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| Audio tip for aging male audiophiles Wow!,...what a boatload of great information. I was so excited about the ear-hair thing,...that I went to a local salon and had my ear-hair waxed! I'll admit it was a little painful, but the added highs and "air" from my vintage Bose 901's (the si... | |
| Turntable Upgrade in Grundig Console The old Grundig consoles did sound and look great. My guess is that the table is directly wired into the receiver or is using the DIN type of plug...which is common in/on early European units. You would need to use a phono pre-amp for a moving mag... | |
| A tribute to Roger Sanders and Innersound Could not agree more with the above two posts. The worldof the high-end is filled with some great people. A bigthanks to them all...past and present.For what it's worth, Mr. Sander's interconnects are an absolute steal. | |
| Speakers for Classical Music Listening to a solo singer with a guitar(ala/James Taylor..etc.) vs. a small Jazz combo vs. a full classical performance by 30+ people is a different live event. The size of the audio picture is a factor. A consideration if you are looking for tha... | |
| Suggestions for mini-system -- 300-400 Hi,For his birthday, I gave my 7 year old a Sony mini system..a CT-CP100. It was 259.00 and even though I am spoiled bythe high-end systems I have had...this little guy is easyon the eye/ear/budget. Sonically there may be better..butfor casual lis... | |
| My first Jazz cd Please consider buying a good tuner(if you don't already have one) and listen to as many Jazz programs as you can. Most public broadcasting and local college stations will have a Jazz program or two...or more, that will open new worlds for you. Al... | |
| Yamaha tuner repair suggestions? Thanks to all. Seems that the DD are in full-stride.Jim.......Jim | |
| good jazz piano Check out titles by Red Garland and Wynton Kelly. | |
| sony offers 3 new SACD players So,.. you have problems with this?? You need to see this as three more ways to play the 457 versions of "Kind Of Blue" on..... Boy, some people just don't get the logic..... | |
| What are the best CD-changers? I strongly agree with Craig...the best changers, are those that use a good changer transport feed into a great DAC.. | |
| Receiver as Tuner Great!,...sorry to Audiofile9, my advice was no more than his...I need to read the posts more throughly!FM is such a great way to learn of new music. If you are a Jazz fan, and have a PBS station in your area, see if these two shows are available ... | |
| When buying thru audiogon how do you protect yourself ? Know who you're buying from. Check any feedback they have on any site that has feedback.E-mail them through A'goN and ask to talk with they,..that you are interested in what they have for sale. If they don't want to speak with you...don't buy from... | |
| Cables with the best highs I have owned several of the highest of high-end interconnects out there,....and the in-expensive ones that are sold on the InnerSound site should not be overlooked. They are why I sold all of my big-buck ones. | |
| Receiver as Tuner Just use the tape out, and select tuner. This will be afixed output, and will avoid the twin volume concerns. | |
| Speakers recommendations when placement is an issue Tim/Soix makes a good point about the Vandersteen's. I havebeen a dipole person, Martin Logan & Magnepan..and have,mostly used Thiel's for dynamic speakers...and all of theseare very placement critical...so the Vandersteen's seemedsimple by co... |