rayhall
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| Best female vocals on CD I don't know the music of Leann Rimes well enough to comment, but I absolutely agree with Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey as being in the "damn shame" category. Here are two women with outstanding vocal instruments and very few memorable songs be... | |
| CAT preamp matching Excuse me Superclamp, but the manual says no US 6DJ8's. Now the Telefunken is not a US made tube, is it? You might think that I misread the manual but the manual says ECC88's are ok. The ECC88 is the European equivalent of the 6DJ8. Therefore, I t... | |
| Worst Audio Injury !! You guys are scaring me. | |
| BATVK500 in Plinius league? I also wouldn't rule out a Pass Aleph 4. There seems to be a used one available on Audiogon right now for $2900.00! These listed for about $7000.00 only a little while ago. The Aleph 4 is not as dynamic, nor does it have the bass slam of the Plini... | |
| BATVK500 in Plinius league? I also wouldn't rule out a Pass Aleph 4. There seems to be a used one available on Audiogon right now for $2900.00! These listed for about $7000.00 only a little while ago. The Aleph 4 is not as dynamic, nor does it have the bass slam of the Plini... | |
| BATVK500 in Plinius league? I would consider the Plinius to be a big step over any Classe which I have heard as well as the BAT. However, I cannot tell you whether the cost difference between the amps is worth it to you. It would be worth it to me, however. | |
| BATVK500 in Plinius league? I think you would have to listen for yourself. I have a Plinius SA-100 MK III and, although I think it does produce class A sound and I like it very much, it is not perfect in every way. They do have a smooth midrange, slightly tipped towards emph... | |
| Sealed vs Vented enclosures And would be 12 db down at 50 hz? | |
| Sealed vs Vented enclosures Can we glean from your post that all acoustic suspension loudspeakers, or all at least for which you have seen a frequency sweep, start rolling off at or around 100 hz? | |
| Sealed vs Vented enclosures The design decision to use an acoustic suspension enclosure or a ported one is completely independent of the voicing of the high frequencies. So, attributing certain high frequency characteristics to sealed enclosures or vented ones is incorrect. ... | |
| Great sound possible using a Subwoofer? If your speakers are flat to 38hz, you should have absolutely no problem with bottom end weight of your program material. There are really very few instruments which reach that low, anyway. Two are the piano and the pipe organ. If your system goes... | |
| Best Male Singers of the 20th Century Hey Jousjane, Never meant to indicate my opinions are any better than anyone else's. They are just mine... | |
| Best Male Singers of the 20th Century OK Craig, CAT SL-1 Ultimate, PASS Aleph 4, Vandersteen 3A Signature. My father, (same name as me) is a fairly well-known retired recording engineer who recorded a few of the people on this thread. A small sample of the artists he personally record... | |
| Best Male Singers of the 20th Century I could get pretty crazy about a Harry Connick Jr. pick, but I don't want to offend anyone. I don't think Sinatra was the absolute best. Among crooners, I would pick Billy Eckstine and Nat King Cole over Sinatra. But at least noone can say Sinatra... | |
| Cables, Interconnects and More Cables??? An excellent best-buy choice in interconnects is JPS Superconductor. I am familiar with the discontinued model, not the Superconductor +. Superconductor should be available here on Audiogon for $125-$150. This is a cable not bettered by many much ... |