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| Looking for some 'grass A little hard to find, but worth it: New Grange, a short-lived all-star band comprised of Darel Anger, Tim Rice, Alison Brown, Phil Aaberg, and Mike Marshall. Each is a virtuoso on their instrument. | |
| patricia barber I've heard the Barber quartet a dozen times now, most recently last week at Yoshi's SF (she played their 9' Hamburg Steinway), and was once again struck by the consummate musicianship and friendly collaboration that is obvious as they play togethe... | |
| Speaker Packing? The only two times I have experienced shipping damage have been transporting full size speakers: both packed carefully in original boxes. One pair were unpacked and damaged by Canadian customs agents. The other were damaged during an altitude rela... | |
| Are Dust Covers a MUST I use a dust cover on my Immedia turntable for two reasons: to keep dust off, and perhaps more importantly, to keep people's hands off. Joseph | |
| Most Quiet TUBE Preamp. Linestage. $ 12K or less When I had my Mcintosh C2200 tube pre it was dead quiet. On the other hand, the Aesthetix Janus that replaced it was quite noisy in my system. Happy New Year! Joe | |
| Review: Sistrum Platform SP-101 Stand I have my entire system on Sistrums: Genesis 5.2'speakers are on the smaller ones, Vac Phi Beta Integrated amp, and Esoteric DV50S are on the big ones. Best platforms I have used by far (previously I have tried Neuance, and Brightstar and numerous... | |
| Isolation platform for my Esoteric DV-50S I have acheived best results with Sistrum SP-1 stand for my DV50S. Even better than the Gingko 11 that I use for my Turntable. Enjoy! | |
| Ultimate headphone amp? If you can find a Berning MicroZOTL grab it-excellent match with Senn 650's.Joe | |
| Warm speakers? If you like the Kestrals, move up to the Blue Heron 2's: you can get a super deal on them these days ( I've seen them for around $5000. on A'gon) and they should give you everything you want and more. I owned mine for a couple of years and enjoyed... | |
| VAC Phi integrated or 1 preamp + 1 amplifier Having recently made the transition from separates to integrated (Vac Phi Beta), I am very pleased with the result. Of course fewer interconnects, cords, and less space required, but beyond that I now have the best sound I've had in my system. Las... | |
| What is an Audiophile? OK: I couldn't find a link to The Absolute Sound column, "You might be an audiophile...", but out of the list of 16 defining characteristics, here are a couple I identified with: You might be an audiophile "If you spend more time thinking about yo... | |
| What is an Audiophile? Just received March edition of TAS. On the Back Page Barry Willis has a wonderful answer to this question. He sure nailed me.Joe | |
| Vinyl lovers--in case you haven't tried this yet A hearty thanks to all who responded. Just what the doctor ordered. When I read your responses in this forum, I can usually understand these technical issues--you guys are so good at translating the tech-speak (I have never been able to figure out... | |
| Vinyl lovers--in case you haven't tried this yet Thanks for get well wishes Robm321: my doctor has ordered me to take it easy, drink tea, and listen to beautiful music. I may take my time recovering. And BTW: the mono cartridge makes these mono records sound quite different from the stereo cartr... | |
| Great acoustic bass for subwoofer integration I'm an acoustic bass player and you have many good choices. Here are the first that come to my mind: Beyond the Missouri Sky (Haden and Metheny), Cafe Blue (Pat. Barber-bass Michael Arnopol), Love Scenes (Diana Krall, bass Christian McBride) and O... |