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| Trip to NYC, What to do ****Have a steak at Peter Lugers, get some Chinese food at 69 Bayard Street in Chinatown, have lunch or dinner at Gotham Bar and Grill and then go home. There's nothing much else of value here. IMO. ****Are you serious? | |
| Trip to NYC, What to do Combine "audiophile to do's" with some live music. -Buy a copy (if you dont have it already) of Bill Evan's "Waltz For Debby". Fantastic set recorded at the Village Vanguard. Then, when in NYC go hear some music at the VV and be amazed at how well... | |
| $$$ vs music enjoyment I can't disagree with your comments; except, perhaps, to temper somewhat the suggestion that there are so many recordings NOT worth listening to because of "the recording industries natural ability to suck the fidelity out of most recordings". IOW... | |
| Cables more hype than value? Thanks Al, for, as usual, calming things down with some facts and common sense.Tobb, I meant no disrespect with my first response. It just seemed improbable to me that this subject could be brought up again; not much new that can be said about it.... | |
| Sound staging; Sepertaes Vs. Integrated I am no technical expert, but seems that one possible answer is obvious. Have you ever experienced "bleed-through" of one source to another? IOW, you play a CD while the preamp is set to "Phono" instead of "CD" or "Aux" and you can hear the CD pla... | |
| Which songs or musical standards have haunted you? I would describe as "haunting" any melody or lyric that makes such an impression that it keeps popping into my consciousness when I least expect it; or the subconscious, as when I wake up in the morning and the tune in my head is the first thing t... | |
| EAR 834p Tube Upgrade/Replacement Thankful, my apology. As I said, there is often confusion, including mine. I got it completely backwards. What I meant to write is that the front tube is actually V3. Middle tube is V2 and rear tube is V1. It seems counterintuitive but that is the... | |
| Cables more hype than value? OK, I am going to play cyber-psychoanalyst. Tobb, in spite of the fact that you have been a member here for over ten years, you have not previously taken part in discussions about cables. So, I will give you the benefit of the doubt as far as beli... | |
| Which songs or musical standards have haunted you? I think "haunt" is a perfectly appropriate word for this; such isthe power of a great melody, lyric, or performance of a particular one. A few that come to mind:"Strange Fruit"- Billy Holiday"Pie Jesu"- Faure, Requiem Op.48"Naima"- Coltrane"Americ... | |
| EAR 834p Tube Upgrade/Replacement Thankful, there is often confusion about tube locations in the 834P. The tube with the most potential through upgrade is, in fact, the one closest to the front; but, that position is V1. The middle tube is V2, and the one in the rear is V3. Having... | |
| $$$ vs music enjoyment Yes, excellent comments. I hope you enjoy your new speakers; enjoy the ride. | |
| Audio Equipment... the word Cool... and Life Ghasley got it exactly right. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9qtOBEfH0O0 | |
| $$$ vs music enjoyment Pete, your comments corroborate what I was saying. Now, let's take the number of members of the Vienna State Opera that own high quality gear (not just SME tt's), and as a percentage of the total number of players in that orchestra, compare that p... | |
| Adcom GFA 555 versus Rotel RMB 1095for stereo In the spirit of promoting civility on this site, I just wanted to state (the obvious?) that this thread illustrates how difficult it is to really understand the true reasons that some posters sometimes ask questions. It seems that some (I include... | |
| Moscode super it or audio research ph3 ??? Agree with Hifigeek. Owned the Super It many years ago, and I found to be extremely syrupy and dark with indistinct imaging compared to other preamps that I had at the time (Counterpoint SA5.1, AR SP9 II, Audible Illusions Modulus). Lot's of gain,... |