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| Looking for smooth SS pre amp You have a number of choices in your price bracket, assuming you are looking for a preamp only (not a combo preamp and HT processor). One of the best values on the market is the Adcom GTP-750, which is listed as a "Class A"component by Stereophile... | |
| Musical sounding DVD player...? I had a similar situation earlier this year when I was considering replacing my Rega Planet CD. I eventually decided to buy a Pioneer DV-37 as a combo DVD and CD player, and I've been VERY pleased. It's an excellent DVD player, and I have found it... | |
| Whatever Happened to Snell? I have two pair of older Snell monitors that I use in office systems, and am very pleased with them. Speakers are still being produced using the Snell name, although the models that Snell was best known for are no longer made. I recently listened ... | |
| Is there a Musical HT Receiver....? I recently installed an Adcom GTP-760 pre/pro in my ex-wife's HT system, and I must admit to being very impressed with its sound quality. It retails for $1800, but the unit I bought for my ex-wife was $1300 (plus s/h). The current issue of the Per... | |
| Best Sax Jazz Frap: Good choices, all. Here are some recordings that I think deserve to be added to your fine list:1. Charlie Parker: "The Complete Dial Recordings"; "Charlie Parker With Strings"; and the concert at Massey Hall (with Dizzy Gillespie and Max Roa... | |
| Best Sax Jazz After I got home and read my post, I noted an error: I listed Lester Young under alto sax, and again under tenor. He should have been listed only under tenor. In response to "Wirehead": I don't know of any recordings that actually feature bass sax... | |
| Best Sax Jazz I am having a slow afternoon at work, so I thought I'd respond to your post. I started listening to jazz seriously about 40 years ago, and have a number of saxophone favorites that I can suggest. First, however, a few introductory comments.Prior t... | |
| Does sub cable also have to be high end? I'm using subwoofer cables from BetterCables and am very pleased with their build quality and performance. They can be purchased in varying lengths (each of mine are 3 meters), and they sell for $30-40 each. Check out their Web site: www.bettercab... | |
| Vandersteen 2WQ Without testing your specific setup, there's no real way to tell if the Vandy hookup will have a detrimental effect on your B&W's. However, based on my experiences as a long-time Vandy owner, and based on all the reviews I have read about the ... | |
| I NEED HEADPHONES....NOW I have owned a number of models of headphones over the years, and the ones I liked best were the Stax electrostatics, and the Sennheiser HD600. I have not heard the Etymotics referred to above. Based on those headphones I have heard, I think the p... | |
| High Quality FM Tuner - Advice Lots of good suggestions above, but you should also add a Tandberg tuner (model 3010?) to your list. There was one listed here on Audiogon a few days ago for about $375 -- the Tandberg was and remains one of the great tuners ever made. | |
| CD Recommendations Your note suggests that you may be ready to move on to some REAL jazz. The great releases by artists such as Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Ben Webster, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Dexter Gordon, Art Pepper, Thelonio... | |
| VANDERSTEEN SUB V2W? There are two differences between the V2W and the 2W-Q subs. First, the V2W accepts either line input or LFE input directly from the pre/pro, whereas the 2W-Q is connected via cables from the power amp that have a built-in crossover (or contour co... | |
| Rega Arm Wiring Modification Take a look at the post I just made above regarding the upgrade to the RB300. | |
| Wire Up-grade for Rega RB300 The best known mod for this arm is by "Origin Live". For more info, see the two attached links:http://www.stereotimes.com/Origin%20Live%20Modified%20Rega%20RB300%20and%20RB250%20Tonearms.htmlhttp://www.originlive.com/According to several reviews, ... |