newbee
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| How's your music library? Jwc, You're more ambitious than I am. :-)I started to do that once, catalog all my stuff, but ultimately I simplified that by simply purging and or re-prioritizing placement. Apart from recordings I gave away, I have set up two locations - the pri... | |
| what are your most favored recordings ? Last things first - all of these are recordings that especially communicate an emotion with which I connect. They are not necessarily the best in any way shape or form of anything, and I don't listen to them often. Special music for special times.... | |
| what is good sound ? 9rw, Pardon my again intruding on your post to Marco, but I can't resist. As it is now I'm ROTFLMAO. One just can't be "accurate" if you quality that statement by "at least to varying degree". Thats a cop out! 'Accurate' is an absolute term, like ... | |
| PrimaLuna Prologue 1 or 2? The circuit I expect. I have other amps which use EL34's from which to form my opinions apart from the Primaluna, and my experience with the 1 and those amps with the EL34's is similar except that my other amps have big trannies and produce a tigh... | |
| what is good sound ? "..the kind of reproduction of sound that makes a persons haid stand on end or raises goose bumps..."What makes this happen to me, and I even tear up, is when I listen to Eva Cassidy sing 'Over the Rainbow'. This music is so emotionally charged (f... | |
| PrimaLuna Prologue 1 or 2? Craig, I'm not familar with your system or what in reproduced music is important to you, however I am quite familar with the Primaluna. Its simple - if your into audio because you want to hear every thing crisp and defined so you can listen to all... | |
| what is good sound ? 9rw, Interesting summary - FWIW, I've actually heard a cello in my living room played by a friend, as well as a grand piano in his large living room, my daughter singing and playing an acoustic guitar, etc. I regularily attend concerts and perform... | |
| How's your music library? Yes, I'm sure there are many who have large LP/CD collections - I do, but I can't see any benefit in telling the world about it. It would only serve to make some jealous, some envious, and a few would even comment on my use of my disposable income... | |
| what is good sound ? 9rw, Gee, that sounds very simple. But, unless I was actually in the recording studio during the performance how will I ever know what the performance actually sounded like before it hit the mikes? When referring to 'he or she knows how live instr... | |
| what is good sound ? 9rw, I noted your post to Marco - I can't help but wonder how you judge a system to be 'accurate'. You say it "really" isn't such a big mystery". Why don't you explain to those of use who want accuracy, but have a hard time being sure we have achi... | |
| CAL Alpha and an Equalizer Mark, Electro-Harmonic 12AX7EH. The Sovteks were the 12AX7LPS (a lot of folks seem to like these, I find them bright and I had three early failures as well) and the 12AX7w?? which were junk and I threw them out. Regarding the high priced NOS, Ive ... | |
| Removing the lid of your amp/preamp Sure. Removing tube cages or the lids on tube amps/pre-amps can accomplish 2 things, one all the time the secord some of the time. 1) Improve heat disapation, 2)Eliminate surfaces which can or do resonate without having to add weight to damp them.... | |
| Choice of tube amp? Audiofeil, Thats why they have tone controls - so you can turn them up to max and get a normal top end. :-) | |
| CAL Alpha and an Equalizer I've used both old and new Tesla's /JJ's, EI's, EH's and Sovtek. EI's had a very smooth top end neutal/warm mids, but not strong bass. The JJ's were as Michael described and not very sturdy. The EH's have a full bass and were fairly neutral thru t... | |
| cdp's you had glitches with I agree with Elizabeth, that SONY 101 was a real POS. Since then I've had 7 different CDPs, DAC/Transport's and only one failed laser in one unit which was immediately replaced by the manufacturer after about 5 years. They all worked just fine and... |