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Patricia Barber and Stereophile
The other album I was referring to was the review of Robert Walter's 4th congress. Great music but not so good recording and Stereophile gave it 4 1/2 stars. 
Hottest Wife or World's Best System??
The hottest wife would come with the greatest system and vise versa! 
Patricia Barber and Stereophile
jademo' I have the same problem with this recording. There is a lot of overlap with instrument placement. This, IMO, is an artifact of the multi mic'd cut and paste mixing that was done by the engineer and not brought out by the Stereophile reviewer. 
Patricia Barber and Stereophile
I didn't have any issues with the bass on the PB disc. What I was referring to was another example in which Stereophile rated a disc 5 stars and it clearly was inaccurate in the bass. Again, I would have to look up the back issue for the name of t... 
Patricia Barber and Stereophile
Sean, with respect to my system set up, believe me it has nothing to do with my system. I do plently of live recordings and use my system to reference how accurately I have captured a band. I have taken great pains to ensure that my set up is the ... 
Want Good Inexpensive RCA Video Cable
Buy Canare LV-6. They are true 75 ohm and you can buy them pre-terminated or you can roll your own. Talk about cheap!!! 
The best CD Player for the money
Ditto! This is a great piece of affordable digital gear! 
Widening my soundstage
Listen, don't do anything yet! If you really want to get down to it start by ruling out the obvious and least expensive stuff first. Answer the above earlier post. Also give info. on the type of room you have, i.e., sheet rock, plaster, ect., loca... 
the most simplistic stereo you have had
My Grado RS 2's, Grado headphone amp and a portable CD player. This is a great system!!!!!! I would recommend it to anyone. You can get a high end sound system for under $1000.00. 
CD Recorder that has decent sound?
The new HHB I referred to as the 630 has been mis-advertised. "Not my mistake" From what I've been told it will be the 830 and presently it has only limited availability. 
Widening my soundstage
What are the demensions of you room, where are your speakers placed, and where do you sit? 
CD Recorder that has decent sound?
Not only am I not the best at numbers, I also have a serious delay in getting jokes. It took me until last night, while listening music and reflecting on the day, to get it. Good one Dekay! 
CD Recorder that has decent sound?
The Sony with the SBM would make the better A-D, which seems like what your looking for. Good Luck and enjoy! 
CD Recorder that has decent sound?
No. I live in Albany, NY., and frequent many area concerts, which I usually record. Anything from Jazz, Rock, Blue Grass. ect. 
CD Recorder that has decent sound?
One other place to look at is Markertek in New York. They also have a web page.