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| Do you plan to buy The Beatles CD remasters? The early mono albums were mixed down on tube-based analogue mixers and have that tubey magic that is lacking in the last stereo albums, which were mixed down on solid state equipment starting with the White Album sessions. Those later recordings ... | |
| Best amp for AKG K701 used/new? Luxman line of current integrated amps. | |
| Best Blueray player picture and sound ? I like the Panasonic and Pioneer makes. I have had great luck with the Panasonic BD55. | |
| Do you plan to buy The Beatles CD remasters? I am very excited about the Mono mixes. Despite what anyone says, this is how the music was originally mixed and played back at Abbey Road by the recording crews for the Beatles. Think of those mono mixes as the motherlode. Not a lot of time was t... | |
| Recommended new speakers for under $500? Second the reco for Paradigm Studio 20s. They are $800 a pair but slay rivals. | |
| Integrated Amp - Looking to replace my amp & pre RyderI have listened to both. LFD is the best "British Sound" amp there is. Will match well with speakers like Harbeth and Stirling that approximate the BBC Monitor sound. The build quality is second to none. Gene Rubin in Oxnard CA carries this l... | |
| Recommended new speakers for under $500? DALI Lektors, Paradigm Atoms, or the Usher 520s. | |
| more mcintosh questions Try the new Mac 7000. One of the best and it has a wide range of pre-amp control features that will allow you to tailor your frequency ranges around the particulars of your speakers. Along with Luxman out of Japan, I think both are the class leade... | |
| PBS/ Martin Scorcese Blues Series Absolutely one of the best series on the blues, ever.As I get older, I have come to appreciate how well those original albums were recorded. For example, a lost classic for me is Big Bill Broonzy. He recorded a three disc set right before he died ... | |
| Sam Cook Second the live album recorded in Miami. Much rawer R & B sound geared to a black audience. The RCA albums were watered down to make Sam "cross the line" and court a white audience. Great vocals but the backing musicians were very safe. | |
| Something fun to listen to... You might also like James Hunter and Eli Reed and the Paperboys. Both bands sport similar sounds. | |
| jazz/blues piano players Moses Alison | |
| Something fun to listen to... One of the best bands out of Austin. Great live. | |
| Recommendations for good jazz radio stations KCRW, KUSC and KKGO out of LA. | |
| What is a good bookshelf ATC 7s, Paradigm Studio 20s. |