strateahed
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| Jazz for aficionados Not to re-open the debate about "best of" but I agree with @orpheus10 somewhat. That is, nobody could touch Lee Morgan. There was no better trumpet player from the hard bop era. To me, that period is synonymous with what I call "straight ahead" ja... | |
| Tekton Impact +1 There is indeed the Impact, which - according to the website - is based on the same patent as the higher level models; and that includes the Double Impact. It is $1,800 delivered, with one option. Check it out: http://www.tektondesign.com/tekto... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Mostly agree with you @orpheus10 regarding Lee Morgan. With me, it's always been a toss-up between Lee and Miles. One thing I may have noted before, in interviews where Miles gives a rundown of his trumpet contemporaries, he never had anything to ... | |
| Tekton Electron has been released Point well taken @roxy54 . I agree it's always good to have a frame of reference; and we can safely say that the reviewer's impressions may not match our own. But when he made the following observation, it really caught my attention: "The Double I... | |
| Are there any $1500 tube preamps that that can compare with Tubes4hifi's SP14? Following up @charles1dad comment, I too think a comparison between Don Sachs and Linear Tube Audio (LTA) ZOTL preamplifiers would be very interesting indeed. As a side note, the Tube Research Lab (TRL) Dude is another 6SN7-based designAfter excha... | |
| When and how did you, if at all, realize vinyl is better? Convinced that I would never go back to the clicks and pops of vinyl, I gave away my turntable and then let a friend stop by and "cherry pick" my album collection. He walked away with a pretty sizable stack. Thankfully he didn't care much for Lee ... | |
| Tekton Double Impacts Great discussion continues. @teajay thanks for weighing in with comparisons to other brands, as it gives a really good frame of reference. I am now leaning heavily towards making the trip down to SoCal for the L.A. Audio Show, since Tekton is on t... | |
| Tekton Double Impacts Thanks mac48025, that is just the kind of information I was looking for. Much appreciated! | |
| Tekton Double Impacts Thanks for the nice write-up mykeryte. Great to hear from folks with first-hand experience. The statement about whether a sub was or was not used in one of the demos got me to thinking. Since the Double Impacts are spec'd down to 20Hz, wouldn't th... | |
| LAT International I talked to a tech person associated with the company. It appears that they are indeed shutting down. I still have a pair of LAT IC-200's which I think are quite good ... a definite step up from Signal Cable that I started with. As some have alrea... | |
| Best value record cleaner/cleaning system My process: Spin Clean, then steam (using finger bowl to cover label), final dry off with micro fiber towel. Seems to work pretty well. | |
| What Will Happen to Your Music Collection and Equipment When You....... I hope to do what my mother-in-law did for me (if I live long enough). She's well into her 80's and gave me some vintage albums ... Sarah Vaughn, Ray Charles, Gilberto, Nancy Wilson, and even a really nice Tony Bennett, among many others. They wer... | |
| Looking to build a system for under $5k Not trying to debate @douglas_schroeder audio show recommendation, as that is indeed a great opportunity to get firsthand experience with a lot of different systems and approaches. However, with a few notable exceptions, I've heard/seen very litt... | |
| Looking to build a system for under $5k Seeing @charles1dad 's excellent recommendations triggered a thought about another single-ended triode possibility. Check out Decware's Model SE84UFO, which also has ability to drive the highly efficient Tekton Lore (98dB). At $995 new, pricing is... | |
| Looking to build a system for under $5k Ok, here's one more.I asked myself these questions: If a very close friend or relative gave me that budget and said, “Now go out and build me the best system you can get for the money”. What would I get, knowing I’d have to see them from time to t... |