marakanetz
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| integrated /seperates step down ...step-up towards full(er) range than with 2a3 SET. If you can get a good used deal on Jadis integrated I guess it's worth it. | |
| Low Fi / Mid Fi / High Fi ? Used to be a standard but since this standard had been outperformed during mid to end 70's it became a market tool. | |
| integrated /seperates step down Jadis Reference Orchestra will be a step up. | |
| Does full range guarantee bass? A small note:Full range is not acheivable by any of FM tuner(broadcast limitations 50Hz...15KHz). | |
| 5 best underrated or unknown bands and why? Ben,Do you have any of older publications about Can or at least do you know how to get them? I'm not realy interested in Spoon records information rather than leaning towards collecting not only records but other notes and posters of my favourite ... | |
| Do you really need ultra expensive cables? Clarks are comfortable shoes, but not as nice as Kenneth Cole Reaction shoes that excell in both. I personally wear Kenneth Kole Reaction but some may prefere Clarks. Same reasoning I have towards v.s. Levis and Jordache jeans with certainly perso... | |
| "Grid leakage" problem common to tube pre-amps? Sogood51,Krell specifically warns to use DC-free proccessors or sources. It's completely direct-coupled even between input and output stages and considered to be a DC-amplifier i.e. ranges from 0Hz to ...100kHz??.At the same time Krell guarantees ... | |
| Do you keep your amps and preamps on all the time Sean,I'd want to add that you've got to make sure that such high-bias amp has plenty enough heatsink area arround transistors. If it's not the case the heat will always accelerate and run to fry not only egg but stake as well.Some of manufacturers... | |
| Do you really need ultra expensive cables? On good equipment such as McIntosh cables don't make a difference(if used proper gauge).On crappy equipment you can spend 50% on cabling with no success. | |
| "Grid leakage" problem common to tube pre-amps? I'd guess that it's not normal with tubes.Without looking-up the circuit diagram of preamp it's hard to realy make a conclusion why it takes place or poised to take place and how often.6922 is a dual-triode very often can be used as a differencial... | |
| what is a good sound stage suppose to sound like? Real people on the real stage fully depend on room acoustics. Very often it turns out that speakers can only help to bring it to more descent level for the stage. | |
| 5 best underrated or unknown bands and why? Don't know 5 but have 10.1. Can2. Residents3. Cul De Sac4. Nina Hagen Band5. Curlew6. Lounge Lizards7. Material8. Praxis9. Pere Ubu10.Kluster | |
| Has audiophilia changed your music taste? I begin to wonder if I'm kidding myself and I'd say probably no.I mostly listen to uncommercial music that at its most times has an excellent mastering.Thus even hearing a great recording of some country music or Christmas gospel I can only say re... | |
| Has audiophilia changed your music taste? Not ever.Patricia Barber albums is just a clear example. Recorded excellent but realy now I'd fall asleep listening to them and switch to something more creative.Have Ben Webster original vinyls but realy, nothing special that satisfies my musical... | |
| Best acoustic -natural instruments CD's Fillip Johnston "Unknown" soundtrack available on Avan Japan. Rare CD but brass arrangements will certainly drive you nuts. That David Hofsta on acoustic bass is something!Carla Bley big band "Goes to Church" on WATT 1995.If you dig onto minimaliz... |