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| What started you on the merry go round? Two events come to mind. When I was around 12 years old my father, who had an audiophile friend, asked him to build a system to be housed in a 1950's style piece of furniture. You may know the kind--where the highball glasses, stored individually ... | |
| Best New speaker under $5000 The Sonogram was one of the few truly great sounding, great value speakers that I heard at the Hi End Show. I only listened for 10 minutes or so (not in the market for speakers) but it was clear they were lucid, coherent, tonally and spatially cor... | |
| Name your favorite sax solo. Great thread. I've been banging my head all day thinking of additions from some of the great jazz LP's of all time. Then I decided to stay away from mentioning solos from any jazz pieces and concentrate on sax solos in other genres. There are simp... | |
| Name your favorite sax solo. I would second "Doctor Wu" and add Clarence Clemons solo from "Independence Day" on The River. Real simple, just moves me. | |
| Non classical piano based music recommendaiton Woah Bdgregory! Major groaning on "Standards". Great LP despite the moans. How about Bill Charlap (gotta plug the local favorite) and Ella Fitzgerald "Let No Man Write My Epitaph" | |
| Has Anyone Removed & Replaced the VPI Arm One thing you may want to consider is that the longer arm is more difficult to handle than the shorter one. With the unipivot design the assembly tends to be more difficult to place on the leading edge groove and remove from the center after play.... | |
| the smoothest sounding speaker I hate to argue with you Lou but in my experience it is the loudspeaker that is most often to blame for fatiguing sound. Before I found and fell in love with your DA-1's, I heard countless speakers--most often connected to top shelf electronics (b... | |
| Modern day female jazz recommendations Carole Sloan and Stacy Kent come to mind of those not mentioned already. | |
| the smoothest sounding speaker I would suggest you check out Daedalus Audio. One of Lou's key design objectives is NO listener fatigue. I had the DA-1's for a couple years and they were the most non-fatiguing (yet lively and dynamic) speaker I've ever owned or heard--and I've o... | |
| It's been said before, but I'll say it again... Not my experience, thankfully. Nearly everyone has been great and I've formed some nice connections with buyers and sellers over the years. | |
| Unhappy with tubes so which transistor amp? While I continually lust after tube amps like your Ref 110 I will probably never own one--even with a reputable outfit like ARC which has, in my experience, excellent service and customer support. I see tube power amps like woman who you want to t... | |
| Looking for the next best thing? Underground welco Here is one I keep babbling about--Daedalus Audio. I've been using the DA-1's for the past year and a half and continue to feel they are something very, very special. Lou is about finished with a new "audiophile" line with pinpoint imaging that wi... | |
| Neil Young at Massey Hall It looks like Classic Records will be releasing a 200 gram LP version of this recording. Excellent! | |
| What's the limit for cart upgrade/VPI Scout? Arnold: You may want to consider the Dynavector 20XM. In my discussions with the folks at VPI this is their "no brainer" for the Scout. I had a 20XH for a while and then switched to the medium output version and heard greater speed and detail. Not... | |
| Review: Audio Research Corporation HD 220 Amplifier Thanks, Dave. I'm currently running Daedalus Audio DA-1's which are 96db sensitive, a pretty steady 6ohm load but, according to the designer, like amps that can deliver plenty of current. I have a 20amp dedicated line serving the electronics and P... |