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| Is Kimber 8TC a significant upgrade from 8PR? To answer your question as directly as possible, the move from 8PR to 8TC may produce some subtle audible improvement, but don't expect anything dramatic. The main difference between these two cables is the dielectric (insulation), with the 8TC be... | |
| Jazz Piano? I have loved jazz piano for more than 40 years, and had the great pleasure to hear some of the "giants" of the instrument, including Earl Hines, Erroll Garner, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Teddy Wilson, George Shearing, Jimmy Rowles, Thelonious Mo... | |
| The best band you've never heard of Label and catalog number, plus where to order, would be most useful. Thanks. | |
| Diana Krall, Norah Jones, Jane Monheit....? IMO, I don't think that most of the female jazz singers on today's scene hold a candle to the "greats" of the 1940's through 1970's, probably because the fine vocalists of that era learned their craft singing to live audiences, backed by stellar m... | |
| what if you put too much lead shot in your speaker Unless I misunderstand your question, you do not normally put lead shot in the SPEAKER itself, but in the speaker STAND. Adding lead shot to the speaker stand makes it more stable, anchors it better to the floor, and reduces resonance. I suppose y... | |
| DVD/CD player The ARCAM FMJ-27 has gotten very good reviews, and it has a MSRP of about $3k. | |
| What's Good 5.1 pre/pre with DD, DTS, DPL II Distortion: you may have had a chip upgrade done to your SP1.7, but that is not the same as having a SP1 upgraded to the 1.7 version. The upgrade from 1.0 to 1.7 is very extensive: replacement of the rear panel inputs to include 5.1 jacks for SACD... | |
| What is clipping? Clipping is one of those non-intuitive electronics terms that basically means the amplifier has exceeded its maximum power output. When this happens, an oscilloscope will show the waveform with the top part of the audio signal "clipped off" (imagi... | |
| What's Good 5.1 pre/pre with DD, DTS, DPL II Based on what I have read -- I have not done an A-B comparison between the SP1 and SP1.7 -- the SP1.7 is an upgraded SP1 that provides 5.1 SACD/DVD-A analog inputs, 6.1 and 7.1 formats, and several updated HT processing formats (Dolby ProLogic II,... | |
| What's Good 5.1 pre/pre with DD, DTS, DPL II In the MSRP range you've indicated, I'd give Rotel a serious look. Not many manufacturers are making a pure 5.1 pre/pro now, as everyone seems to think that more surround channels means better sound (often, maybe even rarely, true). Like you, I de... | |
| What's Your Favorite Rollins album? Saxophone Collosus is my personal favorite, and many jazz critics also regard it as his best recording. | |
| Current Trends In Home Audio A year ago, I started a new (and probably final) career as a realtor, and during the past 12 months I have been through a LOT of homes. My observations pretty much parallel yours -- the homes of "average" folks usually have "sound systems" ranging... | |
| Bryston article on transformers - Part 2 Hi, Sean:"Part 1" of the article was published in the previous edition of Bryston's online newsletter. You can access all of the previous issues of the newsletter from the Bryston home page (www.bryston.ca), or simply use this link to go directly ... | |
| Sennheiser HD590 on an airline flight? Husk01: the Sennheiser DSP 360 is a small amplifier / digital signal processing unit. It has RCA inputs for CD players, etc., and a mini-jack for output to headphones. The "DSP" feature creates the sense of a nearly 360 wrap-around sound (this tec... | |
| Phono preamp comparison I have been very pleased with the performance on my Lehmann Audio Black Cube SE, which can be purchased used on A-gon for around $450. This phono preamp has gotten consistently good reviews, and is included in TAS's "Recommended Components" list. ... |