whart
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| JBL Everest DD67000 vs. Avantgarde Duo Mezzo gdhal- compared to conventional speakers, yes. My Duos are 104 db and the units with the so-called Omega driver are 106 db if memory serves. This may make the difference between using an SET amp or not. My ML2s, which are 18 watts each, are more t... | |
| JBL Everest DD67000 vs. Avantgarde Duo Mezzo It’s lovely choice to make. I’m not sure the Everest can be driven by the usual SET amps- they are efficient but not crazy efficient. That would be the chief benefit of the Avantgarde, though bass integration has always been the trick: I have olde... | |
| Obscure bands Balleto's YS is pretty famous in prog circles, no? Along w/ Museo, and a few others. I've been buying some as Seven Seas old reissues from Japan- the price of Museo is nuts. I think all that early Italian and German prog is generally obscure but ... | |
| Inna gadda da Vida long version Yeah, the story is, he was in LA area, and hitching up toward Santa Barbara. She could only offer him a ride to Mulholland area, and he would have been stuck- he was better where he was, near a freeway (I guess) to get a ride all the way. Funny th... | |
| Inna gadda da Vida long version If you can find an early US pressing in decent condition (assuming you still play records), it doesn’t sound bad at all. And that recent mono reissue of Heavy is fun.I saw them back in the day- opening acts were Mind Garage and Rhinoceros. I loved... | |
| Hunting for 1st pressings CZ- did you mean '80s - I remember record club offerings in the '60s and early '70s. I think your statement earlier, about listening to multiple pressings, is the only way- in some cases, the first pressing sounds better to me, in other cases it d... | |
| Are audiophiles still out of their minds? grm- sounds like you are a smart fellow. Glad there is fresh blood coming into the hobby-we often bemoan the fact that no younger people are "into" hi-fi, but it sounds like you are focused and thoughtful. This hobby can bring great joy on a numbe... | |
| Beach Boys Pet Sounds by Analogue Productions I'm a pretty regular participant there, but didn't see your thread. I'm not a huge Pet Sounds fanatic (I know some people regard it as a pinnacle album) and have that old Carl and the Passions twofer.As for Steve and being banned, I know that if y... | |
| Gimme the funk. I dig much, Strawberry Letter #23 as covered by the Bros. Johnson. (Much as I love Shuggie). | |
| Will an Isolation Transformer Help My Digital? Yep, the ones Terry noted on that site are big dog units, if you can get one that matches your needs in terms of range of voltage and current, I'd much rather have an HP lab quality one, used that had been certified or checked, than some new cheap... | |
| Will an Isolation Transformer Help My Digital? Lak: a question. Is there some kind of transformer in the box of those Core cables? Is the "output" side delivering true balanced power 60/0/60?I am also a big believer in isolation transformers and have several, from a smallish medical grade one ... | |
| Will an Isolation Transformer Help My Digital? Low- on the linear power supply, take a look at the product in the link below. I bought one in part because it was cheap, it has a large toroidal transformer, multiple channels for setting voltage and current limit (with read-outs) as well as a ch... | |
| Are audiophiles still out of their minds? At best, you could say that the thread:-helped us recognize that many cables are perceived to be overpriced-acknowledged (I think) that there are sonic differences among cables, but-the high priced spread isn't necessarily always "the best" for so... | |
| Best type of Sub to consider? George has passed, but there is probably a good mastering suite in heaven. | |
| Best type of Sub to consider? Interesting. Just for additional background, I bought a 12 inch sealed unit from Brian at Rythmik recently, opted for the paper, rather than metal cone, and for cosmetics, had it finished in that piano ebony gloss (which may not look right with yo... |