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| Norah Jones a tinge short Do women singers ever sing anything but love songs? Pat BenatarShirley MansonThe Go Go'sThe BanglesSuzanne VegaDixie ChicksKaren ONina HagenGrace Jones...yeah sure they do more than just sing ballads...plenty of great girls out there - not all of... | |
| Norah Jones a tinge short I hate Celine, her voice makes me cringe. Me too - all I meant was that she can sing better than Diana Krall. But you do have a good point that it is all irrelevant.Whatever turns your crank - Celine raises the roof when she belts it out whilst F... | |
| Norah Jones a tinge short implying that you're somehow superior to me because you don't like Diana and I'm "foolish" enough do so. Sorry Dave - good point - there is nothing foolish in listening to the vocalists that you enjoy...perhaps "beguiled" is a better term to desc... | |
| Norah Jones a tinge short I agree with these Ella, Sarah, Stacey or Karrin - just not considering Diana in the same leagueCleo LaneFergieNina SimoneCeline DionHeather SmallRihanna...seriously there are so very many better female vocalists than Diana Krall that I simply wou... | |
| Norah Jones a tinge short Like Sheryl Crow, Madonna, Jewel, et. al. Norah Jones is a product of great marketing.Her albums benefit from very good production, superb studio musicians, and great promotion.She is an average vocalist with extremely limited range.Absolutely ag... | |
| ProAcs or B&W--Not hifi experienced, but luv music Jane,Take a moment to visit a local Guitar (music) store. Audition some active speakers in their home studio setup and see if you find something you like. A lot of musicians use these type compact speakers with Mac's and PC's. They will not have t... | |
| fuses - the $39 ones or the 85 cent ones Anyone try to simply wire it without a fuse (bypass it) in theory no fuse might be the most open sound so why bother with gold plated fuses? Of course, you lose circuit protection for the equipment (rely on house breakers alone)which might be a fi... | |
| Re-masters again Yes, it is perhaps the single biggest issue for audiophiles that have invested serious money in good equipment! Turn me upUnfortunately, we live in a disposable society with cheap disposable garbage music - it is what many people want including th... | |
| Silky and soft highs: product of coloration? I consider the Anne-Sophie Mutter recording "Carmen Fantasie" as the ultimate test recording for treble sweetness. That is an excellent recording - although I am not a fan of DG. I'm wondering if this silky presentation can be considered as a hal... | |
| Do any speakers image/sound-stage close to walls? Great advice here from Duke - I'd also suggest dispersive acoustic panels on side walls at first reflection points if they are bare - you can have some made to suit whatever the wife wants - from family photos to artwork to even being creative, su... | |
| Pros and Cons of built-in amps? Dave,So you don't like ATC. I hear you loud and clear and you are quite entitled to even go as far as to hate them. That is fine - and it is OK with me - many people don't like this kind of sound. A forward sound that can "make your ears bleed", a... | |
| Pros and Cons of built-in amps? Anybody who does not hear diffrences between a SET amp (any one) and any class A or AB solid-state amp is either Well the only reason that you may hear a difference is that one has distortion or coloration that the other does not (for example at ... | |
| Pros and Cons of built-in amps? Chord makes some of the best solid state gear I have ever heard. (I am not a Chord dealer) Your point about Chord is a good one - I have recommended these amps in other threads. I am glad to see you finally came up with what I would say is a fair... | |
| Room size for large speakers? My experience is that there is a dranatic improvement between "bedroom" sized rooms (12 by 14 feet) and rooms in the 20 foot range. After about 30 foot size you still get improvement but diminishing returns. Much greater than 50 feet becomes a pro... | |
| Pros and Cons of built-in amps? I'm glad Mr. Gilmore has learned enough about high end audio to have gotten that far. I doubt however that he is an expert in this area like he is in making music and playing guitar. Well I'm glad that you treat me, Bob, Ryder and David Gilmour o... |