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| Greatest Songwriter of all time Duke EllingtonJelly Roll MortonCole PorterScott JoplinIrving BerlinGeorge GershwinRichard RogersJerome KernThe following guys were good, but in no way come up to the level of the previous songwriters:Lennon & McCartneyBob DylanWoody GuthrieYou... | |
| Anybody have a technical definition for "Jitter"?? Excuse me, Clueless, but I think the Jitterbug was the big dance in the 1940's. The dance in the 1920's was the Charleston. Anyway, I wasn't alive yet for either one. I can't dance either one, but if you say it's a lot of fun, I'll take your word. | |
| Kimber cable - good or bad? Contrary to what Ttat....aolcom says, Kimber 4TC is a super buy! It is cheap and gives outstanding performance. Not as bassy as 8TC, which is a good thing, but fully extended and extremely neutral. I don't think you could ask more of a budget cabl... | |
| Audio Aero Capitole vs. Audiomeca Mphisto II I bought an Audiomeca Enkianthus DAC. This is the outboard DAC in the Mephisto II. I used it with my Philips CD-80 as a transport, using Acoustic Zen Mc2=Zen interconnects between the two. Smooth liquid midrange. Great high frequency extension. De... | |
| Amp for Vandersteen 3Asig. Pass Aleph series. These are the solid state amps for those who love tubes. They have much better bass and treble extension than tube amps yet they have the lack of grain, the smoothness, the airiness and the soundstage that you get from tube amps... | |
| Best tubes to use in M3A? Help Try Mullard 6922's. A friend of mine has a Modulus 3, not the 3A. He swears by these tubes in that preamp and they have lasted him a good two years and are still going strong. Certainly no noise unless you put your ear up to the tweeter. His syste... | |
| Pass Labs X-1, X-2, X-0 Yes the Pass X-1 is definitely better than the Aleph P, but that is not saying a whole lot. I am a Pass Aleph amplifier owner and a clear Pass bigot when it comes to the Aleph amps and I have respect for the X series amps, but, IMO, the X-1 clearl... | |
| French CD players' sound ? Sutts-I don't mean to disparage the Capitole. You are right. I haven't heard it and I would like to. It is not an easy piece to find for an audition! I have no doubt that it does brilliantly some things. My question is it the all-around performer ... | |
| French CD players' sound ? I had the Audiomeca Enkianthus which is the top-of-the-line outboard DAC which corresponds and is identical to their top-of-the-line Mephisto II CD player. I found this DAC to be, at the same time, both smooth and extremely detailed, a rare combin... | |
| personal experiences with quaility preamps... Audible Illusions Modulus 3 (not 3A) with Mullard 6922 tubes(~$700-$800) and Pass Aleph 5 ($1500) (or Aleph 4, if you can stretch to $2800-$3000). With a good speaker match, this will jump you to near state of the art with very little money. | |
| Amazing Solo Piano Recordings I have recently run across Vladimir Horowitz, "The Last Recording" on Sony. This is a stunning recording, both artistically and sonically. | |
| NO Marantz SACD players factory out-of-phase I have headphones with polarity switches. I can't hear it. This is one thing that I think SHOULD be tested with A/B testing. It would be interesting to see what percentage of the audiophile population who believe in this polarity gobbledygook coul... | |
| CAT Pre seeking Opinion Respectfully disagree about the Krell FPB series. They have never sounded that good to my ear. I think the best advice was given earlier and that was to go listen for yourself. If you can, listen to the Pass X series as well (not the X150). | |
| NO Marantz SACD players factory out-of-phase Don't feel bad about your tin ear, Extremephono. You'll have lots of company. Anyone who says he can hear and identify recorded music played back in reverse polarity, IMO, is blowing smoke. I defy anyone to hear it.The drivers are oscillating at 1... | |
| Plinius amp and Conrad-Johnson 16LS Thanks, Jadem6. Good luck with your auditions and purchase decisions. |