mitchchavis
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| best phono preamp under 500? There's no such thing as "best" but I would definitely check out the new Musical Fidelity V-LPS II that is just going out to dealers in the US. It retails for under $200. | |
| Selecting headphones and a headphone amp I purchased a Grado PS1000 with a Burson headphone amp recently and it's a great sounding combo. I listened to the Sennheiser 800 which was a close contender but I preferred the Grados overall. The Burson amp has two inputs for headphones with dif... | |
| What Song Reminds You of Your First Love? "Brown Eyed Girl" by Van Morrison Have to add the Righteous Brothers "Unchained Melody". | |
| favorite Apple TV country internet radio station My favorite if folkalley. I listened for hours yesterday with no desire to put anything else on. | |
| Keith Jarrett - Koln Concert out on 96/24 Thanks for the update on your impression of the new HD version. I have not downloaded any of the HD tracks yet but I am tempted to give them a try. The Koln Concert is a great recording and I was hoping to hear that the HD was a noticeable improve... | |
| Amplifier for Magnepan 20.1s I don't use a power conditioner for the amps, they're plugged directly into a 20 amp circuit although it is a shared circuit. My next move is to have a dedicated circuit for each amp. I ran the 250.5 through a conditioner but after calling Pass(th... | |
| Amplifier for Magnepan 20.1s I have the 20.1s also and for a while ran the Pass 250.5 with them. I went up the line to the 600.5s and the Magnepan speakers came to life with them. I have not had an inclination to bi-amp as many have suggested but you may want to consider that... | |
| Do you listen alone or with guest s I'm with Viridian on this. My dog is almost always there with me listening and shows his appreciation of certain music by laying in the lower sweet spot on the floor. My wife enjoys listening to classical music and her listening is generally backg... | |
| If you could only keep 5 Lp vinyl which ones Tpreaves grabbed all my favorites so I'll have to go with the second choices although like Elizabeth I'd have to keep all of some musicians(Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Van the Man, Miles, Keith Jarrett, Bruce, etc, etc...Van Morrison- Astral WeeksMiles... | |
| Dumbest reason you were drawn.... Flash back nearly 40 years.. I bought a pair of Audio Project speakers which were Bose 901 knockoffs (looked just like them) and when I opened the pair the wood was laying loose from one speaker. The store, Lafayette Stereo outside Baltimore, inti... | |
| Maggies I use Pass X600.5s with my Magnepan 20.1 speakers and after many systems in pursuit of satisfaction in this hobby I am extremely satisfied with this combination. The 20.1s do need a lot of power to sound their best so my recommendation would be to... | |
| Share thoughts on Keith Jarrett Keith Jarrett is in my opinion one of the best jazz musicians of his generation. I've enjoyed his music from Koln Concert to present and he never ceases to amaze me with his artistry. I would love to see him in concert and plan to if he ever comes... | |
| Blue Ray Concert discs I never tire of "The Last Waltz", The Band's farewell concert. Can't believe it's been over 30 years, ouch. | |
| Jeff Rowland Funny, I was just reading the article you mention but you are confusing the Plinius recommendation with the Rowland recommendation. In the article John Marks recommends early model Rowland products through the Concentra II and also recommends all ... | |
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