mapman
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| Genesis Revisited Disc came yesterday. Got to listen to a good bit last night.In a nutshell: I loved it! THis time around Hackett has elected more to polish up these tunes for today's listener rather than attempt to embellish the originals with new arrangements or ... | |
| Class D amps? Here is the Stereophile writeup on teh BEl Canto ref10000M Class D monoblocks that I use. These were very well received in all aspects and I would agree that the sound overall at least with my gear is hard to fault, though the biggest strengths li... | |
| companies that modify equipment...opinions I suppose its a lot like tweaking except not as easily reversible if things do not work out for the better as intended. There is always more performance that can be squeezed out of anything. THe question is always does it add value? And what are t... | |
| It's All in Your Head "as i said, there can be two totally different perceptions of the same event"I'd be willing to take it further and say that there pretty much always will be to some extent. | |
| Do the laser cleaning CDs do anything? The scenario that has come up that prompted me to use my Discwasher device was when a player was already having problems playing discs reliably, ie skipping, dropouts, etc. and cleaning the disc itself did not help. At some point, if a player is a... | |
| Do the laser cleaning CDs do anything? I had such a device from Discwasher once. NEver could discern any difference using it. I stopped using devices like this in that they appeared to do no real good and could potentially do harm if say residue was left in place that might affect the ... | |
| An impression of some phono stages SOunds like fun, and an interesting experiment.I would go in expecting certain phono stages to be a better match with each setup for specific technical reasons that deliver better sound. Then see if expectations turn out to be true or false and wh... | |
| companies that modify equipment...opinions I don't understand the appeal of buying a square peg then attempting to fit it into a round hole.Just buy the round peg to start with.Personally, I stay away from third party mods. What happens when something breaks or has a problem? Do you send i... | |
| In what price range do I need to go for a Dac ? I have a few tracks on my music server that I recorded about 5-6 years ago during my initial recent foray into computer audio. I used an audioquest stereo mini to dual phono analog IC into my Denon CD recorder. The source was various Real Player l... | |
| Audiogon "RECORDINGS TO DIE FOR" list Jeff Beck "Blow By Blow"."God Bless America" - Mormon Tabernacle Choir | |
| The most dynamic speaker you've heard... "Most dynamic home audio speakers I've heard were the Classic Audio Reproductions Hartsfields. "With the field coil drivers I assume?I heard one of the larger CAR speakers at Capital Audiofest this past July. Very impressive + gorgeous to look at!... | |
| 10 Box Set of Beethoven - DG/Poyldor - 1972 Box sets going for the cheap at Goodwill is one of the things I look most forward to shopping for these days. | |
| Synergistic Research Comes Down to Earth I've heard the smaller Nola's elsewhere and recall a very viable big hitting sound out of a small package that could please many I would think for not much. I think it was small Nola's I heard at Capital Audifest 2010 running of a $450 Jolida FX10... | |
| It's All in Your Head BTW, this is a hobby whose main purpose is entertainment, so there is nothing wrong with spinning through gear, tweaks, etc. regularly if that is part of the enjoyment factor and budgets enable.The problem scenario is when one who is a music lover... | |
| Advice on Equipment Upgrade FWIW I run an ARC sp-16 pre-amp with Bel Canto ref1000m monoblocks (1000kohm input impedance, unbalanced).I was listening to this running my small Dynaudio Contour 1.3mkII monitors for hours last night (did not get much sleep). The sound is a magi... |