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| verity parsifal amp match Hmm...none? When Bruno and Julien redesigned the Parsifal they spec'ed a 4 ohm woofer from Dynaudio to replace the previous 8 ohm one. Even though the composite impedence is a nice easy-to-drive 4.5-9.5 ohms, the woofer sucks up energyeasily. I'm ... | |
| Verity Audio Parsifal or Fidelio liked w Jaica...see my post on the other Verity Audio thread. It's 3 AM here so I gotta sleep! | |
| Verity Audio Parsifal Yes, Jaica. I started by auditioning the Fidelios. Remember that the rear-firing woofer is VERY room-sensitive. In my room I sit in a 7.5 ft triangle, with 8' BEHIND the speakers to the front wall. The Fidelios clearly were unable to generate enou... | |
| Footers/Shelf Material Mark> Greetings! Just discovered this thread, after posting at length on your older "Neuance" thread, so I refer you there. I read your comments on the EAR footers with interest, and am curious as to what Ken thinks about their use instead of t... | |
| Shelf Material - Neuance Hi Mark! Finally am getting around to properly (?) assessing the Neuance shelf. Previous starting point was my lightly-modded Rotel 855CDP on a wheel-barrow innertube (which clearly cleaned up the top octaves a bit, without perceptible loss of PRA... | |
| Your Best Moment of Audio Exuberance My audio memories fade, so I'll keep this au courant: The Cantata Singers luminescent performance of Scoenberg's De Profundis last night at Jordan Hall in Boston. Heavenly! | |
| best all around monitor Using the proper "nearfield" definition, the Verity Audio Parsifal Monitors ($5.5k) are extraordinarily natural and coherent--nearfield or farfield! Ultrafast, clean, transparent (crossover's benign and way up at 5500Hz...sidewall reflections from... | |
| Best Zip Code for Perfect Life Everytime Subaru decides to overcomplicate their all-aluminum 4-hole boxer, either by overpressurizing (turbo), or stretching it (6 cyl), blown headgaskets, cracked heads, and destroyed autotrannies result. And $5k more for that Bean-y privelege? ... | |
| True Confessions of a Soul Man Schubertmaniac: who's your favorite D960? I'm starting to play it quite seriously (still not at correct tempo, of course!), and like Radu Lupu's lately as a reference. Got a favorite D959 too? Wanderer Fantasy (I truly dislike the Kissin I own)? D... | |
| Best Sounding Solid State Amp? Alephs (especially when driven by an Aleph P) for $$, and that incomparably-high-value Audio Refinement Complete Integrated for under $1k. Good Luck | |
| Buidling a Classical Library - MUST HAVES! Sugarbie...you're so right about Zander's Rite of Spring! Too bad their reprise performance last year was NOT as good as this decade old one. I happen to meet that guy who's recorded explosive gasp at the finale at Jordan Hall this past fall, and ... | |
| Jazz Recommendations Thanks to Audiogon's redefinition of the threadbank, I stumbled upon this treasure trove! While vacationing last summer in Bordeaux I wandered into a book/music store and heard Didier Lockwood's"Tribute to Stephane Grappelli" playing. WOW! This gu... | |
| Best Zip Code for Perfect Life Hi Charlie! Trying to recover from my 14 year old daughter's pajama party that stretched into today (overdose of "Backsteet Boys, Bare Naked Ladies, etc.) ...gazing at the fresh two inches of slush in the Subie-driveway...even good latte isn't hel... | |
| Tinnitus anyone? Thanks, sedond. After my old one crapped out last year I just last week got a new double-tank humidifier, both to protect my Steinway (even though it has one built in) as well sweeten the air. No effect on the tinnitus; however, the top octaves so... | |
| Patricia Barber and Stereophile Ramsteel: just reread your post...interesting comment on the muddiness on the bottom. I always revered Companion for its tight but close-miked standup. My good friend Larry Fishman was over last night and caught the bass solo on Companion. He's an... |