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| Most achingly-beautiful music This could be a long list, but I'll mention only the ones that come immediately to mind: Miles Davis's album "Kind of Blue"; Bill Evans & Jim Hall's album "Undercurrent"; several cuts from Art Pepper's album "Shoes of the Fisherman"; Sibelius'... | |
| Tonearm for VPI HW MkIII Yes, the VPI JMT tonearm is superb. Arguably one of the 2-3 best pivoted arms made today, and compared to the top-end arms it is a real bargain. If you are looking for a good used tonearm, I have a Sumiko Premier FT-3 that I have been using on my ... | |
| Vandersteen 2ce vs. Meadowlark Kestrel To set forth my biases at the beginning, I think Vandersteen speakers are one of the truly great buys in high-end audio. My first set of Vandies were Vandy 1B's, followed by the 2Ci's, and I now own the 3A Signatures. All of the Vandersteen speake... | |
| Vandersteen 2ce sigs and Adcom gfa555 The Vandy 2Ce's pair very well with the Adcom amp. I just sold a set of Vandy 2Ci's that were driven by an Adcom GFA555-II, and I can certainly recommend this system to others. Your post implies that you have the Vandy speakers, and are looking fo... | |
| Toshiba HD vs. Sony Wega I purchased a 32" Sony WEGA about a month ago, after comparing it to a Toshiba of similar size. For the past 5 years, I have had a Toshiba, and been very pleased with it. Considering all factors, I think the Sony WEGA has a better picture than the... | |
| Amplifier Suggestions? I owned a pair of Vandy 2Ce's for a number of years, and recently sold them to upgrade to Vandy 3A Signature. Based on thousands of hours of listening to my Vandy 2Ce's, I honestly think the high-end amps suggested above are overkill. I suggest yo... | |
| Best US magazine for equipment review? All of the major high-end audio mags have been listed above, but I'd add one other to your choices: Glass Audio. Many of the "tubeaholics" are interested in isolation devices for their amps as well as their turntables. | |
| I need tube sound without the tubes There are a number of good suggestions above. Let me add one additional possibility: the Musical Fidelity amp. It is British-made, sounds very "tubey", and is available in your price range. New units are sold by Audio Advisors. | |
| Best Sub - Rel or Vandersteen If you own Vandersteen speakers, I think the Vandy subs are a better choice. The Vandy subwoofer uses a special interconnect between the amp and the sub which provides the ideal interface with Vandy main speakers. On the other hand, if you do NOT ... | |
| Best Vinyl Preserver In addition to the sources for LAST that I listed in my previous message, you can also buy LAST from MusicDirect. The sell the 2-ounce bottles for $30 each, and also have a 16-ounce bottle that sells for $170. You can call Music Direct at 1-800-44... | |
| Best Vinyl Preserver I think I have seen LAST in ads from Elusive Disk, The NeedleDoctor, and Audio Advisor. I agree that it's great stuff - I have about 2500 LP's, and almost all have been treated with LAST. | |
| Best beer made...anywere? Tough decision - here in the Pacific Northwest (WA and OR), there are so many fine microbreweries offering such great choices. I like many of the beers and ales made by Hale's Brewery, Grant's, Full Sail, Widmer, and Thomas Kemper. For the very be... | |
| stereo system under 6K You have some very interesting choices to make for $6K. Since you did not mention a turntable/arm choice, I assume you are sticking with CD-only. That said, you can focus on preamps with only line source inputs. Here are some ideas: 1. Preamps: Ad... | |
| Most detailed speakers in 1K range? If you want to buy new speakers for $1000, and want a beautifully detailed speaker for listening to acoustic instruments, I strongly urge you to consider Richard Sequerra's Pyramid Met 7.7. I owned an earlier version of this speaker. They have sup... | |
| Does it still pay to buy a $3k CD player Your question, of course, can only be answered very subjectively. Anyone who will consider spending $3K on a CD player has a very personal set of audio desires. For me, spending $3K on a CD never much sense, and it makes almost none now. In the ne... |