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| Muddy Waters Folk Singer Rok2id, there is no original source for any genre of music. It's evolution not revolution, as Duane Allman once said about another topic. | |
| Muddy Waters Folk Singer Sorry Rok2id, Bessie Smith was belting out the blues with a big band before the delta players you refer to had picked up guitars. Delta blues is one subset of the blues but just one. There are many more varieties and lots of good blues still being... | |
| Have digital players improved Digital is improving rapidly and it will continue to improve for years to come. It seems some people don't like that. | |
| Getting started w/ tube equipment I can't point you to a primer on tubes. A good way to start learning would be to read reviews of tube amps, preamps and integrateds, and do searches here and at Audio Asylum for topics of interest.Tubes require a little more attention than solid s... | |
| Rolling Stone Mag 100 Greatest Guitarists I don't know. I think it's fun to read what Tom Petty has to say about George Harrison or Robert Randolph about Duane Allman.I'm also surprised at how much I agree with their list. They are mostly 50s and 60s rock players or bluesmen. My kind of g... | |
| Pass XA Monoblock Amps I haven't owned any of the Pass monoblocks but do have an INT-30A. I think that for the money it would cost to upgrade to the XA 100.5s you could improve the sound of your system much more by getting a new preamp, and be able to change the sound i... | |
| Blu ray upgrade? My Oppo 95 manual (it has 7.1 analog outputs too) says if you have a 5.1 receiver do not connect the SBL or SBR which stands for surround back left and right.I'm not familiar with multichannel sound quality but the Oppo 93 is supposed to be really... | |
| Tube Life Telefunkens are known for their durability so they may be chuggin' along just fine. Or there may be a decrease in sound quality that you haven't noticed because it occurred gradually in imperceptible increments.If you plan on keeping the phono pre... | |
| Music DVD burning question Thanks for the info Bill.Lindisfarne, it's sad but true, as we age the world gets stranger and harder to understand. The good news is that you can still play Lps and probably get better weed now. | |
| Tubes 5963 Here is some info on your 5963s:http://www.audiotubes.com/12au7.htm | |
| Man in need of new music Can anyone recommend a label that consistently puts out great sounding sacds? How are the Living Stereo reissues soundwise? | |
| PS Audio PerfectWave DAC Upgrade Mrtennis, There was a recent review in Stereophile on one of the Peachtree DAC/integrated amps, IIRC. The reviewer loved it but John Atkinson's measurements showed high levels of jitter.The manufacturer's comments stated that they had not bothered... | |
| PS Audio PerfectWave DAC Upgrade PS Audio describes in detail the changes that it has made to its digital board (the upgrade) and the benefits derived. Just go to PS Audio and click on the MKII Upgrade link in the upper right hand corner of the homepage. | |
| strange jazz boxed sets found on amazon I have a couple of these, 8 albums on 4 cds. IMO, the sound is not as good as you can get on individual album versions. But on second thought the sound may be better than on cds released in the 80s or early 90s. I would recommend them for checking... | |
| Budget Chinese Tube amps - any good? There are three PrimaLuna integrateds for sale on Audiogon right now starting at $1,000. One of these might be a good way to get your first experience with tubes. |