tomcy6
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| Digital versus Vinyl - Grinnell College Review I have a midrange SACD player, an Esoteric K-05, and I find myself putting on a cd to listen to while I do something else and then being drawn to my listening chair and listening for a couple of hours regularly.If someone believes that all vinyl s... | |
| Jazz for late night relaxation There are a couple of series of compilations of relaxing jazz that are mainstream jazz, not smooth jazz, that are available on Amazon and eBay cheap. The first is from the Savoy label and it has titles that begin with, “Jazz For…” as in “Jazz For... | |
| Jazz for late night relaxation Mark Isham "Blue Sun" is some seriously relaxing jazz. He does a lot of film soundtracks, this is not one of them. Start with "Blue Sun" and if you like that, explore away. | |
| Anyone Attend RMAF? I didn't attend the show but I'm surprised to read that many rooms had a mono type soundstage. I've never had any problem getting good imaging. Even my $20 computer speakers, which are about 20 inches apart and a couple of feet from my ears, sprea... | |
| Funniest Quote About Your Audio "Affliction" Agreed Albert! | |
| Funniest Quote About Your Audio "Affliction" I think that Czarivey was refering to the mention of the Electrocompaniet CD player, which if you google it, costs $3500, being matched with a $3500 Aluminata power cord. I see that the OP clarified that the cd player cost $8k. A $3500 power cord ... | |
| Tone of Muisc, SF - worst hifi experience. Yours? Tim, Thanks for telling your side of the story in a civil tone. There are always two sides to any story. Having some experience in retail, not audio, I know that it is not possible to please every customer. Perhaps if you put on your home page in ... | |
| Hybrid SACDs or CDs for Redbook Playback I don't know if the redbook layer of hybrid SACDs is carefully downsampled from the SACD layer or is just the old 16/44.1 file from the plain old cd release laying around. I think it would probably vary from SACD to SACD, but it would be nice to k... | |
| Is no preamp really better that a good preamp? Rustler, I use the Aesthetix Calypso with an Esoteric K-05 and I enjoy the combination a great deal. It gives you the opportunity to tailor the sound by tube rolling. The gain of the Calypso can be reduced by 12dB by switching two pair of jumpers ... | |
| Primaluna DiaLogue Premium preamp Congrats on completing your journey! Amperex tubes from the Heerlen plant in Holland are known for their nice midrange. There is a variety of their 12au7 designated 7316 that is supposed to be one of the great 12au7 varieties.I would talk to Kevin... | |
| It Was 40 Years Ago Today... Well, I guess John Hammond (John Hammond at Columbia Records was responsible for discovering Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Billie Holiday, Robert Johnson, Bessie Smith, Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, Pete Seeger, and Bruce Springsteen, among others.) d... | |
| It Was 40 Years Ago Today... Look to Springsteen for rock music, seek moral and political direction elsewhere. | |
| It Was 40 Years Ago Today... I had the good fortune of seeing Bruce twice in his prime, at a a bar named Fat City in NJ in Sept. 73 and in Columbus OH in April 76. The young Boss was killer, a man born to rock. He started losing me when he became a serious man and I was gone ... | |
| Primaluna Integrated with a seperate preamp This is from your owners manual:"Stereo Home Theater Pass ThruThe PrimaLuna DiaLogue Premium Integrated Amplifier is equipped with a home theater pass thru thatallows you to enjoy your stereo source material and the 2 main channels of your separat... | |
| modest DACs: any real improvement, 8 yrs on? I can't give you recommendations in your price range, but DACs have definitely improved in the last 8 years. It would be worth your time and effort to find the right one for you. |