marakanetz
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| Vandersteen question For me loud enough could be even with 15WPC SET but it won't be enough full range-wise which I do prefere. For this I'd go for at least 100Wpc amps. | |
| I've lost my bass.... adding active sub may be even more pricewise beneficial than changing amp. | |
| Expressimo Audio "the LIFT" ....doesn't As far as I recall, Expressimo isn't drilled in the middle. It means if you turn the counterweight one way or the other, you will decrease the counterforce. Be noted that antiscate may be altered in that case and will probably need an adjustement. | |
| Source or Amp in audio link? The math is simple:amp is tended to be much more sophisticated and more expencive device than digital source, hence the pocket CD player will sound much better with good amp than ultra-bull-tra expencive one with cheap amp or receiver. | |
| XLR to RCA conversion Going unbalanced you will lose near- 6dB of amplifier's gain. | |
| Jazz Big Band Recommendations? Certainly the queen of big bands is Carla Bley.Charlie Haden's Liberation OrchestraKeith Tippett 50-piece band,Jasun Martz big band,Dave Grusin,and of course with no exception to Frank Zappa in particular the album "The Best Band You've Never Hear... | |
| Should I try a MC cartridge and phono pre? MC cartridge picks up much less EM noise than MM, has wider freequency bandwidth and can improve ANY turntable setup. Going with high-output version of MC cartridge is also benefit to MM in many cases. | |
| Dummy Load www.angela.comwww.digikey.comwww.newark.comwww.partsexpress.comare all parts dealers that you can select any dummy load you may desire.You should look for 50...100W/10...20Ohm resistor. | |
| Norah Jones on Bluenote?? Hey,just how about Diane Schuur debute on GRP???Can it somehow compare to Norah on Blue Note????? | |
| Any tips on jazz guitar trios or quartets? Three chanps on fusion to your taste areMedeski, Martin and Wood! | |
| Any tips on jazz guitar trios or quartets? and don't forget about Cream. | |
| Speakers for under $10k used? What room?Please include height as well.For large room and proper amplification >=200Wpc I'd recommend Dynaaudio C4. | |
| Suggestions, please... ...meaning Baroque being not classical either? | |
| To leave on or not to leave on, that is the ? If you have a tube equipment, than turn it off when you don't listen to it. | |
| Suggestions, please... Rachmaninoff not classical??If he lived in 20th century id doesn't mean that he's not classical. He is by all his means and ways to write music and so is Prokofiev, Skryabin...Alphred Schnittke is another story... |