twoleftears
Responses from twoleftears
| Publications and websites for equipment reviews Yup, sodium overdose. You never know what shenanigans are going on behind the scenes, or how close the reviewer really is to the manufacturer. Some manufacturers, for instance, will pay some reviewers for a review, and I'm not sure that this is ... | |
| Underwood core power gold cable ...to pay for the cable. | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados Sibelius 4 and 5 with Karajan. I think I "get" 4 a little more with this version, but I can't say I really warm to it. I struggle to understand the progression, as I definitely like 1, 2 and 3, and 5 and 7 are firm favorites (6 is "up to the pla... | |
| Thinking of a used Hegel H160 integrated – thoughts and/or alternatives? Luxman? | |
| If you could use an excellent table FM radio for office, kitchen,,..etc. I've been waking up to a TM-2 for many years.Wasn't Tivio a video recording device of some sort?? | |
| Suggestions for bookshelf speakers that have great dynamics, budget of $500 used. Have a look at Silverline. Although perhaps better known for floorstanders, they make some good bookshelfs; you might find a used pair at your price point. | |
| What CD Transports Provide the Most Detail? Search threads for mentions of CEC or Jay's. Those are likely the other two competitive transports. | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados Sibelius 3, Simon Rattle, nice. | |
| Ultimate Integrated amps But consider the savings of $27K on interconnects. | |
| Night and day speaker connection If nothing else, it doubles your awg, and gets you nearer to the ideal of battery connector leads. | |
| Do speaker cables need a burn in period? I was actually referring to the "I think we are adults here" comment (should have quoted), but this works too.Melanesian misanthrope alert! | |
| Night and day speaker connection If your speaker binding posts accept spade and banana, you could one of each on the terminations. | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados Has anyone sampled Andreas Staier's "period" performances of the late sonatas? I was reading somewhere (where?) a modern pianist say that Schubert phrasing was difficult, because the compositions were conceived for the limitations (and advantages... | |
| Ultimate Integrated amps Yup. Any integrated over 80 lbs hits the sweat spot. | |
| Do speaker cables need a burn in period? Yup. That's one of the wildest claims I've heard this side of gk. |