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| Using Bad Recording to Evaluate a System I can not see the utility of building a system that only sounds good with a minimal number of recordings. Sure, its fantastic when great music is recorded supremely well but that doesn't happen all that frequently. I need a system that can make me... | |
| Which musician retired too soon? David Bromberg | |
| Why don't kids nowadays know about Jazz and classi Afro18:Moving and to the point... I agree with every word. | |
| Watt/Puppy 7 or Sophia? The WP7s give me greater access to the details that give recorded music its drama and movement. I believe that these details are microdynamic in nature, and they knock me out every time. The WP7s yield significantly more of this than the Sophias, ... | |
| any experience w/ Wilson & Spectral? I replaced a pair of Martin-Logan CLSes + Kinergetics subs with a pair of WP7s 2 1/2 years ago. I had been running the CLSes with a Spectral DMA80 that was in turn driven by a Spectral DMC10 delta preamp. While these electronics made a wonderful c... | |
| its all about the music,no way hose I think the equipment is a fun by itself, just not as fun as what it does. I have had a good time collecting, building, modifying and fixing equipment over the years. But, I've never gotten a rush from any of that. I get a rush every time I listen... | |
| what made you get into high end gear. Helping my dad assemble his first stereo system in the late 60s did it. It consisted of a Scott 15 watt solid-state receiver, Scott 3-way floor standing speakers, and a top of the line Garrard idler wheel changer with Pickering cartridge. I rememb... | |
| What is the quietest preamp you've used? Spectral DMC10-delta - Every circuit, including the phono stage was totally silent. | |
| One Song Before You Go... "Goodbye Porkpie Hat" - Charles Mingus | |
| Best matching amp for Wilson W/P6, any sudgestions There are too many unknowns for me to answer your question in any way that is likely to be useful to you. Listening room size, acoustics, types of music and maximum listening volume are all critical to presenting any informed suggestions. | |
| Best of Etta James, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan Great idea for a thread. I hope you get many takers.Etta James - I like her 50s and 60s singles the best, so I really like her Best of collection. I also really like her mid 80s record "Seven Year Itch".Ella Fitzgerald - My favorite recording of... | |
| Good Jazz/Vocal Reference CD Recommendations? Here are some recommendations based on superior music and sound:James Carter - Chasing the GypsyMasada - Live in SevilleSteve Turre - In the Spur of the MomentAbbey Lincoln - Gotta Pay the BandStan Getz - Bossa and BalladsMario Bauza - Tanga... | |
| Whats your opinion of modern horn loudspeakers? I am a huge fan of horn speakers for P.A. work in live performance spaces, movie theaters, bars, dance clubs, etc. They have a dynamic vitality, and the ability to broadcast it into large spaces full of people that I've never heard equalled by any... | |
| "Giant Killer" The things legends are made of. The Wright Sound Company WPL20 preamp is of this ilk. It plays music with a truthfulness that eludes many of the most ambitious and expensive designs out there. It can be had for a song (~$1450) and is better than several I've heard at greater tha... | |
| what's your favorite album cover? The album cover for the first Santana album featured an unbelievable pen and ink drawing of a lion's head that actually had many faces imbedded within it (i.e. the lion's eyes were the faces of screaming women, etc.). This album cover so freaked m... |