paulwp
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| just starting That will be an interesting switch from the L810's to a small monitor of recent design. Very different sound I think, and if you get a brightish sounding amp to go with the L810's, you may regret it.Better to find an amp that will mate well with t... | |
| Power Cord Challenge Jhunter, Ventura is 1 1/2 hours from El Segundo on a good day. And picking up Dekay would take another 2 hours with traffic. | |
| I NEED HEADPHONES....NOW I didnt know you could get Stax headphones in that price range. The Sennheiser 600's Craig recommends are fine and are selling in the low $300's, but there was an Audiogon classified in the last day or two at $275. The Grado SR 225's and SR125's (... | |
| Amp "Hum" caused by dimmer switches The Lutrons are worth a try as is using a different circuit if you can. None of those worked for me, but shielded interconnects between the preamp and amp completely eliminated the hum for me. Now, it's not easy to find shielded interconnects that... | |
| CEMENT SPEAKERS - anyone remember these? Rauna made several models, well-reviewed, but there's a thread on AA suggesting they are coming out soon with a new version of the Rauna Tyr. My neighbor across the street sold an old pair in a garage sale last year. Pretty good speaker for the mo... | |
| Best value speakers available David, I use an Audible Illusions Mod3a (smooth attenuators), Muse 160 amp (a tad soft on top) and a meridian 508.24. Charlie loves his with the Complete integrated, a lot softer than my M3a/Muse. The dealer from whom I bought mine and REG of TAS ... | |
| Lets fight Part2 Kelly, they did make a change. It used to be possible to "vote" over and over if you cleared your cache or deleted cookies. Now Audiogon's system reads your IP address rather than putting a cookie on your computer. So, for example, although I have... | |
| Best value speakers available The Harbeth Compact 7ES, around $2000 or so new maybe a little more. Does everything a speaker can do except low bass. Uncannily clear midrange, smooth top end, solid bass, just a little dry, and the most realistic micro and macro dynamics you can... | |
| I bought a GREAT cd the other day. Odd. I never thought of Gillian Welch's music as Bluegrass. Just sort of American, maybe country. Her revival cd is one of my all time favorite all-originals, along with Iris Dement's Infamous Angel and Lucinda Williams's Lucinda Williams. | |
| Speaker Grill Cloth, On or Off The Harbeths are voiced with the grills on, so that's the way I listen. AND Martin Colloms said they sound better that way. Yet, some people prefer them with grills off. So, it all depends. Try it both ways and see which you prefer. If you have a ... | |
| Best Male Singers of the 20th Century Oh, Tubegroover, I agree. Sinatra as a personality. One issue is the material. Some people do still sing and listen to Danny Boy and I Hear You Calling Me. I can't imagine anyone listening to anything Sinatra did 100 years from now. Maybe someone ... | |
| Best Male Singers of the 20th Century No one has heard of him. Proves your point, I suppose. Although, everything that happens in popular culture now is preserved on videotape and computer discs and there is so much interest in "historical" retrospectives on film and tv, I would guess... | |
| Best Male Singers of the 20th Century Ok, sent an email. Before he responds, let me guess again; John McCormack. | |
| Warm sounding ss power amps Muse 160. Saw one or two for sale recently. Ideas? Identify the source of the brightness and replace it or fix it. Most likely culprits are your speakers, room, and source, in that order. | |
| Best Male Singers of the 20th Century I dont know. I said my guess is Beniamino Gigli. Maybe somebody should send an Audiogon email to Tubegroover and ask him. |