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| It's National "One Hit Wonder" Day! Good list so far. I would add:Suavecito-MaloVenus-Shocking BlueTubthumping-ChumbawambaIsraelites-Desmond Dekker | |
| I gre out of Be Tweeters I also like the AMT tweeter in the recent versions I've heard; they seem to integrate well with other drivers, something that is tough to do with ribbon-type tweeters. I have recently been wondering about what I really want a tweeter to do in a s... | |
| I gre out of Be Tweeters Recognizing that everything is a matter of taste, I've heard things that I thought were good and bad with ALL examples of basic speaker technology and driver materials, so I wouldn't avoid anything in particular. There are certain particular tech... | |
| Basis Turntables: Worth it or Ripoff? A unipivot does have the freedom of movement to rock from side to side. Whether this wobble actually occurs when playing a record, and the degree to which such motion will adversely affect the sound, is the subject of much debate. But, the Vecto... | |
| Basis Turntables: Worth it or Ripoff? There are many good tables on the market, and that certainly includes the Basis tables. The particular strength of Basis is very tight manufacturing tolerances. You will not see any rotational wobble, platters are carefully balanced, and one rar... | |
| GIK Room Treatment Questions and Advice for Magnepans I can't give you any specifics about what to purchase. However, I can say that I've heard rooms with GIK products in them and they work quite well.As a general observation, I've heard a lot of rooms that I think are over-treated. I think that th... | |
| Worth pursuing analog sound from digital? I think you can get really nice sound from both vinyl and digital sources, so yes, it certainly is worth pursuing the best sound you can afford/get from digital. There are many recordings that I have on LP that sound better than the digital versi... | |
| Why bookshelf type speakers are high end I've heard several speaker systems that cost well in excess of $500k, and not surprisingly, none of them came close to perfect. Really good sound? YES, but, there is no such thing as a system without compromises. Compromises are inherent, even ... | |
| $40,000: What 2-channel system would you build? i could go any number of ways, but, I would always start with high or reasonably high efficiency speakers because I tend to only like lower powered amps; even if I had an unlimited budget, it would be a low powered amp (pushpull or singled-ended t... | |
| Favorite cover? Yes, his version of Wonderwall is terrific. It is too bad he has fallen into the persona non grata classification of artists.There are a lot of covers I really like, but, not necessarily more than the originals, for example: Garcia/Grisman-"Frien... | |
| Favorite cover? Everly Brothers-"Unchained Melody"Shonen Knife-"Top of the World"Roy Orbison-"Love Hurts"R.E.M.-"First We Take Manhattan" | |
| Speaker toe in It is simply wrong to state categorically that any particular degree of toe-in is optimal and anything else indicates some kind of problem. All adjustments--placement, toe-in, rake angle (tilt back) are specific to a particular speaker model, roo... | |
| Speaker toe in I agree that proper toe-in is something determined by experimentation. This is the case with ALL aspects of proper speaker placement in a room. As for a reason for extreme toe-in, this can be useful if you are attempting to widen the area that o... | |
| What is the Best Tool to Measure Cartridge Azimuth? I am in agreement with those who prefer that the stylus be properly aligned to the groove over a correct electrical alignment. With my current setup, I used the mirror approach to get a decent visual alignment of the stylus to the groove. I then... | |
| High value, giant killer speakers? Speaker preference is so extremely subjective that any particular choice, even ultra-expensive models, might be horrible sounding to certain listeners. Therefore, any "giant killer" candidate must be auditioned by the buyer before being considere... |