xiekitchen
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| Regardless of how much you've spent... I just don't keep up with all the new stuff anymore, visiting dealerships and listening every weekend, but I think about mostly speakers all the time, what a particular model sounds like, can I find it on ebay, ect. For example, I've always wonder... | |
| more reliable amp: tube or solid state class A all kinds of Mark Levinson, Threshold, Krell, etc. class A amps running for years and years and years? Sound pretty reliable to me. My Forte 1a lasted 13 years before I went to another amp. | |
| Phono Stage - Passive Pre- Amp: Results?? I use a Benz Lukaschek PP1 v9 for my Benz Silver Ref MC cartridge, which goes into a specially modded QED passive, which goes into my Eagle 4 amp. No problems, great sound as far as I can hear. Interconnects are Cardas Golden Cross and Ensemble. | |
| Nakamichi Power amps Based on Nelson Pass' statis designs.. but do they sound just like Thresholds? I don't know. | |
| Very small bookshelf speakers / system How about those old ADS smaller models (or Braun) from late 70's early 80's? model 410 or 510 or something like that... I always see them on ebay. | |
| Rega P9 - need help selecting the perfect cart. I use a Benz Reference Silver on my P-9. But my set up is a bit different. To save money, I had my modded rB300 arm from my old P-3 mounted onto my new P-9. Cardas clips, cardas wiring, cardas female rca "box" added to back of table, using Benz PP... | |
| DVD music concerts Just bought "Last Traffic Jam" Traffic (steve winwood,jim capaldi and session musicians)recorded live on a re-union tour of sorts 1994. Sound quality is very good and excellent performances, one of the best versions of "Low Spark" I've ever heard.... | |
| How significant is a power cord upgrade? Mcpody is right: every cord will show an immediately audible difference and sometimes dramatically better and sometimes even worse than stock cord. Trying out several different ones is the best way to go. I use Cardas Golden and they work for my s... | |
| Running for Dummest question EVER "good luck finding them" Ebay is awash in them (Mobile Fidelity Sound labs, Nautilus, Direct Disc labs, etc. half-speed mastered LPs). You'll pay more than in the early 80's however. | |
| Crank it up just once Yeah I remember Avid speakers. they were "o.k."My first pair of speakers were Pioneer project 60's I bought when I was 16 yrs old and routinely "popped" the voicecoil against the back plate of the magnet. Same thing with my second speakers, Techni... | |
| Chesky Records & poor sevice, o.k. at least now I know I wasn't the only one...Chesky screwed me out of $60 or so over a year ago; I placed an order over the phone and never received my discs.. called numerous times and was always told the marketing person I needed to talk to ... | |
| your favorite michael brecker recording? Ghost Rider, don't you mean "Heavy Metal Be-Bop"??and I agree! "East River" is a killer.BTW I used to have a few Be-Bop Deluxe albums. Saw them in 1977 I think. | |
| anyone mention tull? My favorites in this order: Stand Up (paid $90 for a mint 1st pressing U.K. Island pink "eye" pressing), Benefit (german import gatefold, Island 1st pressing), Songs from the Wood (original UK green Chryslis import pressing), Heavy Horses, A Passi... | |
| Receiver for headphone use only Get a Marantz 2230, 2245 or similiar, built in Japan, early 70's. Have it modded or rebuilt, or with patience wait for a cleaned-up rebuilt one to appear on ebay. For the 2230, which is all you'll need for headphones, the price for a really good o... | |
| your favorite michael brecker recording? The Brecker Brothers: "Detente"Also the "Return of the Brecker Brothers" and, "Cityscape" with Claus Ogerman |