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| My first Jazz cd Hi, Perfectimage. About 6-9 months ago, there were a number of threads about jazz recordings, and various members (me included) posted threads talking about what they thought were the "essential" jazz recordings. You might want to look in the A-go... | |
| looking for upgrade suggestions - 12,000 to spend Hi, Chris. You already have a very fine system that many would envy, so any changes to equipment will be primarily, I suspect, a matter of taste (for example, you might find you like the sound of Burmester products better than Rowland, or prefer t... | |
| Subwoofer ratings by Widescreen Review mag To make my final post on this thread, I'll respond to Danheather's request to know if there were any "surprises" in the WR reviews. Yes, to be honest, I was surprised that the Velodyne models that were tested did not earn high marks. I always had ... | |
| Is my dealer lying to me? As I suspected, this topic is drawing debate, some of which -- inevitably -- focuses on the merits and demerits of DVD vs. CD players. I must humbly disagree with Natalie's commments, though she is certainly welcome to her opinion. Major Japanese ... | |
| Favorite HT demo scene from a movie? I think some of the best demo DVD's include "The Haunting", "Top Gun", the IMAX film on Formula 1 racing (features Paul Newman's race team), and one of my personal favorites, "Dark City" (an excellent, very original sci-fi flick that all sci-fi bu... | |
| Is my dealer lying to me? At the risk of drawing the wrath of fellow audiophiles that own megabuck CD players, I personally think that most high-end CD players are grossly overpriced. I used to work for a laser manufacturer, so I have a pretty good idea what it costs to bu... | |
| Subwoofer ratings by Widescreen Review mag Thanks for the comments, guys. I own a pair of Vandersteen 2Wq's, and can say without qualification that they are an excellent and MUSICAL subwoofer. As Sean noted, the alphabetical list I compiled has the Vandy's listed last, whereas they would h... | |
| Best city between these two? Hi, Bradz: I wish you the best on this one. I lived in Europe (mainly Germany) for 5 years, and in the western Pacific (Tokyo, Seoul, Okinawa, etc.) for 4 years, and I can only sympathize with your fiance. When you mention cities like London and P... | |
| need help with a subwoofer Hi, Dumboat. See the post I made below about Widescreen Review mag's reviews of sub-woofers. Refer to that post before reading this one, so my comments make sense.Since you asked about the Hsu models, this is how WR mag rated them:1. Model TN825: ... | |
| What connection is better Balanced or single ended Hi, Bigwaves. You've already been alerted to the existence of much prior discussion on this subject which can found in the archives. To cut to the chase, however, the advantage offered by balanced interconnects is noise reduction, and slightly hig... | |
| At what freq. does sound become non-directional? The ear becomes less sensitive to localization and directionality clues at the lower frequencies, say from 20-60Hz. In a home listening environment, however, where the sound is enclosed in a relatively small space (compared to the outdoors), and t... | |
| need decent cheap pre amp to drive If you want to save some real money and get one of the best used preamps available, check out the Adcom GFP565 which is listed right now on A-gon. I had a 565 for nearly 4 years, and can vouch that it's an excellent unit. If you have an analog fro... | |
| buying a stereo for my 16 yr. old Last year, I bought the TEAC Reference PD-H300 CD player to use in my office, and I've been quite pleased with it. Subsequently, I recommended the "300" Reference series of components to my company's Buyer, who had been asked to assemble a decent ... | |
| BEST SUB FOR MUSIC The subwoofer which has consistently been rated as one of the best on the market for MUSIC is the Vandersteen 2Wq. This sub is different than many, in that it has a crossover between the preamp and power amp. The 2Wq integrates seamlessly with a v... | |
| Need Recommendation for Good Outdoor Speakers Klipsch makes an outdoor speaker which features horn loading, and thus is quite efficient. The housing is made of ABS plastic, so it will withstand outdoor weather pretty well. I have not heard this speaker, but since Klipsch is now distributed fa... |