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| My Dream SubWoofer - does it exist? I should add that the choice of actual subwoofer is IMHO less critical. The least expensive downward firing SVS cylinder is (or was, on closeout) IIRC about $500 to $600, and I'd wager that it's a good performer - all of their products test amazin... | |
| My Dream SubWoofer - does it exist? I use an NHT x-2 for high pass and an SMS-1 for low pass and digital room correction (DRC). Only the NHT is in the main signal path and I find it undetectable by ear - although YMMV on that one. The combo works very, very well (and, as mentioned, ... | |
| Best Sam and Dave and other Stax LP's There's a giant Stax Box set that you might want to think about. IIRC, it comes in several (10?) multi cd volumes and, when complete, the whole thing ultimately includes everything everything ever released by the label. They probably cost about $1... | |
| Best Remakes Of All Time A couple of people have mentioned covers of "Knockin' on Heaven's Door". I might have missed it, but I didn't see any mention of Warren Zevon's version, which was recorded when he knew he was dying of cancer. For me, that one is so poignant it's a... | |
| Best Remakes Of All Time I don't know, I think Clapton did Cocaine better than Cale. IMHO, his take on the song is more visceral, while still capturing the original's essential spirit and intention. Cale's solo was a great, subtle, slow, bluesy slur - but IMHO Clapton's i... | |
| Best Remakes Of All Time Another good choice is "Battleship Chains" originally by The Woods and later superbly covered by both The Georgia Satellites and Hindu Love Gods. Similarly, the Satellites do a killer version of "Hippy Shake" and the Hindu Love Gods cover "Wang Da... | |
| Pair of JL Audio F110-Good Subs??? All of the JL subs are excellent performers - and their pricing reflects that. Bear in mind that, while there are tons of expensive high end products that are mediocre, the JLs actually -IMHO- largely justify their price tag.I've seen test results... | |
| Primaluna and Rogue I don't know the Rogue amps, but I own the PL 7 monos. They are reasonably powerful, very fine sounding, extremely versatile (easy tube rolling w/auto bias), well built amps - especially for the $. If you can visit the PL importer, Upscale Audio, ... | |
| Active Speaker Recommendation Actually, I think Macrojack identified the monitors I was referring to. The matching subs are either the s-10 or s-20.Marty | |
| Active Speaker Recommendation If you can still find the closeout priced NHT active sub/sat combo (I believe it was the "S" series) which was designed for desktop use - either PC or nearfield monitoring - it's a very good value. It's not quite full range, but unlike most deskto... | |
| Zingali HM-215 horn speakers BTW,The old distrubutor, OSSaudio.com in Toluca Lake, Ca. may still have an odd pair or two available on closeout.Marty | |
| Zingali HM-215 horn speakers I have a pair of the Zingali omniray floorstandering horn loaded towers (model S3, I think). These are stunning looking, very dynamic and actually quite neutral with no obvious coloration to my ear - at least until the spls get really high, at whi... | |
| Best Remakes Of All Time I also forgot to list Luka Bloom's acoustic take on LL Cool J's "I Need Love". In concert, this one makes the ladies swoon.Marty | |
| new Transatlantic cd "The Whirlwind" Panu,ThanksMarty | |
| design criteria, W.A.F. etc General rule of thumb is that when WAF is at work, think Italian. Sonus Faber and Opera both make fine moniors dressed up as furniture. Upscale Audio usually has the Opera stuff at steep discounts.Good LuckMarty |