paulburnett
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| Another Music Direct Catalog observation I'm a Gen-X-er, and I hear you on the cultural dominance of the Boomers. For a long, long time, I had to stay away from the catalog of Rolling Stone's 100 best albums from 1987 that formed the backbone of my early collection. Lately I've been retu... | |
| Listening time and habits Right?I had a friend a friend who used to drive 8 hours nonstop with a trunk full of records, wine, and whisky for a long weekend of fun. Good times indeed! These days, I have a friend I see once in a while who comes over for a session, but it's r... | |
| Listening time and habits Agreed, noromance, though a little music is a pleasant start to the day. It almost has to be a mini-vacation so I can feel really free to dive into my collection. There is a flow to moving from one piece to the next, a queue starting to stack up i... | |
| Is There a Speaker for Me/Impossible Requirements? (budget: $2000) Whoa, I misspoke. Meadowlark is still in business: www.meadowlarksings.com | |
| Is There a Speaker for Me/Impossible Requirements? (budget: $2000) If you like neoclassical/ ambient, you should look into Vandersteen. I have 2ce sigs in an 11 x 16 room, but you might want to try the smaller, 2-way 1c, which I have not heard. It's true, as others have suggested, that you should try to audition ... | |
| Experiences moving from high-power to lower-power system Hi n80,Thank you for your question. This was spurred by listening to a friend's setup in a comparable-sized room, using an old Sansui integrated and Polk 5s. What stood out is how good it sounded at low volumes. The sound stage was smaller, but al... | |
| Greatest Rock Drummers Currently listening to Stewart Copeland's drumming on Outlandos D'Amour, so, yeah, Stewart Copeland. You could talk about the fact that he is a scientist of rhythm, or his absolute discipline and precision, but there is a uniqueness to his drummin... | |
| PREAMP technology shift? - Class A/ balanced/ dual-mono/ zero feedback vs. op-amp preamps Sorry all,here is jason stoddard explaining what I was trying to find out: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/schiit-happened-the-story-of-the-worlds-most-improbable-start-up.701...so you get sound from all modes, passive, jfet, and tube, but only ba... | |
| BEST brand for Classical Recordings? +1 on Philips and Decca. Those recordings are gorgeous. The box sets, if still available, are great value! L'Oiseau-Lyre (Decca) and Erato and Argo are also phenomenal. | |
| PREAMP technology shift? - Class A/ balanced/ dual-mono/ zero feedback vs. op-amp preamps Hi Ghosthouse,I agree with your interpretation. I have a balanced amp that accepts either balanced or RCA, but not both at the same time. I listen to vinyl 50/50 with digital, the former of which comes in single-ended. I was looking forward to bei... | |
| PREAMP technology shift? - Class A/ balanced/ dual-mono/ zero feedback vs. op-amp preamps Twist! I just found out that the Schiit Freya is only balanced out from the tube stage, and further, that my Aragon 8008BB shorts the balanced input when using single-ended (jumpers in place on the balanced ins if using RCA), which means I would ... | |
| Try this free tweak - Speaker Slumber Party! I have Owens-Corning 703 panels on either side of the speakers, plus I have graciously volunteered to "store" the outdoor deck pillows all over the listening room when not in use. Does it make a difference? Not nearly as much as the 703s. Having g... | |
| Need a preamp with tone controls! Cambridge Audio Azur 840e has tone controls and direct bypass. | |
| PREAMP technology shift? - Class A/ balanced/ dual-mono/ zero feedback vs. op-amp preamps This is a great discussion, and I am grateful for all of the advice and opinions. Concerning impedance matching: I know about the 20x rule of thumb for input impedance of the amp over the output impedance of the preamp. If the dividend is in the b... | |
| Glare on Choral recordings, classical vocals Thank you all for these responses. For those who are curious, you can view pics and a description by clicking on my username. My room is small for my speakers, but I have done numerous room treatments. My amp is at least 200W into 8 ohms, and 400 ... |