kacomess
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| Selling collection directly in the pacific northwest? If it's still around, you might try the small shop in the University District (Seattle) called, "The Audio Connection." It's owned by John Zimmerman and he's been a dedicated audiophile for decades. He does (or did) deal in high-end used equipment... | |
| Best Audiophile Album in terms of Dynamic Range and Mastering Quality? Gillian Welch's Ancony Records are superbly recorded. All analog. All tube equipment. Beautiful singing and guitar. | |
| Help me build up a jazz album collection. Can you suggest a must have album? Herbie Mann, "Memphis Underground" Stanley Turrentine, "Blue Hour" Sidney Bechet, "The Essential" Milt Jackson and John Coltrane, "Bags & Trane" Maria Kaye, "It Had To Be You" (vocals) Lou Donaldson, "Man With a Horn" | |
| To Fritz, Quicksilver, and all the exceptional makers trying to get the word out I haven't kept up on the company, but if the current Quicksilver shares more than the name with the old Quicksliver, HP (may he RIP) of "Absolute Sound" was very impressed with them decades ago. | |
| Noir album recommendations Try the Miles Davis and John Lee Hooker soundtrack to the otherwise entirely forgettable film, "The Hot Spot". I own a copy and, last time I checked, it was on Apple Music if not other streaming platforms. It's quite reminiscent of "Ascenseur" wit... | |
| Example of a piece o’ crap, useless review I liked the reviews HP wrote in the early TAS days. They were always entertaining. I'm not so convinced that the current iteration of that magazine is a worthy successor. | |
| A Tale for Your Bemusement I unplugged all my equipment from the walls when the bad weather hit this winter in Portland. PGE has a real penchant though for power surges and outages ("maintenance") so I invested in a high-quality surge protector a long time ago and I'm glad ... | |
| Advice and recommendations needed for a turntable rig... Not much to add to this very interesting string of comments but your options for high quality TT/arm/cartridge combos go way up if you buy used. Of course, you don't have the local shop or manufacturer to back you up, but it seems most people who ... | |
| Which turntable? Pro-Ject or VPI? I own an HW-19 Jr and an HW19 Mk-1. The former was purchased new and the latter used from a fellow denizen of this forum.So, here are my thoughts; I have a Möerch UW-4 tone arm on the Mk-1. I've retired but kept the Jr in the event I need a ne... | |
| Starting a Classical Vinyl Music Collection Since musical tastes tend to be idiosyncratic, maybe the best bet is to listen to a range of music on whatever streaming service you have access to. Once you've decided you like a particular piece and/or composer, you can search for the "best" rec... | |
| He spent his life building a $1 million stereo. The real cost was unfathomable. My perspective based on The Post story: this was a monomaniacal obsession with serious consequences for his family and for himself as well. Of course, it's difficult to comment on his psyche not knowing him (and maybe it would be presumptuous... | |
| Pure Class-A Amp under $2000 (USED) I recently sold my Classe Audio DR-8 power amplifier ("Pure Class A", hence the name) built in Canada and designed by David Reich. It served me very, very well with Vancdersteen 2c models and most recently with Magnapan LRS. I replaced it with a S... | |
| Suggest one obsure album we all should hear "The Loading Zone" was the house band at the Fillmore. Lead singer was Linda Tillery who could really belt out R&B. Last time I checked, she was a gospel singer. The first (of only 2) albums they recorded was on RCA and the recording is harsh ... | |
| Washington Post article on MoFi vs. Fremer vs. Esposito Thanks for the tip! I wasn't aware of that work-around. Much appreciated! Keith | |
| Washington Post article on MoFi vs. Fremer vs. Esposito Here's an excerpt for you but The Post does have a "free trial" offer (and I don't work for Bezos, WAPO, or any other entity that might benefit from your money, Bruno): "In a sometimes halting video posted to the YouTube channel of his Phoeni... |