karl_desch
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| Recommended amp for Quad 57. Thanks everone for sharing your experience. I wonder if his new old speakers are in good working condition. I'll make sure he checks it out prior to getting the right amp. I'll see if he wants to do SS or Tubes and go from there. Thanks for the ch... | |
| I would use the bold letters... John Lurie has put out a couple great albums over the past decade. I really enjoy the atmosphere of the his "John Lurie National Orchestra - Men with Sticks" LP. I admit at's a departure from LL's. Anyone catch the "Fishing with John" segments sho... | |
| Wilco- Wow Yeah I heard the Terry Gross interview with Tweedy. It just is not right when your favorite music is played on NPR. Pell Mell, Morphine, Modest Mouse, Tortoise... Am I getting old?-Karl | |
| Voodoo in Ann Arbor Hello psychicanimal,I've been in Ann Arbor for a year now and have been to all the local "HiFi" shops. Your experience is unfortunate but not too surprising. The store you mentioned is actually owned by its neighbor "Big George's Appliance Store" ... | |
| North Creek speakers??? I have been enjoying a pair of the Rhythm Revelator Signatures for about 2 weeks now. I had Lee Taylor make the cabinets and external xo boxes- took him about 6 weeks to complete my order but his quality of veneer and construction is outstanding (... | |
| Ugliest speaker ever? Vandersteen's without the grill cloth. | |
| SEAS Thor Speaker / NCMS Rhythm 9500 Unlimited Bryhifi,I had the Vandy 2ci's for the last 7 years. I loved them. The VK200 should handle dynamics well even at low volumes with the NCMS. I drive the Rhythm sig's with a VK500. Have fun.-Karl | |
| SEAS Thor Speaker / NCMS Rhythm 9500 Unlimited Just put together a NCMS Rhythm Signature. I had Lee Taylor make the cabinets and xo boxes. Already these speakers best my Vandersteen's- better imaging, more efficient, bass extension. Although they certainly need some time to break in, my initia... | |
| What is your most anal audio habit? I unwind and reweave my Kimber Kable. This prevents me from having time to biwire and saves money. That is also why I like the 4TC better than the 8TC. -Karl | |
| Best Amplifier for Dynaudio Contour 3.3s? I've listened to the BAT VK-500 (SS) on Dynaudio's at a dealer and I own the VK-500. I thought it did a great job at opening up these speakers (Confidence 5 and 3 and Contour 3.0) without losing "musicality" or giving any sense of stain at volume ... | |
| Who R U? Don't want to turn this into another "Rap on High End Speakers" thread. I just hurts to realize that "music" lovers can close their ears with such statements like "rap is not music." That's just absurd. I not trying to make rap out to be anything ... | |
| BAT VK-500 VS Classe CA-301 Just to add my 2 cents. I have owned a VK500 for a year and a half now. I drive it direct with a Theta Miles CDP. It made a huge improvement over my previous SS amp (Forte 100c.) Great bass extension. Very clean midrange and great detail. I drive ... | |
| Progressive talk Anybody check out the Neu! reissues? All three are really good. Elements of Kraftwerk but actually sounding more like Can. Excellent. | |
| Who R U? Robertd,It's hard not to like the Strokes. Especially if you're a VU fan. I Listened to "Is this it?" almost daily for months last summer until i saw the band this winter in Las Vegas. The lead singer was really dumb. Pretending to be drunk and "p... | |
| How do you decide on new music to buy? I share music with friends (word of mouth, mp3's.) I read reviews in Magnet and on the web. I keep up on the goings on of musicians I enjoy and their side projects. Certain small record labels have good taste and you can sample new bands on their ... |