jameswei
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| Modern day female jazz recommendations I just got Valerie Joyce's "The Look of Love," and Chesky's production is seductive. It puts me back in a jazz bar I remember at the top of an upscale hotel in Baltimore, twenty-five years ago. Sigh. | |
| Modern day female jazz recommendations Don't forget Eva Cassidy. | |
| What is the one CD you can't find? I've been looking for Vivante's version of Muddy Waters' "Folk Singer" album on vinyl. I've seen lots of MoFi's and Classic pressings for sale, as well as the original Chess and Pye from England. Vivante's version is on 180 gram vinyl and may not ... | |
| Just Curious...... I found this website for Kenwood USA:www.kenwoodusa.comThey seem still to be active. | |
| Good CDP with digital input/DAC capable The Mark Levinson 390s accepts digital input and outputs an analog signal. It can switch between this digital input and its internal CD player. It also has an analog volume control, so you can connect it directly into your basic amp without using ... | |
| Harman/Levinson/Proceed/Lexicon/Revel/ Deal Busted My benchmark for deals was 6x Enterprise-Value-to-EBITDA, financing rates aside. | |
| Harman/Levinson/Proceed/Lexicon/Revel/ Deal Busted Makes me wonder what was the "material adverse development"? Could it have been Tweeter's demise? or, did business suddenly fall off a cliff? or, maybe they lost a big contract with an automaker? | |
| SME 20/2 & Graham Phantom issue Hi Samleung,Thanks for the follow through.I agree with your assessment of the benefits of the ring clamp. I like it too!Perhaps I miss your point about the positioning of the tonearm. You are certainly right to say that the tonearm should be able ... | |
| SME 20/2 & Graham Phantom issue Hi Samleung,Thanks for your comments. I am not able to change my armboard but I can play without the ring clamp if it makes a real difference. Can you explain why you think "The TT and tonearm geometry isn't correct"? And, why is the performance l... | |
| SME 20/2 & Graham Phantom issue Hi Dgad,I haven't really scaled up to digital imaging capability yet. (Duh.) I'll try to get a pic this weekend using my son's camera and contact you via email.Verbally, I would say that my Phantom's pivot is located at the correct position, and t... | |
| Amp suggestionsfor Wilson Watt Puppies/Sophia I have seen the WATT/Puppies at shows mated with tube amps that were relatively powerful (no low power SETs). I believe they are particularly good matches in the midrange and highs.My personal philosophy is that dynamic range is very important to ... | |
| SME 20/2 & Graham Phantom issue Just eyeballing my Phantom, I would think it should be OK if the armrest isn't straight forward. The antiskate is one of those string-and-weight assemblies, and it is actually supported by the armrest support.I had to position my arm slightly wide... | |
| Pass x600 vs. mcintosh 501 monos I have the X600s, and I like them. I find them powerful and neutral, with good extension at both frequency extremes. Notably, the highs are nice and detailed -- feathery. As Class A circuits, they consume quite a bit of wattage and run pretty hot.... | |
| Koetsu cartridges - what arms work? I don't know of any one place that describes each of the Koetsu line. I have read reviews of single Koetsu cartridges in magazines over many years. Manufacturer's/distributors' literature typically praises every product in a way that obscures diff... | |
| Koetsu cartridges - what arms work? I am quite pleased with a Koetsu Rosewood Signature on a Graham Phantom arm. I didn't try the Koetsu with other arms, so I can make no comparisons. However, I wanted this cartridge because it's a little on the lush side, like the fabled Koetsu's o... |