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| Speaker help please for $2000 US If you are willing to buy used speakers, you should consider a pair of Vandersteen 3A's (MSRP is $2800, but you can find relatively new, used version for about $1800). At the used price, the Vandy 3A is an outstanding buy, with excellent range (do... | |
| True Confessions of a Soul Man Yup -- War; Marvin Gaye; Stevie; Booker T; Aretha. I have many fond memories of listening to these and others on my old Bose 901/Marantz 2270 system. | |
| Best 5 channel amp in a single chassis The Bryston 9B-ST has gotten excellent reviews, including a "Class A" rating by Stereophile. I own the Bryston 4B-ST and 5B-ST amps, and based on my experience with them, I can recommend the 9B-ST very highly. The other "killer" 5-channel amp, if ... | |
| Best Sounding Solid State Amp? You did not indicate a price range, so I'll offer several options: Expensive amps (by my standards): 1. Ayre K-1 - very musical and smooth. Of the more expensive solid state amps I've heard, this is at the top of my personal list. 2. Moon W-5: a C... | |
| Best CD player for $700.00 I know my response is going to garner the ire of some regulars, but I personally do not believe that it makes sense to buy a CD-only deck today. 16-bit CD technology is passe. After considerable thought, I recently sold my Rega Planet CD and repla... | |
| Bryston Amp v.s others? I bought a 4B-ST about 8 months ago, and have been very impressed with its audio quality. I paid $1650 for mine (new, not used). Combine the price and a 20-year unconditional, transferrable warranty, and nothing else comes close. | |
| Are you Guys Rich or What!? As those who have read my previous posts know, I believe in VALUE when it comes to assembling a high-quality audio system. If you are just starting into this hobby, used gear is the best way to start, and there are some great buys on Audiogon. For... | |
| You got to show me something more! On a long thread last month regarding jazz recordings, I made a number of posts. Rather than try to recap my comments, let me quickly offer than I have been an avid jazz enthusiast since high school (late 1950's), and have taught a college course ... | |
| Talon Roc subs - worth it? One of the major home theater mags recently published a special edition containing all of the reviews of subs they have done over the past 3 years. The two subs which received the highest ratings for both music and video were the larger Velodynes ... | |
| Best Solid State Amp For 10k Or Less Put the Ayre K-1 amp on your short list. VERY musical and natural sounding. | |
| monitor speaker for near-wall placement? I own a pair of Krix Equinox speakers and am very pleased with them -- $600 new, or $350 or so used. Like any mini-monitor, they don't reproduce deep bass, but they do a fine job with the rest of the audio spectrum. They work well when placed fair... | |
| Best Classical Music Conductor A number of fine names submitted for best classical conductor. As one or two others have noted, you can't have a legit list without Fritz Reiner, Eugene Ormandy, Georg Szell, etc., on the list. On my personal list I would also include Gerard Schwa... | |
| Where do you buy Hubbell wall socket? I bought my Hubbell outlets from The Audipphile Store, which is operated by the group who publish UHF Magazine in Canada. Their prices aren't bad, particularly when you discount for the price in Canadian currency. Go the following Web site for mor... | |
| Marsalis's horn on "JAZZ" The trumpet that Marsalis is playing was specially made for him according to a design he made. Marsalis was concerned that the traditional trumpet mouthpiece and tubing were not sufficiently stiff to transfer all the energy from his embouchure to ... | |
| Who is Most Beautiful female singer ever All of the responses so far have been female pop singers. I'd add the following jazz and classical singers as well: Jazz: Bessie Smith; Ma Rainey; Billie Holiday; Ella Fitzgerald; Carmen McRae; Sarah Vaughn; Ernestine Anderson; and Betty Carter. C... |