tonyptony
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| Any decent improvments left for my ES-1? Mofi, I think the ES-1, especially after all the mods, is not bad at all. Yes it needs a rigid platform or shelf mount, and it may be just a tad soft in the low end compared to a non-suspended design. But it does a really nice job of putting out w... | |
| CD Player with digital input? Jimmy, there are a few of us reading! :-) Interested in your Cambridge assessment. | |
| Shahinian Obelisk Passive Radiator Replacement Zymaze, how did things turn out? | |
| Shahinian Obelisk Passive Radiator Replacement Zymaze, now that you've gotten a number of responses I will be more direct - everyone here is exactly on target. If the woofer and top drivers are in good shape (even if the woofers need replacing!) you've gotten maybe the deal of the century. Don... | |
| Shahinian Obelisk Passive Radiator Replacement Zymaze, these passives went through a number of design changes. If the passives are missing I'm going to guess they were the older white ones with foam-like surrounds; these will have deteriorated over time. The current ones are black with hybrid ... | |
| Proceed PDT 3/PDP 3 Bdl, this question of how the best of the older gear sounds compared to the newer stuff has come up before. I still use a PDT3 myself into a different D/A. I've heard newer one box CD players, some at faitly high prices. I'm honestly not sure if w... | |
| Who has the best plasma monitor these days Wader, move now if possible. The 1150HDs are drying up fast. Vanns and Tweeter may still have them; if so they should be selling for around $2100-$2200. | |
| Who has the best plasma monitor these days Starting with the '09-'10 models they will be outsourcing the production of the glass to Matsushita (Panasonic). Panny has a much more efficient process for fabricating the glass. The ones built for Pioneer will be built to Pioneer's specs, with t... | |
| Who has the best plasma monitor these days It's a great set; it should serve us very well for quite some time! Bottom line is the only thing better will probably be the 50" Elite coming out in July, and that will be twice the price of what an 1150HD is going for now (if not more). That's a... | |
| Anything under 3 years is just flirting.... 17+ years. Shahinian Diapasons. Many others have tried to move them aside. They're still here. | |
| Who has the best plasma monitor these days I wound up doing the same thing. Got my 1150HD delivered yesterday. Didn't need 1080p (at my viewing distance), and the price was right. Looks great. Even standard def programming is not too bad! But the HD is awesome. | |
| RIP Oscar Peterson BTW, it only occurred to me now that someone might think I just fell out of a whiskey barrell or something. :-) Yes, I do know that he did pass some time ago. My previous post may be a bit misleading in that regard. | |
| RIP Oscar Peterson Sad news indeed. I remember hearing Oscar on the radio when I was in college. I immediately took a liking to his unique abilities on the piano. After I started working I was in Waterbury, CT for a while to handle some offsite work. I was there wit... | |
| Sonny Rollins Gary, did you also post on AC about this? I'll add my two cents here anyway. I saw him last year at the Kimmel Center in Philly. Ripped the place apart! And I like that he is now offering his own music direct. He made a small remark about if we bo... | |
| Anyone optimized their ModWright Transporter yet? I've been hoping for a good comparison of the Modwright Transporter vs. the APL version. Both Dan and Alex have done great work. It would be very interesting to see a throwdown between the two. |