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| How many of us fall asleep while I find it difficult to fall asleep while in the "sweet spot", whether or not I am listening to music. | |
| Best Mahler Third When evaluating a recording, several criteria for consideration come to mind: naturalness of the recording itself; quality of the performing artists; cohesiveness and balance of ensemble (ensemble playing); and the interpretation. These are listed... | |
| Why is amp toroid humming? First of all: if you've ascertained that the ac isn't too high then the manufacturer should solve this problem at his expense. If you have access to a variac you can reduce the ac output in order to include or exclude that as a potential source. A... | |
| Best Mahler Third Time doesn't permit me much elaboration here. I would generally echo positive comments re CSO/Solti. A wonderful all-around Mahler 4 offering is a '92 Sony recording of the LA phil./Salonen/Barbara Hendricks. This is an especially natural sounding... | |
| Bryston 4B-ST overkill for Paradigm ?? First, think twice about dealing with a business which won't allow you at least a satisfaction guarantee. The Bryston is close to state of the art in design and has a 20 year warranty. However, most modern solid state amps are durable and sonicall... | |
| Percentage to spend on Amp and Speakers Ditto to the above. Bottom line: next to source material, speakers are THE most important system component. Cables and interconnects..the least. Re speakers: unless you crave exotic woods, opt for a plain finish to maximize value. If your space is... | |
| Fortunes on Cables?? Help! See comments at "system matching" under "speaker cable". | |
| vintage tuner? Although I have no firsthand experience with the 600t, I was able to locate a review of this tuner done in '78 by High Fidelity. The list price at that time was $600 (a fair sum in the mid '70s). As described, it appears to be very comprehensive i... | |
| Tubes? Transistors? Which are better? Bob: It's interesting how respectable tone controls became when they appeared on a six grand Cello pre-amp which didn't even provide for switching them out of the loop. There are many good pre-amps from the past which incorporate tone controls whi... | |
| Tubes? Transistors? Which are better? Sedond: Glad we've found some agreement. But I've never considered myself one of the sheeple and I definately am no ewe. | |
| Tubes? Transistors? Which are better? Bob: Meandering divergence from the matter-at-hand contributes to interesting conversation. However, due to the interelatedness of most things, it often returns to course. You have nailed one problem, i.e.,hyper-concern for resolution. Many modern... | |
| speaker cable With a Mac275, your basic desires should mostly be fulfilled. However, unless someone has EXACTLY the same setup as you do, their recommendations have little meaning. I suggest that you experiment with a variety of inexpensive cabling first as a r... | |
| Van Alstine products Thanks to all for the feedback. | |
| Tubes? Transistors? Which are better? Sedond: The concert hall, being the acoustical space within which the concert occurs, is an integral part of the aural experience and as such, is an accurate representation of itself (to be redundant). Which of these halls would you consider inacc... | |
| Tubes? Transistors? Which are better? Khrys: I'm reasonably confident that semantic differences are often responsible for misunderstandings in these and most other exchanges. But we continue because it stimulates and informs. Be assured that my priority is the emotional and intellectu... |