phaelon
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| Driving ALON V with CJ Premier 11: Can I improve? Talk about being a day late and a dollar short - I can't believe that I didn't look at the OP date. | |
| Driving ALON V with CJ Premier 11: Can I improve? I own the cj Premier 17LS but the consensus is with Downunder concerning the superiority of the 16LS. That said, the 16LS is considerably more expensive and harder to find. I auditioned the PV14 before choosing the 17LS which I thought was, far an... | |
| Passive Preamps The above posts are correct - it's a numbers game. But that's pretty much for comparably priced preamps, IMO. I haven't heard the passive that can compare to the really high-end actives. | |
| Do you ever wonder? Sinatra still works, and IMO always will, after thirty. | |
| Do you ever wonder? "Tiny Tim is a misunderstood genius. However he should not actually be listened to at all in order to understand this. The music is superfluous to what he is. Given this, I think he is way way better than Eric Clapton or the Beatles." Somehow, tak... | |
| Do you ever wonder? "Does it actually puzzle you that the music buying public is composed of morons?""mainstream tastes almost always favor the ignorant masses who just want something mildly pleasing that won't make them think too hard"The purpose of music is to make... | |
| I need help with my Equipment addiction Don't they have gentlemen's clubs where you guys live? | |
| Avalon Symbol with ceramic tweeter "huge difference?" "worth the price difference"Ctchen, those are pretty subjective questions and the fact that Avalon gives you the option suggests that people go in both directions for a multitude of diverse reasons that I'm sure you'll see refle... | |
| Is There any Truly "High End" Integrated Amp? "So many are good to great to wonderful. We all hear various aspects of recordings with differing appreciations. "Which is more dynamic?" "Which is more delicate?" "Which treats strings most accurately, percussion, male vocals, female vocals?"The ... | |
| The Best Tube Amplifiers vs Spectron ? Michael, there is no rigorous testing that one needs pass in order to qualify as a audio reviewer. True, they do have more access to equipment than the average audiophile, but in the end, they all bring their own set of values and biases to an aud... | |
| New Beatles remasters "Just unbelievable. What blows my mind is that we as music/Beatles lovers had to put up with the old BS for the last 40 years! I mean what if we took all our music in existence and make it this enjoyable."Here, here! | |
| interested in exploring classical A classical music sampler that came free with a phonograph got me started. http://www.jerrykravat.com/weddings/classical_samples.html | |
| New Beatles remasters Merganser"Truly jaw dropping"Yup, I just got my first cd (Rubber Soul) and that's the word for it alright - "jaw-dropping". | |
| VAC Standard limited edition preamp Thanks for the excellent descriptions Andr. I'm currently using Amperex in my 17LS. I really appreciated their lushness when I had a very dry cd player. Now I'd like something a little more articulate but I've heard that the Siemens are somewhat o... | |
| VAC Standard limited edition preamp "Two different sounding machine, each one with different strenghts at a point I could'nt part with either one of them" Andy, can you articulate some of those differences? I own cj gear; I'd like to try VAC but haven't had the opportunity. I've rea... |