stevecham
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| Your favorite Sheherazade LP ? Boston Symphony Orchestra, Ozawa, DG circa 1979.The finest performance, it doesn't drag, not too fast, and the dynamic hits are well coalesced. | |
| Why does it sound better at lower volumes? Speaker placement. Try aiming your speakers straight ahead for higher volumes, this should remove some of the beaming that you translate as harshness. I believe that a little drop off to the sides (off axis) can actually help tune speakers for hig... | |
| Thiel 2.3 vs 2.4 Can't argue with a post that happened 4 years ago but Cinematic Systems was a bit off-base when he partnered a Meridian amp with Thiels and then called the Thiel's foul.And this is/was a reputable dealer? For shame.I am tired of the Thiel bashing ... | |
| Why I sell I finally found some relief from chronic G.A.S. | |
| A cartridge for the graham 2.2 under $1000 Save a bit more and afford a Lyra Argo i.Excellent cartridge with a line contact stylus. | |
| amplifier choice Ditto Markwatkiss: I Completely Agree. | |
| The Ten Rules of high-end audio Nice job!Perhaps augment 10 with: I will always bear in mind that I am listening to a system; it is impossible to listen to individual components and all evaluations I make will be made in that context. | |
| Why Can't Tubes Be Mass-Produced Cheaply? Look, I have both NOS and new current tubes in 12AX7s, 12AU7s, 12AT7s, EL34s, 6V6s and 6L6s from a variety of manufacturers, both USA made and Europe that I run in both audio amps and CD players (Rogue, CJ, Jolida) and guitar amps (by Fender, Mesa... | |
| Second failure of new amplifier Look this thread has no meaning if we don't know the manufacturer of the amplifier in question, otherwise this whole thread is just speculation and that is NOT what I thought Audiogon was about. | |
| Stereophile Class A and Frequency Response Do you actually believe anything Sterophile says anymore. They promised a review of the Krell KCT years ago and when they didn't deliver they lost my subscription. And have you seen the latest issue, it bears no resemblance to this once fine journ... | |
| Jeff Healey Rest In Peace He appeared in the film "Roadhouse" with Patrick Swayze. Worth a look if only to see the scenes with Jeff. | |
| WOW factor PS Audio Premier Power Plant | |
| Amplifiers:A Keeper for Life. Do you know of one ? My combo of Krell KCT and 400cx connected via CAST I've had for over 5 years and have no inclination to change. They are now finally broken in and are warm and full, no tube or solid state system has bettered their combined sound and I have listen... | |
| Jeff Healey Rest In Peace Very sad. I was fortunate to see him around winter 1989 in Montreal. He was simply amazing and when he stood up to play he totally rocked the house. The bass player gently nudged him in the direction of his chair so he could sit down to continue b... | |
| Supertramp remasters The MoFi of Crime is pretty good. |