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| Diana Krall, Wallflower Krall's best album (CD) is her "Live in Paris" album. I have audiophile friends who absolutely hate Diana krall. They don't understand what I see (hear) in her. Her voice is sultry, sexy and her phrasing is excellent. Yes, she is no Sarah Vaughn .... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Lighthouse Allstars.Back in 1955 & 1956 when I was in high school, a buddy of mine and I used to go to the Lighthouse jazz club in Hermosa Beach (California) a couple of nights a week to hear Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse Allstars. Rumsey on bass... | |
| Your ONE all time favorite love song? Blue Gardenia by Diana Washington. Or ... I've got a crush on you by Sarah Vaughn. | |
| Album which you have listened to most? Here's three of my favorites ...1. Dave Bruebeck's "Jazz in the USA"Paul Desmond's playing on this mono record is among the best of Desmond. I bought my first copy back in the 50's when it first came out. That was when the Bruebeck Quartet was con... | |
| Audio Research REF 75 vs VAC Phi 200 Bifwynne ...According to my source, the CD-6 is a fantastic CD-Player. I'm tempted, but I really love the sound of my upgraded CD-7. It really jumped by a large margin when I installed the REF-75 into the system. It was like an entirely new CD col... | |
| Audio Research 75 SE Bufwynne ...Just for clarification, I sold my REF-75 and bought a new REF-75-SE. The old amp sold in 12 hours here on Audiogon. I love this place! | |
| New Audio Research Reference 150 SE Bifwynne ...On the "old" amp's KT-150s ... I sold the amp with the KT120's that the 150's replaced.Still some good mileage left in those 120's for the new owner. The KT-150's were very low mileage, and just broken in, so at $100.00 per pop, I thou... | |
| My SF trip - finally heard a Harbeth I've always been impressed with Harbeth speakers. Tonally right .... in spades. | |
| Vintage Receiver: TANDBERG, MARANTZ, or…? Here's two sleepers: Sherwood 7100 and Sherwood 7100A. If you like tubes, go with the 7100. If you prefer solid state, go with the 7100A. They are both solid state, but the 7100's sound is more tube-like. I picked up the one I have in my bedroom s... | |
| Buying equipment You can buy some really good equipment here and they sell direct.http://www.avahifi.com/They've been in business for years,have an excellent reputation ... and they stand by their equipment. Frank is a no BS type of person. | |
| You know you're an audiophile if-- When your amp cost over $5000.00 and was state of the art in 1980 ... and you presently have it safely tucked away as a spare. | |
| Why Don't More People Love Audio? I've been in the real estate business for 38 years, so you can imagine how many homes I've been into. During the busy seasons I'm into up to 50 homes a week. It has always amazed me how many homes ... and its the majority, that have NO books and N... | |
| Cheap tweaks...What would YOU reccomend? I tried pot once. It made me want to rape and kill.For a cheap tweak, get two unfinished Maple Shade 2" thick unfinished Maple platforms. Spike the platforms to the floor through the carpet. Then spike your speakers to the platforms. This was a te... | |
| Girlfriends and wifes, how do YOU cope? My wife told me that if I bought one more piece of audio equipment, she would leave me. That was 15 years ago. I still kind of miss her. | |
| ARC Ref3 or McIntosh C2300/2500 I have the REF-3 and loving it. The time for me to upgrade preamps will be when ARC comes out with a new preamp that takes advantage of the technology found in their two-box 30 series. Don't know when that will be, but knowing ARC ... you know its... |