rockadanny
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Silver cables or copper?Any opinons. I've tried copper, silver plated copper, and silver alloy interconnects. To my ears, the only ones void of any odd sound attributes were the all copper. | |
Any steve hoffman fans? He did a great job with "Johnny Winter And". | |
Best Male Singers of the 20th Century A tie for me, both jazz guys: Mark Murphy and Johnny Hartman. Such different styles, so both are the best to me. | |
what speakers to use Check out Pi. Your amp can then be downsized as well.http://www.pispeakers.com/contents.htmlI have not heard these, but were I going to do what you are, I would consider these first. (a completely speculative recommendation) | |
Jazz for aficionados SE = brilliant. KOB = brilliantly ethereal. | |
Your last concert was to see who and when? So long ago I cannot recall who or when. Is that bad?I have seen/heard folks as I happen to come upon them (bars, festivals), but cannot recall last time I grabbed the Mrs., jumped in the car, and sped off to a concert. Ugh. Not good. | |
New releases of Fela Kuti I guess none knows Fela here!Not so! I have but one of his, "Army Arrangement". Am unaware of reissues. What else would you recommend? | |
How does one get off the merry-go-round? In my case, I'm pretty sure it will be death.Ha! Good one! | |
Who believes that Robert Plant Nyet! Not to my ears. | |
Have you heard pro studio monitors ? Maple, sorry, forgot to answer your question. Intent of purchase was not for critical listening, but they are so good that I do end up listening critically at times in lieu of my main rig. | |
Have you heard pro studio monitors ? Maple, setup is nearfield at my desk. So approx. 4 foot equilateral triangle. I would increase distances if I could, but that is not an option. Still, even at 4 feet, they image fine and soundstage is good too. | |
Have you heard pro studio monitors ? After auditioning several I ended up with a pair of Adam F7 (active). Sourced by laptop in my office. Love 'em. | |
Budget Pre with 2outputs, rectifier tube and..... +1 Mapletree Audio. Tube rectification done properly is fine. | |
Quiet Amp Cooling Fan http://www.coolcomponents.com/I tried fans from a few different mfrs and found from these folks best cooling and most quiet. | |
What's the greatest bargain in SET these days? Greatest bargain? Soryy, no idea. But, if power might be an issue then perhaps check out the monoblocks at Audio Mirror:http://audiomirror.com/amps.htmlLove the 45 Watt SETs on my 89db monitors. Plenty of power and sound terrific. (NOS tubes all a... |