zachhahn
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| audiophile recordings of 12 tone/serialist works Pierre Boulez "Notations" by Chen (telos CD)not exactly of dodecaphonic tradition but;bartoks piano concertos by Geza Anda, conducted by Ferenc Fricsay (gramophone) | |
| dh labs Q10 vs ps audio xstream plus or ??? between q-10's and satori last year for a week.the satori was a well burned-in 8' pair loaned from a dealer/friend, and the q-10's were brand new 6' pair.the cables were tested with my system including quicksilver mini mite powered nola minis with... | |
| Tube Pre, budget $1K? there's one for sale (auction) here now. | |
| dac-pre-amp xlr value-cable for image density about $70 for a 3ft. pair at guitar center.beat kimber pbj silly in my system, which isn't saying much, but dollar for dollar hard to beat. | |
| Tube Amp Recommendations you might want to try manley gear; used snapper or mahi mono blocks (probably could drive vr4 w/o problems).for simplicity and versatility (tube roll), there are quicksilver monos; silver 70 (used), older 90's or mod-mono's.good luck. | |
| Jazz Piano Trio / Spanish Guitar you might want to try some 19/20th centrury guitar works by spanish/latin american composers; Albeniz, Turina, Rodrigo, Leo Brouwer, Eduardo Sainz de la Maza, Astor Piazzola, and Villa-Lobos (Brazilian compser).there are several recordings of by c... | |
| need a good preamp for around 500 without remote.used ones come out every once in a while and can be had at the top of your budget.simple dual channel with 12AX7 tubes.cheap and easy to tube roll, a lot of gain and beautifully made. | |
| Preamp/DAC combo suggestions try apogee mini dac. | |
| Speaker Choice for Almarro 318B have a relatively low budget and interested in highly efficient speakers.i auditioned several models of his including single driver speakers (ala omega) using various drivers (fostex, hemp cone, etc.). these speakers can handle rock/pop stuff and ... | |
| 300b vs. NOS mullard el34- both amps in push pull yeah, el84's do lack power and headroom of the big bottles.i can see why you want to try NOS Mullards, though many of the remaining nos tubes can be/are bottom of the barrel stuff and the performance can be disappointing.it is hard to describe sub... | |
| 300b vs. NOS mullard el34- both amps in push pull what kind of el34's are you using in your quickie now?if you are into the distinctive el34 midrange sound, there are a few (cheaper) options to get very close to THE sound other than shelling out some chum for nos mullards; as Khaki8 has pointed o... | |
| Who R U? and i thought it'd be appropriate to introduce myself.been lurking around for a while and decided to jump in now.my name is zach. i am a jazz guitarist/composer living in southern california.i grew up listening to some great hi-fi gear, thanks to ... | |
| Smallest Amp To Use for Laptop System can be found for $20.00 on-line (target). |