twoleftears
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| The eternal quandary BTW, the "offending" disc that occasioned this thread, was:Jean-Fery REBEL, Violin SonatasAndrew Manze, violin; Richard Egarr, harpsichord, Jaap ter Linden, viola da gambaHarmonia Mundi 907221.Andrew Manze, IMHO, is an excellent baroque violinist.... | |
| inserting new component--predictable results? I suppose it boils down to how well you've chosen the test discs (and perhaps how many you use). Akin to buying the sample 1 pint can of paint and trying out a couple of square feet on a wall. | |
| Time to change. But to what? Newbee--offer (as email) much appreciated. Here in central Virginia is an audio wasteland. In that regard I miss Ann Arbor. McIntosh, B&W, Thiel and PS Audio are all that can be auditioned in town. Punto. And if they don't float your boat, 2 1... | |
| Time to change. But to what? Newbee - no the email and pointers. I read both reviews and some others linked to the Silverline site. Do they have dealers (I could find no link on the website) or do they largely deal direct? | |
| inserting new component--predictable results? Clarification. This was more of a "experiential" question, really. The question was essentially this: if one listens to new component X and with one's set of test dics consistently hears improvements in areas A, B and C, once that component is ins... | |
| Time to change. But to what? Newbee - much appreciated. | |
| auditioning sessions vs. listening sessions Thanks to all for these thoughtful responses!Learsfool--perhaps I need to introduce more categories, adding the qualifiers critical and non-critical to both "auditioning" (listening to the stereo) and "listening" (listening to the music). But I do... | |
| Time to change. But to what? Newbee--how would you characterize the principal differences in the voicing? | |
| The eternal quandary Detlof--wise words indeed!When you think about it, even before you add that last anti-vibration device to the system, we're already listening to music reproduced at a level that is superior to what 99% of listeners are hearing from their boom-boxe... | |
| High efficiency speakers Specs don't always tell the whole story.My ProAc Response 2.5s are rated at 8 ohms and 86 dB. When John Atkinson measured them back in the day, he calculated 83 dB!Yet they work wonderfully well with my Cary 300B-based SET, rated at a whopping 14 ... | |
| High efficiency speakers Silverline. Though check discussion threads for synergy of specific models with SETs. | |
| new Eva Cassidy "Somewhere" As I understand it there are two compilation albums, Songbird and Wonderful World, which would probably be best for someone who just wanted to sample.I avoided these and a while ago bought Live at Blues Alley, Time After Time and Imagine.Having en... | |
| hooking up my cdp directly to amp? OK, so improved soundstaging is your primary goal.I would think that a majority would agree that loudspeakers, loudspeaker location, the room, and the acoustic interface of loudspeaker and room are the first factors to be considered. The PSBs ough... | |
| Moving ic cables around in system? Hey Sonia:The more the merrier! Great to have the expert input.So... to mark your entry into the world of A'gon commerce, what about giving us A'goners a sweet introductory deal on your Resolution Golds? | |
| hooking up my cdp directly to amp? Let's review. I believe that the manuals you have been reading may not have been as explicit/clearly-worded as would be ideal.A receiver actually contains three different components, all in one box:(1) a tuner (=source) (just like the CD player is... |