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| Good bass test tracks on vinyl Ray Brown - Soular Energy (Blue if you can find it)Dead Can Dance - Into The LabyrinthFor great recording of classical acoustic bass(accompanied by just organ)Gary Karr Adagio D'Albinoni (Cisco) This LP always bring the house down, especially t... | |
| Best Rock Album of 2015 From wikipedia: "Gibbard took the band name from the song "Death Cab for Cutie" written by Neil Innes and Vivian Stanshall and performed by their group the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band. The song was performed by Bonzo in the Beatles film Magical Mystery... | |
| System Help Beg to differ...Suggest not considering any gear changes until well after exploring room setup and possibly treatment first. Start with Cardas Speaker Placement: http://www.cardas.com/room_setup_main.phpYou try both ways on long or shorter walls.Y... | |
| hmmm? oppo 105d content Yeah, understood. It's all pretty crazy, but most agree that a good ripped CD played thru the same dac in the CD player will sound better than just spinning the disc in the drawer. There are many threads that you can read archived here that explai... | |
| hmmm? oppo 105d content Have you tried computer audio ripping your CDs and playing them thru USB output into the digital USB input on the Oppo as DAC?. Granted, choices of software and cable make a difference, but in general this idea will drastically reduce jitter and p... | |
| Clayton Audio Class A amps. Need amp advice Taking this whole conversation into account, it sounds like you sure better settle on a speaker that is designed for use with a moderately powered tube amp(s), and not decide on amp until you get the speaker figured out. Your CJs with new speaker ... | |
| Thinking about buying a different tube preamp... Abuck,Something seems very wrong here. 1) Good tube preamps (including the Modwright) don't normally making loud hiss2) In many years in this hobby you're the first I've heard of inserting a PVC preamp between an active preamp and amp to try to el... | |
| Clayton Audio Class A amps. Need amp advice Frank, did you hear the Krell in your system? Charles raises the most important point: amp & speaker matching. If so, how do compare the sound of the Krell vs the Clayton? If you heard the Krell w/different speakers, it's really easy to draw i... | |
| jazzheads need your help: Clark terry Live at The Village Gate is one of the best sounding jazz recordings ever. Played at every audio show when released.Remember The Time is a great album produced in honor of Clark's 75th birthday. He was still jamming! Cheers,Spencer | |
| Why no Spectral phono stage? Given Dr. Johnson's role in digital recording technology, (HDCD, etc.) perhaps focusing on analog playback strategically isn't of interest to Spectral. Cheers,Spencer | |
| Thinking about buying a different tube preamp... Abucktwoeighty,You've got friends in your corner that you never knew you had. Play her favorite song and let us know and we'll do the same as a tribute. Music and memories...Our thoughts are with you. | |
| Recommendation for a 12 year old Many of the inexpensive Shure carts feature a stylus/cantilever that easily slides out for replacement at about $10/each. For my collegiate out-of-town beginner, that was a worthwhile feature. Accidents will happen, as Elvis Costello sang. Cheers,... | |
| DIY Stereo Rack Slipknot1 and I did a rack for my system that uses all McMaster-Carr hardware and maple shelves from perfectplank.com(thanks Trelja for that source). I agree with others that the key to the rack is easily adjustable shelves that are easy to level.... | |
| Daryls House - some great takes on familar songs Yeah, I never really got into ZZ Top, but the Billy Gibbons episode is one of the best. Also love the Butch Walker & Diane Burch episodes.Darryl and band(s) remind me of Steely Dan in their heyday. It's amazing when you hear some of these jams... | |
| New Variac for Joule Electra Amps Outlier,Sorry to be the bearer of sad news here, but our friend, Simon Thatcher has recently passed away. Simon, a brilliant, kind and humorous lover of music and audio will be greatly missed. Besides his technical writings, Simon consulted on the... |