twoleftears

Responses from twoleftears

Graphite for shelves, loudspeaker cases?
Carbon graphite is surely different from carbon fiber.BDR were mixed with resin; Boston Audio seals a pure block (cylinder). 
2019 300B tubes that are worth the money?
Elrog 300Bs also come in close to 1.5K; at that price I'd go with WE. 
Classical Music for Aficionados
I finally acquired and played the Reference Recordings Copland disk, recommended here or on another thread, and yes, it is remarkable: soundstage and bass are both superlative. 
Getting new Preamp
Check with Backert.  Small company and very responsive. 
Organic, musical and natural sounding speakers up to $12K
Nice clean used 40.1 or 40.2 and you're done.  You're definitely heading in the right direction. 
How many audiophiles do you need to change a lightbulb?
Reflective surfaces.  First the room must be treated with specialist reflective surfaces, to ensure maximum distribution and maximum balance of light throughout the room. 
2-pin 15amp cord replaced with 3-pin 15amp?
Thanks all.  Everything installed this morning and working well. 
What is the one piece of advice you would give about attending AXPONA?
Leave time for a return visit to your top five rooms.  Your ears will have calibrated; they may have further refined the room, and there will likely be different music playing.  Testing first impressions is definitely the way to go. 
Classical Music for Aficionados
Stanford Piano Concerto #2. Margaret Fingerhut.  There are some *exquisite* moments in the quieter passages of movement 1, and movement 2 is delightful. 
Basic cable question
Of course he told you that.  He's...the...Transparent...salesman.Seriously, some argue for loom consistency throughout, but the majority don't go that route. 
How many audiophiles do you need to change a lightbulb?
Inexplicably, some lightbulb-changers argue that new-fangled, cool-running but high-powered, neon can approach the luminescent warmth of conventional incandescent. 
Differences between cd transports?
Bel Canto? 
BELLES VIRTUOSO INTEGRATED UPDATE
Judging by those power amp prices, the Virtuoso integrated will be a significant price point up the ladder from a combo of Aria preamp + 2 Aria monoblocks. 
Classical Music for Aficionados
The O'Conor Field nocturnes are great, and distinctly superior to the O'Rourke version. 
Ugrade-itis - is there a cure?
It's the thrill of the hunt.Once you have a system that is far more than adequate, you just decide to try something different, not necessarily better, "just because".  Then it starts all over again.  Audiophiles with upgraditis are really very slo...