zaikesman
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| Review: Yamaha CDR-D651 CD Player Huh? | |
| Robert Cray like sound If you think you might be interested in listening to one of the prime historical precursors to Cray's mix, try picking up a collection by the late, great Magic Sam. Combining the lighter, soul-inflected vocal leanings with the economical but incis... | |
| Looking for a great tube headphone amp Interesting to see that I'm the only one here who didn't find the ASL MG Head DT to work to his satisfaction with the HD600's, hearing a consistent sonic signature across all of my sources that comparision revealed was endemic to the amp. For the ... | |
| Where does your user name come from? Mine is a nickname given me by my younger brother when we were kids, itself a suffixed version of a corruption of his original attempt at pronouncing my actual name when he was a toddler, and couldn't quite say it: "Aikes" (silent "a", long "i" so... | |
| New Stones DSD disc's...Anybody heard em' yet? I haven't bought any of 'em yet - and I'm not equipped to do SACD - but I have most all of the original US vinyls (including mono's). Despite sound that may well be truly "better," having heard a few cuts on the radio, I have to say that I always ... | |
| Thank you Audiogoner's for your civilized attitude Agreed, and I think one of the main reasons for the welcome sense of perspective at A'gon is precisely because this is an advertising and buying site for members' classifieds and auctions. There would be consequences for anyone bold enough to act ... | |
| Looking for a great tube headphone amp The two moderately priced tube models I auditioned for my HD600's were the MF X-Cans v.2 and ASL MG Head DT. In my opinion, the Musical Fidelity beat out the Antique Sound Labs for neutrality and dynamics, as well as bass firmness. It doesn't, how... | |
| Record mats, VTA, clamps and my ears Not knowing what your cartridge's specified VTA is, or what VTAs you might actually be running with the three mats in question, I'm going to punt on the angle issue. I will venture to say, however, that unless the stylus is a fairly radical line-c... | |
| What's better 100w class a or 200w class ab? Despite all the well-intentioned responses dealing with the theoretical above, I have to agree with Seandtaylor99. You already have your speakers chosen, so your mission is quite clear: find the amp that sounds best with your speakers. If you've a... | |
| Cable directionality Seandtaylor99, no accusations were made or intended (and I don't think that clarity and open-mindedness are necessarily mutually exclusive qualities). I'm just observing an analogy between the debates on sonics that pervade these forums, and the a... | |
| coax cable for tuner, any difference I agree with Sean, and would just emphasize two points: Get the best shielded cable you can, and the installation will go much more smoothly if you can go with a cable that displays a "limp" pliability, instead of resisting you at every turn. The ... | |
| Cable directionality Sorry, but I can't help but be somewhat amused by this thread (and ones like it). I know next to nothing about electricity and circuits, so all I can do is humbly take note of the fact that no one yet in this discussion has claimed to have either ... | |
| Review: Dynaudio Contour 1.8 mkII Speaker Agree with the position that a worthwhile "review" cannot be written after just listening to something at the store. | |
| Review: Purist Dominus Interconnect Darn it, I guess this means Albert won't be sending me anything anytime soon. Maybe if I come up with a tactic more persuasive than deadpan humor... | |
| Review: Purist Dominus Interconnect I agree with Twl: Nrchy was foolish to try this without being prepared to steal the cables from Albert. |