strateahed
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| Charles Lloyd suggestions I agree with Amandarae; that live version of "Forest Flower" is some of Charles Lloyd's best work ... superior to the studio date of the same title with Chico Hamilton (Impulse). Also, try "Fish Out Of Water", a nicely recorded ECM CD production p... | |
| Sony SACD SCD-XA5400ES vs SCD-1 Check this review:http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/frr.pl?rdgtl&1234500400&read&3&4& | |
| Audio Horizons TB 5.0n Tube Buffer ??? I originally owned the Musical Fidelity X10v3 with outboard power supply and Revelation Audio umbilical cord. This added a bit a warmth and musicality in front of Channel Island D-200's ... which some have characterized as somewhat dry. The downsi... | |
| Modded CD Player or Stock CD Player? But remember if you elect to go used there might be a wait. Some modded players (like the TRL) rarely come up for sale. The used market is far from perfect, so patience is the key. | |
| Has anyone tried Blue Jeans Cable LC-1 RCA IC? I have LC-1's in my system. Long story ... after reading a few favorable testimonials about BJC, I ordered a pair for a rather long run from phono pre to preamp/proc mainly because I wasn't sure about getting too heavily into vinyl. So I wanted to... | |
| Modded CD Player or Stock CD Player? I have two modded players ... a TRL modded Sony 2000ES CDP, and an ASI Tek modded Oppo 980H universal (nearly identical to the RAM mod for less $). The TRL Sony is substantially better than stock. The Weitzels take this player to a higher level al... | |
| Collecting Blue Note Jazz I have a few original Blue Note LPs that sound very good. In fact, once the TT/cart was dialed in, LPs cleaned with Disc Doctor and steamed (that's a whole other thread) ... I was surprised at the high production quality. These were albums that ha... | |
| Best SACD player $1,000-$1,500 Range The Tube Research Lab (TRL) modified Sony 2000ES sounds great. It's $400 new, with the mod going for $750. I haven't compared it directly with the units mentioned in this thread, but I have heard it against other machines - including tube players ... | |
| Who was your first Great thread ... Cwlondon, a second to your comment about understanding "jazz". Kind of Blue was done with little preparation in a single take. | |
| Who was your first Lee Morgan's "Sidewinder" opened the door. | |
| John Klemmer I'll have to pick up "Touch" also. First heard Klemmer when his "My Love Has Butterfly Wings" provided the lead-in theme for Jumpin' J. Rich's late night jazz program in L.A. (Jazz 105) ... some time in the 70's. That piece was on an LP entitled "... | |
| AT150MLX versus the 2M Blue I have both the AT150 and the Ortofon 2M Blue ... each aligned with MintLp Best Tractor on separate head shells for easier comparison. Not exactly true A/B, but easy to tell the AT150 is clearly superior ... top to bottom. What you give up in slig... | |
| looking for pre phono for Thorens 160 IMHO the Bellari is a very nice phono pre, which has very much inspired me to get back into vinyl after about a 20-year hiatus. Regarding the "hum" issue ... the Bellari folks recognized this and addressed it in the later models. Mine is dead quie... | |
| Help me get back to vinyl SoixI had a similar concern about the Bellari, so the Pro-Ject Tube Box was a consideration. My buddy got a Pro-Ject pre to go with his Denon MC cartridge. It has MM/MC cart flexibility at about $450 retail. Understand your leaning more toward SS;... | |
| Help me get back to vinyl Sorry about the double posting. |