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| How do you listen to new music? If I'm totally unfamiliar with it I listen like a record A/R guy. Twenty or thirty seconds per track unless it grabs me. If it grabs my attention I'll stay with it for the entirety unless the artist really screws it up. Having said that I'll admit... | |
| Who was the best jazz guitarist ever? Until jazz is over,or finished (which is pretty unlikely considering the brilliance involved in it's invention as a largely improvisational format) I think it's impossible to say. Because it's impossible to say, I'm voting for Django (the fact tha... | |
| Hearing Damage over 20khz? Okay, shooting from the hip... I've never heard of anyone having tinnitus at 20 hz,or even 250 hz, It'd be like a bumble bee living inside of your head. But this is where most of the wattage in our amps is used. I think we all agree that we WANT t... | |
| Max length of IC's? Long IC's vs short SW Most IC's have a spec for capacitance per foot. Longer IC's=more capacitance (generally means that the treble will be rolled off). Look for cabling that has low Capacitance per foot as far as IC's go. Also, unbalanced cables are prone to picking u... | |
| Shindo Cortese - First Impressions A dynamic and glowing review. Enjoy re-exploring your catalog and finding new music to like as well! | |
| Acceptable DC Volts from Bryston 4B You're saying you have 37 millivolts on the right channel? Doesn't seem outrageously high, but it does raise a flag. What did Bryston say the spec for d.c. offset was? Am I correct to assume that the 3 woofers and 2 tweeters were all being driven ... | |
| listening in the dark? I prefer listening in a darkened room for soundstage maximization. Like Elizabeth, I will listen intently whenever I get the chance,but for me the real magic happens when the instruments reveal themselves in a coherent way that appears to transcen... | |
| Best TT for the buck? Welcome! A friend recently bought one of the Project One brand turntables and he's very happy with it- I think you can get one for around $400 bucks new. If you're mechanically inclined, used tt's can be a good way to go-do a lot of reading so you... | |
| Best of luck to Brian Kyle of Xtreme Cables Pulling for you and wishing you the best! | |
| Preamp Volume Question The db scale is a logrithmic scale wherein 3 db represents a doubling of power. When the pre-amp is set at 0db it's running full-out. The Marantz MA-9s2 user guide has an excellent chart that I will attempt to illustrate. The power rating is 300w ... | |
| CELESTION SL6 Si - woofer replacement/repair You might be able to find someone to re-cone speakers with butyl surrounds. (Re-coning doesn't necessarily have to mean replacing the cone assembly-it can involve voice-coils and surrounds also). I'm no chemist but I've noticed some white residue ... | |
| Austin TX February, 2009 I just found this thread and wonder if there was sufficient interest to schedule a future meeting. If so,I am interested.Thanks. | |
| Best combination of sweetness and dynamics? Mostly older picks from me here;Gotta agree with Ts0711 (no affiliation) the Dyn's (Special One) are hard to beat, and not so hard to drive-my Luxman receiver, or HK 665vxi will drive them nicely (90wpc for either amp). Original large Advents or n... | |
| Perfect Debute Albums Jimi Hendrix, "Are you experienced" King Crimson, "In the court of the crimson king" Led Zeppelin (eponymous) Van Halen I Mr.Bungle (eponymous)[not for the faint of heart,but brilliant debut] Robert Plant Allison Krause "Raising Sand" Not sure if ... | |
| DCM TF-400 info wanted I've got the TF-600 and for me the soundstage is best with zero toe-in or very little. I keep 'em 2 ft from the rear wall and away from the side walls also. A 15 wpc Pioneer or H-K receiver from the early 70's will drive them very well, and they a... |