whipsaw
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| Totally Ridiculous....Auditions on YouTube! Apologies to all! Because the Wolf von Langa videos are "back-to-back", I somehow posted the same url for both in my initial post. This is the one that demonstrates the field-coil drivers so well - please give it a listen! Wolf von Langa field c... | |
| Totally Ridiculous....Auditions on YouTube! Yes, we can easily decern over the internet, the cry of a lion to that of an elephant......But Higher End HiFi gear....PLEASE!!! @rbertalotto I have provided links to a graphic demonstration of (well-recorded) sound emanating from high-class,... | |
| Totally Ridiculous....Auditions on YouTube! Its not about bit rate… its about the recording microphone being used and the playback equipment on the other end. No way on Gods green earth can anyone accertain anything from these videos. The first sentence is the key point, but the second i... | |
| Rose colored memories Dahlquist DQ 10 (as well), Magnepan Tympani speakers, original Bryston 4b amp, Apt-Holman pre-amp (it was excellent!), Nakamichi 600 cassette deck... | |
| What are your top 3 favorite female singers? Well, since we're two pages in and nobody has mentioned either of these two, I feel compelled to do so: Cécile McLorin Salvant (Woman Child) Karrin Allyson (In Blue) | |
| Power cable dilemma ALL I ASKED WAS EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE THAT POWER CORD TECHNOLOGY HAS MADE A QUANTUM LEAP IN THE LAST 5 YEARS I understand your frustration, but the obvious answer is no, which is why the contributions seem tangential. Hell, there isn't even empiri... | |
| What are your top 3 favorite female singers? I'm pleasantly surprised to see Mary Stallings mentioned twice already! She is also one of my favorites, but I thought that she was a bit 'under the radar'. Hard to confine it to three, of course, but I'll work around that with my three favorite ... | |
| RIP Thom Bell Absolute legend. Right on. Backstabbers by the O’Jays, and The Spinners’ I’ll Be Around, among other classics. I was in high school at the time, so they bring back lots of memories. RIP Here's a link to an excellent "oral history" of The Sou... | |
| Power cable dilemma If we’re looking for lab tests, after searching, I can’t really find any. I thought for sure there would be at least one or two out there, but as of yet, I haven’t found one. It looks the only tests out there (beside manufacturer’s descriptions) ... | |
| Luxman 590AX II Break-In What are your associated components? | |
| Circle Labs A200 Integrated amplifier review - It will appeal to both tube and SS lovers…… Various ECC8100 tubes are readily available. I bought four on ebay.de | |
| Circle Labs A200 Integrated amplifier review - It will appeal to both tube and SS lovers…… @ortodox My FinkTeam KIM speakers have a sensitivity of 86db, and the A200 drives them without difficulty. | |
| Circle Labs A200 Integrated amplifier review - It will appeal to both tube and SS lovers…… @grannyring Have you found that vibration control has made a meaningful difference in how your A200 performs? | |
| Circle Labs A200 Integrated amplifier review - It will appeal to both tube and SS lovers…… @hchilcoat That's very interesting! I was seriously considering a pair of WvL SON, but due to space restrictions, went with the smaller FinkTeam KIM. The field coil bass of the SON is sensational, but the KIM also employ a (custom) AMT tweeter. | |
| If there was only ONE album/cd/release you can listen to, over and over............. Back to Oakland by Tower of Power (ideally the 2008 Japanese remaster) One of the greatest Soul/Funk albums ever produced. |