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| Cheapest system you could ever stand to listen to The pieces of system emerged from the "Pond" It looked like a frogbut we passed the magic wand The King sent a "Pawn" to see how it soundithbut they tripped on a log and got stuck in a bogit really doesn't matter cause soon it'll all be gone (afte... | |
| The most haunting music you ever heard? Dawn Upshaw, Sergio & Odair Assad Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, "Il la Luna Esta Muerta" on White Moon - Songs to MorpheusJohn Williams and Yo Yo Ma, "The Invasion" on Seven Years in Tibet (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Branford Marsalis Qua... | |
| Decco from Preachtree audio Question for those using the Decco: have you had luck with power cord upgrades, and if so did you opt for a digital or amplifier power cord? | |
| Decco from Preachtree audio Djembeplay,I am not sure if this is moot at this point, but I have listened to all of the amps you mention above, and unless you are in the used market, I don't think you are going to find a quality integrated amp/DAC combo that matches the Decco ... | |
| Totem Mani-2 and Adcom 555/2 Check out the Odyssey Stratos amplifier, stereo or dual mono configurations. Stereo units are often available used for $600-$800. Dual Mono are less frequently available. Many units are available used with the cap upgrade (Extreme version), or you... | |
| Best female vocals on CD I'm with Jmillhouse. Neko Case is my current favorite. Check out "Fox Confessor Brings the Flood" CD. | |
| Best Small budget speakers for girlfriend My 2 cents.Quad 11L active (if no amp)AudioEngine A2 Active (if no amp)Silverline Minuet (see current Stereophile)Usher S-520Era Design 4 | |
| Quad 12L2s vs Totem Rainmaker monitors Totem Rainmakers are lively and all about spatial cues - terrific sound stage. They have a decent frequency range for a stand mount and a terrific build and fit and finish for the money.Quads are smooth and natural sounding. Their experience and e... | |
| Best Cold Weather & Bloody Knuckles Integrated Amp Try something digital, say an Onkyo WRAT receiver or integrated. May be more resistant to temp swings and humidity than tubes or traditional solid state. Sound decent too for the money. One of their recent 6XX HT amps could be purchased used for 2... | |
| Brubeck's "Time Out" Kitjv,OK, it must be out of print. Did you go to the Amazon link in my post above? There are seven used copies available at Amazon right now. | |
| Ortofon Super OM10 or Sumiko Pearl cartridge? In addition to the Sumiko Pearl, I would suggest any of these cartridges in the $100 price range: Shure M97XE, Ortofon 2M Red, Grado Blue Prestige, or Stanton EEE Mk III. I recently purchased the Grado Blue and find it a clear step up from the Bla... | |
| Brubeck's "Time Out" I own the remastered Columbia Jazz Masterpieces CD which is one of the very best produced CDs in my collection. It may no longer be available new, but there are several copies available used on Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B000ED... | |
| What happened to Discwasher? Discwasher lives in 2008(http://www.needledoctor.com/Discwasher-D4-Kit). But the Discwasher D4+ cleaning fluid formula is VERY different from the D4 fluid I used many years ago. The original D4 used to bead up on the brush, and had little or no od... | |
| Best blues guitarist, Clapton or Green Neither Clapton or Green. This is probably heresy, but I think the best blues guitar playing I have heard in the last ten years has got to be John Mayer on Clapton's Guitar Festival DVD. OMG!!! I don't know who or what he was channeling at that mo... | |
| Integrated for Vienna Acoustics Haydn A friend has larger Vienna's running with a Primare amplifier and it sounds great. The amps look pretty cool too. |