zaikesman
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| How good is Benchmark DAC1 comparing to...... I said I was reluctant to dip my toe in this thread - but dip I did...Uva_hifi: As I believe I mention in the linked thread, the formal testing did tend to confirm my casual listening evaluations, which were similar to your own. But to my mind, th... | |
| How good is Benchmark DAC1 comparing to...... I'm reluctant to dip my toe in this thread considering some of the monkey business that's gone on above IMO, but Uva_hifi's astute last post tipped me over the edge - in a good way (something I couldn't have said about some of his earlier posts he... | |
| isolation transformer vs line conditioner "Toroids are terrible for isolation transformers and so aren't used for that purpose."The BPT products use toroids. | |
| Baseline hearing tests The mags ought to print these results for their reviewers. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Mingus and me are tight :-) | |
| Bang and Olufsen Most B&O stuff is more show than go, though it's well-made, relatively speaking (expensive to repair though). Aesthetics-wise, many of their pieces are historically regarded as classics of modern industrial design, and some of the vintage mode... | |
| isolation transformer vs line conditioner FYI: The BPT *is* an isolation transformer. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Rushton: You're welcome, and likewise on your own posts, even though classical obviously isn't (and I'm afraid never will be) my main bag. I never did see much point in simply enumerating disks listened-to without also commenting on them to some d... | |
| Jazz Guitar All valid takes IMO. I do think Rockethouse is probably correct that guitar is the most-played instrument, but Onhwy61 could also be correct that all types of horns put together (or even just those commonly used in jazz) exceed it. I would also no... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Roland Kirk - Domino [Verve Master Edition expanded CD reissue 2000, orig. Mercury stereo LP 1962] Considering how tough it would probably be to find a copy of the original record, unless you're very knowledgable or very fortunate, this could be o... | |
| Jazz Guitar Slothman: I am a Jimmy Smith fan, though I don't think for a minute that as a soloist, he is an artist on the level of expressiveness of the best-loved horn or even piano players. Andress and Hedges are certainly identifiable and accomplished guit... | |
| Concert stage layout -- who made who? I understand what you are saying Sean, but not sure I understand the need for it, unless there was a dearth of stage monitors for the players and not much more than the vocals being routed through the L/R PA mains for the audience (which is certai... | |
| Jazz Guitar I love it when Duane goes off like that! (Mostly 'cause I've never heard of more than half the people he mentions...)The above responses cover most of the available territory (except I don't think anyone said Jim Hall), so I'll just toss in an ico... | |
| Dreadnaught a Bit Bright? No worries! You're an audiophile. All audiophiles come to suspect their _____ of perhaps being a bit "bright" after a while. | |
| McCormack Silver vs. Gold revision for DNA-125? I don't have any revisions (yet... :-) on my DNA-125, but if you hear much graininess (not sure what 'grunty' means as a complaint), I would ask if you're leaving yours permanently powered-on. Not turning mine off seems to eliminate just about all... |