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| Has anyone heard this Cd If you get the chance, see her live with Phil Lesh & Friends. Great live performers, often featuring Trey Anastasio, who transforms himself into Garcia incarnate. Good stuff...Cheers,Spencer | |
| Good used record shops in London? Berwick St. is where you need to go. That's what Jaybo is referring to. Numerous shops w/both new & used vinyl. Google it and you'll easily find them all. Vinyl Junkies and Reckless are two of the best from what I recall. Cheers,Spencer | |
| Front ported speakers recommendation You've got to consider Merlin TSM. Search the archives, tons written about them here and on audioreview.comCheers,Spencer | |
| Small, tube-friendly speaker suggestions needed Merlin TSM's sound just like what you are looking for. Search the archives, plenty has been said about them. Cheers,Spencer | |
| Tube vs. Solid State Phono Stage I share your sentiments and have lived with a number of tube and hybrid phono stages. Living close to a radio tower, and suffering from high RFI, a solid state phono stage is the best and almost only way for me to eliminate RFI noise in my rig. Ma... | |
| budget Cables / Interconnects recommendations? Signalcable.com good quality, fairly priced, reliable manufacturer.Cheers,Spencer | |
| cat jl3 signatures vs. atmashere ma2III's Optarchie,With 93db / 8ohm impedance, your speakers should be an easy load to drive. I'd think either of these amps would be overkill. I would consider the CAT JL2 or Atma MA1's instead. You'll save a ton of $$$. Of course if you change later to a... | |
| Firebird Suite The Leinsdorf / LA Phil is also great with powerful dynamics. Not to nitpick, but the fabulous Dorati is the full ballet, not the Suite. Cheers,Spencer | |
| Alon model 1 problems You are decreasing the bass output by placing them on 9" stands. Get spikes and get them back down on the floor. This should help somewhat w/the tonal balance. You didn't mention what amp you're using, but perhaps the speakers are revealing hardne... | |
| walker proscenium While Tbg's are quite reasonable, I would venture to say that based on my personal experience hearing the Walker in three homes with all different systems(one being Lloyd's), the Walker table did tremendously in every setting. It provides a sense ... | |
| One Pop Too Many Most clicks & pops on new LPs are a function of not having really clean LPs. A vacuum cleaning machine and a good regimen using top fluids like Walker or Audio Intelligent are essential to removing clicks and pops. Most returns I've made are v... | |
| A higher level than Mullard in tube quality? Read "Joe's Tube Lore". There are many flavors and many variants of any tube. Sure, some are at what you "higher levels", but it usually comes down to personal taste. There are many archived threads detailing others' experience in their gear. Try ... | |
| Dust...It's Killing Me http://www.kaz.com/kaz/store/product/b7ead5e8607992495e843be3e1032f26/ something like this will help if your room isn't too large. Good luck,Spencer | |
| Boston Vinyl? Thanks, I'll bring these notes w/me and get to as many as time allows! Cheers,Spencer | |
| Looking for compilation suggestions Check out the Live At The World Cafe series which culls intimate well-recorded performances from the radio show of the same name. This is a prime way to find great artists.As for movie soundtracks, the one I always go back to is The Committments, ... |