waltersalas
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| Time for everbodys Top Ten list..... Nice list, Sc53! A lot of your choices are on my list as well, including Beck's "Sea Change," which is my favorite album of the year and a stunning departure from his previous work, which I also admire.Currently in heavy rotation:Sleater-Kinney 'O... | |
| New system advice? Hey Bigbottle,I was in the same predicament, waiting four months for Mick to finish my Syrah. I spent $650 for an Audible Illusions Mod 3, and wound up selling it for just over $600 once I got the Syrah. In effect, I "rented" the Audible Illusions... | |
| New system advice? You will get lots of good advice here, bigbottle (nice moniker, BTW). I believe you are on the right track. I have a Supratek Syrah, and it mates just fine with the Bel Canto (which I had until upgrading to a Plinius SA 102). Both are good bargain... | |
| What speakers for $5K Used? Second the Piega P10 suggestion. Go for the piano black finish. Beautiful, and they sound amazing. I have the P10s with a Plinius SA 102--great combination. | |
| What system components would you buy if........... Hmmmm...interesting proposition, as I have just completely overhauled my system over the past year or so. So, this is more of a what if game for me. What if I'd gone for the Audio Aero Capitole Mk 2 instead of the EMC-1? A Teres turntable instead ... | |
| Your ONE all time favorite love song? Gots to agree with Albert on this one. But I also have a soft spot for "Angie" and "Wild Horses" by the Stones. Oh, the memories these songs conjure... | |
| Tube Pre-Amp Upgrade Advice for Young Audiophile The Audible Illusions pre is very good and an extremely good bargain. I had one until I upgraded to a Supratek, and I loved it in my system. I chose it over the Rogue, which was the runner-up for me in this price range. The Supratek is on another ... | |
| Upgrade Fever Thanks for ths suggestions, all.Bwhite, I am currently using two Bel Canto EVO 200.2's in a mono block configuration. Lots of power, and I do like the sound, but can't help wondering if I might get better transparency and more "dimension" with the... | |
| ryan adams "demolition" I almost hate to resurrect this thread, since Ryan Adams is so obviously a pissant jerk that he deserves as little attention as possible, even of this sort. He deserves to fade into obscurity as soon as possible. However, I could not help sharing ... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Hey, That's excellent, Twl! I would enjoy it immensely. When your car is out of the shop, please do contact me. I'm actually about 30 miles west of Asheville--but still fairly close (perhaps even closer for you?). I just can't imagine a guy with y... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Hey Twl, If you're ever in the Asheville, NC, area, you're more than welcome to come over to my house and listen. Heck, if you're willing, I'll even let you do some tweaks to my turntable :-).You're right. On top of landing an unbelievable pre, I'... | |
| Movies with... In the last episode of 'The Sopranos,' Anthony Jr's new girlfriend had a Sota turntable in her house. (And a mint copy of 'Rubber Soul'.) Unfortunately, couldn't see the rest of the system. | |
| My Next Miles Davis Disc? I agree with Bomarc--if this thread goes on long enough, you will be overwhelmed with recommendations. Miles contains multitudes. For example, you could spend the next ten years sampling the seemingly endless series of double-LPs from his fusion p... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century I hear you, Ads. I have experienced quite a few quirky noises from the Syrah with some of the tubes I've tried, including Tung Sol 5881s, Ken Rad black glass VT-231s, and now Sylvania Metal Base 6SN7Ws. At first, I simply considered going back to ... | |
| Anything that is like Norah Jones? In addition to some of the excellent recommendations already mentioned, you might check out Ella Fitzgerald, Carmen McRae, Cassandra Wilson, and Shirley Horn. There are many others, of course, but these four are certainly worth your time.Happy Hun... |