larryi
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| Network Music Player or CD Player-Opinions Wanted I am a big fan of using a music server. The ease of access is much more than a matter of not having to get up every hour or so to change the music. I like the ease of browsing my collection on my iPad and "discovering" recordings I have long forgo... | |
| So......what do you use under your speakers? I find that one has to experiment to determine what is best. Usually, with concrete floors, it is best to couple the speaker to the floor (sharp-pointed cones), but, isolation could, in some circumstances, be better sounding. If you don't like the... | |
| Speaker cable made you say: I tried out and then bought Audionote Sogon speaker cables to replace NBS King Serpent speaker cables. The Sogon is more open on top and more detailed, while remaining smooth. The NBS is still a VERY good cable. I managed to get the Sogon at a fra... | |
| Most underrated composer of 20th Century? Just because a particular composer doesn't "speak to me" does not mean he "doesn't have much to say." It would be unfair for me to presume that I understand all that a composer is trying to express and what I got out of that particular composer am... | |
| Most underrated composer of 20th Century? I am wondering about the interest level of listeners in this thread in composers that are "way out" at the bleeding edge of modernism. For example, do people really love the music of Luigi Nono, or just find it interesting or hate it? I find him i... | |
| Most underrated composer of 20th Century? Just a week ago I heard symphonies by Eichberg and I liked them. I had not heard of this composer born in the 1970s. There is a lot of interesting music coming from a wide variety of sources. I even like some of what Golijov is doing, although it ... | |
| Most underrated composer of 20th Century? Frogman,Excellent comments. some of the most influential composers were certainly not the most popular (e.g.,Berg, Webern), particularly measured by current fashion. I like the composers you mentioned, particularly Frank Martin (mainly for choral ... | |
| Calling all Horn lovers I love the sound of the EdgarHorn system. The designer managed to minimize the usual horn colorations while preserving most of the immediacy and dynamics of great horn systems. It is unfortunate that there are so few of these systems out there, pa... | |
| Basis 2200 Bass Issue Even if you are using the same cartridge, it is VERY difficult to get identical settings when switching to a new arm/table. Small changes can have very large sonic consequences. Even a tiny VTA change will affect the apparent balance between bass ... | |
| Is a tube phono better than ss? I agree completely with what Salectric posted. My own preference is for tube-based phonostages. I have also heard plenty of dead quiet tube phonostages (e.g., my Viva Fono) and some surprisingly noisy solid state ones (e.g., Boulder), so I would n... | |
| Tannoy Kensington SE vs Magnepan 20.7 Both great speakers with quite different sound. If you listen at really low levels, the Kensington is probably a better choice. Maggies don't need to be played loudly, but, they do seem to come alive at a higher level than the Kensington.My "issue... | |
| Great Tube/SS Amp for Proac D40R ? Great sounding speaker. I particularly like how well the ribbon integrates with the rest of the drivers--something quite rare with this type of driver.I have heard these speakers with some fairly low-powered electronics, including the cheaper amps... | |
| What is your most beautiful component? I do like the solid wood (not veneer) bases on Emotive Audio gear. My Epifania linestage also has the tiger maple wood base and it is quite nice looking. | |
| How To Get The Best Sound From Pandora & Rhapsody? A local dealer uses a Sonos system to conveniently access a vast library of music for equipment review purposes. The Sonos system is hooked up to MUCH higher quality DACs than that Sonos supplies. That Sonos server has access to the various downlo... | |
| Thales Simplicity tonearm review in Stereophile. I haven't read the review, nor have I heard the Thales arm. But, I do note that Mr. Fremer has certain views about design that essentially preclude even reviewing certain products. For example, because he thinks that suspended tables, at least in ... |