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| Who Was Your Favorite One Hit Wonder Time Won't Let Me - OutsidersYou Keep Me Hanging On - Vanilla FudgeMy Guy - Mary WellsHold Your Head Up - ArgentEve of Destruction - Barry McGuireAfternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band (Albert Porter loves this one :)All Right Now - Free Sally's ... | |
| Most achingly-beautiful music Gounod's "Ave Maria" performed to a Samba rhythum by the Brazilian artist Jorge Aragao. Hard to imagine right? Well it is just a beautiful arrangement and performance and its L!!!I!!V!!E. Label: Universal Mfg's Catalog#: 1001192 | |
| Stereo Tube Amp Comparisons I'm curious Bigkidz, you have run a litany of threads requesting info on tube amps. Have you gotten a chance to listen to the Berning yet? At the price point of the amps on your list it should be on the list, its in the price range of several of t... | |
| Are smaller high end speakers really better This is one of those priority issues. I too am very familiar with the Boston Acoustic line and the A200's. Once upon a time there was a local dealer that carried them. Other than their tizzy etchy sounding HF, they were ok for the money especially... | |
| Best midrange on SS amp ? Boy Newbee, are we on the same page! I too feel that to date, the best solid state amps I've listened to top to bottom were the Threshold SA-1's, lovely mids, extended highs and very natural well defined bass. The Pass are nice but there was somet... | |
| What music do you want to play really loud? "Little Queenie" REO Speedwagon's rendition of the Chuck Berry classic, itsa rocker and its gotta be loud so your bones feel it. | |
| ProAc or Merlin Hi ManuelI wouldnt dispute for a minute what you heard in that system, I hear what you're saying but I still believe something(s) in the set-up was not matching. I am quite familiar with the Transcendent OTL amp with the VSM and owned that combo ... | |
| ProAc or Merlin ManualMay I just add something to your impressions. I also believe that an ultra resolving speaker can sound "hi-fi" if all issues with set-up and ancilliaries are not properly dealt with. Sometimes people purchase such a product and don't pay eno... | |
| ProAc or Merlin Hi SarahI am currently using the following Berning zh270 with cryoed hybrid wire at the inputs and power, cryoed matched ouptut tubes and various NOS input/drivers. ERS stealth cloth housing the impedance converters and wire. Sitting on a Cloud 10... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Artar 1, by George, I think you've got it! | |
| Berning ZH-270 Amplifier,Which Speaker? And thank you Gts87 for your comments on a the Merlin VSM thread I initiated almost 4 years ago. I own these speakers with the Berning and it is just magic. Two of the very most satisfying audio purchases of my life. | |
| ProAc or Merlin Vox, after reading some of John Atkinson's comments regarding the Merlin's I thought something was definitely amiss. His comments about "boxy colorations" concerning recorded piano was really off the mark. As an afficiando of piano music I can say... | |
| Which SS amp does sound the most warm of all? Thanks Artar for your trust in my opinions. What I try to convey in my opinions is a frame of reference to my experiences and nothing more. There are many superb products out there but the real juggling act in this hobby, as any experienced audiop... | |
| Any body hear the new improved Merlins at CES? Actually Philgrelle I have heard 2 Bernings with the Merlins and was stunned at the dynamic output with 2 of those amps. The bass was astounding, I'll say it again to emphasis the effect it had on me, astounding. I expect that the Merlins like muc... | |
| Which SS amp does sound the most warm of all? How about a clear and resolving tube amp that offers thiswarmdefinitely not darkPRAT in spadesarticulate, well defined and low bass (2hz at full power into an 8 ohm load)power that belies its 70 watt ratingno glare, grit or grain in the upper freq... |