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| Philly FM Radio and FM Tuner Redux Also worth considering is many stations provide high quality internet radio streams these days in addition to over the air broadcasts. From a technology perspective, internet streaming these days has a clear edge over traditional FM stereo broadca... | |
| Akai Speakers Akai had a lot of nice, solid if not outstanding products back in the 70's hifi heyday.Don't recall hearing Akai speakers specifically but some good value and nice looking receivers and other electronics.Akai RTR and cassette tape decks were their... | |
| Alvin Lee- 1 year later THose who appreciate Alvin Lee and Ten Years after might also be interested to know that their peers Savoy Brown and Kim Simmonds are still going strong, have a strong new CD release, and are currently on a small venue tour in US. I saw them last ... | |
| Why not horns? I think the m4.0t was the one mirroring a CJ amp maybe?I ran a 4.0t for a long time up until a few years back. It was definitely a unique sounding beast. I would say that it did tend to match up best with speakers that were more tube amp friendly ... | |
| Looking for advice on these speakers Charles, yes, I think it all depends case by case as usual when it comes to what is good or good enough versus not as good....a lot is always a judgement call plus no two combos are exactly the same.The key is always knowing what your goals are an... | |
| Looking for advice on these speakers What Al said but DR constraints likely extend to other genres as well with good quality recordings.HE speaker manufacturers often underplay this issue in order to demonstrate their speakers with low power SETs. Results are OK but may be limited dy... | |
| Why not horns? "Mapman, I remember there was an Ohm model that got good reviews back in the early 80's in Stereophile and maybe TAS too."I've seen Stereophile reviews of the first and second generation Walsh 5s. Stereophile review of gen 1 directly influenced ge... | |
| Most educational audition you ever had? All mbl demo at United Home Audio in MD a few years back using CD, phono and reference RTR recordings, and in a showroom suited to bring out the best.This system in general was all time home audio imaging and soundstage champ I have heard and all ... | |
| Why not horns? Strong stuff in that link but hard to shoot down totally.The audio magazines really don't go about their things any different than any other publication with a focus on selling stuff. Science and technology is boring. Fantasy and soap boxes are mu... | |
| Audioengine w3 D2 looks nicer and has digital optical output that should work with most DACs. I've never used SB Touch DAC but most think it to be pretty solid if not quite absolute top notch.Nice to know about these. Thanks. | |
| New Pangea Audio AC-14 XL Power Cord The Pangea power cords look like a nice value for a "premium" power cord.I have some wear with oover separation near the connection on my current DAC cord and am planning to replace with a Pangea to give that a try. | |
| Can I get a Its a lot safer buying things like this for people who will like it but also have no prior opinions or biases going in than for one who might, like a professional musician. Definitely risky I would say.I give audio things to relatives and friends ... | |
| The State of Jazz "Contrary to opinion, Rok2id and I can agree."Nice to help bring you two together! :^) | |
| Maggie MMG versus Ls3/5a Yup.Maybe not as sharp an outline (in terms of imaging and focus as opposed to speed and timing) with planars as some others, but enough mixed in with the rest to fit the bill quite well most likely.And the price is right and not hard to resell if... | |
| The State of Jazz Wait a minute are we talking about1) the state of teh art as in what is happening in the art, or 2) state of the art as in who/what is setting the highest standards for others to surpass artistically?Diana Krall is clearly significant in context o... |