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| Recently re-discovered or newly discovered music in your current "heavy rotation" Rashaan Roland Kirk-Prepare Thyself to Deal with a MiracleGabor Szabo-Jazz RagaRobbie Robertson-self titledSequentia-Vox Iberica I: Donnersohne (Sons of Thunder) | |
| Upgrading power cord.. proven upgrade? or crap? like many who have responded, i didn't use to believe, now i do, but don't know how a power cord could possibly make a difference. But it does, more than speaker cables or interconnects. In my system, my CD player (Marantz SA8005) and my then prea... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Rashaan Roland Kirk: Prepare Thyself To Deal With A Miracle.way ahead of its time, great soundstaging too. | |
| Any thoughts on the Bel Canto M 300 amps? Red Dragon M1000 MK II ? Tons of power, never in doubt. The Bel Cantos replaced a B&K amp that was 200 or 220 wpc, and the BCs seemed more in control and just as powerful. I had graduated from an 80 wpc NAD, which was also good, but you get addicted to big power. I ha... | |
| Any thoughts on the Bel Canto M 300 amps? Red Dragon M1000 MK II ? I can endorse the Bel Cantos, but I have no experience with Red Dragons. I have the Bel Canto Ref 500 M and also bought the 300 Ms for a buddy of mine. We listened and compared both amps, and heard essentially no difference. I know the Ref 500 ... | |
| You can only take 5 albums to a deserted Island... Barry Wordsworth and the New Queen's Hall Orchestra: Ralph Vaughan Williams, Orchestral WorksMark Knopfler: Sailing to PhiladelphiaCharles Mingus: Three or Four Shades of BlueMarcin Wasilewski Trio with Joakim Milder: Spark of LifeMary Chapin Ca... | |
| Marantz Media Streamer NA6005 Agree completely. Life is too short. I had one for a month, after the second time I had to start over, I called crutchfield and got a return authorization number. I relented and kept it another couple of weeks...but when it went out a third tim... | |
| What's your favorite lyric from a song? All of mine are from Leonard Cohen. Here's one:you try the handle of the roadit opens, do not be afraidit's you my love, you who are the strangerit is you my love, you who ae the strangerOr how about:and just when I was sure that his teaching was ... | |
| Whats a good all around digital cable for under $250. I only need half a meter. I second the acoustic zen recommendation. I recently added an AZ Silver Byte digital and am very happy, especial with the natural highs. My preamp and amp go beyond 50kHz, and my speakers (Dali Mentor 6) to 34kHz. I looked at an MC2, but that is 1... | |
| Solid state amp to replace my Audio Research Ref 150 amp I used. Big ole Adcom and B&K amps for years to give me my 200watts, but with lots of heat. I switched to Bel Canto monoblocks and could not be happier. They stay on and stay cool all the time. I have the 500m, the new 600m is supposed to be... | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report Wayne Shorter: Footprints - Livewow. | |
| mapleshade brass footers. Years ago, i put them under my then CD player, a Cyrus 8x with a separate power supply. It was like WOW, what an improvement. People in the next room commented--what did you do, so much clearer. Since then, I've tried them with a number of compon... | |
| Upgrading power cables For me it was the CD player, somewhat surprisingly. Long time believer in interconnects and speaker cables, i never gave much credence to the idea that power cables could make a difference. Last year i started experimenting. First, i replace my... | |
| If you could only own 7 Jazz/blues albums. What would they be? Tough challenge. Ten would have been much easier. Tomas Stanko: Suspended NightThe Bad Plus: These are the VistasCharles Mingus: Mingus Ah UmBobby Hutcherson: HappeningsWeather Report: Heavy WeatherChico Hamilton: A Different JourneyClifford Jorda... | |
| Best value in pre-owned preamps right now? I'm with you on keeps DACs separate. If you can still find them, NuForce MCP 18a preamps we're going for $600. (Originally $1100). Pure analog, eight channels but I only use it in a stereo system DEAD quiet and as neutral as I have ever head anyth... |