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| Can SACD's be played in ony 2 channel format I have a Denon 2910. Put it in pure direct mode for all your 2 channel listening - it'll play SACDs into 2 channels. You'll see a 2 speaker icon on the unit when you hit display. In the Super Audio CD Setup, select "Stereo" (as opposed to Multi or... | |
| the greatest pop song ever? Greatest pop song?For me, old f***that I am, "The Lion Sleeps Tonight".Pop from the Beach Boys?"Let's Go Away For Awhile". | |
| Favorite Female vocals that give you goose bumps Many great suggestions, and if I'm not repeating (it's a long thread)please let me add: Sandy Denny (Fairport Convention)Reri Grist (Mahler No.4, Bernstein NY Philharmonic) | |
| Most achingly-beautiful music Bermudapilot - absolutely, "The River Man". Thanks for posting that. Great string arrangements on this and other tracks of this recording.e - if you aren't familiar with Nick Drake, you are in for a treat (I hope). He's dead but his music lives on... | |
| Steam Cleaning Damage Hey EP1 - Don't think there's any way I can say whether you did damage or not, but in my opinion holding the steamer 1/2" from the LP is way too close. I usually hold my Perfection Steamer about 3" or so from the surface. On an occasion where I ki... | |
| WHICH TUBE AMP TO BUY Hold on a second...JoLida is based out of Maryland. They mft. in China and finish in the US (so far as I know) but that is a bit different than what was posted. FWIW - I went from a 502B to a JAS H-1 Hybrid. Very happy with the move - even after c... | |
| Your First Vinyl Album. Dave Clark Five's "Glad All Over"Iron Butterfly's "In A Gadda Da Vida" worth a mention as No.2 | |
| Speaker Bass My listeninwg area has carpet over poured cement. I've put my speakers on wood on Travertine tile. This should be something you can try with purchases (mainly) from the local hardware store. If the WAF is not there, you won't have spent a fortune.... | |
| Scotch? No thanks. Whats the best Vodka.? Thanks for the tip, MJW. Will keep an eye out for that Gvori. | |
| Jethro Tull questions... Have "Benefit" on vinyl and "Stand Up" on CD...haven't heard the alternative format for either but enjoy the music on each of these very much. To my mind these two (followed by "Aqualung") are the best of the Tull releases. I remember when Aqualun... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Van Morrison's, "A Period of Transition". I love this guy! | |
| Favourite ECM Titles Ralp Towner, "Solstice" (on vinyl) | |
| Help me solve static electricity problem Someone in the past posted on constructing a ground...it was a brass door knob and resistor connected to ground. I think the resistor was just to prevent pain when you touched it. I ran some lamp wire to a ground on my APC power conditioner. I tou... | |
| song at end of SVU episode Bianchi27 - Hey! Wow! You're welcome! Glad to help. | |
| EL34 differences in air & stage depth? Ivanj - Thanks for taking the time to reply. If I understand things correctly, given that the H-1 is a a different sort of hybrid design (transistor-based pre) I don't have a small tube upgrade option. I did upgrade them on the JoLida I had been r... |