dan53e1
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| So you're an audiophile - are you also a musician? Trumpet. Graduated from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Sadly, I no longer play, but as Bishopwill points out, it dramatically alters the way that I experience and listen to music. Those who are not formally trained could not possibly lis... | |
| Choice of Amps CDC - If you've never heard the original DR series of Classe amps, then your comments are completely out of context. Even so, to generalize all Classe amps as being a poor match with all speakers using metal drivers is equally unfounded and unhelp... | |
| Diana Krall's New CD "Live in Paris"???? Matt - I believe that most would agree that the opposite is true. Her voice is very nice - albeit with limited range and not a lot of soul. But her playing??? I can't even listen to some of her tunes because I'm embarassed for her. I believe it's ... | |
| other singers like Patricia Barber..... Holly Cole. She has Jane Monheit's technical skills with Patricia Barber's dark, powerful interpretation. Good stuff. Start with Temptation (all Tom Waits covers). | |
| Cocktail of choice when listening to fav music? Sambuca with 3 espresso beans...No fire. | |
| Good Audio Dealer in San Francisco True enough 4yanx. I stopped in there one time to see if I could get a listen to a pair of Soliloquys and a pair of JM Labs monitors. The salesman wanted me to listen to them through an HT receiver. When I told him I was only interested in 2-chann... | |
| Good Audio Dealer in San Francisco No mention of Century Stereo. They used to be great back when their shop was in the ghetto. Now that they've opened their "state of the art" shop in Saratoga, it's not the greatest place to go. Plus their listening rooms are horrible. Nice home th... | |
| Good Audio Dealer in San Francisco Bay Area Audio has some of the finest gear in the bay area - Thiel, Sonus Faber, Aerial, Krell, Audio Research, Martin Logan.They are extremely helpful and allow you to listen for as long as you wish. I've been to all of the other places listed ab... | |
| Non fatigueing speaker under 1500 Angela - Makes sense...although I guess the easiest solution would be to turn it down and see if that sounds any better. We don't even know what speakers Gooddomino is driving with his 200wpc. Unless they're grossly inefficient, or he listens at e... | |
| Non fatigueing speaker under 1500 Angela - Assuming Gooddomino were to purchase a 90+db sensitivity speaker, what on God's green earth would he need 300+ wpc for? Since when is 200wpc not "enough" power?Aren't you the one who's spouting about garbage in, garbage out? If the "quali... | |
| Anyone hear Thiel CS1.6? For clarification, they're not $2K...unless, of course, you're fond of painted black wood. The 1.6 is $2,400 and that puts them into the ranks of some VERY stiff competition.I've heard them and they sounded fantastic. Very UN-Thiel-like inasmuch a... | |
| Bonnie Raitt / Lyle Lovett Tour Saw the show last night in Concord. It was fabulous. I really went to see Lyle and his large band, but I have to say that Bonnie was incredible. She is absolutely at the top of her game and loving life. I couldn't stop smiling. Her new band, as wa... | |
| Babyproofing Stand-mounted speakers I don't mean to bring into question anybody's parenting skills, but Unsound seems to have the perspective that kids are incapable of being taught restraint, respect and just plain good behavior. As I said, I have a four-year-old who grew up with m... | |
| Babyproofing Stand-mounted speakers Rives - If the lead were truly "sealed" inside of the stands, I would agree. Duct tape, on the other hand, is hardly a reasonable option. I'd rather risk a broken speaker or a physical injury than brain damage from a known toxic substance. I have ... | |
| Down sizing I've been in your situation in almost the EXACT same size room. Lots of good advice so far. I did a lot of trial and error, but the best results that I achieved were with a pair of Aerial Acoustics Model 5s on the long wall. I used the Audio Physi... |