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| Lieder anyone? I like the Te Kanawa and Victoria de Los Angeles versions too, but the utterly unique singing style and voice of Davrath makes her version my choice. Being so lazy, I don’t listen to it much because it is on lp and not on my music server (I should... | |
| Lector 603 CD player I have heard it, and its big brother, and I like what I heard. These are players that do well mimicking the sound of analogue sources--smooth, relaxed sound, but still quite dynamic and lively. I have been impressed with both their digital elect... | |
| Lieder anyone? I also love the Norman Four Last Songs. One more suggestion: Cantaloube “Songs of the Auverne.” | |
| Lieder anyone? I don't understand the languages of most of the lieder I listen to, but, I do know what the songs are about from having read the translations. I think this does ad to the experience. There are plenty of songs that are sung in English, such as th... | |
| For the anal retentive audiophile...a mains frequency tester I agree that turntable speed control boxes, if implemented correctly, can reduce the small momentary variations in line frequency and otherwise clean up the power being fed to the turntable motor. I employ the Basis power supply on my Basis table... | |
| Lieder anyone? I have about a dozen versions of Winterreise, and I listen mostly to Goerne because I like his performance and it is one that has been ripped to my server. Strauss' Four Last Songs has so many great performances; I tend to listen mostly to Schwar... | |
| For the anal retentive audiophile...a mains frequency tester I don't know what good it would do, given that there is not much you can do about the frequency and any variation would have little effect--it would really only affect a turntable with an AC synchronous motor, and even there, any variation would b... | |
| Thinking of taking the plunge. Are you looking for a streamer that has a built in DAC, or just streaming capability? I heard the Volumio streamer, but it was feeding a separate DAC, and it sounded quite good. I was surprised that the streaming device sounded considerably bett... | |
| Cartridge incompatibility, Soundsmith and Luxman If you cannot find a technician to switch out the built in loading resistor (assuming this IS the issue), and you are against using an external SUT feeding the MM input, you will be in the still troublesome spot of finding a cartridge that works. ... | |
| My thoughts on my First Watt J2 Amplifier I borrowed a friend's J 2 for about two weeks to run in my horn-based system (99 db/watt efficient). I liked what I heard--dynamic, smooth, clear and detailed sound, but I would not mistake it for the tube amplification that it replaced. It stil... | |
| Looking To Match A Tube Amp With A Pair Of Audio Note AN-K/Spe Iron is indeed the king with tube gear, for both pushpull and single-ended amps. There is hardly anything new and novel in tube design, so most of it comes down to parts quality, build quality and voicing by the designer. | |
| Looking To Match A Tube Amp With A Pair Of Audio Note AN-K/Spe That Sansui integrated looks terrific, and with Hashimoto trannies, it probably sounds great too (I have not heard this amp). I know a young man who has heard various Western 124 clone amps (Deja Vu Audio) using vintage transformers and liked the... | |
| Looking To Match A Tube Amp With A Pair Of Audio Note AN-K/Spe I am a BIG fan of the 6L6 tube, but, that would mean a pushpull amp. The KT 66 is a very similar sounding tube. Both have a rich, harmonically dense sound without sounding murky or sluggish or soft on dynamics (some of my personal issue with som... | |
| Looking To Match A Tube Amp With A Pair Of Audio Note AN-K/Spe Rooze, I completely agree with you about Deja Vu Audio and Synthesis. I too, really like their amps and think that the A40 (KT66, built in DAC) would be a fantastic choice with the AN-K, except that the OP has a Backert linestage and is only loo... | |
| Looking To Match A Tube Amp With A Pair Of Audio Note AN-K/Spe When I brought up ANK not being affiliated with Audio Note (uk), it was not to disparage, in any way, ANK. I was merely saying that the products are not the same. ANK utilizes the same sort of "level" system and says it uses genuine Audio Note p... |