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| List some of your favorite live Jazz recordings Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra Days of Wine and Roses - Live at the Jazz Standard | |
| Any Present Magnepan 3.7i owner using them in a smaller listening space... @yyzsantabarbara Could you please give your impressions of the LRS+ vs the LS50 Metas? Do you use the sub(s) with both? | |
| List some of your favorite live Jazz recordings Great thread - haven't had much time to think about it, but you've got most all the obvious ones here. I have to post, though, because I can't believe the first one below hasn't already been mentioned: Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin and Paco de Lu... | |
| What speaker could safely be ordered without hearing it first? The correct answer is "none". Take Klipsch, Quad, Magnepan, & KEF - all with 50+ years longevity, loads of admirers here, radically different approaches, sounds, amplification needs, optimal room locations... Or Infinity, Genesis, Thiel, Van... | |
| Help Identifying Vintage KEF Speakers I'm a big fan of KEF, so please let me clarify that these were just rough designations - B110, T27, etc. They also assigned SP numbers to all the variations, and often had multiple versions in production simultaneously. | |
| Help Identifying Vintage KEF Speakers You should be able to narrow it down quickly if you ever pulled the grills off. KEF drivers are specified by type & approximate diameter in mm (25.4mm/inch). A B200 is an 8" bass driver, a B110 a bit over 4". This also works for the T27 1" ... | |
| Is D-Sonics audio still in business Check out the VTV Amplifier website. They have a wide range of class D designs from Hypex, Purifi, Pascal - even an all digital (digital in only) GaNFET design. Saw a stereo PASCAL and a Hypex NCore MP design on there for under $500. | |
| Complete vinyl system, TT to speakers, for $1500? The active speaker route simplifies the system, but there are a couple of drawbacks. The lack of a pre/integrated amp makes it less input versatile, as you've noted. Even if she's committed to a phono-only system, you need to know the chosen spe... | |
| Bryston Versus Musical Fidelity Last I heard, the San Francisco Audiophile Foundation had a Parasound JC5 for sale at $3000 (look for the Foundation Sale) | |
| Downsizing: Separates>Integrated --PSAudio>Pass Labs You should also consider the Parasounds. The Hint 6 can be found in the $2-3k range and offers plenty of power and flexibility | |
| The weirdness of it all The cable's effect not only differs for each kind of cable, but also its length & connectors, and the amp & speakers used. I'll keep this simple, since even that is above my pay grade, and only consider resistance, although changes in ind... | |
| The difference between Qoboz stream vs purchased songs @gkelly - I'm a big fan of your dancing! We all have to make our own decision about sq and how important it is to us. The bigger question with streaming is how important permanence is to you. Several responses argued against spending money on d... | |
| Ripping CD's +1 for EAC for BOTH ripping & burning. My experience with new discs is over 99% of new discs rip perfectly with EAC. With used, it's still 90+%. I mostly just rip, but over the years have probably burned over a hundred discs with no problem... | |
| Does streaming music equate to high concert ticket prices I agree with many of the commenters here. If you're living somewhere that bands like Pearl Jam & Aerosmith perform, you have plenty of other choices. Learn your local venues - concert halls, nightclubs, bars, taverns, fairgrounds, etc. Get ... | |
| I was happy with my system for 30 years; now I need a new amp...and more? The first thing you need to do is decide how serious you are about upgrading your speakers. Klipsch rates the R820F sensitivity as 97db/watt. I checked a couple of less expensive Focal towers - they are rated around 91db. Sensitivity rating are... |