jwei
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| Krell Moves to new location Reading this thread is sad for me. There have been so many missed opportunities to support brand goodwill by simple communications. Can such destruction of value be deliberate? For the experienced legal minds among us, I ask Which parties benef... | |
| Can you recommend Jazz for some one that doesn't like Jazz? Some very knowledgeable posts here already. I'll just add my 5 recommendations -- you mentioned "smooth jazz," so here are some well recognized albums: Breezin by George Benson Duotones by Kenny G The In Crowd by Ramsey Lewis A Day in the Lif... | |
| Have an integrated amp with only 1 subwoofer out... it seems you might want to get an amp with better connectivity options. Or perhaps a cheaper alternative would be to get a preamp with a tape loop and insert that between your sources and your amp. | |
| Is the microwave the perfect model for audio marketting? I remember Microsoft applications bloatware. Lots of stuff I didn't need just slowed the computer. | |
| What is your go-to online place to buy physical medium of music? And why? Another vote for Elusive Disc. | |
| My All Time Christmas Song My childhood fav was Silent Night. | |
| Shrink Totem 1's? Can you listen to them before and after? Please let us know if they sound better after your cut. | |
| Reliability - what’s your experience been? My worst equipment failure experiences have been with Classe gear. Both a Classe basic amp the CA-100 and a Classe tuner the Tuner-1 failed at differeint times. These were designed before the B&W acquisition of Classe, and the post-acquisiti... | |
| Can anyone tell me when XLR connections were first used on stereo equipment. (what years)? I first encountered XLR connectors in home audio with my Pass Labs Aleph P preamp, a product with was first offered in 1992 and revised in 1997. The McIntosh C35 preamp sold in 1989-1992 had XLR outputs. For perspective, the preceding model C31V ... | |
| Who knew? I like VPI. | |
| Who remembers California Audio Labs? I had a CAL CL-10 5-disc CD player. The transport carousel design was not robust and it broke twice. I sent it back for repair the first time but I junked it after the second time. Despite the mechanics, the sound was good; I felt bad about say... | |
| An audio component you just can't let go Maybe I should stop hanging on to the past and just let go. Dual 1019 changer -- it seemed a marvel of design and fabrication for its time. Magnum Dynalab Etude FT101a tuner -- 3 meters and a digital display, sexy! Nakamichi Dragon cassette dec... | |
| What exactly is PRaT??? @stuartk Actually no. I did not try to listen to equipment touted specifically for good PRaT. I had little real curiosity for what I felt was just another marketing term. | |
| What exactly is PRaT??? Still prattling on about PRaT??! When I first read about music reproduced with good pace, rhythm, and timing, I assumed the system had elevated midbass and treble to emphasize drums, cymbals, etc. and an uncompressed dynamic range. | |
| Mark Knopfler & James Taylor Eagles -- Take It Easy James Taylor & JD Souther -- Her Town Too CCR -- Born on the Bayou Simon & Garfunkel -- The Boxer Stevie Wonder -- Living for the City |