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| Best Joni Mitchel Album HejiraHissing of Summer LawnsCourt & SparkBlue... all on vinyl, of course.Enjoy,Bob | |
| Digital as good or better than YOUR analog? Bomarc has it correct. It's really a function of the mastering job on the medium that you're playing. I had an audio club meeting at my place last June. We played the same albums on CD and on vinyl, then voted. Lots of different ears and opinions.... | |
| Affordable musically fast subwoofer I have a Parts Express $100 special in my basement home theatre system. After breakin I have to say that I like it in that capacity, a lot. Now, I don't listen to music in that system - only movies. YMMVI have a REL Strata III in my main rig and i... | |
| How to audition subwoofer? Find several pieces of music emphasizing different kinds of deep bass. Classical (i.e. Antartica suite on Naxos), upbeat & funky (i.e. Marcus Johnson Chocolate City Groovin), acoustic upright, big drums.Then listen to speakers similar to yours... | |
| Peter Gabriel and music like his Well, there's nothing quite like Peter Gabriel; even early Gabriel (e.g. Genesis) is very different from his current stuff. You might like Steve Hackett's recent releases (he was also in early Genesis). Another band that falls into the art-symphon... | |
| cal DX1 processor vs CAl Gamma or Creek Get a modded DI/O or a D'Ack and you'll never ask this question again. I use my DX2 as a transport only feeding into a modded DI/O. Far better sound.Enjoy,Bob | |
| Ideal Preamp for McCormack DNA225/Paradigm 100 V.2 Definitely consider one of 2 options:(1) a good passive pre (McCormack's were made for this)(2) a tubed pre (high input impediance on these amps makes this a good match)There's a tradeoff either way though:Passive's, as a rule, don't have the dyna... | |
| McCormack DNA-125/225 Upgrades I would love to hear a modded DNA amp vs. the JC-1. What a great test that would be - for me. Here's why.I have a DNA.5 Deluxe that I self-modded to near revA status. I had lots of help from both Bob Crump (who voiced the JC-1) and Steve McCormack... | |
| Bill Frisell I remember loving his fusion/progressive playing way back when. His newer stuff is very different - lika an AMerican songbook of sorts. Whan I got Nashville it just didn't hold me. I kept playing it thought and then ... one day ... it all snapped ... | |
| Calix speakers - anyone heard them? They had a Vyger Indian turntable playing at that show. I remember finding some friends at the show and dragging them down the hall to hear that incredible setup. Yes, one of my votes for best sound at the show. Don't remember what amps were used,... | |
| What makes an interconnect sound like it does? And don't forget that an IC that is PERFECT in one place in your system may not work well at all in another. Just thought I'd throw that in to help ease your choices in wire.Enjoy,Bob | |
| Mid/High Power Phono Cartridges How about the Dynavector's? You've got 2 choices in high output moving coils from them, the 10x5 or the 20X-H. I moved from a Grado Platinum to a 20X-H and found it to be a great move. All the detail and excitement of a MC wityh a much more extend... | |
| Will a 30 feet long speaker cable cause problems? Go over to Audio Asylum, click on the FAQ page, then find Jon Risch's website. His DIY 89259 cross connect speaker cables have a design that lowers inductance, which is what you want for long speaker cable runs, while keeping relatively low capaci... | |
| DYI Speakers. How good can they be? Designing your own speakers involves:- driver choices- box design and woodworking- crossover design and tuningEach of these things is an art in and of itself. Trying to pull them all together without a huge amount of time, research, money and tria... | |
| Roksan Radius 5 vs VPI Scout vs Pro-ject RM-9??? Do a search and identify some dealers around the country who sell VPI, Roksan & Project turntables. Give them a ring and find out their impressions of each - especially if they carry 2 or more of the three. Take it with a grain of salt, but it... |