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| In Heavy Rotation? Tim MaHoney "Live"Alice Peacock self titledGreat music from regional midwestern artists! | |
| Guitar Solos Willy Porter. . .his new one. . .can't think of the name right now, but the cover has a picture of high-voltage transmission towers. | |
| Solid State Preamp for Parasound JC 1 amps Much agree with Mr. Walsh re: Ayre pre. Also, a used ARC LS3 would be a darn good choice as well. Or a used Parasound PLD-2000 (a buddy of mine is running this pre with his JC-1s with excellent success). | |
| Upgrade to Simaudio or keep my Classe? In my opinion, Classe' has historically been a bit warm sounding gear. SimAudio, on the other hand, has been more neutral sounding. | |
| WBT Spades -- Crimping needed?? I would not at all say that WBT are the best spades that can be had. However, if you like them then by all means use them.I feel that maleable gold over copper spades form a better contact when crimped down by the binding post than the stiff, non-... | |
| ipod and dac? Jeffloistarca:You make some very thoughtful points that are very much worth considering. I too, haven't gone the iPod route either for similar reasons. | |
| Kimber Silver Streak Vs. A.P. Solo Crystal Ovals.. Get the loaner and try them! | |
| VPI HW-17F difficulties...HELP Absolutely call VPI for help. | |
| Tonearm cable recommendations Cardas Neutral Reference. | |
| Do reel to reel tapes fade over time... Yes. Reel to reel tapes do suffer from print-through over time, just as any other magnetic tape medium such as cassette tape. I remember reading about original master tapes having to be "cooked" in an oven to help alleviate some of this problem. | |
| Great Customer Service Well said! | |
| Ever gone from seperates to an integrated? Nope. But, I have gone from an integrated to separates. | |
| tube or tube-like amp recommendations? Recommend Ayre V-3 solid state with tube-like sound. | |
| Speakers: What's MOST important to you?... Musical engagement (i.e. does the music engage me or not, is my toe a tappin' or not, does it give me goosebumps or not). That type of thing. Not necessarily accuracy to the source until such time as all recordings are "musically" engaging and sat... | |
| Speakers to compare to Paradigm Studio 100 V.3 You may want to check out the psb Stratus Goldi mains and its corresponding matching sub. |