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| Amp Advice for Newbies Your table and speakers should be very good,(I've never heard that model tannoy)But I've never heard of the amp.. If it is a "pro" use type amp then you should be able to easily best it, unless it is a big Crown.Try Forte 1a or 4, Eagle 2a or 2c, ... | |
| How many pair of speakers do you own? at last count 7...reason? for fun. listed by size:JBL L-200JBL L-166AR 11Epicure 10Spica TC-50Chario Academy 1Ensemble Animata | |
| Steely Dan covers? Larry Carlton doing "Josie" from On Solid Ground | |
| Two systems in the same room I have 6 sets of speakers in one large room, 2 separate systems: Analog LP and a home theatre.. I cannot distinguish any downside to the sound of the active playing loudspeakers being interacted upon by the inactive ones sitting there.. What inter... | |
| Live classic 70s Southern ROck...... Little Feat -Waiting for Columbus - LiveElvis! | |
| Best POP audiophile recording/album... Ditto on the XTC... also "Oranges and Lemons" Joe Jackson "Night and Day" Joan Baez "Diamonds and Rust"CSNY "Deja Vu"Bruce Cockburn "Stealing Fire"Supertramp "Crisis What Crisis"Santana "Welcome" | |
| Larry Carlton Go back and listen to larry on Joni Mitchell's "Court and Spark" .. pure genius (well, you know what I mean) | |
| Richard Vandersteen at Audio Connection John Rutan spent hours re-wiring and modding my Spica TC-50's many years ago.. only charged me $100 bucks if I remember right... took him all evening. Pretty decent guy. Bought my Magnum dynalab Etude from John.. gave me a good deal and it's still... | |
| Nikko Audio - Beta II & Gamma I silver They were popular in late 70's then disappeared...One friend had a system using the pre and power amps.Nothing to get too excited about.NAD probably better. | |
| Tube integrated amp suggestions for Proac2 I heard a Jadis with the Proac2 years back.. magic!I would have bought the whole system on the spot if I'd had the money at the time. | |
| The WORST Components for Rock and Pop Music Sean,Sounds like you have some electrostatics there!As for the AR's, I had forgotten about the real big ones, esp. with the dual side firing 10's or 12's, yeah they probably really rock given enough juice. I'm thinking more in line with the 3's, 4... | |
| The WORST Components for Rock and Pop Music Spica TC-50's, Rogers LS3/5a, low powered tube amps, Electrostatics, and AR speakers maybe? early Wilson WATTS?But I'm talking ROCK (say, Aerosmith Walk this Way or Zep's Black Dog) not pop-rock... | |
| Passive Pre - No Regrets? Herman - enjoyed your post and helpful explainations.I went to a passive pre - a custom made modded QED unit.Since my original active pre was a Forte 2, not a stellar performer, the passive mops the floor with the Forte 2 in terms of transparency,... | |
| Your favorite prog rock music? ? Hello Bdgregory:I too really like "Song for All Seasons" and "Scherazade": you must obtain original U.K. pressings of Renaissance or the MFSL pressing of "S" other wise you're right...U.S. pressings are poor. Same for the Jade Warrior... Kites is ... | |
| Does anyone remember Ohm I speakers? I remember hearing the "box" Ohm speakers (the bigger 12" jobs not the 8")a long time ago and was pleasantly surprised and impressed given the pedestrian drivers. A good speaker as I remember them. I have never had the chance to hear the Walsh dri... |