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| best mahler no. 5 Many new ones have come out in last couple years, my primary recommendation is 1988 Bernstein/DG like Sugarbrie, a live recording that is very compelling, also own 1969 Barbirolli/EMI. The new 1998 Chailly/Decca has been very positively reviewed r... | |
| speaker cable I agree with Joe C., use Cable Co loaner program and try some Analysis Plus Oval 9, I use double runs in my system, and I prefer the cooper version to the silver oval. Very reasonable price, will give you rich full sound, these replaced highly rat... | |
| New Enya Album After listening to whole album, this is worth buying. As is typical with Enya a couple tracks are instrumental pieces. No new ground broken here, "shepard moon" remains best album to date followed by "watermark". Sound quality of new album is same... | |
| New Sade Album Well I just got CD and Corn.F.B was right, this album is a bust. Flat one dimensional drum machine/program beats and bland overall sound. Nothing like the tight lively synchopated soulful beats of "diamond life". What a dissapointment, Sade hersel... | |
| Your Listening chair I agree with david 99, lets not make this overly complicated, couch with extra throw pillows. Throw pillow behind the head for headrest. | |
| Best Mahler Third PLS there is no doubt that Horenstein sustains the "long line" in the final movement better than anyone else. Magnificent sustained build up, kettle drums providing impressive drive and power, one of my favorite Mahler 3rds. It is a shame that the... | |
| Anyone ever opened MIT cables? Carl & Sol although MIT T2 are very good for the price, MIT 330+ is big step up and well worth the small additional cost. Audio Advisor has 330+ for $150 pair new, and it has CVT coupler RCAs which T2 lacks. I have heard no cable anywhere near... | |
| Isolation Devices Sorry I confused "Isopods" with "Vibrapods", I have used vibrapods with stand mounted speakers to great effect. I have never tried Isopods, but I use vibrapods where ever partially filled bicycle innertube won't fit, Sam | |
| Isolation Devices I also prefer partially filled bicycle inner tube under full size components like CDP, over vibrapods. Also remove MDF sandwich and have only tube between component and shelf, this eliminates component feet. I also recommend using vibrapods betwee... | |
| New Sade Album Sade website is really first class, sadeonline.com If you check under discography and go to "lovers rock" they have real audio samples of every track. But wait, if you have latest Real Audio 8 player (free download) these samples use the new "G2 S... | |
| Anyone ever opened MIT cables? Najo, new MIT cable have impedance matched cables to work better with tubes etc. I am puzzled why many people look down at MIT, I own some MIT 330 shotgun ICs and find they do some things extremely well, my ears tell me they know what they are doi... | |
| New version of MF "A3" int. amp. There is a picture of new integrated amp in Nov What HiFi mag. Unit is called NuVista M3 integrated amp, styling is like other A3 line, no details were given, but it looks big and powerful @200w? and will very likely have CR (choke regulation). Th... | |
| HomeGrown Audio Impressions Soup reveal to us your $250 cable, is it AP? Trelja I have not heard HG, the price is good but the RFI problem is troubling design defect. Your system is quite different from mine (all Musical Fidelity/Bel Canto dac1) I have compared Kimber Silver... | |
| Best Holiday CDs? Ella Fitzgerald "Swinging Christmas" on Verve records, very cool holiday jive.......also Dolly Parton "Home for Christmas" on Columbia, Smokey Mt style christmas with Dolly's charming style.....both records above average sound, but not audiophile ... | |
| Do I have to buy all new CDs? It is true case of "tail wagging the dog" if you only buy CDs because they sound good on your system, personally I don't care for most of the Cds mentioned by others here. Over half my CD collection is rock/alt which are not audiophile recordings,... |