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| Which Nat King Cole? For best music I prefer "Live at the Circle Room", recorded 1946, though sound quality is not good. But the music is so good I can't help myself. I mean, with lyrics like, "Honey let bygones, be bygones; or I'll punch a hole in your nylons", what'... | |
| Thiel 3.6 to Eggleston Andras II I've not made the move, nor do I have Andras, but next smaller size - Fontaines (exact same top three drivers, just no woofer). About them I can assure you they very capably reproduce truthful timbre with transparency like no other speaker I've he... | |
| When is digital going to get the soul of music? My CD-based system got it. Each step was an improvement towards reproducing the soul of the music. Long, arduous journey, wading through lots of audio BS. For my system, it turned out to be tubes everywhere, even in the CDP. NOS tubes. And the mos... | |
| Speakers to hang on to for LIFE After many auditions it's looking like my first good pair of speakers, EgglestonWorks Fontaines, are staying. Just cannot dethrone them. | |
| turning my system on during lightning storms Lightening striking and travelling along a ground wire into the house can easily bypass surge protector. This is above and beyond a "surge". | |
| Best Keith Jarrett records Jasmine is wonderful! Some of the most emotionally beautiful music I've heard. | |
| Ultralinear vs. Triode vs. SET All great information, but not all of it true for all SETs. I love my speakers (87dB) and did not wish to give them up, but did wish to try a true SET. Thankfully, Audio Mirror 45 Watt SET amps are true SETs, yet very powerful, and not lacking fre... | |
| Ultralinear vs. Triode vs. SET If your Cronus already provides enough power for you (55 watts?) and you wish to try SET, get Audio Mirror 45 watt SET monoblocks. Nearly the same power as your Cronus, but SET! Glorious amps. | |
| WLM Diva Monitor -- Personal Experience? Northern3light - Have you tried this method for running them in: wire them out of phase with one another, put them together face to face, cover them with a heavy blanket, and then turn up the volume. I've never needed to try this, but I've read th... | |
| Best Keith Jarrett records WARNING - Don't buy too many at once if you are sensitive to performers moaning unmusically on their recordings. By unmisically I mean nowhere near the key they're playing nor in time of the music. Just random, dissonent vocal moaning. It adds no ... | |
| Is there better amp for bass then Cary Rocket 88 +1 to add a sub (or two). I did perceive somewhat more bass when I swapped tubes in my amp (not Cary), but would agree that, in general, if you want more bass, and if you already have a decent modern amp, change speakers or add a sub. Your bass an... | |
| Speakers after GMA Europas Bump your budget up just slightly ...AMP - AVA Insight+ 240. 120 watts per channel 20 to 20 kHz into 8 ohms at less than 0.01% THD. 4 TO-3 case power MOSFET output devices. For 4 ohms loads and up. Special price now $850.SPEAKERS - Fritzspeakers C... | |
| Top 10 Jazz recordings ever And when you are ready for instrumentals I suggest starting with these five CDs:Cannonball Adderly - Somethin' ElseDave Brubeck - Time OutJohn Coltrane - Blue TrainMiles Davis - Kind of BlueArt Pepper - + ElevenAll wonderful, very accessible music... | |
| Top 10 Jazz recordings ever For vocals I suggest these five diverse CDs:Ernestine Anderson - Never Make Your Move Too SoonJohn Coltrane and Johnny HartmanElla Fitzgerald - Sings The George & Ira Gershwin SongbookMark Murphy - Love is What StaysAnita O'Day - Anita Sings t... | |
| How does one get off the merry-go-round? Drubin - Unfortunately, no. My dilemma is this: I often pine for listening to my system, but cannot due to restraints or conditions (not home, at work, at home but occupied on line with business, etc.) It is at these times I'll seek out audio rela... |