fathom7
Responses from fathom7
| Best and Worst Rock Concert Moments The Best -- so long ago it is scary -- me a teen -- the venue: The Fillmore -- the group -- brand new: The Mothers of Invention.The instruments were already on the stage but no musicians. Then, they all walked out and picked up the instruments wit... | |
| Most achingly-beautiful music Just reviewed many of the posts and all have so much merit.Notationally the length of the piece plays a good bit of what is so beautiful about classical music or baroque for that matter -- but in reality the feeling and sensations of vocals delive... | |
| Best Integrated Amp Of All Times? A quick vote on the value side of the offering. I have a fully modded Jolida 302B that with the right tubes (and yest I rolled quite a few to find them) is ungodly and still most affordable. I would still do separates if room allowed but -- this u... | |
| Review: Jolida JD-302b Tube amp I just want to chime in on the theme. I have a 302B that has been underulilized (read this as boxed) for the last few years. It is coming out again now that I have a regular place to set it up once more. I bought mine fully modded and have rolled ... | |
| Speakers you regret selling The only ones I had that I regret letting go of -- well now some 27 years on I guess I would no longer have them -- were a set of Dahlquist DQ10s. They were just magnificent. Along with the stands they matched my system at the time wonderfully. I ... | |
| Speaker upgrade itch Opinions 2500$used Distortion:Gotta agree with the "bright = depth" assessment. The trick for me is finding the right cables to get the brightness down to a manageable level without getting in the way of the imaging and spatial presentation. I think I've got the ide... | |
| POLL: Favorite styles of music, ok stuff, dislike? Marakanetz:Got it. That's how I got saddled with the requirement for multiple disc players. Now at a Sony SCD C555ES that has been modded. The mods make it worth it though. It's a transport for redbook and, well, thank god I got the mods for the S... | |
| POLL: Favorite styles of music, ok stuff, dislike? Marakanetz -- interesting take. I never classed Procul Harum on the LIGHT side -- probably due to having lost some hearing during one of their concerts in the Stone Age. Nice mix of music though. I also buy the Celine Dion thing too. But hey -- if... | |
| POLL: Favorite styles of music, ok stuff, dislike? Nice Poll Elizabeth. I've read your stuff on this and other forums for a while now. The insights your tastes reveal are in your post too. Here's where I fall on the music listening scale these days:MOST LISTENING -- Female vocalists -- some Jazz s... | |
| Speaker upgrade itch Opinions 2500$used It's all about synergy I keep saying. There are some additional tricks and a couple of qualifiers to the recommendation I have to offer. For this money -- I would throw in JMR Trentes or Offrandes. You can get either within this price range and if... | |
| Speakers: What's MOST important to you?... It's difficult to not use the "buzz phrases" associated with this area but here's a try.I audition the speakers with the closest thing to my setup as possible (ideally in home but let's be real). I also use several pieces of music that I am very f... | |
| speaker comparison I've just really begun to break in my JMR Trentes. I'm successfully driving them with a 50 WPC tube amp and as far as bass is concerned -- it's coming around very nicely thank you. I have the Magic Stands under them and they go sufficiently low an... | |
| What components sound best with Reynaud Trentes? I don't know if you're still following this post but this was instrumental in my determinations for my FINAL (at least for a year) system. I just snagged a pair of bi-wire JMR cables to put onto my Trentes. With the crap cables I have now they are... | |
| Need advice re: Purchase of Reel to Reel All vital input. Once you have figured out the format his tapes are on then you need to know the size of the reels that the tapes live on. After that -- check e-Bay and pray.F7 | |
| HDCD & SACD This may not fit what you're looking for but if you wish you could go with an SACD player using analog outputs and a separate DAC with HDCD decoding capabilities. Much less than the Classe option noted.F7 |