timf

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Review: B&W DM-602 s2 Speaker
I still have my 602s, and even though I have moved onto another speaker I still think they are excellent speakers for the money. I would definately reccommend them to anyone looking for a budget speaker,even though I was less enthusiastic about th... 
Greatest Songwriter of all time
Laura Nyro-maybe not the greatest, but a true original & one that helped considerably in widening the arena for women in music. I think her lyrics strike this uneasy balance between music and poetry 
How did you get into this hobby?
It began almost to the day my girlfriend left me! The interest was always there, but at the time I thought I would show her by taking up with a pair of really bad speakers.As it turned out, she was the one who had to show me how to hook them up-to... 
I have a lack of depth in "soundstage".
Flickkit- I have the Cdm1 nt too, and I have had similar observations as yours. The Cdms offered better bass close to the back wall. At the same time, the soundstage seemed to disappear, at least in this room. Two things I tried helped considerabl... 
Has audiophilia changed your music taste?
Music has always come first for me. I have been impressed if my system does something as miraculous as make the music I have listened to somehow sound better, but ultimately it is still the performance of the music that has had my interest. More o... 
12" or so monitor stands
I second the Sound Anchor suggestion. I looked all over the place for a stand of about 16 inches tall and didnt find anything that satisfied my requirements. The Lovan stands were too short or too tall. I called Sound Anchors & ordered, and I ... 
Floorstanding Speakers
hmmm? In reading my post I see I left out this..ultimately the question is whether you like the speaker-floorstanding or mounted-whatever its design, in your room. There are no rules. 
Floorstanding Speakers
It is more of a consideration. Of course, whatever room you use for listening will be a factor in the resulting sound of the speaker you choose. As a very general guide there are many floorstanding speakers that benefit from a bit more distance fr... 
Mini-systems
I second the jvc suggestions. I bought one for my mom -just because, and she told me that if anyone tried to break into her place they could take her jewels and money and whatever, but if they tried to take her jvc she would beat them to death wit... 
Need to clean some cds
I absolutely the worse part of audio. Cleaning cds. Arrrgh, or however you say it. 
I need to get rid of my JBL 4311s don't I?
You also mentioned wanting to purchase some kind of tube amplification in the future? That being the case, why not see if you can arrange to bring your JBLs along when you begin to audition the amps you have singled out for audition? This will not... 
Rate these on order of importance:
I am not sure if it is correct to add the person or persons owning the system to this equation? I mean, I tend to think that there are so many ideals of sound reproduction & system configuration recipes that it can be overwhelming to the buddi... 
What Equipment Remains In Your System Long Term?
My Musical Fidelity headphone amp & Sennheiser headphones.This combination has shown up my speaker system a long way along, though I think it has gotten a lot closer in the past year to something like equal sonics. 
I need a female jazz vocalist. No Krall, No Norah
nina simone and cassandra wilson. Etta james-blue Gardenia. Joni Mitchell-Mingus/Both Sides Now 
Cheap tweaks...What would YOU reccomend?
Take some time away from tweaking your system! This the ultimate tweak because it calls on you to deal with your music directly-1:1 time. Questioning whether this Music sound better having done this and that- and then that and more, really seems t...