tom_hankins
Responses from tom_hankins
| Best Jazz pianist My favorites by a good margin are Oscar Peterson, Gene Harris, Art Tatum, Thelonious Monk. Gene Harris is the most under rated. | |
| 2017 Honest Cabling that doesn’t promote bankruptcy Look no further than Signalcable.com or the musicdirect.com Audioquest Colorado or Columbia close out deals. All very good. | |
| Audioquest Water vs Kimber KCAG The AQ Water cables are going to be much more laid back than either the Niagaras, and probably even more laid back than the Kimbers. I've had the Kimber Silver Streak and the Niagaras here. I found them both aggressive, and forward compared to th... | |
| Manley with Harbeth Monitor 40.1 I used a BAT preamp and Manley Snapper amps with the SHL5's and it was gorgeous. Then went to the 40.1's and it never did sound good. Maybe the added power of the 250 amps will provide more control over the bigger Harbeths. | |
| Help me to choose turntable below 1600$. https://www.musicdirect.com/turntables/rega-rp6-turntable-without-cartridgeGet this with a pre-mounted Hana E cartridge. They offer low and high output, so get whats best for your phonostage. A very nice plug and play system. Set up time ten minu... | |
| VPI Zephyr vs Soundsmith Zephyr Have you called Soundsmith? Peter and staff are really good about detailed answers to questions, and would be able to offer more insight to your questions. | |
| VPI Analogue Drive System stringreen, Having compared the SDS to the ADS with a friends Classic 3 signature. One thing the ADA absolutely did was wipe out noise that I didn't really notice until we switched it in. It's an immediate and noticeable improvement with his tabl... | |
| Who is the WORST Audio Shop? I've had a few bad experiences in shops through the years, never went back to any of them. So I really can't say if it was just a bad day or not. | |
| Thinking of replacing my Bat spaceheater with class D, real world thoughts please I tried moving to Spectron Musician III amps from Krell classA, and BAT tube amps. Fun for several days. But as i went through more of my music collection realized something was not right, at least for me, in the treble. Ended up costing me money.... | |
| Have you ever duplicated another system that you heard? Doing it as I type. So far, so good! | |
| Best speakers under $500? Fire away! I've heard no speakers that compete with the ELAC speakers, at or close to there price range. | |
| I need a recommendation for long(er) cables I've got 3 25' pair of www.signalcable.com in system now. Bought them to hold me over but now I'm thinking of keeping them in system. Fast, quality work, sound good. | |
| D'Agostino vs. Ayre 100% agree with khrys . I will add that the Ayre can sound a little thin/brittle depending on speakers used. I would also add AudioNet to your list. Fast and detailed, with nice dense fleshed out images. | |
| Please assure me I'm not going to burn my house down. www.signalcable.com as low as $49. I have zero affiliation with them, other than buying a couple. Save yourself the headaches for a few bucks. | |
| Legacy Audio Classic HD Speakers with or without Sub In my case, every room (even smaller ones) I've had my systems in has gotten better with the addition of subwoofers. Most have had full range speakers in them. I'd go for it. |