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| Help-sibilance! Lyle Lovett's "Step Inside This House" CD does indeed have a sibilance problem. In other regards it is a very good-sounding recording but I've noticed really objectionable sibilance with that particular recording, especially on disc 2. The problem... | |
| Good entry level transport? If you can find one, a McCormack SST-1 for $600-800 is very nice. It's built like a tank, like all McCormack products and the ergonomics are very well done. The sound is lovely. | |
| HELP !!! Linn Classik All in One Player I recently helped friends buy a used LINN Classik for a bedroom system. They added a pair of small Monitor Audio floorstanders, the 5i, and they are thrilled with the sound and the unobtrusive look of the Classik. They've almost abandoned listenin... | |
| Rack mount preamps for cheap Most of the Parasound preamps come with a 19" rack-mountable face plate and are very nice quality for the money. There are several models in your price range used. The PLD-2000 is superb and can be had for around $600, the 1500 and 1100 are also g... | |
| what is everybody listening to right now Los Super Seven, Gillian Welch's 'Revival,' Habib Kiote, Lyle Lovett's 'Joshua Judges Ruth,' the Mavericks 'Super Collosal Smash Hits of the Nineties,' Janis Ian 'Breaking Silence' | |
| Marantz 67SE CD player Adding an outboard DAC is a definite improvement. I started with the 63se as a stand-alone player, first added a Parasound 1100 DAC, then changed that out for a McCormack DAC-1. Each improved the sound a lot. I've just bought a McCormack SST-1 tra... | |
| Digitizing from vinyl? I'll be using a Mac so the sound card is built in but it does have stereo analog input available so I should be able to figure it out. Thanks a lot for the good info. | |
| Best blues guitarist, Clapton or Green This has been a very interesting thread for me because I spent the late 60's and all of the 70's living in Austin, most of the time working as a photographer covering music, so that I got to see most of the great blues guitarists performing during... | |
| What CD has the best production/sound? If you're trying to get people's attention it's hard to go wrong with Holly Cole's 'Temptation' CD. The combination of the Tom Waits songs, her voice, the spooky, wonderful arrangements and superb production is amazing. | |
| Best female vocals on CD Philefreak, thanks for the tip about Shana Morrison. I've been forcing people to listen to her back-up singing on Van's "Days Like This" CD for a couple of years and wondering when it would be possible to hear her solo. I've seen Van Morrison live... | |
| Adcom, B&K, or Rotel????????? If you're listening to amps in the price range of Adcom and Rotel you might want to also audition Parasound. John Curl designs, very good build quality and sound for the money and relatively easy to find used. I agree with the previous post about ... | |
| Adcom, B&K, or Rotel????????? If you're listening to amps in the price range of Adcom and Rotel you might want to also audition Parasound. John Curl designs, very good build quality and sound for the money and relatively easy to find used. I agree with the previous post about ... | |
| Speakers for McCormack I'm using a TLC-1 and 0.5 Deluxe with a pair of ProAc Studio 150's and it's a wonderful match. Not the ultimate in bass extension but everything else, including the way they look, is exceptionally satisfying. Even after months of playing them they... | |
| Best Male Singers of the 20th Century Another vote here for Raul Malo. Most of his great songs with the Mavericks are on their greatest hits CD "Super Colossal Smash Hits Of The 90's" but two others are on compilation CD's "True Love Ways" from the "Not Fade Away" Buddy Holly tribute ... | |
| Best female vocals on CD If you like Iris DeMent, Lucinda Williams and Emmylou Harris I'd strongly recommend you try Gillian Welch. She has a voice that is startling at first but one of the most compelling I've ever heard after repeated listening. Try her 'Revival' CD or ... |