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| Black-Eyed-Peas, the future of modern music? Their recent song "I Gotta Feeling" (not The Beatles tune with similar name) is a pretty darn good piece of modern pop music. I think I read it is the most or second most downloaded song in Itunes history. | |
| Class "D" amp? I do not have a clue. Do you? Coffey,Which one(s) did you try?I think you are the first person I have heard allude to too much bass as a result of a Class D. Mine are certainly not lacking in that department, though they sounded relatively lean in comparison to my prior non cl... | |
| Duke Ellington - Four symphonic works McCoy Tyner has a CD on Impulse label a few years back with jazz/symphonic interpretations of several Burt Bacharach tunes. Its a very interesting listen though I do not think it was exceptionally well received by critics/purists.[url]http://www.a... | |
| Class "D" amp? I do not have a clue. Do you? When I acquired my ref100ms used, the seller kindly obliged me and opened up the boxes to confirm the specific design. I f I were to pay a premium for that model, which I did, I wanted to be certain that the right guts were in there and not just r... | |
| Class "D" amp? I do not have a clue. Do you? Readers please note that the BEl Canto ref1000 and ref1000m (or mkii as the ref100m has also been called)are two significantly different designs that reprotedly sound different and may work differently in different system configurations. Be sure y... | |
| Class "D" amp? I do not have a clue. Do you? I have the Bel Canto ref1000 mkii monoblocks. They are the real deal and work very well with tube pre-amps which tend to have higher output impedance (not all Class Ds may be ideal matches for tube pre-amps), and all the speakers in my system, all... | |
| lessloss blackbody Tunnelbridge appears similar in concept to the powered DBS devices on my Audioquest cv6 speaker wires.In my case, I have not been able to detect a difference with the dbs on or off. I do hear most every other change I make to my system. Some claim... | |
| Klipschorn Imaging I may be wrong but I am under the impression that imaging, at least in terms of 3-D soundstage is not the forte of the Klipschorn largely do to their corner location requirement?I suspect Klipschorn performance in this regard may depend on what ki... | |
| ohm walsh 2000 cable recommendations Actually, speaker wires are the component I have experimented with the least with my OHMs. I have just not felt the need although I would say that most everything else I have experimented with including ICs makes a very noticeable difference. I do... | |
| Turntable isolation In most homes/rooms, turntables are more stable on a low solid piece of furniture closer to the ground. This minimizes vibrations and effects. Can you put the table on a separate low stand or table next to the taller component stand? I keep all my... | |
| "Round Midnight", what is your favorite version? This one:http://www.amazon.com/Classic-Concert-Live-Gerry-Mulligan/dp/B00070EBDU | |
| Album which you have listened to most? Seventh Sojourn - Moody BluesFoxtrot - GenesisMix Up - Patrick O'HearnJack the Toad - Savoy BrownGuitar Noir - Steve HackettStationary Traveler - Camel | |
| Favorite 5 Hard Rock albums Driving Music Whhops, sorry you want albums:Machine Head - Deep PurpleBrothers And Sisters - The Allman BrothersHeyday - The ChurchMetallica - MetallicaBest of the Outlaws - The Outlaws | |
| Favorite 5 Hard Rock albums Driving Music Highway Star - Deep PurpleCall Me the Breeze - Lynyrd SkynrdRambling Man - Allman BrothersEnter Sandman - MetallicaMyrrh - The Church | |
| best speakers for wyred 4sound sti- 500 "I like many different musical genres. I like it fairly loud,as if the band set up in my space."A little different, but practically OHM Walsh omnis do this better than most anything else IMHO and this is one of the biggest reasons I've stuck with ... |