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| Bryston 4bst - fast or slow blow fuses? email Bryston and ask. They almost always respond within the hour...or call. | |
| Which CD failed you on bass notes? Some of the deepest and most intense bass I've ever heard is on Brian Bromberg's first "Wood" cd. Whatever your system can, and can't, do concerning bass will be revealed with this cd. I agree the sogood51..."Beyond the Missouri Sky" by Haden and ... | |
| Cars R OK, but what kind of motorcycle do you have This is my fifth BMW. | |
| Phillip Glass Fans The soundtrack for "Mishima" is beautiful as is the "Photographer". The "Low" symphony is one of Glass's most understated and, IMO, best compositions. Gosh, I just counted and I have 44 Glass Cd's! I've been a fan since Eistein on the Beach. On th... | |
| Which 'Shipping carrier provides the best overall UPS is known as OOPS! Just received a McIntosh tuner via UPS from Oregon to Wisconsin. It was packed by a professional packager, double boxed, bubble wrapped, styrofoam, extra cardboard, etc. It arrived completely smashed. The glass McIntosh facep... | |
| Who's Your Favorite Bass Players; Why? George Mraz, Dave Holland, Gary Peacock, and Eberhard Weber. They are my favorite because whenever they are in a trio, quartet, or other any other group, they add daring and direction to the music. There is nothing quite as enjoyable for me as whe... | |
| Best single-malt Scotch... sorry, I meant Bowmore...drinking too much scotch you know! | |
| Best single-malt Scotch... Bowman islay 12 year is a steal at 30.00. It is, to my taste, quite similar to Lagavulin, and at half the price...a hell of a lot like Lagavulin! | |
| CDP Upgrade: Around 2k Used The Wadia 302 produces very nice music. | |
| best amp and preamp for b w 801 s3 speakers. The Bryston 7bsst monos or the Mac 501 monos. | |
| Has anyone upgraded their preamp with V-caps? Here is the v-cap web site. The TFTF's are the more expensive. http://www.v-cap.com/ | |
| Has anyone upgraded their preamp with V-caps? Two questions, one for Pauly and one for Elberoth2Pauly, I'm just curious...if the TFTF v-caps are the best you've ever heard, why would you use the less expensive OIMP for bigger caps?Elberoth2, If you say that the V-caps sacrifice density, why w... | |
| Has anyone upgraded their preamp with V-caps? Johnmcalpin, I've been told by a respected component designer that, for the preamp, the output stage caps are the most significant definer of the overall resulting sound and that this is where the new V-caps will show off their stuff...while the r... | |
| WAF - Wife Acceptance Factor My wife, Mary, is not only supportive, but actually researches pieces of equipment on Audiogon, checks Usedcable.com, reads reviews, and only recently encouraged me to spend 12,000 on speakers even though I had, in my mind, settled on a significan... | |
| Best sounding cd in your collection Kenny Wheeler's "What's Next" |