waltersalas
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| 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... | |
| What was your latest LP find?? Cecil Taylor, "Silent Tongues," a live mid-70s lp I got on eBay for a cool four bucks, sealed. I'm listening to it right now. The man is utterly unbelievable. I get the same feeling listening to him as when reading Faulkner or Joyce--it's hard to ... | |
| Dirt on my stylus.....what to do? Hey Albert, Sean, and others who use and recommend the Record Research #9...does Music Direct still sell it? I looked and did not see it. Does anyone else sell it?Thanks, | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Hi Betcha--I am among those pairing the Syrah with solid state--I use Bel Canto EVO 200.2 mono blocks and am very happy with this configuration. Like a lot of others, I can't help but wonder about Mick's power amps--could they possibly be as good ... | |
| Best Male Singers of the 20th Century Tubegroover,Good point. Janis sings with as much intensity as anyone I have heard. Aesthetically, I would not put her in the same category with Holiday and Jones, but that is an entirely different conversation. Your point is well taken. Janis was ... | |
| little known musicians we should hear Some of these are "obscure"--others are simply underrated. Off the cuff, these are the first few that come to mind:-Jeb Loy Nichols (a recent discovery, love his stuff)-Imperial Teen-Neko Case (especially her new album, 'Blacklisted')-The Go-Betwe... | |
| Best Concert DVD The Band - "The Last Waltz" |