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| Need a Frank Sinatra recommendation Maxcast:The Capitol years (1950's) represent some of Frank's best work and when he actively sought to record definitive versions of his catalog. In this vein, try the following compilation, "Classic Sinatra, Great Performances 1953 to 1960" (relea... | |
| Senior Audiophiles - Audiophile since the 60-70's? My Dad owned a TV & Radio repair shop in Brooklyn (Chief Radio & Appliances), so I have had good sound systems around for most of my life. In the past, I considered myself fortunate to have (and to afford) one system. Today, I have a syste... | |
| Sansui AU-X1 Fred:Try doing some searches on the vintage gear board at www.audioasylum.com. Good luck. Rich | |
| Please help with selecting an AV receiver To E. Wang: My apologies for not making my comments clear enough. The Denon and HK receivers will not damage the AR speakers (unless you go out of your way to abuse the speakers). My comments were aimed at spending in excess of $1500 on a receiver... | |
| Please help with selecting an AV receiver Both the Denon and Harman Kardon receiver models that you suggested may actually be too much receiver for the AR speaker package. The Denon and HK retail for at least 3X the cost of the AR speakers. I would be inclined to look at the Outlaw Receiv... | |
| System for weekly traveller to use in hotel room For the past 5 years, I have travelled (both domestic and international) with a Cambridge Soundworks Table Radio (Model 88) and a portable SONY CD player. Both fit nicely in a small gym bag and weigh a few pounds. If you are staying in the same ho... | |
| Best live album you've ever heard? Two best sounding live albums by my ears ... one well known, the other not so well known. The well known one is 4 Way Street by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. The not so well known one is Live At Gruene Hall by Jerry Jeff Walker. | |
| Old Classic Receivers: A Mistake to Buy? Kevziek ... When you look at the responses to your post, the classic audio fans have been/are drawn to the classic stuff partly for the reason that you were ... (from your original post)... I was contemplating purchasing a 70's receiver, as I used... | |
| Old Classic Receivers: A Mistake to Buy? I purchased a Marantz 2216B about a year ago at an ebay auction. I was looking for a classic receiver that was in good shape and had not been abused and found one that was part of an estate liquidation on ebay and had had a single owner. I paid ab... | |
| In Search of Beatles Rock but not Pop To Cwlondon's original request ... the understanding of the Beales' music & evolution ... Some good insight can be found in two books written by Walter Everett ... "The Beatles as Musicians." These two volumes are not always as easy read, but ... | |
| Your favorite three Rolling Stones songs? Paint It Black; Ruby Tuesday; You Can't Always Get What You Want; | |
| Blood ,Sweat, & Tears The newly remastered redbook CD and the SACD version of this same album (2nd BST album; first with David Clayton Thomas) are excellent sounding, as well. I have been listening to this group for the last 30 years or so (since 7th grade) and their m... | |
| Need Suggestions on CD Player under 1k Craig:I have the Music Hall and I am very happy with it. It was an upgrade from a SONY XA1ES player. I find that it picks up details that I did not hear before and is pretty musical sounding. I find that it is not fussy with the electronics that i... | |
| Cheap A/V Receiver with A/B speaker outs AND phono The multi-room capability will give you the amp side of the equation. You then supply an additional pre-amp; source; & speakers. Denon & SONY offered this feature on both their stereo and HT receivers. The situation that I was describing c... | |
| Servicing Vintage Equipment No experience with Vintage Electronics. I had my Marantz 2216B refurbished by The Soundsmith in Peekskill, NY. They have a web-site. They have all the original schematics; etc. and the technicians are all 20 year plus floor technicians. |