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| Vandy 2ci -- ??? Help with replacement ideas Vandy 1Cs. These are very similar to the 2Cs tonally. They differ most in their bass extension, and dynamics. They are easier to integrate into a room acoustically and visually. I also second the Totem recommendation. They are great speakers but a... | |
| Please recommend components for newbie with $1K I think that the Vandersteen 1s might sound better than the 2s in your room. Their are two primary reasons for this. First, the 2Cs are prone to overloading small rooms due to their prodigious low bass output, and their rear-firing passive radiato... | |
| How do you 'listen' to new music? I find that listening to new music is like encountering a foreign language, a significant learning curve must be addressed before understanding it. Often, my initial discomfort is replaced by curiosity. I find that a lot of the music that I initia... | |
| Why don't kids nowadays know about Jazz and classi Hack, I believe, has identified half of the problem. Kids are sponges. They are unlikely to listen actively for long, but they hear everything, and it has an enormous effect. Music is like language, children have to hear it at home to become sensi... | |
| Please recommend components for newbie with $1K I set up a fantastic system for my son that was substantially less expensive than $1k. It features a pair of Vandersteen 1Bs with stands (used-$200/pr.), a 25 wpc NAD integrated amp (used-$150), a Sony SACD 5 disc changer ($125 @ Best Buy), Audioq... | |
| Jazz Big Band Recommendations? Mario Bauza's "Tanga Suite". This will take you back to the height of the Mambo craze in the late 50s early 60s when there was considerable overlap in the personnel of the best jazz and mambo bands. This is a fabulous recording from the early 90s.... | |
| Wilson Sophia or Watt Puppy 5.1 Avguygeorge,Well, if you're getting it from Brooks you're getting it straight. He's the best, in my estimation. | |
| How Big is Your Music Collection I have approximately 1700 LPs, 200 CDs, and 12 SACDs. The music contained within is priceless to me. | |
| Blue for newbie Muddy Water's "Hard Again". The Zen Master of the Blues' finest late era recording that will show you how its done. | |
| Wilson Sophia or Watt Puppy 5.1 If there isn't a significant cost differential I'd prefer the Sophias. The Sophias are a more refined design than the 5.1s. I feel this shows up most when the system is played quietly. At reduced volume the 5.1s are comparably a trifle colorless a... | |
| Everyone Knows About Jacintha, Right? Not a fan. | |
| S. Cal. POWER ...?? It's a problem. But, by listening at night I avoid most of the problems that I encounter during the daytime. I have not enjoyed the music as much when a power conditioner has been in line, although I have by no means tried them all. | |
| What haven't you listened to in a long time, but.. I pulled Joy of Cooking's first record out of the collection a few weeks ago and was floored anew by how great Terry Garthwaite is. Joy of Cooking was a late 60's early 70's San Francisco area band that played a fine stew of blues, rock and jazz. ... | |
| Where do you find new music? I get alot from cruising the used record and CD bins at my neighborhood record store. Often, I buy music that I was unaware of by musicians that have interested me elsewhere. Those I like, I keep. Those I don't like go back to the record store. | |
| Klipsch love them or hate them. Love 'em (K-horns through Heresies), but like a few others more. Set up right they are very hard to beat. |