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Spike upgrade for Thiel 3.5's
I have also tried the audiopoints under my 3.6, but my berber carpet and pad was too thick. Perhaps Audiopoint will consider manufacturing some carpet piercing spikes. Heard many good reviews, but will not work with thick pads. 
help me find quality classic jazz?
BTW Phil, Webster, Young, Hawkins, and Ammons are all Tenor Sax players. 
help me find quality classic jazz?
I second Ben Webster, he played on many recordings with Billy Holiday, since you are a Holiday fan. One of my favorite recordings of Ben is "Time after Time" on the "Ben and Associates" CD. If you like Ben Webster, Coleman Hawkins and Gene Ammons ... 
Review of Michael Wolff Carbon Ribbon Source power
I have the luxury of having two digital sources in my system, Audio Research CD2 and a Classe .5 CDP. I have the Source Cord plugged into a Audio Magic Mini Stealth from the Classe .5 CDP. It has been an absolute pleasure A/Bing the AR CD2 and the... 
Isolation Cones/Bearings placement on CD Transport
There are no exact measurements in placing cones or bearings under a component. Many manufactures do suggest an initial placement, and the rest is up to your listening skills. I have found that a slight movement in placement of a cone can change t... 
My baby left me... left me sad and bluuuuueee....
Bluesville series, Volume Eleven ........ "Blues is a heart's Sorrow". Plenty of "my baby left me blues" here Slappy, to make you feel better. 
ARC LS-2 tube recommendation
Had an ARC LS-2BR MKII and tried many, many tube brands in the 6DJ8 family, and settle with the Telefunken E188CC Gold Pin tube. Sweet and expensive. 
Review: Classe Audio CDP-.5 CD Player
Yes, the Classe .5 player has been forgotten and overlooked by many. I have two players in my system, one is the Classe .5 and the other is an Audio Research CD2. With the Classe .5 plugged into an Audio Magic mini stealth, I feel the player is at... 
Joan Baez concert, and special guest
Ms. Teng was interviewed on NPR last Sunday morning. I didn't catch the whole interview, but yes, she does have a nice voice. Well, now you got me curious enough to give one of her CDs a spin. 
Best material for isolation purposes
Van Evers used to sell an exoctic hardwood tuning kit, blocks of wood 3/4" X 1" X 1 1/2". Each type of wood resonates at a different frequency range. Very effective and does fine tune the sounds. I have tried over a dozen different type of hardwoo... 
need some suggestions for Acoustics Blues
Lighntin' Hopkins ! 
Thiel Cs 3.6. Outdated?
My room measures 14'X 19'X 10', which I consider small for the Thiel 3.6s. Using four 11"X 48" ASC tube traps, Absorbtion and diffusing panels as well. The room treatment brought the soundstage and imaging into focus, and tame alot of glare and br... 
Review: Porter Port AC Outlet Customized Hubbell 8300 Tweak
I would like to take the opportunity to thank you Lak for your time and effort on your outlet reviews past and present. Your reviews have been very helpful to me and I'm sure to many as well. I recently wired three outlets side by side into one ho... 
Jazz recommendations for a beginner?
For a taste of traditional Jazz, log on to fantasyjazz.com. Under "Various Artist", Fantasy Jazz remastered 12 samplers from their sub labels....orginal jazz clssics, riverside, prestige, swingville, debut, bluesville, contemporary, Pablo, fantasy... 
Quietest 6922 type tube?
Telefunken E188CC Gold pin gets my vote!