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| BEST AUDIOGON POSTS Yes, unfortunately I do remember the winter of 98/99...that was GD miserable. It's those breaks of 24 hours with no water falling from the sky that make'em or break'em. It may count in the record books, but it sure don't make no difference to one'... | |
| Wich high end CD palyer? i'm still trying to figure out the logic behind spending $40,000 for a system to reproduce the sound of a $200 guitar through a $400 amp with a $100 microphone and some cheap cords, into a $1000 console and onto an $8 dat tape that is recorded on ... | |
| iPod earbuds for exercise I hadn't considered that the Shure's might be noisy; thanks for that note Marco.From the input from those who do use them during athletic endeavors, sounds like this may not be as much of an issue as it is just sitting still in silence. I use min... | |
| iPod earbuds for exercise The Shure's come with various types of in-ear modules to hold the things in place (there's probably a better term for them). The best sound I've found is from the squishy foam ones. Only drawback is they may be noisier if you are doing anything ac... | |
| BEST AUDIOGON POSTS In my view, you are one of the best contributors to this forum, but please please please try not to never use Steve McQueen and Ralph Lipschitz in the same sentence.OH MY GOD! What have I done?!?! Please accept my apologies, I must have been in a ... | |
| BEST AUDIOGON POSTS Eldartford - Craig McCaw "collects" cars....Jay Leno "collects" cars (and bikes), Ralph Lauren, Steve McQueen (RIP)...my bad; the thread I was talking about is titled "What kind of car does a typical Audiophile Drive?". It had some 'fantasy' compo... | |
| BEST AUDIOGON POSTS The ones I like best have all been deleted by the powers that be. Of the ones that are still up and long-lasting, I like the one that's titled something like "Who are You?" as it is a nice personal introduction to some of the good folks posting he... | |
| Your 3 favorite serious low end recordings OK, here's #2 for me:Laurie Anderson, "Bright Red" - The first cut, "Speachless", is a workout for any system. The lows are contrasted against some shimmering highs of cymbals and triangles and the like. Marco | |
| Digital or Analog cables from Pre-Amp to Amp. Thanks for that clarification Robert! When it comes to electrical info, my synapses are not firing on all cylinders...or, er,...my elevator doesn't quite get to the top floor...you get what I mean!So, out of curiosity, when you do mis-match the im... | |
| 6550 or KT88 ? With the Mesa Baron amp that I had that had the option of using those two tube types. I don't know if the comparison would be the same in your amp. In the Mesa the 6550's (used 6 per side), gave the amp a warmer, "rounder" perhaps more "tube-like"... | |
| Digital or Analog cables from Pre-Amp to Amp. You want analog connectors. It is not as much a matter of the termination, as Bignerd mentioned, but of the resistance of the cable (if you are comparing coaxial digital to what you call "analog" RCA). Digital cables are usually designed around 75... | |
| Your 3 favorite serious low end recordings The Chemerani Trio "Qalam Kar" - Persian percussion trio (father and sons I believe). Not only will it exercise the low end, but it'll throw a soundstage that'll give you whiplash.Marco | |
| What headphone amp to buy-Sennheiser HD 600? Probably a typo on Swampwalker's part, but the tube is a 6CG7/6FQ7. It is not a 6FG7, which does exist, but I don't think is a drop in replacement for the former. Inexpensive: read roughly $10-20/tube for good stuff. I've liked the GE's and JAN. T... | |
| What headphone amp to buy-Sennheiser HD 600? I don't even know what kind of tubes it uses.I believe it uses 6CG7 (also 6fq7) - fairly common and not expensive. My preamp uses (only) two of those tubes and I like it very much.No experience with the Stax stuff to comment on.Marco | |
| Your One "Go To" Recording Folks, this is not a "desert island" thread. You can only play one disc or LP at a time...so you gotsa choose just one.I'd probably grab Patti Griffin's "1000 Kisses"...or maybe Kelly Joe Phelps, "Shine-eye'd Mister Zen". Oh shit, I fucked up didn... |