newbee
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| Gallo Acoustics Reference III vs. Hyperion HPS-938 Gaudio eek, That's the way I read the review as well. Its almost as if he were damming them with faint praise. | |
| Advice on semi-auto turntables? You will have far more options if you go with a fully manual table/arm and you won't be limited by the technology of the semi automatic arms. A fully manual table/arm is not all that much more work to handle. You just cue it up and be around when ... | |
| Sensitivity, Watts and impedance: Speaker Matching I would stay away from speakers which have an impedence which droops much below 4 ohms. It sounds like your amp doesn't have a very high current capacity. If the impedence of the speaker remains above 4 ohms and its efficiency rating is at least 9... | |
| best long connection? Yes, so long its shielded and/or you are careful locating it away from stuff that will cause hums or interference (usually from power lines). Long interconnects are my preference. As to where to put it in the chain, I keep my sources with my pre a... | |
| Good insturmental sax jazz recommindations Yes, indeed. And I agree. Concord Jazz has an outstanding catalog, IMHO. Also, really worth hearing is "Jerry Mulligan meets Ben Webster". Enjoy........ | |
| Good insturmental sax jazz recommindations If you like laid back Jazz, try Houston Persons. If you like jazz with a tad of influence from the big band sound, try Scott Hamilton, if you like cool jazz try Paul Desmond, and then there is always Ben Webster and Jerry Mulligan. | |
| Positioning KEF 107/2s or 104/2s If your interested in creating a good sense of depth, virtually all speakers need to be placed well away from room boundries as these boundries, if too close, will add too much immediate reflection of the initial sound which will obscure subtle de... | |
| Why so much???? Why would any one care how or why anyone else chooses to spend their money, let alone find it necessary to comment on it? As far as this hobby goes I'd far rather spend my money on software I can listen to, even if only occasionally, or even if on... | |
| Dynamics and Microdynamics I think the obvious answer (but perhaps not the correct one) is that a component that excels in revealing minute detail usually does so at the expense of "warmth". Conversely warmth usually hides some minute detail. In my experience its hard to fi... | |
| Music for the spirit and the soul Faure's Requiem, in it orignal version sung in a chapel by a small group, Herreweghe's 1st version on Harmonia Mundi, is as intimate and moving as Requiems come. Subsequently he did a version for a larger orchestra which is also outstanding and in... | |
| Well-recorded Satie? And, for those who can't find the LP, the Ciccolini has been reduced to CD. I recommend it in either format, with LP preferred. | |
| How is your many titles in your digital collection About 5000 Redbook CD's - No SACD's or DVD's. My wife might have a couple of movies - does that count? And, for Rushton's benefit, I'm into vinyl in a pretty serious way as well, but I'm into music more! :-) | |
| Sonic difference 1.0m vs 1.5m digital cable I forgot to mention that the difference might be audible to a select few if you are using a passive preamp. Even then I have serious doubts. | |
| Budget amps that can hold their own. Amps should match your speakers. If you haven't already picked them you should as the type of speakers you use will determine the amp you need. To do the reverse will severly limit your choice of speakers. | |
| Sonic difference 1.0m vs 1.5m digital cable Would take some mighty golden ears, IMO. I've never heard a difference of a half meter of IC or speakerwire. I suppose if it were not well shielded that the longer length would make it a bit more prone to picking up hum from other components and p... |