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| Speaker upgrade I would have to strongly disagree with Asonicyouth on JMlabs. I own a pair of Micro-Utopias and they are anything but boomy. They sound fantastic on vocals, so much so that if I ever have the budget I wouldn't hesitate to upgrade within the line, ... | |
| CD players with variable output/volume control Do a search, this is one of the single most popular subjects over the last 2-3 years, you'll find tons of info. | |
| Review: Integrated Engineering Solutions Rennaisance Preamplifier That's an awful lot of work you're doing, reviewing all these phono amps, good job! What issue of HiFi+ is that Hughes review? Also, are you close to deciding which phono stage you're going to live with? If you said so and I missed it my apolgies. | |
| Red Dog Tracks Rich,You should really check out "The Waifs, A Brief History", a new live album from one of my favorite groups. The sound is excellent, so if you enjoy great alt country style music with Aussie accents check it out. I've heard great things about t... | |
| Red Dog Tracks Hi,I don't know Chip Taylor or Carrie Rodriguez, but I did just pick up that Willie Nelson and I agree, it's really cool! | |
| Amp for Tannoy DMT 15 II Get a small wattage SET amp, check out the 2a3 monoblocks from Wright Sound, I forget the modedl number. If your speakers really are 98db, don't go with high powered ss, go with low powered tubes. You'll thank me later! | |
| FIY, one of best Bass Test Discs Victor Whooten, the amazing bass player for Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, has a number of excellent solo albums featuring his bass gymnastics. For that matter most Flecktone albums are great bass testers for this very same reason, Victor Whooten.... | |
| what made you get into high end gear. Hey Marco, that reminded me that I need a new rack, thanks! | |
| What is the quietest preamp you've used? In terms of tubed preamps the quietest I've yet used, and to a large degree, is my current Herron VTSP1A/166. It is fantasticly quiet as well as great sounding. If you are up to considering tubes, I highly recommend it. It's completely single ende... | |
| what made you get into high end gear. Hey, that pic is gone! I guess AA took it down. Damn! | |
| Best sounding SACD disc? You're kidding right? Right here:http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?ymisc&1072898289&openusid&zzDuanea&4&5#DuaneaYou have a long thread with about 20 responses asking the exact same question, with the same supposed system,... | |
| Mini monitors? I own, and love, a pair of JMlabs original Micro-Utopias, typically available used for around $2-2500, depending on condition and whether or not they have matching stands. Anyway, they sound amazing, have surprising bass-usable output down to 40hz... | |
| SF Guarniere and SET? I know it's not the same speaker but fwiw I used to have a pair of SF Grand Piano's, the originals, that I had to give up when I switched to a 36 watt Air Tight ATM-1 because the amp kept running out of steam. Given that experience I doubt that a ... | |
| Why is it so much more civil over here on Agon? I thinks it's a combination of the moderators and also the further effect of the moderators in that there seems to be a certain class of internet rabble rouser that just won't post in a "moderated" forum and sees all moderation as a draconian impo... | |
| Artist's Best or Uncle Tupelo "No Depression"Bob Marley "Exodus"Rolling Stones "Let It Bleed"The Grateful Dead "Workingmans's Dead" |