phild
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| Speakers and OHMs I would also stay with 8ohm speakers. There are plenty of amazing models to chose from, so I wouldn't worry too much about it. | |
| Any experience with the Pass Labs Aleph 5??? They Pass Aleph amps are very transparent, detailed, built great, and they do a lot of things extremely well. They really are a great deal for the price...especially used. They are not an ideal amp for bass freaks, but they do have decent, balance... | |
| The "wide and fat" sound of reel 2 reel & FM radio The effect you describe is called tape compression. Many people do tend to prefer that tape effect over digital...that's why many producers and engineers still prefer to work reel to reel recorders rather than digital, and many more use some combi... | |
| Help me with preamp choice. Hey IvanJ...good suggestion, but for $1500 he could buy himself a used Pass Aleph P with remote (even better, and the design that inspired the Adcom model).I would also recommend checking out tube preamps. The above suggestions are good, and I'd a... | |
| Four days in London I do agree with Cwlondon about the food. You're still asking for trouble if you just pick a place randomly, but there are plenty of good restaurants in London now. Things have changed in the last ten years. I ended up finding quite a few good plac... | |
| A Little Hypocrisy? Hey T Bone...you made some great points and I agree with most of them.1) I do think the industry is making a lot of money (by gouging the consumer), but they're wasting it...it's not coming in as profits. I think they're managed poorly and could e... | |
| Attention to detail You may be able to find a used pair of Merlin TSM monitors in that price range. The Merlin speakers are very detailed, yet still very musical. | |
| A Little Hypocrisy? Hi Prpixel...I'm not so sure that your figures are accurate. Which CDs, which labels, and what type of distributors are you talking about?? I don't think distributors sell their CDs to stores for $5 or $6 per.I would bet the distributor pays more ... | |
| Orchestral brass and fanfare - analysis of system I agree with Lugnut. Every recording is different, and no single recording is absolutely perfect. Never judge your system based on one recording. Try to listen to as many similar albums as possible and you will see how your system handles the bras... | |
| CDP directly into amp? You can, but it needs to be a CD player with a built-in volume control (otherwise you need to use an outboard volume control, passive preamp, or active preamp). It will sound best if the built-in volume control is a good one (preferably analog) an... | |
| Music industry troubles caused by radio? I agree with most of the above. A few other things to consider...The labels and radio created an atmosphere that feeds on the one-hit wonder phenomenon to a huge extent. Their acts are almost all singles acts, not album acts. Why should any custom... | |
| SACD - M. Davis - So What Hey Ben, I'm not familiar with either the SACD or Mastersound (mine is the Columbia/Legacy), but...the details that you mentioned (fingers on strings) are the sorts of details that tend to rise to the top and become more audible the more a signal ... | |
| Why is my composite so bad? I agree with Tireguy...burn it in for a few days before judging or messing with anything else. I switched from my old Vampire S-video cable to one of the Monster M2000 (or whatever they're called) and the picture was lousy at first...very grainy a... | |
| I don't understand Miles Davis' "Kind of Blue" Hey jlc993...I think your problem may be with "modern jazz" in general. Don't feel bad...Chuck Berry didn't like it either.The term "jazz" covers a huge variety of styles and music. You can't compare Louie Armstrong's early stuff (extrememly catch... | |
| good/best CD player with variable out It can be a very good idea (if you like the direct sound). The most important thing to consider is the quality of the volume control on the CD player's variable out. A poor volume control will sound worse than a decent preamp. Do a search on CD pl... |