phaelon
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| To Preamp Or Not To Preamp,That Is The Question Hi Mikey,I tend to agree with much of what Reubent advised: If it sounds good to you...; for classical music or hard driving... The gain from a preamp can be a very desirable thing and help bring music too life, but it can't really make the signal... | |
| Best Integrated Amp, Price no obstacle? New Audio Frontiers Supreme 300b Special Edition. I've owned this for about six months now and I'm still thrilled. For me, it's about balance. This integrated offers all the audio virtues I cherish in such a holistic way that nothing distracts me ... | |
| Why I like my home system better than live music I suppose that there are photographs of the Grand Canyon that could be said to look better than the real thing. You know, the kind of photo where a photographer camped out for six months waiting for "the" moment as opposed to a real life experienc... | |
| What Preamp for a CJ Premier 11? I agree with Elizabeth. I owned the cj Premiers 11a & 17LS for a long time. I tried a cj PV 14 first and concluded that the Premier 17LS was a no brainer. | |
| Conrad Johnson 17LS Power Cord Recommendations I tried several power cords, up to a thousand dollars, and couldn't find improvement so I kept the stock cord. However, I can highly recommend playing with the tubes. | |
| The Sound or Music Give me the boombox - keeping sand out of the turntable would have to be murder; and then there's replacement tubes... | |
| Tonian Labs vs Musical Affairs Here's the burning question on my mind: The reviews of most PHY speakers that I've seen have been positive. I haven't heard anything negative on Tonian labs - quite the contrary. So why, when it seems like such a sizable number of audio enthusiast... | |
| Tonian Labs vs Musical Affairs Prcinka, What other PHY speakers have you heard, over which you preferred Ocellia ?Glide3, I see from another thread that you've owned quite a few speakers. I've been told that PHY speakers offer quite a different listening experience compared wit... | |
| Share thoughts on Keith Jarrett "this is only a forum !"Sonicbeauty,Of course it is. That's precisely why I took the liberty of having a little fun with you. I guess I made the mistake of thinking that my phrasing could be taken as nothing other than humorously intended. Thanks ... | |
| Most musical integrated amp you have heard? The New Audio Frontiers Supreme 300B Spec. Ed. is the most musically impressive audio component I've heard to date, IMO. While that doesn't tell you much unless you know what I've listened to, I can say this: I live in Chicago and, over the past 2... | |
| Tubes for Conrad Johnson Premier 11a ???? I know this isn't to point but I thought I'd offer this experience: I changed the small tubes to NOS RCA's with what I considered to be quite dramatic effect. I won't try to detail the change but there was significant across the board improvement. | |
| Your favorites amplifiers for their visual look ? New Audio Frontiers - Gorgeous Italian amps with brushed copper face and top plates, wood side panels and matte black transformer covers. The best part is that they sound even better than they look. | |
| Share thoughts on Keith Jarrett "not unlike Kenny G. Highly subjective of course."Subjective or not, that's a lousy thing to say! Take it back! | |
| Share thoughts on Keith Jarrett Thanks everyone - Lots of excellent points coming from different perspectives. Posting mere hours after experiencing the emotions of a great musical journey might, in retrospect, have been ill advised. Truth told, he doesn't "always" click with me... | |
| Focal Mini Utopia vs Merlin MXe "that blow those mini yucks out of the water let us know!!!!"Wow! You must have gotten really hurt. Did Frenchy break your heart? - LOL |