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| Ayre V-5xe Review Another shout-out for both the Ayre/Vandy combo and Johnny R. When my cat, in a panic, destroyed my ARC 5SE pre-amp John loaned out an Ayre KX5-20. Always appreciate his expertise and generosity. David | |
| Having a Flashback Friday - Airplane Induced @jsalerno277 Jefferson Airplane-"After Bathing at Baxters" Likely the precursor to "Crown of Creation." First song on "Baxters" is "The Ballad of You, Me and Pooneil." Last song on CoC is "The House at Pooneil Corners." Both enjoyable albums... | |
| Music with Titles that get you to think @slaw Nice! Seeing them on Thursday, 12/5 at Port Chester, NY. | |
| Music with Titles that get you to think @slaw Just listened to that song, last night. Terrific album. "For What It's Worth"-Buffalo Springfield "Careful With That Axe, Eugene"-Pink Floyd | |
| Phil Lesh To appreciate Phil Lesh’s approach to bass playing, give a close listen to the Dark Star > Spanish Jam > Lovelight, with the Allman Brothers, Berry Oakley on bass, 2/11/70. Both Phil and Berry are mixed up in the recording and you get a wond... | |
| Holy cow: Ringo produced by T Bone Burnett! Look Up tracklist: 1. “Breathless” (featuring Billy Strings) (T Bone Burnett) 2. “Look Up” (featuring Molly Tuttle) (Daniel Tashian, T Bone Burnett) 3. “Time on My Hands” (Paul Kennerly, Daniel Tashian, T Bone Burnett) 4. “Never Let Me Go” (featur... | |
| Phil Lesh May the four winds blow you home again... Awesome Phil on this live version of TIFTOO. https://youtu.be/IwQCcOft5uY?si=m3-gE1ZjDG3VSrR0 | |
| Preamp for Golden 40SE @brianportugal -I had an SE40 and loved it until I went in a different direction. I used these pre-amps- Sonic Frontiers Line 1 Audio Research LS2BMKII and then LS15 David | |
| Recommendation Tube Integrated @mathiasmingus-Have you gotten a tube integrated? If not, I'd look at Unison Research Triode 25. 45 W in Pentode/25 in Triode. The Triode meets your smooth and creamy criteria, as well as being resolving/involving. https://unisonresearch.com/en/... | |
| Desktop - Nearfield Speakers: Totem Mite or Quad S1 Get the ProAc Anniversary Tablette. I'm using a 12W Unison Little Italy to drive them and the imaging, musicality and resolution is awesome. The other day I was listening to Ron Carter and I per chance was between the speakers and I noticed I was ... | |
| which of these four amps for Wharfedale Elysian 4's? @audiocanada Congrats! After you getting everything set-up to your liking, please share your impressions. David | |
| which of these four amps for Wharfedale Elysian 4's? @audiocanada I heard your speakers and was very impressed. They have solid bass and really good micro-detail capabilities. Ayre V-5xe excels at imaging and transient responses, which would work well with your speakers. Some people describe the A... | |
| Integrated S.E.T Amp and Bookshelf Speakers Recommendations Update--I have auditioned the Simply Italy, an Elekit 8600S, the Quicksilver EL84 integrated, and an Audio Note OTO. Yes, it's been a very busy couple of days. Paired them with my friend's Super Tablette, his Focal 906 Arias, and his Closer Acoust... | |
| Integrated S.E.T Amp and Bookshelf Speakers Recommendations Here’s the latest-I’m going to audition a Unison Simply Italy Integrated (It puts out 12 W using EL34’s and 12AU7’s) and Focal Aria 906’s (90db sensitivity/8 ohms). I’m starting at the upper middle/lower high end of my pricepoint for the room layo... | |
| Integrated S.E.T Amp and Bookshelf Speakers Recommendations Wow! Thanks for the helpful responses. There is quite A LOT to "digest." Yogiboy and br3098, you are right about the Harbeths. dekay-the room is 12" x 10.5", with 8.5" ceilings. It has a row of windows on 10.5" wall, with an entry door galley clo... |