orpheus10

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Specifications VS Sound Quality
This thread has made me aware of the fact that these are some "strange times"; I was considering a Herron phono, but they're no longer being manufactured.Since I can't audition speakers, and I'm familiar with "Thiel" speakers, I was considering th... 
Specifications VS Sound Quality
Speakers are the riskiest purchase without an audition, and specs will not tell you what a speaker sounds like. I've heard many of the best speakers that are discussed here, and they are all over the place when it comes to how they sound. Since ... 
Specifications VS Sound Quality
Ages ago I relied heavily on specifications; that was when I was into SS. Once I discovered how much better tubes sounded, even when SS had better specs, I quit relying so heavily on specs.Impedance is a very important spec for apparent reasons. ... 
Specifications VS Sound Quality
Since there is no way you can audition equipment, you have to go by what you read. Presently, I'm making some important and expensive for me upgrades, and partially, I'm going by "history" of the name, and is it currently in production."Herron Ph... 
Specifications VS Sound Quality
No one put cost of the product as a factor? I guarantee you, that might be one of the most important factors. If the specs are the same, and one product costs five times more than the other, which do you buy? 
Jazz for aficionados
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvWzAgMABx0 
Jazz for aficionados
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPdjGnx4tDA        
Jazz for aficionados
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YX76lMTIV6Y 
Jazz for aficionados
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z12nuOMqvxc 
Jazz for aficionados
Give the drummer some!    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFSRCG4DrmI 
Jazz for aficionados
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFOc9N1kXKA 
Jazz for aficionados
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6zCpTf3HeU 
Jazz for aficionados
In general, I'm not a big band fan, but that is one of the best big bands ever assembled; there are so many stars in that band. I know I had it, but I don't think I still got it.Keep up the good work. 
Jazz for aficionados
"All Day Long"; I could listen to this all day long, and think of any other activity I could be engaged in "All Day Long" while listening. Life is good, but it would be a lot better if I was 50 years younger.This is the "creme de la creme"; it do... 
Jazz for aficionados
Here is one of the greatest jams ever in the history of jazz, and not only do you get to hear it, but you get to see it; these are giants of jazz all jamming together. What I like, is the way they look at one another with admiration;          htt...