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| Eric Clapton reveals this week of his declining health Clapton needs to live his life one day at a time (like we all should do). And if that includes playing guitar that's fine, but it's OK ifhe wants to put it down (sometimes) and do other things also. There's always composing, or writing about wha... | |
| 2018 exactly what is ‘High End’ audio? I don't know how to discuss defining hi-end audio beyond my own (and therefore unique) personal experience. So for "you" it's going to undoubtably be something different. but i do know what anyone who loved their stereo system and/or even more s... | |
| Dave Wilson's health DAVID gets picked on a lot over the years, but no one is more respected and has always been 1st at setting the bar. Whateverit takes with the available materials and technology, there's David making an awesome, even jaw-dropping product. Even wh... | |
| "Best" mini-monitor? Almost every review I've ever read regarding "high-end" monitors points to the fact that usually the speakers are "over-achievers" for their size. This is a good thing- amazing bass for their size, very coherent two-driver design with an innovati... | |
| Musician vs. audiophile This is all wonderfully academic for sure, but i have heard Wilson speakers sound sublime and quite wonderful at times, and dreadfulat other times, depending more on EXTERNAL FACTORS than an internal flaw in the speakers themselves. As for musici... | |
| Filling speaker stands: sand, lead, steel, rice. Full, half, etc? I bought several bags of lead shot and was very unhappy with the experience of filling a pair of stands with them. the dust got all over my hands and arms, and filled the air i was (trying not to) breathe induring the 30 minute process as well. ... | |
| Radio personalities Bob Parlocha played straight-ahead jazz and was featured overnite on WDNA (88.9 FM) in Miami. He had really good taste and predominately stayed with the somewhat mellower side of Miles, Colltrane, Monk, etc. There was plenty of innovation there,... | |
| Musician vs. audiophile In general, Wilson speakers sound great when... they are properly matched to other components, proper cabling, and pretty good to great acoustics (and positioning) in the room. If they sound flat and uninteresting it is not unusual at all. Howev... | |
| Merry Christmas IF you go to America Public Media's website there is some great seasonal/Christmas music available. The popular stuff is fine, butI like the more classical-oriented material. And on New Years Eve,there's "Toast of the Nation" which offers live j... | |
| Why is it so easy to tell the difference between live and recorded music? I would have to say that audio gear is so good at this point that I am 99% happy with recordings sitting on my comfortable chair in my living room which has decent (although not perfect) acoustics.I have difficulty EVER recalling hearing great sou... | |
| tangential answers to specific questions on the forum THE more specific the question, the greater the difficulty of giving a fully informed answer -unless you are a dealer of the 3 components in question, or a fanatically well-informed audiophile. maybe you've heard of ONE of the components, but in a... | |
| What makes tape sound better than vinyl ? I love tape but i "believe" from a non-technical point of view that due to some smoothing (cut-off) of the high frequencies and excellent midrange and mid-bass response, that the sound is very pleasant and inviting to my ears. Vinyl noise and som... | |
| Amplification for Wilson Audio Sasha on the cheap wilson speakers need power for the low impedances (check withcust. support as well for the specific model), but they need a sweet sounding amplifier as well- dartzeel, VTL's (High wattage tube amps), etc.; ALSO, the best wire, the best preamp, the... | |
| Looking to upgrade amp, need help. For CLASSIC ROCK i wouldn't recommend spending good money for a better amp. The reason is simple- more revealing equipment is not a great choice for most of what's out there. But for acoustic instruments (folk/jazz/classical/female singers) perha... | |
| I have spica angelus speakers, how do I know when the cross over needs rebuilding? I heard S. Angelus on several occasions and while it was an exceptional speaker for the price a number of years ago, I feel replacing it with something new (or even a vintage speaker of better quality) would be a better choice- they just sounded "... |