sek
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| Vandersteens and subwoofers other than the 2Wq? I agree, concerning the Vandersteen 2WQ, when the circumstances allow for proper set up that the woofer calls NO attention to itself. I first heard a 2WQ set up quite optimally in a friend's system. His huge Kendalls integrate flawlessly with his ... | |
| Vandersteens and subwoofers other than the 2Wq? Maxgain, you are quite correct about the phase benefits of first-order crossovers. It is one of the prime factors in the "Vandersteen magic" that I dearly love. But not all of us can optimally position our speakers for their best performance. I ha... | |
| The Crazy World of Arthur Brown If you like Arthur Brown, you should really dig Screaming Jay Hawkins, the originator of "I Put a Spell on You". He was Arthur Brown's main influence and inspiration. Indeed, I got deep into Screaming Jay Hawkins in the '60s, after first hearing h... | |
| Vandersteens and subwoofers other than the 2Wq? A 2WQ does sound quite good with optimal placement. However, the Vandersteen's 6db/octave crossovers do not allow it to disappear into the soundstage as well as the steeper (and lower) crossovers of the Rels and ACI (Titan II LE and Force). This i... | |
| Burnin CDs? Sound loss/degration question My friends and I don't hear a difference between the original CDs and CDR copies made with either my Pioneer PDR-609 or a friend's Pro Marantz unit. Another friend's newer Phillips recorder seems to make very slightly rougher copies, but one would... | |
| And what do Maggies sound like near a wall...... I've heard a pair that are placed much farther from the corners but no more than a foot from the back wall. In short, they sound terrible: dull and muffled, with highs and lows severely rolled off. Those speakers do need a lot more room to sound o... | |
| Replacing/Upgrading AC Outlets Maxgain, I'll be verry interested in your observations concerning the use of those outlets with NAD gear... | |
| Vandersteen 1c vs. 1b...drastic improvement? The Vandersteen 1b gave me my first extended exposure to the Vandersteen approach, which I find uniquely appealing. Subsequently, I have spent a lot of time with the 2Ce and 2Ce Signature (which differ slightly in terms of overall refinement).Beca... | |
| artists who most deeply touch you For a start:Jimi HendrixThelonious MonkJohn ColtraneAbdullah IbrahimClifford JordanMcCoy TynerJoni MitchellRandy WestonWayne ShorterEddie PalmieriMiles Davis | |
| Hendrix blues I don't have a lot of guitar blues records anymore, but I do have some '60s and '70s Buddy Guy, precisely because of his commonalities of spirit and technique with Jimi Hendrix in that special juncture of blues and r&b. Lugnut's fine insight l... | |
| Vandersteen or Klipsch Vandersteen and Klipsch sound very different from eachother. A brief audition should answer your question. | |
| Subwoofer for Both Music and HT My ACI Titan II LE subwoofer has performed marvelously in both roles, though I use my 2-channel system for music 99.5% of the time.I still have not become acclimated to all the bass and subsonic energy that they put into movies these days, which o... | |
| those F'n price stickers on jewel cases... I use 90+% alcohol with good results. | |
| Your ONE all time favorite love song? It varies.Johnny Hartman singing "My One and Only Love" (with John Coltrane on tenor saxophone) is one of many perennial favorites ... | |
| Whats the BEST audio site : I like Audiogon and Audioasylum the most. For music, I spend the most time at the Blue Note Bulletin Board. |