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| CAT preamp matching I will repost and state that the CAT probably works well with any very high quality, neutral solid state amp. Besides the Plinius which I mentioned previously, I have a Pass Aleph 4 which I like very much, but always felt it was a little shy in th... | |
| Best Male Singers of the 20th Century Uhh Craig... Haven't we been down this road before? I certainly didn't criticize EVERY pick. I know who John Fogarty is also as I was alive during that era. I didn't even mention a jazz singer! And I do like music other than jazz. When the title o... | |
| Best female vocals on CD Very succinctly and eloquently stated, Redkiwi. I will nominate someone outside of Jazz whom I have not seen mentioned: Aretha Franklin. Maybe she doesn't belong in this thread because I find her CD's to be sonically not the best and she has clear... | |
| Best Male Singers of the 20th Century Thanks Timwat for the clarification. Whew! I was going to have to repost to add The Polish Prince, Bobby Vinton to my twentieth century all-star team, but now I can relax! Great speaker, that 501 was! | |
| Best female vocals on CD OK Craig. I cry uncle. I certainly don't mean to discourage anyone from trying any artist and I certainly don't see you as intellectually or emotionally limited. But, I have listened to a number of D.K.'s CD's to see what all the fuss was about. A... | |
| Best Male Singers of the 20th Century Err..., Some of the choices for best of the twentieth century are pretty shocking! Eddie Money? John Fogarty? Let's see. Elvis Presley and Bob Dylan were picked by separate people just on their record sales and popularity alone! If you are going t... | |
| Best female vocals on CD For Jazz fans: Check out Dee Dee Bridgewater. The CD is "Live at Yoshi's". This is an absolutely stunning CD both musically and artistically. She shows off her entire vocal repertoire from soft delicate ballads to belting out raw, powerful songs t... | |
| Best female vocals on CD When one compares Diana Krall as a singer to the great jazz singers of all time, can someone please tell me what she brings to a song that the others don't? As far as I am concerned, she brings almost no interpretation, no phrasing, no vocal contr... | |
| Cables 4 Vandy 3's & preamp 4 Ayre V-3 What's wrong with an Ayre K-1 or K-3? Actually, I haven't heard the K-3, but I hear that it is quite similar sounding to the K-1, which is probably somewhere within everyone's 5-10 best that there is. Or at least it should be. The K-1 has a smooth... | |
| Best female vocals on CD For those of you who consider Diana Krall a great vocalist, it wasn't so offensive, it would be laughable. She is a passable singer whose record company is trying to push her as a singer in order to maximize her marketability. How would you rate h... | |
| Who still sells NOS Telefunken 6922's? By the way, I've tried Amperex (Holland) 6922's in an old Audio Research SP-9. They sounded pretty bright even after 30 hours use. I sent those tubes packing along with the preamp. Never tried them in the CAT. Are they really bright or was it just... | |
| Who still sells NOS Telefunken 6922's? Not at all, Craig. Thanks Albert. I'll be sending you an email to discuss it further. Redkiwi: I've used Ebay to buy about 15 tubes in four separate transactions. At least half have had heavy tube rush, ringing or I have found the tubes to be lack... | |
| Montana EPS or Dunlavy 4A's? Contrary to HIWAVES post, Vandersteen models are all time- aligned. The Vandersteen 5 is the best speaker I have ever heard and therefore, I think, should be on the very short consideration list. The mids and highs were smooth beyond belief, exten... | |
| Whats the best and quietest 12AX7 tube I agree with Opus88. The EI 12Ax7 is a very fine tube and can even compare equally or favorably to a Telefunken 12Ax7. | |
| Best Interconnects and/or Speaker Cable What about NBS cables? I have tried the Signature II. While not perfect (heavy mid-bass, a bright high end), this cable has an excellent midrange, great soundstage and a very high level of detail in the mids and highs. Although a little on the agr... |