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| Thank You Fumihiko Sugano and Koetsu Wow! That is not what my dealer heard. He said he continues to order cartridges and has no problem, so far, with supply. It could be sales from stock, in which case he should bite the bullet and order more. There are not that many comparable s... | |
| Kind of Blue ‘Kind of Blue” came out in 1959, the same year as two other albums I like at least as much—“Time Out” by Dave Brubeck, and ‘Shape of Jazz to Come” by Ornette Coleman. There are MANY great jazz albums to collect. Many sound really good on vinyl. | |
| Any normal size speakers that sound like Volti II have not heard your speaker in a long time, and even if I were familiar with the sound, it is impossible to say what sounds like it because what you may be focusing on and what you may like about your speakers might be different from what I am ... | |
| Wool Blankets as Room treatment That is a nice looking setup. An area rug in front of the speakers would help a whole lot; the bigger, the better. Some kind of absorption or diffusion on the side walls would be nice too; I like diffusion with wall decorations, bookshelves, mor... | |
| Searching for a little more warmth If "bright" were the only issue with Zu speakers, that might be dealt with by cable choices and other such changes. But, for my taste, Zu speakers are unnaturally hard and brittle sounding with too lean upper bass/lower midrange If you find them... | |
| 300b lovers A local store builds and sells their own high end tube gear and their own horn-based speakers. For most of their demonstrations of the better horn systems they use their 350B amplifier. One day when the boss was away, two of the younger employee... | |
| 300b lovers I agree that the amp plays a very big role in the sound, and perhaps, too little attention is paid to the amp. Far too many pick their speakers first, and then think finding the suitable amount of power will be the primary task in picking an amp. | |
| Wool Blankets as Room treatment Wool blankets should work quite well. One of the best rooms I've heard was one where the cement block walls were only covered in spots with decorative wall hangings and tapestries--no obvious and ugly room treatments were applied. These minimali... | |
| Stereophile review of the $30,000 tekton speakers So, you heard the speakers and agree with Stereophile? I've only heard the Moab and the Double Impacts and thought they were pretty good for the money. They may be outside their wheelhouse making a much more expensive speaker, but, I don't know b... | |
| Stuff You Tried To Love There is also the case of instant love while other pieces slowly become favorites, or in some cases music might fall out of favor. I find it impossible to say why certain music did not click at first while others were instant favorites; there is ... | |
| Stuff You Tried To Love I can't imagine that anyone would find the Mal Waldron/Eric Dolphy album "The Quest" unlistenable, but, it is a matter of personal preference. I am often shocked at what clicks with different listeners. A friend asked me for some examples of jaz... | |
| Stuff You Tried To Love bolong, That sound is spittle (Davis apparently did not clear the spit valve before recording) and it is in all versions of the record. | |
| Stuff You Tried To Love Three great jazz albums were released in 1959. If you said your favorite was "Kind of Blue" or "Take Five," I would not be sure that you are a serous jazz fan--those great albums were loved by Jazz fans and those who only casually listened to jaz... | |
| Anybody using the last record preservative I wouldn't do something based on someone else doing it on youtube. A lubricant that is wet and sticky will hold on to dust and any other crap that falls on the record and that cannot be good. Last is just the opposite. It is dry and slippery an... | |
| Moving into an apartment with wood joist floors - worried about neighbors hearing That looks like a very sensible, well thought out plan. Bravo. Now I can ask you: how did you come up with your moniker? I hope it is not because you really liked the Bruce Willis movie by that name. |