stevecham
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| Are some of us cultish in our beliefs I'm a disciple of the timbre, phase and timing accurate so for me, when it comes to speakers, Thiel and Vandersteen are my only options now. All other non-speaker brands are fair game though.And I agree with Undertow; when it comes to brands try t... | |
| Thiel CS3.6 and Aerial 10T Comparison If accuracy of timbre, phase and timing are important to you, keep the Thiels. | |
| Syd Barret - RIP I know that childhood friend Dave Gilmour checked in on him every now and then to make sure his checks were delivered. There is a picture of him in Nicholas Schaffner's "A Saucerful of Secrets" taken in 1980 near his home. Apparently he painted du... | |
| I'm Looking For the Best No such thing. Let's stop this stupid thread NOW. | |
| Any Audiophile recording of The Planets? My .02 goes to Dutoit and OSM too. Tremendous bass pedal on Saturn. Shakes the room.The chorus at the end is among the best finales of this piece. And it should be not be rushed, after all the planets take their time; the ponderous tempo of this v... | |
| Can tube preamps be as 'detailed' sounding as ss? Rayhall, yes, I too appreciate your points, well stated, well taken.And there is no such thing as "best" in this venture. | |
| "Burn-In" quietly? I am constantly amazed by the perceived need to gimmick the process. Why not just listen to music softly and actually ENJOY the journey? Why are we so hell bent on "getting there" for instant satisfaction instead of learning something about the pr... | |
| Ungrounding an Amp--Any Danger? There is DANGER!!! DON'T DO IT!!! | |
| EL34 Integrated Conrad Johnson: CAV 50 (if you can find one)Rogue Audio: Cronusboth great values! | |
| Your favorite Summertime Top Down Cruising music? Police - Synchronicity 2, King of PainBlue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear the Reaper (good cowbell!)Deep Purple - Highway Star (from Made in Japan)Van Halen - PanamaDoors - Riders on the StormThe Fixx - Red SkiesDepeche Mode - It's No SecretRoxy Music -... | |
| Pass amp break in methods ? Don't worry, just play music and enjoy the process and the journey as the amp breaks in. It will happen and when it does you will know it. Certainly you don't want to miss that "moment." | |
| Speaker recomendations please Vandersteen 2Ce Signatures are just what you are looking for. They are a tremendous value in high end. Extension top and bottom, harmonic structure, time and phase accurate and just plain "draw-you-into-the-music" thereness. | |
| Lehman Black Cube or Grado PH-1 Preamp You should also seriously consider the Jolida 9A. This is one fine phono pre for the bux. I am running one with an MM7 fitted with a Shelter 501 mk2. Just change the tubes for Ei, Sovtek or JJs. | |
| Tube integrated w/ phono Rogue Cronus | |
| Paradigm vs Vandersteen Ditto Cwoll: Thiels are also to be considered. |