cornfedboy
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| What CD has the best production/sound? if you want generalities: some of the best-produced cd's (and lp's) are c&w and blues. almost anything by willie nelson sounds great; the remastered redheaded stanger will knock your socks off. for blues, try anything on analogue productions (... | |
| Jazz "samplers" oops, i meant to say acoustic sounds, not analouge productions (that's their own label). online @acousticsounds.com | |
| Jazz "samplers" there are lots of jazz samplers on cd, including those from: audioquest; gml; proprius; chesky; polygram; grp; reference recordings; mapleshade; fim; jvc; bluenote, etc. i picked up most of mine at various ces's and other shows but some are availa... | |
| Equipt. rack, ideas and sources if you care about the quality of sound from your system, don't use the sort of stainless steel racks you might buy from a metro shelving dealer. if you like the industrial look, check out billy baggs. they have a web site. if your budget is more e... | |
| Give the Oracle an 'arm... where do you live? my audio dealer usually has all 3 arms in stock. what is the age of the oracle? if it's a new or "newer" model, i'd definitely go with the graham. i'm not sure what the phono gain is like on the ear. are you looking to use a ste... | |
| Digital Interconnect in my experience, the superiorty of optical interconnect over coax becomes more apparent as the quality of your transport/dac increases. in my setup, i have optical, "six-9's" coax and toslink connected simultaneously between my tranport (accuphas... | |
| New Dedicated Audio Room look at www.tubetrap.com for some suggestions. they've got a number of products designed for both constuction and treatment of sound rooms. tubegroover has some good points but you may have resale problems if you carry things too far (if that's a ... | |
| Turntables: $10 - 12K -Suggestions basis makes phenominally well-constructed and sounding tt. moreover, their designer and company owner, a.j. conti, stands behind his products with impeccable service and personal attention. the basis tolerances are superior to any of the tt you me... | |
| Cello, Rowland, Pass, OR Accuphase? hello piet. it's been awhile since i've listened to any of the avalon line on levison (the company/not the man) gear. in my experience with avalon products (i've own one variety or another since 1989), they just don't sound their best with levinso... | |
| Cello, Rowland, Pass, OR Accuphase? hillyg. most of the terms i used are "net talk." sorry to confuse you. jrdg= Jeff Rowland Design Group. (jeff had to change the name of his products/company several years ago becuz of a lawsuit or threat of one from the folks who make Rowland elec... | |
| Cello, Rowland, Pass, OR Accuphase? the pass 350 may have higher rated power (per ftc regs) than the jrdg8 but, IMHO, lacks the punch, slap, rythm and speed of the latter. moreover, the eidolons are nominal 4 ohm speaks, which use the high current and "output doubling" of the jrdg t... | |
| Too much bass even in large room...? highend has the right idea but i wouldn't necessarily follow the "5-foot rule." check out george cardas' site for a great article on "room setup." BTW, george's webpage is a little like his bennotonesque ads; you'll find what your looking for unde... | |
| home theater decorating tips for acoustic treatment try www.tubetrap.com (ASC). I can't recommend these products too highly. dollar-for-dollar, they're the best investment you can make to improve the quality of sound in your listening enviroment.. BTW, as i recall, the websit... | |
| Cello, Rowland, Pass, OR Accuphase? i have eidolons and run them from the jrdg8, using accuphase products for source and electronics. i've listened to them on numerous amps at audio dealers and ces. they sound great on accuphase, but need the bigger models than a50's to match the jr... | |
| Best Digital Front End Period! if your budget is really large, check out the Boulder 2020 advance dac, which sounds its very best mated with the Boulder 2010 preamp. you'll need a transport, of course. i'd recommend the Forsell or Burmester if you want cd only; if you want sacd... |