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philjolet

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Is anyone using LAST?
I used it in the 80s and can tell no difference from untreated albums 
Is it worth expanding into Vinyl???
vinyl is great but the sound of records vary greatly. I find some of my old rock albums can sound pretty bad. Anything new I have sounds terrific. Old jazz like Dave Brubeck sounds terrific. I guess what I am saying is that in general there is a b... 
Best jazz covers of rock songs
Robertd good call Miles Human Nature! He also did Time after Time. I saw him do both in concert in the late 80s - I called at the last minute and got 7th row center after someone cancelled! Really good show. 
Harmonic Technology VS Acoustic Zen cables
I have read they were similar with the AZ a bit betterWMMV 
Magnepan MG20 tweaks ?
fwiw I had a similar experience with Cardas and my 1.6 Maggies, terrible... 
Is it Amps, Preamps, cables, etc. OR Technology???
maybe just system synergy 
how do they do it? 4tc vs Clear Oval
wait a month and switch back and see what you think, I have found the first impression often is the best but after a while you find out what is wrong with the new stuff (and things like fafafion points out) and the playing field is more even. 
AT&T U Verse any good?
thanks Narrod I have Direct TV myself and plan to keep it for now, especially considering the off air HD antenna feature that I use my DVR service on - pretty nice. 
Amp for Magnepan 3.1 speakers
to clarify Nissancrazy (in my layman's terms) if your amp truley doubles the power as impedance drops by 1/2 (very few do) than it has enough current to do so which is what Maggies need 
Warm copper speaker cables under $500 new
fwiw the one time I listened to Cardas Golden Cross with my Maggie 1.6 speakers I hated it. It was the most lifeless sound I ever got from my stereo. Maybe it would be better in someone elses rig who knows... 
Warm copper speaker cables under $500 new
Alpha Core Goertz MI2 Veracity - amazing stuff! 
Grado Cartridge questions.....
I owned a Grado Sonata 4.5 and it is very nice but a bit lush in bass response as is the Vandersteen and Rogue if they follow their 'house' sounds 
great musician's audio systems
a friend claims Oprah has Linn speakers that she bought from the Linn store in Chicago many years ago. 
great musician's audio systems
One time I saw a Hartly/Quad/Decca speaker system for sale here on Agon that was advertised as belonging to Chick Corea. Who knows if they were his though... 
Which cables and ics allow the biggest soundstage?
OOPS - Gabriel Gold Revelation ICs huge and deep soundstage also beautiful tone and detail about $350 or so used...