stuartk
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| Stratospheric audio gear prices vinylzone"Be happy with what you have, or can reasonably obtain. Don't be upset over what somebody else chooses to do with their money, or charges for their goods or service"Wise counsel for those who value peace of mind. If, on the other hand, ... | |
| Suggest Transports that can be Demo'd at home earlflynn:I assume you're using the 650D as a CDP...I use the 260 as transport only as I already had a very nice DAC. | |
| How eclectic is your taste in music? mahgister;Thank you for your response.When you say: "taste exist on ONE level, perception exist on MANY levels...:do you mean that Consciousness exists at many levels and what we call "taste" (ego-centered "likes and dislikes") exists at one level... | |
| How eclectic is your taste in music? @mahgister:Perception, as I see it, has little to do with assigning "value".Perception is simply utilizing awareness-- noticing what is present. On the other hand, "Taste", as I see it, is a spontaneous internal physiological/emotional response to... | |
| Deja Vu all over again george hifi"And if the vinyl was this dynamically crunched, then it doesn’t hold much for the cd, as they were probably taken off the same new remaster".Yikes-- I hope the above description is not accurate. I'm not about to shell out the $ untl I ... | |
| Suggest Transports that can be Demo'd at home mesch:I'd heard mixed reviews of the CXC so I went with the Moon. . . and as I described, had an issue soon after purchase! You just never know... | |
| Derek and the Dominos 50th Hi jafant-- here you go: Silverline SR 17.5 Monitors w/ Herbie's Threaded Gliders replacingstock spikes on sand-filled target standsWells Majestic integrated (resting on an outdated Symposium shelf)SimAudio Moon 260DT transport(resting on Symposiu... | |
| How much reality do you really need? @larry5729"How do you know if your system sounds like the sound room where it was recorded or how it sounded live? I think a sound system alters the sound in order to hear what sounds most pleasing to your ear. The next step is how much are you ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @alexatpos:RE: Grant Green Trio Live in France.Nice one!So much for my theory about Green's tone in respect to the depth of guitar dimesnions-- even on this deeper guitar, he achieves a very articulate tone! Well, they do say "tone is in the hand... | |
| Deja Vu all over again I hope they'll release a CD only version. What does Rhino think guys like me are going to do with two LPs we can't play? I don't understand the rationale. Is it about collectability? | |
| Deja Vu all over again @georgehifi: "Stereophiles music reviewer Tom Fine on CSNY "Deja Vu"The first CD is the original album, sourced from the original tapes. Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering used a light hand at the mastering console and kept the original dy... | |
| Suggest Transports that can be Demo'd at home Wow-- this is an old thread -- I never imagined it would still be drawing suggestions. I guess I should've provided an update a long time ago! here goes...I eventually located a shop in Denver that was willing to ship me a Moon 260DT with a retur... | |
| Jazz for aficionados mahgister: "It seems I am not tired ever of Grant Green".There's something very bracing/refreshing about Green's relatively cool tone. Kenny Burrell is great but he and most other Jazz guitarists of that era utilized such a bass-heavy tone. To me... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Clifford Jordan and Booker Ervin are two other great tenor players...Booker Ervin is perhaps best known for the "Book" series-- particularly "The Space Book" and "The Freedom Book", with Jacki Byard, Alan Dawson and Richard Davis. I'm not a big fa... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Any love here for George Coleman? He preceded W. Shorter in M. Davs' "Second Great Quintet" and can be heard on the following :"My Funny Valentine""Four and More""Live at Antibes""Live at the 1963 Monterey Jazz Festival"Of course, he played on "M... |