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| Headphone I can stand for more than 1 hour Sony makes a very comfortable open ear design-well ventilated.Consider also a non-fatiguing headphone amp (tube rolling helps), and most importantly, some kind of crossfeed circuit which will reduce long run fatigue. | |
| Which artists do you just not get? I get it all now!I can't figure out a lot of hip-hop these days. Good lyrics, but as music to turn on, its beyond me. My musical evolution in that direction stopped a long time ago with the incomparable Grandmaster Flash.In Jazz, Miles leaves me c... | |
| What's more important; sound or brand name? Brand name. Conrad-Johnson. Burmester. Audio Research Corp. I want the assurance of an established reputation, a long life servicing and supporting equipment, serious engineering smarts when I spend my hard earned $. My most dearly beloved pair sp... | |
| Room Acoustics--Stereophile Soapbox The biggest fix for room acoustics? Open the windows! Of course, you'll have to live on a Midwestern farm or have very tolerant neighbours :-) But it does usually work wonders for eliminating standing waves.You can also weigh up the cost/benefit o... | |
| Amp shopping - recommendations anyone? Gamut D200 MkII used.CJ Premier 12 used (there's one here now). | |
| High End Myth Glossary. Here are some:Cables are as important as circuit design.You really don't need to understand a whit about circuit design or electrical engineering to intelligently evaluate different approaches by the various designers.You can walk into an audition... | |
| Felice Bryant: you rocked my world With the greatest respect, bye-bye love.Rest in Peace, Felice Bryant. | |
| Rock Lyrics - Best Reference to Other Rock Group Simon & Garfunkel "...I've been rolling stoned and beatled till I'm blind..." | |
| Recommended CD of Cuban music I stumbled on Ruben Gonzalez's 'Chanchullo' CD this past weekend.It was the first CD I played on my new EarmaxPro tube headphone amp and new Sennheiser HD-600s. What a lucky accident! The sound is absolutely fabulous, fabulous!And I'm raving about... | |
| Silverline Sonata II vs Triangle Celius I've heard both recently. The Sonata dominates the Celius in every way, bass, midrange, highs, soundstage, coherence, details and microdynamics, and last but far from least, fit and finish-the Celius is a vinyl wrapped box; the Sonata is wood, ver... | |
| Trying to build a near ref. listening room? Help If its double wall, then you have the option of making the walls non-parallel, which will help. A TACT RCS 2.2x might be a cheaper solution!:-) | |
| Cary 308 or Njoe Tjoeb 4000? Forget the Cary's, they are overpriced for what they are; get a Gamut CD-1R if you are spending that kind of money, or a used Sony SCD-1. | |
| Recommended classical guitar CDs? Segovia playing Granados and Albeniz. | |
| Goner's your Top Five Picks for Preamps & Amps hmmm...researching this one...I have a CJ Pr.16LS2 as well.Its been suggested that I get a1. CJ Prem.16/LS2 with a Rowland Model 102. CJ Prem. 16/LS2 with a Premier 140 (rarer than hen's teeth)3. Hovland HP100 with a Pass X-2504. Lamm LL2 with a G... | |
| The details of selling/shipping overseas I'm a US citizen in Singapore. Detlof nails it on the head. Wire transfers are commonplace for even consumer transactions outside the US. The reluctance of US sellers to use them is due to having to release the bank name, your account number, and ... |