shadorne
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| Some irrefutable truths about rock and roll Who cares about Rock n' Roll when God gave us James Brown! | |
| are all amps equal I wonder what explanation "experts" give for power cord differences - that will be fun. I'm no expert on building or designing power supplies and nor do I work for a utility but one can't help thinking it might be a combination of;1) Dirty Power ... | |
| Subwoofer for ATC scm ?? HSU are great value and have very high SPL output for their modest price but they tend to have higher distortion levels than other models - more suited to HT than music perhaps? | |
| Transport for DAC I can hear a little livelier sound at 0dB than -20dB but -10dB is much worse and my 0.5m cable has total of only 6pF/ft x 1.5ft=9pF.Are you using the calibrated output - bypassing the DAC1 volume control?What you report strongly suggests that the... | |
| Transport for DAC Word of a warning - Benchmark is not a warm sounding DAC. According to John Siau it was meant to be neutral because warm sound (exaggerated even harmonics) sounds wonderful with voice or guitar but not with instruments that have more complex harm... | |
| why so many benchmark dac1's on audiogon? My perception at the time was a lot of folks thought they sounded sterile and overly analytical. That is a fair comment - it certainly won't flatter a bad recording - in fact chances are you 'll more easily hear whatever errors there are in the r... | |
| great sounding cds to audition new speakers To enjoy your new speakers buy any or all of these:Dave Grusin Hommage to DukeMaceo Parker Roots & GroovesGeorge Benson Weekend in LA live ("On Broadway")Tom Petty WildflowersEagles Live Hell Freezs Over Eva Cassidy Live at Blues AlleyOld Scho... | |
| why so many benchmark dac1's on audiogon? There was another thread like this recently. Perhaps people are upgrading to the USB version and selling the older DAC1. Certainly the newer USB version and preamp may make the conventional DAC1 seem more dated. | |
| It's Hammond B3 Organ Day Maceo's Roots & Grooves - Advanced Funk and Pass the Peas has some real funky live Hammond B3 by Germany's Frank Chestenier. I'd also suggest The anthology collection of The J.B.'s with James Brown playing the organ on several tracks and simpl... | |
| Bob Ludwig - masters / remasters I thought he did a good job on the Rolling Stones early releases. You can find what he has mastered on Artists Direct. | |
| Why are most High End Amps class A the ML-2s were like a high-maintainance chick that looked gorgeous on your arm, but didn't know how to have fun when you got home and turned the lights out.Kirkus,How about a design that runs Class A to two thirds power? Is that like a gorgeous ch... | |
| Monitors for Extreme Near-field listening I second Macrojack, these computer speakers will out perform many main systems when coupled with S-20 subwoofer and a good DAC.Chuck Ainlay uses them (ever heard of Dire Straits - yep Chuck is Mark Knopfler's man behind the meter bridge) - check o... | |
| Best speaker for vocals What are opinions on a speaker that is known for its midrange? Quad esl 57HarbethATCare all well known for midrange quality. I want the most realistic vocals. I have read that Harbeth Super HL5 may be the ticket but it is not full range and ther... | |
| top ten things you learned about HiFi on Agon Onhwy61,Yeah. Nice post and I'd add that the "large number" is a the majority IMHO. Plenty of great advice to be found here. | |
| Jazz at the Pawn Shop... I played it once - not sure what all the fuss is about - too laid back for my tastes I guess (I like dynamic feel of live instruments). FWIW: Maceo Parker "Roots & Grooves" Live is definitely worth buying if you like live sound with great horn... |