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| DeVore Orangutan O/96 I heard the Orangutans a couple of months ago at In Living Stereo in NYC, driven by Shindo amps and a Shindo-modded Garrard 301 turntable. I've also heard the same amps and turntable driving the Nines.Overall, I'd say there is certainly a "house s... | |
| Experience with Mach2 Music Server? Alex, I've tried the MacBook Pro in my system and the Mini sounds better. Now, the last thing I need is some junky Toshiba laptop running Windows making me feel insecure about my sleek, Apple-based audio setup.In all seriousness, I wonder whether ... | |
| Experience with Mach2 Music Server? Alex, you're depressing the hell out of me. | |
| Warmest sounding Green Mountain speaker? I think Shakey's comments are entirely accurate. Most GMA models are smaller speakers that put out less bass than a typical three-way floorstander. But by no means should they be considered "lean" in the manner of the legions of speakers fitted wi... | |
| All things Bill Evans. I've always admired Bill Evans as an artist who transformed unspeakable pain from life into supremely beautiful music, never relinquishing his sensitivity and generosity, even if he wasn't always able to achieve that in life. I think Miles Davis s... | |
| Favorite Bert Jansch solo CD Just making sure you're aware of the pre-Pentangle albums Bert Jansch did, as well as his solo albums during the Pentangle years, which are utterly outstanding... | |
| Danny Boy - Recommendations Glen Campbell once recorded a remarkable version of it, but I can testify that finding it ain't easy. | |
| Best new Liquid conductor technologies-Audio Magic I just sold a pair of these cables on the 'Gon so now I feel I can give an unbiased opinion - the fact is, I sold a pair of the entry-level Liquid Airs because I upgraded to the Liquid Ilusions. I think they are simply outstanding cables for the m... | |
| Power cord for low-watt tube amp? All - thanks for the very helpful comments - I decided to order a Shunyata Venom 3 today and will let you know how it compares with the cord from the back of my printer. ; ) | |
| Experience with Mach2 Music Server? Drubin - to my own chagrin as a 2009 Mac Mini owner, my conversations with people who have heard both models have yielded a consensus that indeed, the 2010 Mac Mini sounds a lot better "serving up the music" - bigger soundstage, more refined in th... | |
| Experience with Mach2 Music Server? Drubin - curious where you've read the mixed opinions about the 2010 Mac Mini vs the 2009? Would be nice to think that the 2009 has a fighting chance, because that's what I have, and all I've read and heard is that the 2010 blows it away! Indeed, ... | |
| Auralex SubDude I've used a pair of these under my three-way speakers and I think they're great - a more thorough "decoupling" from the floor than what you'll get with a lot of feet-and-spike arrangements. The sheer height of the subdude also plays a role as far ... | |
| Experience with Mach2 Music Server? Indeed, I think your own striking testimony comparing the Mach2 server to a $10k Esoteric component speaks volumes... I just can't conceive of investing in a CD player at this point - soundwise, it simply doesn't offer the bang for the buck you ca... | |
| Experience with Mach2 Music Server? Tvad - fair enough, and I agree that getting the whole thing set up was somewhat painful - in addition to all the geek stuff, there's the initial process of ripping one's CD collection, which can easily take a week if one does nothing else. On the... | |
| Experience with Mach2 Music Server? Tvad - I don't ever open the Screen Sharing application, clicking "New" or any of that - I follow the latter procedure, going to Finder and clicking on the Mini under the shared heading and then clicking on Share Screen in the upper right, as you ... |