mwilson
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| Forte F-50A DAC I also owned both and had the opposite opinion as Rayhall, strongly preferring the F-50A. Chalk it up to system matching, personal preferences etc. I would, however, characterize both as dated, and nothing special compared to contemporaries from o... | |
| Speaker choice for workshop If it's for a workshop, maybe you could build a pair. The Parts Express website has lots of plans you can download, one of them, the "Golden Boys", was designed with exactly your situation in mind. I've never built any, but if I had a shop, I'd be... | |
| Name brands that are not so well known are skipped Try advertising, or sending review samples to publications. That will produce better results than indirect marketing. | |
| Good Time to be a metal fan with a turntable AudioFeil International: let's hear about your favorite music now, since that's what this thread should have been about in the first place.Xiekitchen and other Sabbath fans - Earmark records (Italy) has re-released much of the Black Sabbath catalo... | |
| Nordost Shiva, Vishnu, Brahma? I agree wholeheartedly with Episteme's comments. You will get more bass weight and better overall soundstage with the Vishnu. It is a huge step up from the Shiva, which is a great cord, but as you've pointed, a little lightweight. I use Vishnus on... | |
| Quicksilver Linestage Pre-Amplifier I'm gonna go out on a limb and suggest that the Quicksilver is not your problem, but your amp might be. I've owned both a Quicksilver preamp and several B&K amps, and the Quicksilver was in a different league than any of the half dozen B&K... | |
| The Definition of An Audiophile Robr45 - your succinct definition is as clear and sensible as any I've ever heard. That's pretty much the heart of the matter. | |
| Bryston 4B, tube amps and Klipsch Lascala's You'll get a lot of advice on these speakers, but one thing that really worked for me was to pair them with a fast subwoofer, in my case a Martin Logan Depth. The La Scalas sounded excellent, but really didn't become special until paired with a qu... | |
| Great 'Alternative' Rock recommendations Check out the debut LP from "Torche" - it's explosively heavy, and at the same time catchy with memorable songs. Some great overdriven guitar tones. It has that rare sort of energy that the first RATM LP had. You might look into the band "Akimbo" ... | |
| New Rainbow remasterings are awful Schipo: yes. Another Audiogon member posted about a Rainbow DVD re-release in these forums recently ("Live in Munich".) I'm sure that was equally surprising! | |
| Toslink Port Cover Plugs? Usblues, please elaborate. | |
| Lonely piece of marble: where should it go? Reminds me of when I was a kid, at a well-known tailings pile in Maine, searching for tourmaline. I found an interesting looking rock (to me anyway), and asked an old rock hound nearby what mineral it was. "Leaverite", he said without missing a be... | |
| Best Recording of Solo Tambourine I particularly like "Shik Shik Shikka Shikka" by uncredited. It's probably second only to "Shikka Shikka Shikka Shik Shik".But personally, I prefer cowbell. | |
| Your First Concert was..... ZZ Top, Afterburner tour 1986. The big Sphinx that served as the backdrop for the stage set snorted up a big white sheet that covered the whole stage before the band came on (it was in a conical shape, cresting near the Sphinx's nostrils) with a l... | |
| Give the new Kid Rock a shot. The only way I'd listen to Kid Rock is if he did a duet with Diana Krall, Patricia Barber, or Norah Jones. That's it. |