tomryan
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| CD Burning: What Route Should I Go? Durability's an issue, eh? Good luck with that. Most items like CD recorders are built with the cheapest parts and labor available on the planet. Same thing with 99% of all other electronics. That being said, I think the stand alone CD recorder is... | |
| How many years before MP3 becomes king? In the same way we overindulge in eating, watching TV, etc. we overinduldge in "music" listening. About 2 yrs ago my niece bragged she had 1,800 songs in an MP3 file but today she hardly ever listens to computer music. Has discovered Al Green, Van... | |
| That tube sound Get the pre-amp out of the way. Pre-amps are like vodka drinking glasses. Passives (properly done) are the best shape and glass for your Belvedere or Turi (SS or tube amp). Let your amp flavor the sound, don't try to find some mystical 'balance' b... | |
| That tube sound Skip the "tube pre-amp/SS amp" route. I did that from the early 80s until realizing I needed a tube amp. Finally bought one in late 80s, then finally got rid of pre-amp and went passive in 1997. Now use a Placette passive with AirTight 300B and wi... | |
| SET amps with cajones and finesse Avguy does make the most important point. A speaker's rated efficiency is only 1/3 of the question. That speaker has to have a very benign impedance curve and phase angle through the crossover in order to properly use an SET of under, say, 35-40wt... | |
| Upgrading the Source. I like the M.B. reference. I have test driven a number of the smaller cars over the years and nothing has ever got my juices going. However, I don't think I've ever driven a VW that wasn't just plain enjoyable and for whatever reason I really enjo... | |
| Upgrading the Source. I have only heard Revel speakers in two dealerships but one had them in dedicated single speaker room. A souless musical presentation is what I say. I was bored and irritated within 5 min. They are a technologial achievement but are in no way a mu... | |
| Upgrading the Source. Why not look into one of the many excellent used DACs on the website? Modwrighted Perp Tech P3A, Bel Canto, Musical Fidelity, MSB Nelson or Gold version, etc. Most of these will get you damn close to current "state of the art" redbook CD reproduct... | |
| My opinions re. SET and pp triode C12366 is right about transformers. I have an AirTight 300B amp (8-10wts) with Tamura trannies designed just for this amp. I have beautifully extended, pristine, natural highs. However, because of the speakers I use (ProAc 2.5s) the bass is a tad ... | |
| Do you play an instrument/sing? I play drums and just about any other "struck" style instrument. I don't rely on drum records to audition equipment because I've found this seems to be one of the easier instruments to reproduce. I use acoustic piano, brass, and of course the huma... | |
| Do You Remember Your First CD Player? Bought 3-4 CDs (supposedly good sounding ones) in 1984 and borrowed a Meridian CD player, first modded unit, at the same time. All discs (including one from Ref Recordings) sounded awful - not a musical note to be found. Went back to analog and th... | |
| platinum audio solo's Gullahisland hit it on the head. These beauties require as much current and voltage as you can afford to give 'em - quality is important as always. I had them on extended loan about 7 yrs ago and used a 165wt Mesa tube amp. In triode mode (35wts) ... | |
| Which Passive Preamp --Bent Audio or Placette ? Placette gets my vote - in fact, I have the passive with three inputs and two outputs. It sounds invisible to me (if that's not contradictory) and owning it has made music more enjoyable. I also find the remote volume control invaluable. I also go... | |
| Jazz Again The Tatum Group Masterpieces - Art Tatum & Ben Webster(it's on XRCD)Desmond Blue - Paul Desmond w/ StringsJohn Coltrane & Johnny HartmanBallads - John ColtraneMy Funny Valentine - Miles Davis in ConcertThad Jones & Pepper Adams Quintet... | |
| A rocking tube amp & speaker combo? I have heard at least a dozen different Klipsch models over the past 25 yrs including cornerhorns and LaScalas. Have heard them in numerous stores and homes with tube and SS amps - never heard them sound good, there is always a 'fingernail on blac... |