marakanetz

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Want help before I open the box...
Fenomenal isn't it Albert?Jviva and Herman spoke one voice probably leaving the answer at the same time!But basically i hear all speak one voice about checking the volume control, but yes, first I probably should play with changing channels on CD-... 
What is "critical listening"?
in my sence the critical listening occurs only for the first few minutes of the tracks i want to check and tune-tweak the system. than goes entire musical enjoyment having assumed that everything is ok. 
little known musicians we should hear
i'll continue my list with increadible and innovative jazz musicians that have already decades of performances but only on small and private surroundings:phillip johnston,matia bazar,evan parker,hugh hopper,wayne horvitz,torsten de winkel,ravi col... 
I wanna hear some "audio" jokes...and
rok-jok:a heavy metal guitar player comes home to his girlfrend after performance heavily intoxicated with drugs and alcohol and feeling real bad.his girlfriend is trying to help him to become better offers:--honey maybe you wish to listen to Iron... 
I wanna hear some "audio" jokes...and
...how do you make a rock guitar player to stop playing?--Give him a sheet music!...what is the difference between viola and violin?--Burns longer.for more audio jokes please follow the cable posts, posts about tweaks and how other different junk ... 
What is "critical listening"?
Shortly saying, it's when you're in critical condition but you still can listen :) 
I wanna hear some "audio" jokes...and
bring me a bucket of decibels would ya? 
little known musicians we should hear
three words you should research:Cul De Sac.It's not jazz it's not trash it's not punk it's just Cul De Sac. 
Avanti III or Joseph audio Pearl ?
Ian, 93 dB doesn't mean that they're easy to drive since they have large pair of woofers 15" or so that will definitely benefit from power vs. small amps. At the same time I was not pleased with sound of APs and truly saying with any side-firing-w... 
An upfront and intimate player
Much better for budget that superbly fits your description is GamuT CD1. 
Death of Vinyl? Nah
a recording from vinyl on reel-to-reel machine can be much better than the same cd especially on 15ips speed. there some professional broadcast machines that are realy good for it such as otari, akai, revox and tascam. note that width of the tape ... 
How much better are the Classic 45 rpm vs 33 LPs?
there are also singles 12"/33.5rpm that have wider grooves but different carts may act in that case differently and so is on different speeds. i have lots of 12"/45rpm and most of the time they're all excellent. 
Speaking of Joseph Audio Pearls
if you can spare the room for vandy's 5 than go for it it's an excellent choice for the money. 
Moving coil cartridge advice needed
i myself have a helikon cart and i believe that this cart is the closest match to koetsu wood. btw it's possible to get it for a-bit higher than 1k from hong kong but not immedia wil void the warranty(whattahell! there still almost none if you bre... 
Death of Vinyl? Nah
the only problem i have with vinyl if someone walks by the turntable while it's playing. i probably need to mount the shelf on the wall but it requires finding at least one beam since shitrack will not hold 45lB. currently in this case i should us...