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| Favourite ECM Titles Roscoe, if you like Jarrett you might want to check out some of the early Kenny Wheeler issues on this label (Deer Wan and Gnu High). Jarrett plays on the latter, not sure on the former. Wheeler along with Egberto Gismonti were (are) my favorite a... | |
| Favourite ECM Titles Roscoeiii: If you like Emerald Tears you will enjoy Life Cycle. Amazing stuff. | |
| Ayre V-Kxe and Thiel 2.4s I've never understood the argument of using the efficiency rating of a loudspeaker insofar as determining power requirements for an amplifier. I'm beginning to wonder if there is more to the equation. I'm currently using the V-5xe with Hales T8's ... | |
| Best Preamp under 10K A lot of good recommendations in this thread. My short list is VAC Renaissance and Ayre K-1xe. Others that I am intrigued by:Burmester 035 (or 011)Hovland HP 200Conrad Johnson ET-5VTL TL-6.5Wyetech OpalThe Hovland, CJ, and Wyetech do not have bala... | |
| What preamps outshine the Aesthetix Calypso? My short list of used preamps for $5K includes first and foremost Ayre K-1xe then VAC Renaissance followed by VTL 6.5As you can imagine, all of the above rarely show up on the used market, although lately I've seen a few K-1xe's, (mostly due to th... | |
| MFSL moody blues: are they all so good? The MFSL Days of future past is exceptional and one of the best they ever released. Other releases were good but not up to that standard. | |
| Ayre K1xe vs. Simaudio P7, P8 I have to run balanced and the Ayre is on my short list. Basically, the only other pre along with the Ayre I'm considering is a newer VAC renaiissance. | |
| Do powercords make a difference in sound? On a practical side.....how many of us have a hodgepodge of cords of different models and manufacturers or worse, running into a conditioner where any difference is homogenized and ultimately inaudible? I know that's my case.I wholehearteldy agree... | |
| Have the Joe Jackson Look Sharp Album - Any Good? Great album. Look sharp along with Big World are classics. | |
| Best Integrated, period. My short list to listen to:Ayon Triton (probably not enough power but worth taking a flyer on)VAC PhiLSA StatementSimaudio 600i or 700iKrell FBIThe Dart, Vitus and Demidorff Diamond would be tempting to listen to but out of my league financially. ... | |
| Favourite ECM Titles And speaking of Oud players (actually just one of many instruments he plays), has anyone been turned on to Stephan Micus? I have several of his releases on ECM. Towards the Wind is one of my favorites. Desert Poems is on my short list.FYI: The Cha... | |
| Favourite ECM Titles I 3rd the Anouar Brahem recommendations. Does anyone have the Astounding Eyes of Rita? This is on my short list of CD's to purchase. | |
| Have you been Shpongleized? Owl: Unfortunately the Entheogenic is not available in CD so I'm gonna pass. SYnthfreek: I'm intrigued by the Last Days of Gravity (Simon Bosford)and thinking of grabbing it. Do you have it? | |
| Quick poll: Most enjoyable audio magazine ? "I'm with the stereophile crowd. I dont occasionally worry about whether the manufacturers influence their reviews." Idnfl: I don't mean to be disrespectful but I cringed when I read your response. | |
| Playing the wifes music choices My wife is a little intimidated by my system so she refrains from playing the music she likes. For the most part she does not share my musical tastes but every now and then she suprises me. She enjoys jazz, trip hop, and classical (including opera... |