tomcy6
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| Why do Classical CDs sound less Alive/Real/Present ? The difference may be caused by different recording techniques. Pop, rock, jazz, etc. are usually recorded with the close mic (microphone) technique where instruments are acoustically separated from one another and microphones are placed close to ... | |
| Crystal Gayle-EveAnna Manley Always good to hear of artists trying to improve the sound quality of their recordings. Props to Crystal and EveAnna. | |
| Are Pass Labs amps good at low volume levels? I meant no disrespect for Nelson or his fine amps. I was just passing along a bit of information from wcss’s thread. This guy has spent more time and money swapping amps and other components in and out of his system than anyone I have ever heard o... | |
| Are Pass Labs amps good at low volume levels? In his very long thread on amps whitecamaross also stated that the ML 532H sounded very good at low volumes. I don't recall him noting this for other amps. He liked the Pass amps early on in his journey but once he listened to the Simaudio 860 ... | |
| Esoteric K-03 / K-01 Leave Power On ? Since there is no on/off switch on the back I think the button on the front turns on and off all the circuitry. They also don't have a spec for power consumption at idle. The spec they do give is for power consumption of 27 watts for the K-03. ... | |
| What are your favorite DSD albums? Jimi Hendrix - Axis Bold As LoveRay Brown/Monty Alexander/Russel Malone | |
| Coincident speakers 14 Ohms - What amplification to use when streaming Tidal. The Bluesound Node 2i would work for your streaming source. It's really easy to set up and use. It can connect with your WiFi router either by WiFi or ethernet cable. You download an app to your phone or tablet and control it with that. If yo... | |
| The Knopfler/Crowell/Harris connection.. I wouldn't compare them. TTK is about the poignancy of these two old friends who started out together reconnecting now near the end of their careers, to me anyway.If you like ATR check out "Real Live Roadrunning". I've got it in a cd/dvd set. It... | |
| Coincident speakers 14 Ohms - What amplification to use when streaming Tidal. Your speakers are made to be used with very low power amps like SETs. I don't know if you would enjoy that sound more than what you've got.If atmasphere doesn't chime in I would message him. He is a proponent of high sensitivity/high impedance s... | |
| HAIL TO THE KING..GINGER BAKER Didn't speed (the drug) have something to do with his style? | |
| High end audio - mid range ears You can definitely benefit from better gear, but you have to maintain domestic tranquility also. Very good sound can be had at the less expensive end of the audio spectrum and the law of diminishing returns holds true for audio gear big time.It is... | |
| What is wrong here.. on Audiogon? To try to help the OP feel a little better, I have seen many threads where people ask for recommendations for a particular component and they get 50 replies recommending 45 different brands. That doesn’t help a lot either. You’re probably better o... | |
| A good taste of DSD--what is your experience? The 1994 Virgins and the 2002 ABKCOs are both remasters of the Stones catalogs and both are said to be improvements over the 1986 ABKCO original release on CD. The 2002 remasters were done in conjunction with the Stones' catalog release on SACDI h... | |
| A good taste of DSD--what is your experience? To the OP, I’d say if you like DSD and classical music there are a lot of SACDs or downloads available, dive right in. If you’re looking for pop, rock, jazz, etc. it’s a tougher recommendation. Japan still releases a lot of nonclassical SACDs, but... | |
| A good taste of DSD--what is your experience? I've got Let It Bleed on one of those DSD remastered CDs. From reading the notes on the remastering in the booklet, it sounds like they transferred the tapes to digital as DSD and they feel that this resulted in a better A/D conversion. Or, if ... |