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| Jazz artists for late starter. My apologies ... didn't notice that you DON'T care for vocalists. So a few more contemporary artists playing traditional "straight ahead" jazz: Terence Blanchard, John Faddis (has a very well-recorded, large ensemble, hybrid SACD entitled "Remembr... | |
| Jazz artists for late starter. Lots of all 'round good artists mentioned. Certainly can't go wrong with these many great jazz legends. But let's not forget a whole group of young lions who continue the tradition: trumpeters Roy Hargrove and Nicholas Payton, bassist Christian Mc... | |
| Outlaw LFM -2 powered sub Hieule5, the LFM-2 is a nice little sub. Very good value for the money. I use mine exclusively for movies. Otherwise, it's switched OFF. From my experience, and in my system ... not what I would call the most "musical". | |
| Speaker wire upgrade?? Here's a second for Straley's Reality SC's. In my system they do everything well - top to bottom. After months of auditioning several brands - Signal, Audio Art, Speltz, and Morrow Audio - finally settled on the Straley's. Bottom line ... I don't ... | |
| Who do you like for equipment mods? Another vote for Paul at TRL. | |
| Anyone try this Yanqin tube buffer? I noticed the the SNR spec was a bit low; but it didn't seem to degrade the sound. The Yaqin is pretty good ... the Audio Horizon TB 5.0 is better. Take a look at the SNR on the premium model. Just based on the numbers, that puts this unit in anot... | |
| Tube Buffers worth it? Dmm53 -- if you get the Audio Horizons TB 5.0, do yourself a favor and upgrade the stock tubes. Victor of AH recommends vintage gold pinned Siemens E88CC. I have some on order. In the meantime, I have auditioned about 5 or 6 types ... including Am... | |
| Need Recommendation on Best CD player under $1,000 Pick up a Sony CE 595 ($150) and have it modified for $750 by Paul/Brian Weitzel at Tube Research Labs (TRL). Takes the player to another level. Lots of information here on A-gon and elsewhere. | |
| Tube Buffers worth it? I've owned the MF X10v3, and auditioned the Yaqin single tube buffer. Currently using the Audio Horizons TB 5.0 tube buffer. What you get with this unit is the ability to try different tubes (not so with the MF), and gear designed by folks whose p... | |
| Owners of speakers by obscure companies chime in Ascend Acoustics makes some very nice monitors. I currently run Mobile Fidelity's OML-2 towers. Bought on the strength of couple of professional reviewers ... one comparing them to Tyler Acoustics Signatures (which I was considering at the time) a... | |
| Recommend some SACD's? If you are a fan of large ensemble, nicely arranged jazz, such as Miles Davis' "Sketches of Spain", "Birth of the Cool" or anything by Wynton's Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra ... pick up the Jon Faddis SACD entitled "Rememberences". It's a very ... | |
| Great -Small- Cheap subwoofer ? Oh yeah ... FWIW, the LFM-2 was designed for Outlaw by Dr. Hsu. | |
| Great -Small- Cheap subwoofer ? Take a look at Outlaw Audio LFM-2 ... nice little sub. I have one (for HT duty only) to go along with Hsu VTF-2. | |
| Jazz Lovers: Have You Heard This Awesome Piece? Gotta check out that recording. I was fortunate to catch Herbie with the same basic ensemble live in early '07 (minus Patitucci). Thanks Foster_9 for the recommendation! | |
| Good Power Cord for TRL Modded Sony SCD-CE595??? I use Signal Cable's MagicPower Digital Reference for my TRL modded CDP with great results. IMO Paul's PC is a bit overpriced. |