension. :) | |
| Need Speaker Opinions please The vandersteen 3aSig (3400retail) is a great sounding speaker that has more bass than most. Vandersteens do very well with rock because of their extended bass. | |
| ARC VT100 or BAT VK60 I use a vt100m2. It's the best sounding amp I've ever heard. It is incredibly detailed. I have not heard the BAT. | |
| Balanced Interconnects?? Balanced cables have additional circuitry to cancel out noise. They originated in professional recording applications where there was a great potential for noise interference. I would suspect that your equipment has rca connections only. Rca's hav... | |
| Need advice: Budget Amp for system If you want very good sound quality, my recommendation is that you buy a McCormack DNA 0.5 2 channel amp ($900) and use your sony's amp section for the other three channels Your Sony may/may not have the hookups for this. I've heard the McCormack ... | |
| Best musician in the world? Right on Garfish ! I caught Buddy Guy playing at his birthday party this year. I've NEVER seen a live performer like him. Buddy wins as the greatest blues player I've ever seen. We ate dinner and waited for FIVE hours at the pole position table at... |