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Small room electrostat/ planar speaker?
I have a friend who has a pair of Quad  ’63s in about an 8x10 room. He also has about 2000 albums, 400-500 cds, electronics and a small couch. It sounds pretty good. Yes it’s not the best arrangement, but I’ve spent several hours listening all the... 
Very Bad purchase from upscale audio Acoustic Zen Adagio
I've made three separate purchases from Kevin.  All good.The first was a Prima Luna Dialogue HP.  I sent an email asking a question about it and he called me the next day.  We talked and I bought the amp.  It arrived a few days later and I found t... 
Problem with CD Baby cds
Update:I originally made two separate orders from CD Baby.  The first order with two cds were the ones that were CDFS files.  The second order with 4 cds were fine and played like a normal cd.  I'm thinking now I will have to send a message to ask... 
Jazz for aficionados
Thanks for your comments "O."  When I stumbled upon that Marsalis recording it completely tipped me over, in a good way.Bobrokid,I love, love love Gene Harris.  I was lucky enough to see him once at Jazz Alley in Seattle.  Ray Brown on bass and I ... 
Jazz for aficionados
orpheus10,You said, " Nothing falls in or out of existence without a reason; the kind of jazz I call "fantastic", only exists in the past. If you can find some current jazz, that I would call fantastic I'll agree to that. "I mostly agree with ... 
Problem with CD Baby cds
Thank you all for your suggestions.  Ripping the files and then burning them to a CD-R does the trick.BUT.....  I'm the guy that likes to cruise through my cds.  I like to read liner notes.  And I sort of think that when buying a "cd" it ought to ... 
Problem with CD Baby cds
Took mgreen's suggestion and looked at the files.The are all 1kb in size and use the file system "CDFS."The laser lens is very clean and plays all my "regular" cds.This seems very odd.Bob 
Question for sub woofer users
Forgot to ask a question;I've got a Prima Luna integrated that has one "mono out."  Is is possible to hook up two subs with only one out?Thank you again.Bob 
Question for sub woofer users
Thank you all for sharing your experiences and advice.  I'm going to start watching the listings and if something good comes up at a price I can afford I'm gonna give it a shot.Several of you felt that two subs were waaaaay better than one.  Other... 
Jazz for aficionados
Wow!  Too many posts for me to really keep up.  I've been working more hours than I care to work and haven't had the time to keep up on this thread, (my favorite), listen to music, and cook.  But...... Cuban music has been addressed.  I love Cuban... 
Gimme the funk.
An oldie from "The Counts."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPpkF-AGFc4&feature=related 
Jazz for aficionados
I haven’t been a member here for very long. Maybe 4 months. I remember finding this site and especially this forum and what a wonderful day it was. For all of this time there has been a raging discussion on this forum about what "is" jazz and what... 
Jazz for aficionados
acman3,I like your style.Bob 
Jazz for aficionados
acman3,Rene Marie.  Whoa......  Fine stuff there.  Very fine.Bob 
Jazz for aficionados
Jimmy Forrest....WOW!!!!!My heartfelt thanks for posting this. One of my great pleasures in life is hearing new music I fall in love with and have to buy. Jimmy Forrest just made the cut. Stan Getz....’nuff said. One of my all time favorite tenor ...