mapman
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| Classical Music on the Radio My favorite and I think one of the best classical stations (and I have heard many over the years) is still WLRH Huntsville Alabama. Sound quality via internet radio on a Roku Soundbridge is very good which makes it a practical option for a variety... | |
| Focal Profile 918 presentation The entire Profile series didn't sound all that limited when I heard them. They are Focals mid though not top line, aren't they? They did most everything extremely well with little compromise. I came close to buying a pair myself. A pretty nice "e... | |
| Linn Sondek Hype I've been most satisfied with my Linn Axis. It sounds better than ever with some recent system upgrades and has operated flawlessly since I bought it over 20 years ago.It sits on a 60+ lb solid oak coffee table and operates flawlessly at any volum... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Reb,Did you get the details regarding what mods were done to the driver for you? | |
| Vinyl and SACD rule when it comes to... So by corollary, may I conclude that redbook CD does not rule, I assume?Maybe so, but, so what? After endless discussions here and elsewhere, and lots of listening with my own ears, I still don't buy into the propaganda that the medium is too limi... | |
| Krell FPB 300cx vs Jeff Rowland 501's? FWIW, soundwise, I'm thinking its more a lateral move albeit an energy efficient one with a bit more power. Might open up dynamics a bit and go a bit louder. I'd expect the Rowland to be a bit smoother though if the current setup has an edge to it... | |
| How to reproduce sound of piano Try staying in stereo but moving the speakers closer together than you might otherwise to better represent the actual width of the recorded piano.Just another idea... | |
| Newbie Setup Question - Digital I would expect the software driver used with a particular USB device could make a difference in sound.I 've heard others indicate that different USB cables make a difference as well, but I have difficulty understanding how different digital cables... | |
| RIP Eartha Kitt I remember her as "Catwoman" also and of course from "Santa Baby" which still gets a lot of airplay this time of year.Ironically, I just picked up her "Collection" CD at the library the other day for my wife. "Santa Baby" is her favorite Xmas Song! | |
| Reason for buying old/classic turntables For me, as someone who wants to spend time listening to music rather than mucking with equipment, when the time comes to replace my current Linn table (hopefully not for another 20 years), I would look at new tables first to see what I might be mi... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? "Is there a reason why there is a cover over the drivers?"1) protection2) aesthetics (what's inside sounds great but ain't pretty) | |
| Subsonic Rumble Solutions It depends on whether what's happening below 20hz is related more to the music or noise. Best to eliminate the noise first if possible. | |
| Subsonic Rumble Solutions "I believe that all LP systems would benefit from 20z (subsonic filtering)"If done right, I would tend to agree. | |
| good sounding cd's Fogerty's "Blue Moon Swamp", at least the later release with two bonus tracks, has top notch sound quality as good as I've heard on a pop/rock CD and the music is absolutely fantastic from start to finish. A true gem of a CD recording! I just list... | |
| Benchmark DAC1 Pre vs. Bel Canto DAC3 Imaginary,The "Windows Media Sharing" feature of Windows Media Player has to be enabled to allow other network devices, like the Roku or a Squeezebox, to share media files, including music files.A DAC connected physically via USB does not communic... |