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| Wadia 121 Dedoding Computer? I heard the Wadia 121 last night at my local dealers computer audio presentation. All of the equipment was high end except for the DAC's (Rockport Miras, Electrocompaniet Nemo amps, Electro pre, and top of the line Transparent cableing all around.... | |
| Any way to reduce pre-amp noise floor? I called CJ today. They said the issue was most likely caused by the noisy Electroharmonics 6922 (stock) tube. They recommended a Telefunken as a replacement. As long as I'm tube rolling, what else would make sense? I think I'll start another thre... | |
| Any way to reduce pre-amp noise floor? Thanks again to all who have responded. (Sonic Beauty, reostat is not the culprit!) Although I plan to give CJ a call to get their take on the noise, for now, I'm going on the assumption that the noise is of the "normal, naturally occurring" varie... | |
| Any way to reduce pre-amp noise floor? Thanks to all of you who have responded. Here is some more information to address your questions and comments. (1) I am running a Balanced Power Technology (BPT) CPC power conditioner with H-20 filtering. (2) All of my power cords have been upgrad... | |
| Advice re: Entry level CD Player I think used is the way to go to optimize your cost/performance ratio. Probably lots to choose from in your price range. Although these are older models, here are three that I can highly recommend: (1) Anthem CD-1 ($1700 MSRP, tubed output stage, ... | |
| 2012 Discoveries Bizango1,That's very interesting! My latest copy of Stereophile (February) has a total of 59 record reviews. I'll just bet you that some audiophile in your neighborhood intercepted your magazine and ripped out this year's "Records To Die For" sect... | |
| guitar solos where less is more At 9 minutes and 11 seconds Stevie Ray Vaughn's Tin Pan Alley (Couldn't Stand the Weather CD) is the most awe inspiring slow-smouldering guitar solo you have ever heard! Too bad he did not employ this technique more often.I went to an Electrocompa... | |
| Oppo Nuforce BDP-93NE I see that a new player has entered into the the Oppo 95 modding fray! Audiogon user name "Ricevs" has two levels of mods for $300 and $500 that are described in his link under the Oppo for sale classifieds. His approach is interesting in that it ... | |
| Female Jazz Singers...new person/new releases... I second the motion for Melody Gardot and Patricia Barber. Althought not "new releases", here are some others to consider:- Dave's True Story (Kelly Flint)- Ann Hampton Callaway (Check out "Blues in the Night"!)- J Street Jumpers (Marianna Previti... | |
| Allen Toussaint album: The Bright Mississippi This was the Sterophile "Recording of the Month" for July 2009. This is a great recording and you can read the review at www.stereophile.com. | |
| What Song Reminds You of Your First Love? "I Only Have Eyes for You" by the Flamingos. Outdoor dance on a mild summer night in 1965. | |
| Favorite version of Grateful Dead's Aiko Aiko? The Dixe Cups for sure! Do yourself a favor and get the sound track to "The Big Easy". Iko Iko is the first track plus you get eleven more great songs from various artists. You can pick it up cheap ($3.00 used) on Amazon. | |
| Big Blue Tenor Sax Although it's a little "bigger" than you might want, you owe it to yourself to hear Johnny Hodges' "With The Billy Strayhorn Orchestra". I love sax and this is slow, smooth and will melt in your ears. This is one of my all time favorites and as ch... | |
| Good tube preamp for McCormack DNA 500??? Well, I made my decision. I went with a new Conrad-Johnson ET3-SE. The other two finalists were the Manley Jumbo Shrimp and the VAC Standard LE. I'll let the CJ burn in and see how I like it. Thanks to all of you for your input. It caused me to do... | |
| Good tube preamp for McCormack DNA 500??? Thanks to all of you who have posted so far. You have given me more options to consider as well as confirming a few of my original thoughts. When I invited comments from those who had "vast knowledge and experience in these matters" I had no idea ... |