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| Favorite Tube Amps, Reasonably Priced I have been very pleased with the Cary SLAM 100s which sometimes come up here for 2500/pair which would be great value. | |
| why are jolidas so cheap? try calling John @ his store in Seattle, The Audio Connection (not the NJ store). He sells lots of lower priced tube amps (including Jolida) and I'm sure would be happy to talk to you about the subject (206-524-7251). He's open mon - sat 11-6. | |
| Where is the weak chain in my system? If your preferences run to warmth and smoothness, I would second Bozo's recommendation that you try a tube preamp. That may also give you the power you seek. Start by auditioning something which is neutral tube-y like a CAT. If that doesn't pull y... | |
| cable as tone control You might look into one of those tiny little dacs that people use with DAT players. They may only be A to D but I think that would be the most efficient use of your $. | |
| Help with speaker selection, please I have the most eclectic taste in music of anyone I know (everything from folk to electronic) and I've found speaker happiness with proac AND a rel stadium sub. Unless you spend kilobucks on a full-range, you'll never get those 20-30 hz 'notes'! P... | |
| Stereophile "coverage" I can't help but think that a lot of the problem is that there is a kind of doldrums going on now in equipment-land. Noone knows if any of the new formats will succeed - there's little indication that any will - but the uncertainty has the effect ... | |
| new to tubes, match for spectral amp I tried a spectral pre with a cary tube power amp. It ended up being about as detailed a sound as I've ever heard in my system - but not my cup of tea even though I could've lived with it. I do agree with the above post that you should sort of dec... | |
| World Music: Great Suggestions, please? 1.baaba maal 'djaam leelii' essential, gorgeous w. african, blows ali farka toure away2. nimbus records' 4 cd 'raga guide' is an amazingly good set of Indian music - top notch musicians plus an excellent book. They also have a 3 cd set of hindusta... | |
| Candles are lit, lights are down low jon hassell's 'fascinoma', santana 'borboletta' | |
| Your favorite blues album? Blues Is King by B.B.King - live, hot concert from when his voice was so powerful he'd blow out microphones! Don't dismiss BB based on his recent slick stuff...Also, all of the early Howlin' Wolf stuff is essential. You can get most of it by buyin... | |
| Best Unknown Jazz Album Art Ensemble of Chicago: Les Stances A Sophie or A Jackson in Your HouseSun Ra: Other Voices, Other BluesEvan Parker: Breaths and HearbeatsAll of the above are 'free improv' of one sort or another. This genre is pretty 'outside' (not a single ment... | |
| Are Sony SACD Machine Owners Crazy?? I bought a (demo) 777 as a way of killing 2 birds with one stone - get a fairly high-end redbook player and be able to play sacd. There's the added benefit that it's an excellent transport (for redbook) but that wasn't my objective. At any rate, I... | |
| scd 777es sacd sony mod worth it? You can find a few people who've done the mod on the SACD discussion on AudioAsylum. They all seem quite pleased with it. One nice thing about the 777 is the 5 year warranty, so if you bought yours with a warranty, that's a consideration (it'd be ... | |
| Are Monoblock s worth it? One advantage as yet unmentioned is shorter speaker cable lengths which can have a dramatic effect! | |
| Favorite of Dick s Picks #2 (columbus 10/71), #4 (Fillmore East 2/70), #16 (Fillmore 11/69) - All are excellent! |