tonykay
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| Best live albums from 1970's college days Lou Reed-"Rock n Roll Animal" (1974) | |
| Top 3 Most Overrated Artists contest in R&R. Robert Zimmerman (aka Bob Dylan), now I know this thread is getting ridiculous! Thank you Dayglow, for mentioning the Red Hot Chili Peppers. They would certainly be in my top ten of overrated groups (R&R Hall of Fame, notwithstanding). | |
| Best imaging and sounding bookshelf speaker By "bookshelf" I assume you include stand-mounted. I have a pair of Sonus Faber Electa Amators that are imaging stars. I have heard the B&W Silver Signatures that are also outstanding. | |
| Top 3 Most Overrated Artists contest in R&R. Judyazblues,David Bowie...Overrated? That's just crazytalk! Listen to "Ziggy Stardust," "Hunky Dory," and "Aladdin Sane," and then resubmit your comment-if you can. David Bowie...Seriously?? | |
| Top 3 Most Overrated Artists contest in R&R. While I can agree with your first two picks, Kiss and John Bon Jovi (despite his millions of fans, mostly women), including the Stones in a list of most "overrated" is just wrong. Yes, the Stones of the last twenty years or so are not the same as ... | |
| NEED A RECOMMENDATION FOR NEW CD/SACD PLAYER My McIntosh MVP-871 is in for repair for the second time this year. Repairs are being done by Magnolia Audio/Video since McIntosh refused to warranty it as I purchased it as a demo. I can only assume they refused to warranty it as they anticipate ... | |
| Sell quality turntable to buy top CD player? Sunnyjim,I second Brownsfan's suggestion that you audition the new Sony digital HAPZ1 player. I listened to one through Audeze LCD-3 headphones and I was shocked at the resolution. The unit does it all, and it's portable. Before you add another CD... | |
| What are these vintage speakers? FWIW, back in the day, it was common for people to add those short legs to speakers. I presume it was to keep from flattening the cartpe or to solve the boominess issue that plagues large speakers sitting directly on the floor. | |
| Sheffield Lab In general, the above comments are all true. However, one of my favorite recordings is Lincoln Mayorga and Amanda McBroom's "Growing up in Hollywood Town." Their "West of Oz" is also a classic, IMO. I thought Lincoln Mayorga's "Missing Linc" LP wa... | |
| Monitors that compete with quality floorstanders?? If you can live without the room-shaking bass, look for a used pair of Sonus Faber Electa Amators. With a 6" woofer, and the famous Dynaudio Esotar tweeter, you would be hard pressed to find a better sounding speaker, IMO. At around $2.5-$3K used ... | |
| Best sounding new DAC under $2500? Take a look at Benchmark, various models from $1K-$2K, based on the features. Yes, I own one and use it as a headphone driver amp. Well reviewed and well liked by the audio press, Stereophile Class A. | |
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| Taralabs cables I wasn't aware of the personnel changes at Tara Labs. That's the sort of news that can have buyers running for the exits. Not me! I'm using the same cables today as I was at least a decade ago. I bet my cables don't know who made them or where the... | |
| First turntable advice If you have a limited budget or don't trust your own ears, then by all means, follow Schubert's advice. | |
| Taralabs cables It's hard to recall when I first bought Tara Labs cables but probably about twenty years ago. Can't really see a reason to change. If it ain't broke, why try to fix it. |