irish_tim
Responses from irish_tim
| What is they best album out there for showing off the sound quality of your system. If you have full range speakers that reproduce bass pretty well listen to Bela Fleck's "Flight of the Cosmic Hippo." Make sure you remove valuable items from your shelves . | |
| What is they best album out there for showing off the sound quality of your system. Pretty much any of the Steely Dan albums, my favorite is Countdown to Ecstasy. Also, check out Alice Cooper, especially the first parts of these songs...Billion Dollar Babies, Ballad of Dwight Fry, Go to Hell. The Who's "Eminence Front" and Kenn... | |
| Need help connecting a MJ Acoustics sub to Bel Canto monoblocks I figured it out. Thanks | |
| broken dreams - new cartridge help please! Call Peter at Soundsmith and get his thoughts. He did excellent work replacing the cantilever and stylus on my Cardas Myrtle Heart, and was very accessible when I wanted to talk to him. Probably the best $450 I ever spent. | |
| Bad case of upgrade fever The Isotek Aquarius is also an excellent power conditioner. | |
| The Tragic Decline of Music Literacy (and Quality) Interesting article, thanks. As for the quality of music that he wrote about...I remember realizing that intuitively at the age of 14 when I started hearing that abomination called "new wave", some of the coldest, most artificial music ever recor... | |
| Speed problem with Pioneer PL 630 Thank you gents. | |
| What is the Best LP Cover Art for you Wall Black Sabbath Volume 4, Zeppelin I, Rush 2112, Tull Aqualung. | |
| How would you introduce tubes into this SS system? Wow, you just received some extremely good advice. | |
| $1,000 speakers for rock music? Paradigms and Tylers rock pretty good. | |
| CD player suggestions for Krell & Vandersteen I've been using a Cayin 50T that I bought used for $500 three years ago. It has a 12AU7 tube in the output stage that you can roll to suit your tastes. I have a ss amp and Vandersteen 3A sigs, thie 50T is an excellent match and at 27 lbs is very... | |
| What is the epic song of a group? Robin Trower - Too Rolling StonedACDC - The JackZappa, that twisted genius reinvented himself so many times who the hell knows.Perfect Alice Cooper tune. Alice himself said that was the song he most identified with. | |
| What are your top songs that you use to evaluate a new high end purchase ? Great choices. I listen to the Allman Bros Little Martha and You don't love me, the Dan's Babylon Sisters and Aja, Diana Krall Live in Paris, and, although I love jazz, the only song I ever need to hear when evaluating components or speakers is G... | |
| Trouble Contacting Clear Day Cables Good Lord this makes me very sad. Paul's kindness, encouragement and wisdom helped save my life when I was in an extreme amount of distress a few years back. Those of us who've been fortunate enough to talk to him are very blessed. I posted earl... | |
| Speakers under $5000 maintained a reputation for quality sound over the last 15 years. Vandersteens. All of them. |