wharfy
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| Songs That Sound the Same Elvis Costello-You Belong To Me and the Stones-Last Time | |
| your favorite 3 Duke Ellington albums? Ella at Duke's PlaceBlues in OrbitNever No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band | |
| Intimate Live Acoustic Recordings Great topic, mcondo!Hot Tuna's first record.Christian McBride Live at the Village at the Village Vanguard.Macy Gray's jazz record, Stripped. And while not performed in front of a live audience, the album is recorded live with the microphones place... | |
| Why are brick and mortar HiFi dealers so bad? One more recommendation for John Rutan and staff at Audioconnection in Verona. | |
| How do you rationalize audio upgrades? @david_ten LOL. For the win.Yes.Another poster, on another thread says rationalizing can cost more because you spend more in the long run when you just settle for something based on cost. | |
| Rega P6/ or Clearaudio Concept, both with same cartridge? @big_greg@winoguy17@tzh21yI am leaning towards the Concept with the Satisfy tonearm. I was considering the Hana EH Moving coil cart. After hearing the SL MC cart, I’m thinking an additional $400, while more than I want to spend, over time would be... | |
| What are your top three live concerts of all time? Springsteen at MetLife 8/30/2016***Grateful Dead, Cornell 5/8/77NRBQ w/ Carl Perkins, Hartford 1980.*** I have the CD release and it's not as good as remembered. But still, it was an epic show. | |
| Rega P6/ or Clearaudio Concept, both with same cartridge? @big-greg My dealer said the same and recommended upgrading to satisfy tone arm. With the tonearm upgrade and a dustcover (really a cat-protection-device) The TT search is getting pricier. Not sure how excited I am about THAT. | |
| Rega P6/ or Clearaudio Concept, both with same cartridge? @displaynameThanks for the info/insights. I'm going to do another demo today after work and will ask the dealer about this. | |
| Rega P6/ or Clearaudio Concept, both with same cartridge? @mattmiller Thanks for the insightful response! I have done a great deal of reading and comparative listening between the two TT and you are the first to point out the platter/felt/sound issues with the P6.What I now see is that whether I purchase... | |
| Audio Research LS17se vs LS27 I had the 17SE. Upgraded to the 27 and now own the Ref5SE. Haven't heard the Ref 6. I thought the 27 was overly bright in my system. | |
| Looking for a pre-amp (Pass, ARC, BAT, Sim, PS Audio) @jmarshak-I’ll share ARC listening experiences.Ref 5-fast, transparent and a tad on the bright side of neutral.Ref 5SE-fast, transparent not as bright. I own this, moving up from a LS 27.Ref 28 is similar to the Ref 5, just not as transparent.FWIW... | |
| Buy 12ax7 tube Mehdikh423-Following up on Lowrider57's suggestion. I purchased Brick Wall audio surge protector and this helped lower floor noise on my Cayin 50T amp.https://www.brickwall.com/products/eight-outlet-audio-surge-protector | |
| DAC upgrade Ayre Codex. Can be purchased "pre-owned" for around 1K. Transparent sound, great resolution without sounding etched. | |
| Tim Ryan, BSC Electronic Systems Customer Service Issues? Looks like my Tim Ryan saga is coming to an end. I received my refund. I hope @seasoned and anyone else who did not have smooth transactions with Tim gets satisfaction.It's worth noting that Tammy, here at Audiogon deserves a big shout out!!! Than... |