tweekerman

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SUBWOOFER FOR MUSIC
Aram you are going to get bunches of votes for Rel and Vander.... If you get a chance log on to Madisound.com Disscussion forums. scroll down to Scott's thread "Peerless XLS sub", there you'll see a very nice musical sub. If you need the specs log... 
Best Full Range Speaker, 750- 1k
I've heard some of the above ...go Thiel 
Opera What is the best opera recording?
Turandot is possibly Puccini's grandest opera. I've heard several. But the recording that brings Turandot to a powerful intensity is the 1959 recording with Erich Leinsdorf conducting the Rome Opera Orchestra and Chorus, along with Nilsson, Tebald... 
Sibelius Symphonies
Surprised that no one mentioned the Sergstam with the Danish SO...Sergstam did his best with the limitations of the Danish, would prefer if he recorded the set with the great Helsinki orchestra. The recordings are good, but i may have to recommend... 
Mozart Piano Concerto 21.
Curzon with Kubelik, thats the one. 
Legacy Whisper-- Opininions
A $15K+ speaker...AND needs a sub..come on man!..."image not as wide deep as" hold on there, for $15K i expect Superior Aspects in every descriptive term,...Image Soundstage Transparency Depth "like-you're-there"feeling. Heck i expect this from $5... 
Aeros Prima CD Player?
Poorguy I've heard that the Prima lacked some qualities shown in the Capitole, but are you sure your amp and speakers are not the problem? Which other digital do you recommend in this range? 
Which SPEAKER for the 21ST century?
Unsound, i got the web address from MikeO on Madisound's forum for the awesome looking Seas W15CH-001, a revolutionary midrange with 6 neodynamiun magnets. Try this site, i've tried it but does not work if i try to key it in, but works if i use "m... 
Which SPEAKER for the 21ST century?
I'm very surprised ain't nobody following up this thread ..like i'm talking to myself. oh well here goes anyway. I posted this on 3-11. Well they've arrived, they will be released in the next week. Seas W26, Seas W15CH, Seas 27TDC. Seas web site s... 
Inexpensive Philips cdm-12 drive transport
I checked out the Dig Jit web, could not retreive any useful info. However i did see that Philips makes a bunch of cdm 12 models. 12 12.1 12.3 12.6.., so which one are you buying? I mean if the player says cdm-12, you may not be getting the best c... 
Which CD Players Are both Warm and Detailed
Any body... Would the Vecteur L-4 compare to the new AA Prima MK11, or is the Prima top dog under $2K? 
best diy or used somewhat small speaker 1200
I'll second Clueless vote , the Dave Ellis 1801's, which is a Seas W17 + Hiquaphon tweeter, a very good tweeter, has a "ribbon-like" sound. 
Speakers for 50W Triode tube amp
Seas, exactly as you describe 
SEAS Thor Speaker / NCMS Rhythm 9500 Unlimited
The big thing going on at Madisound for me at least is the 3 threads on midranges. Seems the Zellaton by Goerlich, Germany is voted "best" by one Greve, a DIYer who says he's got ATC's , Seas, Accuton's and a bunch other midranges on his work tabl... 
What's the best mid-range driver available?
New kid on the block...Zellaton, don't know much about the driver right now i'm researching. E-speakers has them on order. I just got a note on Madisound from a DIYer who has all the midranges on his table. He votes on the Zell's...???As soon as i...