rcprince
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| Suggested speakers to take the place of Dunlavy A lot of good suggestions above. You might also consider trying Duntechs, which are similar in design to the Dunlavy's (same designer, similar design principles)--just not easy getting them in certain parts of the world. The Sovereign 2001 is roug... | |
| LK-85 vs LK-140 for Aktiv w/ Keilith We recently had a NJ Audio Society meeting at a Linn dealer where Linn was demoing their Ninka speakers using an LK-85 for the tweeter and an LK-140 for the bass drivers, using the Aktiv crossovers in the two amps. Excellent sound (a big part of i... | |
| DVD-A player that'll output 24/96 digital signal Watch out, Muralman, the RIAA police are on to you! | |
| DVD-A player that'll output 24/96 digital signal There are a number of threads, some recent, on this subject you should check, but one thing I do recall from them is that whether you can get a true 24/96 signal output from the digital out of a DVD-A player depends on the DVD-A disc itself; most,... | |
| How important is the driver tube in a tubed amp? Agree wholly with Ncarv, from my experience with Jadis and Lamm amplifiers. As to whether the difference is an improvement, that's another, far more subjective, question that only your ears can answer. | |
| What are the best speakers with Krell MRA With what speakers did you audition the Krells? They would be a good starting point, if you liked them. | |
| Organ CDs with really deep bass As far as 64 foot stops go, there are some organs that have them; I think the Washington Cathedral may have one, and perhaps the Wannamaker Organ in Philadelphia. There's supposedly a 64 foot stop and 8hz note used on the M&K Power and Glory L... | |
| Organ CDs with really deep bass Eldartford, another SACD, relatively unreported on, with both good sound (and some deep bass) and a good performance is the Linn SACD of the Poulenc Organ Concerto (Gillian Weir is the organist). Shows off SACD's ability to capture ambience well, ... | |
| Organ CDs with really deep bass Another one with the Ruffati organ in Davies Hall is the Saint Saens Organ Symphony with (who else) Guillou and DeWaart on Philips. The second movement has some true 32 foot stops used throughout, although softer stops are used, not the Bombarde s... | |
| Organ CDs with really deep bass Get the new Reference Recordings "Organ Sensation" with the 17 year old prodigy Felix Hell. About the best recorded and performed organ disc I've ever heard, with Guillmant and Liszt showpieces that will literally shake your house down. I have a p... | |
| Good italian music for slide show Slipknot's excellent recommendation (one of my favorites for listening) is on a very good CD, and will be on SACD soon, if I recall the press release. Some more would be Vivaldi (Four Seasons, too many versions to mention, or the Reference Recordi... | |
| It's No Fun Being a Guru Anymore You're right, it's no fun being the guru in this case. My guess is that they don't care about sound as much as being able to hear their tunes, given the current equipment they use, so I wouldn't go crazy on the two channel speakers and sources; th... | |
| What seperates "hi-fi" from "mid-fi" in cdp's? Gthrush is right, in my view, but if you're looking for a philosophical analysis, my feeling is that better power supplies and analog stages, rather than bits and digital chips, are what separate the pedestrian CDPs from the best. | |
| Are KT-88 a good substitute for 6550c? Zaikesman had a thread on this that you might look for; unfortunately, the KT88s I lent him did not bias properly in his amp and he hasn't been able to try them, but I now think they may have been worn out from too many years in my Jadis, which te... | |
| OK folks, what the best pre for under 10,000? I'll nominate the Lamm L2 and Jadis JP80MC, if you're going with used prices, and the Lamm LL2, a comparative bargain at its list price. These units get the midrange right, better than most pres I've heard. |