stuartk
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| Monitor suggestions? Wrap-up:Apparently Hawthorne Stereo in Seattle doesn't bother to keep their website updated. When I called them, they told me ATC's are "severely back-ordered". Also, opinions re: whether Wells can drive ATC's are extremely inconsistent.For these ... | |
| Jazz Fans-- Name some of your favorite, less well known recordings @simonmoon:Terrific ! This thread is greatly enhanced by your participation. | |
| Jazz Fans-- Name some of your favorite, less well known recordings Since gosta mentioned Karin Krog, I will list some vocal cds I enjoy...Karin Krog: "Where You At" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gR4swScUD_QSarah Vaugah: "Live in Tokyo Complete Edition"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meoiTxJofOsSheila Jordan: "L... | |
| Monitor suggestions? @ motokokusanagi:I will call them. | |
| Monitor suggestions? @jayctoy:Do they offer returns? I don't buy gear I can't demo in my room. | |
| Monitor suggestions? I meant, speaker cable length, of course... | |
| Monitor suggestions? @motokokusanagi:Thanks for the info on speaker length.As for room treatment, that's going to be tricky, given the system is in our living room.But if there are alternatives to plastering walls and ceilings with panels, that could work. I will look... | |
| Monitor suggestions? @motokokusanagi:Thanks for sticking around this long.I can go with the ATC's, no problem. What is your opinion re: the 20 foot speaker cable runs?When Aqua updated the La Voce to S3, clarity was significantly enhanced. The6moons S3 review describ... | |
| Monitor suggestions? @twoleftears:"I don't think you'll ever combine all your desiderata into one speaker."I plan to use a sub array. | |
| Monitor suggestions? UPDATE:I can now undertake a more generous upgrade, which significantly changes the picture.I could address long speaker wire runs (see above response to dynamiclinearity)I could upgrade DAC. I found a shop in Seattle that carries various British ... | |
| Monitor suggestions? @soix:You could be right. Please read my PM. @tennisdoc:From Northern CA? No. @dynamiclinearity:In fact, I asked Jeff about damping factor and he said amp was not to blame.I do have 20' speaker cables, although they are doubled. I could address t... | |
| Monitor suggestions? @ donvito and rocay:Thanks for the links! | |
| Jazz Fans-- Name some of your favorite, less well known recordings @whart:Thanks for suggesting further avenues of exploration! | |
| Jazz Fans-- Name some of your favorite, less well known recordings @gosta:Of course, as long as you do not mention D. Krall or P. Barber. All references to those two will be cheerfully ignored. Call me elitist but audiophiles really need to over their tunnel vison-fixation on those two. Karin Krog is great. The o... | |
| Jazz Fans-- Name some of your favorite, less well known recordings @whart:Cochemea strikes me as fairly "uncategorizable" . . . don't know if it's Jazz or not. Don't know if I like it or not-- I have the sense it's something I'd need to hear several times before pronouncing judgement. I do like the Milt Ward, th... |