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philjolet

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What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
Foster thanks! I will give it a listen.One of my favorite Coltrane albums is: Oleenjoy! 
Equal or better than AZ's Hologram II spk cable
I went from Hologram II to Audio Note Lexus and it is an upgrade in sound (more layers of information) and the cable is about 1/4" and flexable. 
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
Foster 9 I could not find Stand Coltrane album or songwhat is your secret?:) 
Wilson Audio sophia 3 or Watt Puppy 6
I have not heard either but from what I have read the Sophia 3 will have superior midrange and highend the bass may not be quite as good however.These are general impressions I have from reading other posts and reviews. 
Rogue fans, what would you do???
what are you using now? are you sure your speakers are not the problem?we need details about your setup... 
Speakers with no rear wall, better or worse sound?
frankly it sounds ideal for a Maggiethey love to be away from wallsIMO YMMV of course 
How best to sell Hafler DH200/220 modified?
I think most people ask a bit more than the unit is worth and knock a bit of that price when selling for example:ask $270 and then sell it for $250.Remember to consider PayPal fees and shipping costgood luck 
Alt Country/Folk, American roots
not sure if this quite fits but 'Odetta Sings Dylan' is quite good, a very simple classic sound that I have enjoyed many timesthanks everyone! 
Table radio options for kids room
I am very surprised about all the negative comments regarding the Tivoli radio. The new ones must not sound as good as the original (which is the model I own) which is terrific for a little box radio.Sometimes I listen to it instead of my Sansui 9... 
Table radio options for kids room
the original Tivoli radio sounds fantastic, it captures some of the resonance of instruments and has a nice balanced tone. I cannot vouch for the newer models which look the same but are a different design - I think they came out after the passing... 
Magnepan 1.7 too bright, HELP
fwiw this person got a different perspective with his 1.7'shttp://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?cspkr&1332030982&&&/Magnepan-1-7-w-Tubes-lots-of-Class-D-Pow 
Emotiva XDA-1 or HRT Streamer II+
I have the Musicstreamer ii (not II+) and it is very musical with sweet tone and an open qualityThe Emotiva must be very good 
Windows Media Player
I used a DIY Venhaus PC on my computer and got a significant upgrade in audio quality (along with my Musicstreamer II which is very good)fwiw... 
Magnepan 1.7 versus Proac Response D2 speakers
whenever I read a post like this I wonder, why these two speakers? Did you read good reviews? Have you heard either? There are so many good products out there to choose from like Zu, Audio Note, Audiokinesis that are tube friendly and that might b... 
Jonathan Wilson "Gentle Spirit" Lp
I am listening to samples on Amazon right now and it sounds nice. His Frankie Ray is good too (what few samples I heard on Utube)thanks!