martykl
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| When I have seen people listing their systems lately Fliz16/44.1 is not literally perfect. It may be good enough (or even overkill) for the intended purpose (human listeners), but it's still an approximation of the signal. No analog or digital reproduction can claim to be "literally perfect".Had you... | |
| I am really disappointed with the hip-hop enthusiasts on Audiogon I am not a hip-hop enthusiast and had never heard of Blowfly til this post. However, a quick trip to Wilipedia convinces me that I should look into it. Plus,. I gotta admit a soft spot for anyone who performs in those costumes under the name "Bl... | |
| If you could only own 7 Jazz/blues albums. What would they be? SchubertSong For My Father was my last title out before the cut. It's a great record IMO (better, in a vacuum, than Lost Paramount Tapes), but wasn't quite the stylistic fit for my collection. Cool choice, tho. | |
| If you could only own 7 Jazz/blues albums. What would they be? Tough one, maybe I'll go with.....Danny Gatton & Buddy Emmons. Red Neck Jazz ExplosionGrant Green. SolidJohn Mayall. A Hard RoadDuke Ellington. Far East SuiteColeman Hawkins. Body and SoulSonny Rollins Saxophone CollossusJames Booker. Lo... | |
| Do you think audiophiles are the most gullible hobbyists Geoffkait,I've got a display case containing 500 vintage condoms that begs to disagree. | |
| blending Magnepan MMG with SVS subwoofer I've successfully integrated MMGs with both Rythmik and Velodyne subs using Audyssey. It's amazingly effective and virtually idiot-proof, but I understand that it's not everyone's philosophical cup of tea. If that doesn't appeal to you, I'd sugg... | |
| What are you favorite artists and songs to listen to on your system? I've posted my favorite Danny Gatton story here before, but for your benefit:Many years ago, Danny was playing at Fat Tuesday, an old NYC night club. I went with a friend. It's a small place and not many people showed up, so Danny chatted with f... | |
| What are you favorite artists and songs to listen to on your system? Bdp,I've got Joseph Barden pups in my tele - Can you guess why?Red Neck Jazz, baby! | |
| What are you favorite artists and songs to listen to on your system? It's a strange combination of factors, but my time in front of my main system has shrunk a lot. A fair bit has been converted to practice time (mostly guitar, but a little piano, too). Another factor is increased driving time with a split of roc... | |
| Is high end audio to snooty for its own good? High end audio. High end wine. High end sports cars. High end fill in the blank.In all cases, buying from the "high end" of the market will involve a fair bit of snob appeal. Some people drive Ferraris because they track them, some because they... | |
| Proportion of expenses On a decent budget, (and assuming digital sources only) I'd do it thusly:Dedicate about 80% of your available cash to finding speakers that sound good in your room. Do the best you can to feed them (source/electronics) with the other 20%. There... | |
| are magnepan mmg any good and intergrated amp suggestion for them I use MMGs with a pair of subwoofers in a second system. The total cost of the speakers+subs was +/- $1600. I'm not sure that anything on the market matches that combo for full range performance for the $. As some have noted, there are quirks (... | |
| Greatest Rock Guitar Riffs Smrex,If you're gonna go all "Thin Lizzy" on this one, you should add "Jailbreak". | |
| Horn Speakers and Sub Woofers To the general question (horns with subs) rather than the specific K-horn scenario, you could check out Avantgarde speakers which use that approach. I've heard them many times and have never noticed a problem with low end integration.FWIW | |
| Stats I agree 50%!The best 'stats (Soundlab, IMO) are better than dynamic speakers in so many important ways, but.....Fire up a pair of MBL 101s and you get the other side of the story. Incredibly dynamic omnis that sound 180 degrees (pardon the pun) d... |