twoleftears
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| wide baffles and baffle step Yes, Harbeth, Spendor Classic, Graham, Yamaha, Devote, Audio Note, and plenty others all prove that a wide baffle can work exceptionally well. So it's clearly not as simple as either/or. In fact, I suspect my preference for many of these designs... | |
| Belles Virtuoso power amp - My initial experience Things change and we may be dealing with a moving target here, but my understanding was this:- preamp being finalized was also going to be called Virtuoso (part of the Virtuoso series). Price TBA but probably somewhere in the 5K range.- two more ... | |
| New Turntable Direction Check out the Michell Gyrodec. Too often overlooked. | |
| Speaker shootout update; aggressive treble eliminating some (fairly?) In his 7-series speakers, Fritz uses 4 tweeters. The beryllium obviously in the Carrera; a less expensive Scanspeak in the Carbon, a ring radiator in the REV, and a Scanspeak Revelator in the LS (with Illuminator woofer). I heard the Carreras at... | |
| Is imaging reality? Hopefully recordings with be more analogous to Impressionist or Expressionist art, than to fully abstract art! | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Eva Cassidy, "Nightbird".2 CDs + DVD, contains every track recorded that night at Blues Alley.This issue/reissue sounds, if possible, even better than the original Live at Blues Alley. | |
| New Turntable Direction Southern hemisphere? | |
| Is imaging reality? No, but just sit back and enjoy it, because what you hear in a symphony hall is not reproducible in any room by any system. | |
| Jazz vocalists which may not be as real as we think/imagine The moment live music becomes a recording, it ceases to be its original self. "Purist" recordings are only so, relatively speaking. | |
| Speaker shootout update; aggressive treble eliminating some (fairly?) 1. If I understand correctly, the Fritz Carbon's did not cause any problems. Based on that, the VA's won't either. As the Fritz's don't seem to be your be-all end-all, the VA's would definitely be worth auditioning, as they are a very fine speak... | |
| Speaker shootout update; aggressive treble eliminating some (fairly?) Let me repeat my recommendation of VA Beethoven Baby Grand, which is a relatively short and slim tower speaker, and which will definitely not cause your ears any stress. A used pair can be picked up at a very good price, as there is a recent revi... | |
| Upgrading Speaker Cables: Wireworld Silver Eclipse or Transparent Audio Ultra? This sounds like a case where borrowing a few pairs from the Cable Co. would be the way to go. | |
| No Improvement With Transparent Reference RCA Interconnects For Naim NDX 2 Streamer Return them NOW! | |
| I sold a CAL Aria Tube CD player and buyer claims a burning smell Watch out for them trying to hang on to the unit *and* get a refund. | |
| Is Wife Acceptance Factor (WAF) sexist? It is sexist and it does exist. Is that a contradiction?Most frequently adduced when a punter is trying to back out of a deal. |