schacter
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| Jeff Rowland I have the Continuum S2. I had the Spectron many years ago. I guess I should update my system as it is now completely different. | |
| Jeff Rowland I had a JR 525 in my system briefly, replacing a monster McCormack DNA-500. I paired it with a Modwright-LS 36.5 preamp. It sounded pleasant enough but I felt it was lacking in dynamics, presence and oomph. I then bought a used JR Continuum S2 her... | |
| Legacy Focus vs Salk HT3 My system is music-only, no home theater. I listen to jazz and classical exclusively -- about 70-30 jazz. I listen to a lot of piano music, as well as small-group jazz from the 50's to the present. I don't listen to rock.The Focus might well be be... | |
| Legacy Focus vs Salk HT3 I am a current owner of the Salk HT-3 and a former owner of both the Legacy Focus and Signature. Of the two Legacy models, I much preferred the Signatures. I could never tame the bass of the Focus. I did like the Signature very much. I think it's ... | |
| REVIEW: Salk Sound Veracity HT3 See above link for Jim Salk's speaker page. In short, the drivers are: Aurum Cantus G2 ribbon tweeters, SEAS Excel W18 midrange and TC Sounds 989 10" woofer. The crossover was designed by crossover guru Dennis Murphy.Photos of my speakers may be f... | |
| Who are the Jazz Cats on Audiogon? Count me in. Been listening to jazz since I was 13 and about 75% of my listening is to jazz. I have 1000+ jazz CDs -- most of it covering the period from the mid-to-late 50s to date, with a particular weakness for piano trio and solo, Coltrane, Mi... | |
| Art Blakey/Jazz Messengers Almost any Blakey Blue Note from the late 50s to mid 60s will be excellent. A few favorites are: Mosaic, Buhaina's Delight, Witch Doctor, Roots and Herbs, Indestructible and the most intense of all (and that's saying a lot), Free for All. They all... | |
| Under Appreciated Jazz Piano Players Here's another one, sparked by seeing the name Kenny Drew - Kenny Drew, Jr. (the son) has a phenomenal technique and plays interesting material. | |
| Under Appreciated Jazz Piano Players McCoy Tyner underappreciated? I suppose you could say he is so phenomenal that any appreciation is not enough (could say the same for Bill Evans or Keith Jarrett) but McCoy is generally regarded as among the top three or four pianists in jazz. Sam... | |
| Jazz Classic Enthusiasts It's Art Tatum and he is considered by many to be the greatest jazz pianist (maybe pianist period) ever. In 1938 Tatum dropped in to hear Fats Waller (not a bad piano player himself) play at a club. By way of introduction Waller told the audience,... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Mike: Thanks for the suggestion. That may not work for me in light of my configuration, but I'll get out my measuring tape and see. | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century I've been following this thread for a few months and have emailed back and forth with Mick. I'm very tempted to order the Syrah preamp (or conceivably even the Cortese) but a practical issue keeps intruding. The dimensions of the preamp and power ... | |
| Silverline La Folia - Comments or Insights? Thanks for your comments. I hadn't thought of the Imagers, but maybe I'll try them. I find the spikes to be quite stable on my hardwood oak floor (with the nice brass protector plates). I'll be trying bi-wiring shortly.I have a TacT 2.0 RCS, which... | |
| Best speaker 3k to 4k used? I just bought a pair of how demo Silverline La Folias direct from Silverline at a very substantial discount but there's also a pair listed here for $4000 OBO. I haven't received mine yet but a brief listen at the show in the Spring and the great r... | |
| Silverline La Folia - Comments or Insights? I'm glad to hear that they sounded great with a single-ended amp, but I'm surprised that a 300B could provide the bass power these speakers are capable of. Did you hear the current version? It has a polykevlar woofer instead of the old polyglass. ... |