rcprince
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| Boulder monoblocks I heard the less expensive (only $30K?) Boulder monos at my dealer a while back on Dynaudio Temptations and Wilson WP7s. The thing that most struck me about the Boulders that I remember to this day was that I had never heard such detailed, texture... | |
| Folk/Rock choices that are well recorded Probably not recorded as well as you'd like, but the Byrds were at the vanguard of the genre, they'd be essential for any folk rock collection. My favorite group from the 60s, even over the Beatles, Cream and Hendrix. | |
| Cream at Madison Square Garden Agree with Surfgod and Judy, Bruce was the best vocalist in the group; his energy was palpable, Clapton was far more a complementary voice rather than a lead singer. Last time I saw and heard them in concert was 1968 at Olympia Stadium in Detroit;... | |
| Top Ten Speaker Cables of all time?... Correct. The current follows the arrows. | |
| IC´s:Stealth Indra, Prana Cosmos or Kubala Coming back to this thread after adding more Emotion cables to my system (just a few power cords to go), and I feel I was probably understated in my admiration for these cables. JD's description is absolutely correct. Sources played through the Em... | |
| Electraglide Epiphany vs Kubala-Ssna vs.... JD: Thanks for your report--I can think of many things, including root canal, I'd rather do than sit around comparing power cords, but they certainly do seem to make a difference. FWIW, I am almost done rewiring my system in KS Emotion (four power... | |
| Krell KMA 160 Mono Block - How to connect speaker I'd go with what they say, but if someone out there has a manual thay could answer the question quickly enough. Remember the KMA 160 was a mono version of the KSA 80, so when they used the same chassis my guess is they just left the stereo binding... | |
| Dunlavy Speakers SC-III vs. SC IV I'll add to Raquel's fine post that if you listen principally to music without bass content below 40 hz (think rock and jazz, smaller classical ensembles), and/or you have a smaller room, you might like the IIIs better, they can sound a little cle... | |
| Best SACD player under $1500? A used Sony SCD-777ES. Decent sound, best transport mechanism, easy to mod for better performance when you have the cash for that. The best Marantz models may sound better, but are out of the price range you're talking about. | |
| Equipment that has made you 'stop' looking? Jadis JP80MC preamp stopped me from upgrading for over 10 years, and then the replacement was the next model up in the line, the JP200MC preamp, which I don't believe I'll ever give up till I start losing my hearing completely. Same can be said fo... | |
| Watt/Puppy 7 or Sophia? I'm interested in hearing how you like the Temptations vs. the Wilsons. I like them better than the WP7, and in most respects better than the Maxx2s, though they can't get the deepest bass as well, because they convey the music and the recording b... | |
| power for Thiel 3.5's I'll relate that I listened to a pair of Thiel CS3.5s at Innovative Audio with the Krell KSA 80 amp I wound up buying for my Duntechs about 15 years ago. I thought it sounded fine, and I knew for my Duntechs a solid-state amp was what I wanted. As... | |
| Can metal chassis become defective? I Joe, thanks for the kind thoughts. I wanted very nuch to go and meet some of the Philadelphia members; we'll probably have one early next year at Community Audio, maybe we can work another joint meeting then. Hope to see you at least at the holida... | |
| Avalon Eidolon Diamond and Tenor Audio OTL While I think the Lamms are excellent amps (I own ML1.1s), the one you have is certainly no slouch and is quite highly regarded by many in these forums. What is it you don't like about it, and what are you really looking for? | |
| What constitutes an AUDIOPHILE recording In the old days, the joke was that an "audiophile recording" was one of an obscure orchestra playing and conducted wretchedly but recorded in the most glorious, natural sound that you ever heard. This was one of J. Gordon Holt's golden rules of au... |