sweetoldboy
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| Recommend some Jazz to me Well, you asked. This is a list I received when I first became interested in Jazz. Here are some classics that a) you need to hear and b) are also great....1)Horace Silver - start with his earlier ones. I recommend The Jody Grind and Song For My... | |
| Greatest Rock Drummers I will not attempt to persuade anyone that a specific drummer is the best. I will say that Terry Bozzio is worth hearing. I first heard of him with the group, “Missing Persons”. Later, he was playing with Frank Zappa. It was when two great... | |
| What solution to clean silver and gold contacts? An inexpensive option is to use Q-tips, jewelry clothes, and jewelry cleaner. This should be good for gold or silver and it is relatively safe. | |
| Who makes budget speaker cables which are truly “good” or “exceptional” in quality? I made two pairs for bi-amping my speakers using the instructions from http://image99.net/blog/files/category-002ahelix-speaker-cable.html that I found in another thread. I am pleased with the sound quality improvement. | |
| Moving on from Parasound A21 (maybe?) professosvsu,Perhaps you can turn off the stereo and listen to a jam box while you are pondering which direction that you need to take to achieve amplifier nirvana. The truth is, I am on a similar pilgrimage. I am fortunate, or not, to have a side... | |
| Musician vs. audiophile almarg's first comment touched on a XLR/RCA connection situation that I recently encountered. Following Parasound's method for bi-amping (also Audio Adviser support), I used XLR cables to the first A23 for the mids and tweeters. Then I used the ... | |
| What music or equipment gifts did you get for Christmas this year? Bought myself a second Parasound A23 to bi-amp my speakers and a pair of XLR "Y" connectors made from vintage Western Electric single core wire from Schmitt Custom Audio Cables. |