whipsaw
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| Am I the only one who doesn’t love Harbeth P3esr? Hard to imagine them sounding bright. I use mine with a recapped vintage Accuphase integrated amp and fairly old Electrocompaniet CD player, with neutral to warmish results.I also find them to be valuable in that my listening space is far from ide... | |
| Top vintage receivers vs. modern high-end equipment Not sure why the OP would want a receiver rather than an integrated amp and tuner, but my 2 cents are that vintage Accuphase, when recapped, are truly excellent.I use an E-303x to power my system (Accuphase T-103 tuner, Harbeth speakers, and a ~20... | |
| Things that make you go, "Hmmmmm...." Lots of over-the-top responses here, and tortured analogies.I'm using an Electrocompaniet EMC-1UP that is ~17 years old, and it still sounds excellent. I paid around $2300 for it used (it had also been modified) around 2006, and I see some advert... | |
| Favorite cover? @bdp24 Thanks, and a good point about Cape Fear.For some reason my original link to the Incognito video isn't working. Let's try again:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHnsBZ_kL0I | |
| Great musicians who should have been famous except.... In the drummer vein, Lenny White was, in my view, outstanding when a part of Chick Corea’s band, Return to Forever. What a rhythm section, with White coupled with Stanley Clark! | |
| Buyer is claiming damage that was done by him! Sorry to hear this, yogiboy.What differences do you hear in the P3ESR 40th anniversary version? | |
| R.I.P: Rest In Peace Roy Johnson, Green Mountain Audio's Genius I’ll echo others on the thread: this is both very sad, and for me, unexpected news. I did not realize that Roy was ill, and although we never met in person, his passionate and generous customer service had such an impact on me that I feel a real l... | |
| Most impressive small footprint speaker Harbeth P3ESR – outstanding. | |
| The Golden era of Japanese integrated amps, are we missing out? I use a recapped Accuphase E-303x, and it is outstanding. Not easy to find, nor cheap, but beautiful, and a pleasure to listen to. Oh, and built like a tank. | |
| Your favourite music movie? The iconic Steve McQueen film Bullitt, soundtrack by Argentine composer, pianist and conductor Lalo Schifrin. | |
| The Absolute Sound "review" of USB cable reads suspiciously like a press releaste As others have suggested it IS a press release, not a review. But the OP’s concern is legitimate, because TAS chooses to deceive by calling it an "Equipment report", and by putting someone’s name in a byline.It IS dishonest, but no doubt helps TAS... | |
| SS Amp Designer by Reputation I owned a Rowland Concentra I for years, and thought it was outstanding. However, they are getting a bit old now, and the design is not independent-tech friendly, so re-capping, etc., could be expensive. | |
| Amp for Harbeth P3ESR and Cambridge Audio Azur 851N I have been powering my P3ESR with a vintage Accuphase E-303x integrated, and they sing. Not an easy amp to find in the U.S., though, and I did have mine recapped, etc. | |
| Which area of components to spend the most $ on? Boy I was wrong all my life! Moving to a CD player that cost eight times its replacement caused a sharp improvement in performance? Good to know.;>)` | |
| Linear tracking turntables, whatever happened? @mhmeyers –Thanks for that! I'm glad to see that someone got around to talking about the Beogram 4002.Early in my audiophile days I owned one, coupled with a Bryston amp, Apt Holman pre-amp, and Magnepan Tympani III-A speakers. The turntable was e... |