raymonda

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Rock and roll speakers?
I have a second pair of heresy's 1.5 that I hot rodded. The have stands and cables. What was done to them might arguably make them the best sounding heresy's around. Coupled with my hot rodded GTA SE 40...they sound fantastic. Take both for 1650..... 
Comments on interconnect cables
Waste of money......spend your money elsewhere.........or roll your own and be done with it. 
Magnepan .7 - what to power with etc.
Classe ca151......this will bring out the best in your speakers. 
Grateful Dead MoFi 45RPM Vinyl Reissues
And....I have the original green label.....American Beauty is great...Workingman's.....not as good but better than later copies. I've never listen to later pressings but with care with the transfer I'm sure they are impressive. 
If you could bring back one great artist that has
I'll go with 3: Jerry Garcia.....Jerry Garcia......and Jerry Garcia. 
Tandberg 3004
Strange!On a side note how is "raymonda". I thinking of purchasing one but I'm not sure. 
Best amp for $550 to mate with the following...
Classe 100 or seventy will kick the ars out of the adcom. 
Vintage Thoren TD160 vs new turntables
Yes, buy a used WTRP or classic. 
Does HiRez really sound better?
First off I'm not advocating one medium over the other. I record strictly in the digital domain at 96/24 or 48/24, which I modestly say with good results. However, if I could, I would love a top of the line Dolby SR multitrack system. It is high R... 
Does HiRez really sound better?
As a recording engineer I would strongly disagree that r to r tape is less resolving than hi rez digital. They both, when done right, can sound fantastic and in many cases r to r can sound even better.Did you know that Walter Becker ' s Circus Mon... 
Klipsch Heresy? Crazy to consider?
I have an 82 vintage heresy that I labored over to get to sound pleasing to my ear. I use a GTA SE40....modded and a Melos sha 1. It is my second system. It sounds great a low volumes at night and good at medium volumes. They do not go low and are... 
vintage versus modern speakers
It doesn't matter to me at all. The OP stated that buying 20,000 speakers from the 70's should be a good value. The problem is that there were none. Replacing foam and caps are difficult....if that is what needs to be done after a while. Speakers ... 
vintage versus modern speakers
btw...there weren't any speakers in the 70's that cost $20,000. If I remember correctly I think 4,000 to 5,000 was about the highest price on a very few speakers. The uber high end didn't happen until much latter. That's not to say that there were... 
Archiving DATs to computer or server HD
Hold on....now you are getting personal. ;?) 
Vintage Thoren TD160 vs new turntables
A stock 160 is ok compared to today's tables. However, if you are willing to modify it with a new plinth and tone arm you will bring it into a new class that competes nicely with tables costing much more. Add a Music Hall speed control and you jus...