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| Jazz and Acoustic Guitar recommendation I appreciate your positive remark, Frap! After I made my initial post, I realized that I forgot to mention two of my favorite contemporary guitarists, John Abercrombie and Bill Frisell. Frisell amazes me at times, because he can manage to sound li... | |
| Cheapest places to buy gear? I have bought several high-end items (Bryston amp, etc.)from a "clicks and mortar" dealer in Santa Clara, CA. The owner is Danny Oovlin, and his business is "Bestofdeal". Danny used to advertise in the small classified ads in the back pages of Ste... | |
| Jazz and Acoustic Guitar recommendation Well, as an old jazz fan who loves acoustic guitar, let me offer a few of my personal favorites as suggestions:1. Charlie Byrd: almost all of Charlie's recordings were good, but "Jazz Samba" (with Stan Getz), "Live At The Village Gate" on the Rive... | |
| Pink noise whine hiss on Levinson 333 Hi, Krellcast. I have had a similar problem, and just made a post on the subject. See my post above titled "Grounding Problem with Adcom GTP-760". | |
| rb 900 arm I am using a VPI HW-19 Mk 4 turntable, and have used both the Rega RB900 and the JMW10 arms. I personally think the JMW10 arm is marginally better with the VPI table, but this may not be true with the Basis 2100 table. If you can get a used RB900 ... | |
| Suggestions for filling speakers stands? I have used a combination of lead shot and sand in most of my speaker stands. The lead is great for damping, and the sand fills in the spaces around the shot. Just be sure the sand you use is free of salt and thoroughly dry (I bake the sand in a 3... | |
| Integra Pre/Pro? Hi, Argent: I can't comment on the Integra, but have done some extended listening with the Bryston SP-1 and Lexicon MC-1. I found very little difference in the general quality between these two units, which should not be surprising since Bryston a... | |
| Coltrane. Can we talk? Just to round out my earlier post, there are two other Coltrane recordings that are good starting points for those who are becoming acquainted with 'Trane's music: his album titled "My Favorite Things" (where he made use of the modal style), and a... | |
| aural symphonics ? Xmore: I hope that you will get some response from actual owners of this cable. I have not used this specific product from Aural Symphonics, but I have owned their interconnects. The first pair of IC's that I bought was about 1987, when I visited ... | |
| Coltrane. Can we talk? Hey, Kublakahn: One of the many jazz videos that I own has a short bit about the Church of St. John Coltrane. You were absolutely correct that the members of the church are serious in their beliefs. They feature 'Trane's music as a central element... | |
| Home Grown Audio Silver Lace Mikeg: I should also have mentioned that HGA has a link on their Web page that has the instructions and photos showing how to assemble the Silver Lace. | |
| Which Sub breaks the house down?? The Velodyne 18" subs will do a pretty good job of loosening your dental fillings, as will the large REL subs. | |
| Which pre-amp. prosessor is the best?? Rotel, B&K, and Adcom offer good pre/pro's in this general price range. The newest Adcom model, the GTP-760, has full Dolby and DTS 5.1 surround, DSP effects, a good tuner, and also has inputs for DVD-A 5.1 analog. I have listened fairly exten... | |
| Home Grown Audio Silver Lace Are you going to try to assemble a copy of the Silver Lace, or are you actually buying a Silver Lace kit from HGA? If you are buying the kit, it comes with the wire already braided. All you need to do is attach the RCA jacks, and finish the ends w... | |
| How much does your system retail for? Damn guys, maybe it's just me, but this thread is uncomfortably close to getting out the measuring tape to see who's got the longest johnson... Just like in high school, some of us can't compete. |