johnto
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| Best best ballads that refer to a US State Massachusetts the Bee Gees. Kentucky Woman by Deep Purple. | |
| Tube Amps, Magnapans and Impedance When I was amp shopping for my 3.7i I was considering McIntosh with autoformers but was told by the manufacturer themself that autoformers did not work well with Maggie's. As long as your amp puts out high amperage you will be fine, it matters mor... | |
| MM vs MC Cartridges Check the Soundsmith web page Peter has a whole education on the different types of cartridges. I'm currently using the Carmen Il which is excellent . | |
| Amplifiers from the big [expensive] brands in Japan? Probably depends on the headphones and speakers you plan to use. Also the front end equipment. As a general rule good stuff sounds better. | |
| Are there any albums you consider perfect? Norah Jones Come Away With Me. Beach Boys Surfs Up King Crimson Court of the Crimson King | |
| Needs advice for Power/Int Amp up to ~2700$ (New/Used) - MF/McIntosh Have you checked the Parasound Halo Integrated has everything you need Great sounding good company. | |
| For all you Bose 901 Haters! Having owned both Bose 901 and now Magnepan speakers I don't see how anyone can compare the two. Magnepan is everything Bose is not, great sound, realistic, fantastic imaging, definition, everything thing an audiophile could want if you have the p... | |
| Amp for Mini Maggie Speakers Depends on budget too. With the LRS or .7 I might be tempted to go with a Parasound Integrated amp I ran the HINT 5 with 1.7 and the sound was magical. You get everything in one piece of equipment dac, phono, and bass management. Whatever you deci... | |
| Procol Harum’s Gary Brooker, Singer and Co-Writer of ‘A Whiter Shade of Pale,’ Dies at 76 Great artist, singer and writer. Whiter Shade of Pale one of the greatest songs ever. RIP | |
| Any experience with Sound Smith repairing stylus on non-Sound Smith cartridges? I had a Sumiko Blue Point Evo 3 that the cantilever had been broken off rebuilt and it came back sounding wonderful, I wouldn't hesitate to use Peter again. | |
| Advice needed on MC cartridges Have you thought of moving iron cartridges, Soundsmith has some great sounding MI. They also have lots of material on their web about the difference in cartridge types. I see went from to a mc to a mi and am very be happy with my the results. | |
| Your single most significant purchase mistake? Agree with o_holter. Bose 901- 3 they was good back in the mid 70's but overstayed their welcome as they kicked around 40 years until I got out there and listened and heard what I was missing. | |
| Schiit Mini loko+ The Absolute Sound just did a review and loved it states every music lover should have an equalizer. | |
| Looking for a warm sounding amp or integrated with a torodial transformer I think Parasound uses them in their amps and integrated. When I had the Halo Hint it was warm sounding. | |
| Totally overwhelmed (speakers under $5k) If you have the space the Magnepan 3.7i used with a sub is an amazing speaker you can listen to for hours and does everything right. You can also check Philharmonic Audio, Dennis Murphy makes some great sounding speakers for about $3500 all qual... |