frogman
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| What are your TWO favorite Symphonic Recordings? Wow; talk about difficult questions! So many great and so many favorite recordings; not necessarily both. Some are "favorites" because of the greatness of the performance and sense of perfection. By this standard the two that come immediately to m... | |
| How to isolated stand from springy floors? Interestingly, the OP makes no mention of problems (skipping, feedback) with the turntable; in fact, he suggested that there is no issue with the sound. The turntable, while it has a type of suspension (rubber feet between the chassis and plinth) ... | |
| Major mistakes made in assembling your audio rig This major "mistake" turned out to be a major lesson that would help me avoid other mistakes in the future. Many years ago, as a young budding audiophile, I made my first brand new (full retail) purchase, the AR SP9 preamp. After reading some rave... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Nice record! I listened to a couple of things from it on Youtube. It's a new to me as is Bobby Jaspar who I had heard about but never heard any of his recordings; nice tenor player. I have never been a huge Herbie Mann fan but this could change th... | |
| B&W Matrix 801 Series II Wemfan, I think you missed my point. Your Parasound, based on the info I have read, is $3000 and is generally considered a solid performer. If I wasn't clear: my point was simply that if you compare your Mac to what the best tube amps have to offe... | |
| Melos MA220 tube phono stage Can, there is one DIP switch for each channel. There are two pairs of switches situated toward the rear of the circuit board. Of those four switches, the phono gain switches are the two situated closer to the front of the circuit board (not the lo... | |
| B&W Matrix 801 Series II ****A low powered tube amp is not the place to look for these speakers so I am considering a much larger power SS amp. Maybe I should be considering tube? I don't know. Anyway, don't be shy. Tell me what you think.****OK, I won't be shy, and in do... | |
| Apartment Drama David99, what's the latest? Have you been tunes-free for four days or has your neighbor calmed down a bit? | |
| B&W Matrix 801 Series II Chris, you're right, I have liked some of the Krells that I have heard very much. I owned the KSA 50 (good but admittedly far from their best) years ago and enjoyed it very much. Still....there's just something about a good tube amp; something tha... | |
| What hooked you to audio? All through HS I would walk by the local Olson Electronics store and, with no money in my pocket, would stare at and lust after all the cool stuff in the window. For some reason it was the headphones that I lusted after the most; especially the re... | |
| Apartment Drama I think some of you guys are being a little premature. Listening days without cans have come to an end? Without even first trying some of the possible technical or social remedies? I don't think so. Maybe the neighbor was having a bad day. Maybe i... | |
| Apartment Drama I disagree with Elizabeth only to a certain extent. Yes, we all have a right to privacy in our apt.; however, everyone that chooses to (or has to) live in an apt. has an obligation to remember that, because it is an apt, one cannot expect the kind... | |
| B&W Matrix 801 Series II Wemfan, the "Manley Reference" line was VTL's "premium" line while the designer David Manley was still owner of the company. When Manley terminated his affiliation with the company, his son Luke Manley took over the co., and EveAnna Manley develop... | |
| B&W Matrix 801 Series II http://app.audiogon.com/listings/tube-manley-reference-250w-monoblocks-expertly-serviced-unique-history-2014-03-30-amplifiers-93301No affiliation with seller.http://www.stereophile.com/content/manley-labs-reference-240-monoblock-power-amplifier-pa... | |
| Jazz for aficionados I, too, feel lukewarm about Chano's flamenco/jazz marriage; interesting, but it doesn't grab me. Extremely accomplished player, but aside from the heavier dose of flamenco, I don't hear anything in his piano playing that Chick Corea wasn't doing t... |