rcprince
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| Stradivari violin Excellent posts! Frogman, I think that you're right, as a musician who plays wind instruments your training and expertise make it easier to spot the differences in types of instruments, just as my experience as a guitarist makes it easier for me t... | |
| Stradivari violin Charlie: I think that's the Oliviera disc they're referring to; thanks, I was trying to figure where to get it. Oliviera is a fine violinist, it would probably be worthwhile picking it up, just to hear the differences. I agree that if you hear the... | |
| Stradivari violin Interesting question. Having some knowledge about both Strads and Guanieri violins, I think that you have to take into account that each of these violins sounds different from another, even those made by the same maker. For example, Joshua Bell re... | |
| Bargain audio shopping in a time machine... Assuming I had the funds I have now, I'd pick up every Telefunken 802F and 803F and Cca (and their 12AU7, 12AX7 and 6DJ8 equivalents), every Amperex Bugle Boy 6DJ8, and every Gold Lion KT88 I could find back in the 50s and 60s. | |
| Recordings that trounce your system? Great story, SD! I have the old Stakatto! disc, which has recordings of a number of instruments and other things (the breaking glass cut was enough to have my wife come running into the living room to stop me from throwing our crystal into the fir... | |
| Your System vs. Live Music, or how close to live.. I have a pretty good system (if you care to see what's in it as of a while back, check the Best System You Ever Built thread), and have heard a lot of fine systems, and I'd have to fall in the camp of Jvia and Slartibartfast, I don't think you can... | |
| Anyone familiar with ART DI/O...? This piece seems to have a large cult following, check the digital forum at Audio Asylum, there must be hundreds of threads about this unit, some of them probably addressing your question on the ADC aspect. Reminds me of the buzz about the Radio S... | |
| Dunlavy out of buisness? My understanding from my dealer, who has carried Dunlavy speakers from the start, is that John sold or is selling the company but will be staying on for a few more years, so the company won't be closing down. Hey, he deserves a chance to wind down... | |
| Has anyone heard the Innersound Electrostatic amp? Having heard the Innersound amp at Plato's and at an NJ Audio Society meeting with Roger Sanders explaining its workings, I second the above responses. It is well-designed and an excellent amp. | |
| Tube reliability in amps How long tubes last in a circuit will depend both on the maker of the tube as well as the circuit design. I've known McIntosh tube amp owners who have left their amps on for years continuously with hardly any wear on the output tubes. My ARC Class... | |
| SACD & Wadia Digital Volume Control I would think it would work, but only for 16/44 CDs, assuming you're talking about using the Wadia's digital input. The SACD players have no DSD digital output, and the Wadia has no capability I know of anyway to convert a DSD signal, so it would ... | |
| Top Ten Speakers of All Time? The original Quads, of course, and the Infinity Servo Statics as well. I'd like to also nominate the Duntech Sovereigns, which when first introduced raised the bar for dynamic cone speakers and still, when set up in a large room with electronics t... | |
| Who R U? Hi Frank! If you're not already a member (can't tell from the handle) I'd like to invite you to join the NJ Audio Society (part of this is selfish, I'd like to force you to host a meeting so we can hear those systems!). Welcome aboard! Whereabouts... | |
| No Stereophile review for Aragon Palladium II? I would agree with Sattothestars. Aragon, and its sister Acurus, are overengineered products that put their money into the innards of their products rather than the faceplates and deliver excellent value for the money (an engineer friend of mine, ... | |
| kt-88 or 6550 that is the question ? Depends on the circuit they're in, of course, but in my JA80s, the 6550s are much leaner and harsh, although they may have slightly better low bass extension. All in all, though, the KT88s' midrange was much fuller, realistic and harmonically corr... |