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Classical Music for Aficionados Rachmaninoff's Vespers - FWIWRe music recommendations vs audiophile recommendations, to paraphrase rvpiano, one must be aware of your audience's priorities when making recommendations. Fortunately, in this case it really is a win/win proposition.S... | |
What was in your first "real" higher end audio system? My evolution into 'higher' end audio finally arrived when I bought an ARC SP10II, an Oracle TT with a Benz Glider, an Accuphase T100 tuner, a Threshold SA 3 amp, and Thiel 3.5 speakers. Lots of stuff of various quality came an went before but thi... | |
How has the Magnum indoor antenna SR-100 worked for you? I use one in my attic. I'm out in the country some 40 miles from a good NPR station and have a very sensitive tuner. I get excellent results with the antenna in a horizontal position pointed at the station. Not so much in a vertical position. | |
The Forest for the Trees Another thought about 'audiophile angst' brought on by attempting to obtain maximum imaging as heard from the apex of a triangulated set up. How would true omni speakers work out? I've never tried due to the expense involved (amp/speakers) and t... | |
Highly Questionable Music Suggestions. On point, I think, but not often addressed.If you don't know the music in a review how could you relate to the findings. A corollary, if you don't know the reviewer, his room and his stuff, how could his review be meaningful to you except in findi... | |
Subwoofers - Front Firing or Down Firing - Which Sounds Best? Some where I read that the manner in which low bass propagates from a woofer reduces any meaningful differences between bottom firing or front (or rear) firing. I can't recall my source - | |
The Forest for the Trees Perhaps for someone suffering from 'audiophile angst', a common disease around here I think, is simply to have three libraries, one for near SOTA recordings, one for near SOTA performances, and a third one, much much smaller, for SOTA recording/e... | |
Classical Music for Aficionados The last movement of Mahler's 2d symphony - the 'resurrection' part of the symphony for me. Turn up the volume for this! It almost stands on its own. Almost...... | |
HELP! - Need a Repair Recommendation for my Raysonic Amp I have experienced your problem with several other amp's and each time, as suggested by oldhvymec, I lost a resistor in the bias circuit, replaced it and all was fine. FWIW there are quite a few manufacturers that use a 'sacrificial' resistor as o... | |
Tweaks - An Honest Discussion Funny thing about my experience with 'tweaks' (which I consider to be outboard stuff which are add on's, not primary equipment such as cables, interconnects, etc). I could most always hear a change but, as time passed, not so much. I eventually f... | |
What can I expect to hear from a decent analog FM Tuner? FWIW, I have a couple of excellent vintage tuners and a local college. This AM I was listening to some classical music on my inexpensive Yamaha T-85. The audio was as good, or at least nearly as good, and either of my CDP's. Your main limitation o... | |
Older And Wiser or just Tighter and Deafer? FWIW, if you are presently healthy you could easily outlive any components you might now buy. What I would do (and actually have) is to redirect my attention to simplifying my system using quality components to facilitate the ease of use when you ... | |
Better amp or better tubes? Take Atmasphere's advice. Freshening up power tubes can make a large difference. Just did that on my amp - same type/brand. Tightened up the bass added gain clarity in the mid range and restored the highs. The worst possible result is you will hav... | |
Do any still use an older high end tuner from the past?.... I still have a good NPR station in the area and currently use a Yamaha T85. Good FM and AM (for talk shows, etc). Things are so cheap now I couldn't resist picking up a used Kenwood T07 modified and aligned. FM only. We'll see. | |
Question about Tone Controls + Equalizers I agree re use of a Loki in a headphone system. I've never heard my system with such clarity and, with a tweak of the 2k knob, I can get rid of a lot of upper mid-range glare common with poor(er) CDs. (I'm using Mr Speaker headphones, and a Wadia... |