waltersalas
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| Musical full-range in the $3-4K range used? I'll cast a vote for the Piega P10s. Beautiful in piano black, and they sound terrific. I drove several hours to audition a pair a few years ago, and within two hours of listening to all kinds of music, I was writing a check. Other gear has come a... | |
| Favorite Female vocals that give you goose bumps Billie Holiday | |
| What three cd's would one keep from collection ? Joni Mitchell - "Blue"Bill Evans - "Sunday At The Village Vanguard"Rolling Stones - "Sticky Fingers" | |
| Berkeley Audio Design Alpha DAC Owners? I have had the Berkeley for several months now, and it has effectively ended my search for ever better digital playback (after years of auditioning various highly regarded players). As far as redbook CDs, I have ripped most of mine to a computer I... | |
| Christmas Jazz Anybody? Ella Fitzgerald's "Swingin' Christmas." A staple at my house this time of year.Ho ho ho, Merry Christmas! | |
| Tom Waits, Rain Dogs... Yeah, I agree that Waits really is one of a kind. My first experience with his work was hearing "Heart Attack and Vine" in college. It blew me away, and I've been a big fan ever since. "Swordfishtrombones" is my personal favorite, although there a... | |
| Tom Waits, Rain Dogs... Marco,That's an excellent overview, I'd say. If you want to try some Springsteen that's a little closer to the darkness and depravity in Waits' music, give a listen to "Nebraska." It also is much starker musically, and closer to Waits in this way-... | |
| Any insight with the Berkeley Alpha DAC ..?? Drubin,It is going swimmingly. I was really struggling with making a decision between the Berkeley/Computer-based music server, the Marantz SA-7S1, or the Abbingdon CD-77. I couldn't really arrange any auditions in my own system--which is really t... | |
| What are your fav “Off Hollywood” films It figures that many audiophiles are also film buffs. I love to see a director as brilliant and underrated as Atom Egoyan getting his props here. "The Sweet Hereafter" is stunning. I think "Exotica" is just as good, and perhaps more challenging. A... | |
| Any insight with the Berkeley Alpha DAC ..?? I got mine a couple of weeks ago, but due to a hectic schedule have not yet been able to spend enough time with it to make any definite determination about whether I like it best with or without a preamp in the chain. It sounds really great both w... | |
| Any insight with the Berkeley Alpha DAC ..?? Maxx2man,Are you running straight into the amp, or do you have a preamp in the chain?Thanks. | |
| Any insight with the Berkeley Alpha DAC ..?? I am using the Lynx with the XLR breakout cables. I am under the impression that the Berkeley sounds best running direct to the amplifier, but my experience has always been that a good preamp adds body and texture, so I will be trying it both ways... | |
| Any insight with the Berkeley Alpha DAC ..?? I am working on it. I already have a Dell Inspiron 530 with the Lynx AES 16 sound card installed. I am using Media Monkey to rip and manage my CD collection. The computer will be used solely as a music server.I should be receiving the Berkeley Alp... | |
| Your favorite recent discovery Audiofeil,If you like the new Sparklehorse, I urge you to go back and pick up the others, especially "It's A Wonderful Life" and "Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot." Really great, ethereal music. | |
| Jump in now or wait? I am wrestling with it as well, Dokosan. I think your post is timely. I am looking to upgrade my digital source, and keep going back and forth between excellent players such as the Marantz SA-7S1 and the Abbindgon AMR CD77 (my top two contenders o... |