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| Grant Green suggestions 'green street', 'talkin' about', and 'remembering'note: I prefer the less 'funky' side of Grant Green | |
| What cartridges would best sound an Ekos arm? I've been very happy with a Benz S M on my LP12/lingo/ekos | |
| How close to the real thing? what perspective is 'real', sitting in the middle of the orchestra or 40 rows back?I personally like the 'first 5 rows' type of recording (as opposed to the 25th row...), so sometimes a recording is MORE enjoyable than sitting in the audience - as... | |
| Tube amp, more low end you could just get a good subwoofer. I don't think the switch to a different tube type will give you what you're looking for. | |
| SACD vs. Vinyl SACD is a flop, for various reasons (the economy, young people don't care about 'hi-rez' as much as baby boomers, etc.). the good news is that CDs have improved a great deal. stick with what you've got. if you really want to increase your listenin... | |
| How to transfer LP to iMAC Computer you can find a digidesign Mbox for sale quite cheaply $100-ish on craigslist or ebay. they come with protools software. you plug your 'tape out' into the Mbox and the Mbox into your computer.but...- the better the turntable, the better your CD wil... | |
| SLeeper lps of 70s.... it's not rock, but 'native dancer' by wayne shorter and milton nascimento has always seemed to me like a very overlooked LP. pretty easy to find in good condition, well engineered, and absolutely beautiful music - it's 'fusion', in the sense that ... | |
| Any Good Howlin Wolf CDs probably out of print, but if you can find:Memphis Days - The Definitive Edition I + II (Bear Family)Howling Wolf Rides Again (Flair)you'll have all the early (IMHO best) stuff. otherwise 'Cadillac Daddy' (rounder) has some of the same material, a... | |
| More female vocals billie holiday. can't believe nobody's mentioned her yet... | |
| Most improved last 10yrs: Speaker, amp, or pre? Mapman,the 7s' innovations supposedly involve using the same materials (end-grain balsa in particular) in all the drivers and not having any shared frequencies (to prevent smearing) among adjacent drivers. I make no claims about thoroughness as fa... | |
| Most improved last 10yrs: Speaker, amp, or pre? I think the Vandersteen 7s represent a quantum leap - they really stood out from all the other speakers I've heard. if the innovations it uses 'trickle down' to where it doesn't cost 45K to get that sound, that will be a wonderful thing indeed... ... | |
| Vandersteen 7s the 7's are $45,000 | |
| Vandersteen 7s I heard them after listening to a set-up with Wilson Sashas and the 7s (IMHO) blew them away. obviously different everything, front end + amlification-wise, but I am lusting now in a bad way...they just seemed far more 'human', made the Wilsons se... | |
| Vandersteen 7s I heard them at Definitive a couple weeks ago. insanely good. insanely expensive. probably not having the $ is a good thing - if you hear them you'll want them. | |
| CLassical: Rca, London, Col, Mercury..... while these sought after labels are often excellent-sounding, there's a lot of variability (not to mention the condition in which one often finds them after all these years...). as with so many things in the audio world: ignore the hype and trust ... |