jhills
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| New $24,000 inter-connect +1 d2girlsYep! It would be a sad time if the audio greats all decide that the science, art and engineering of making fine audio components at fair market value, isn't where it's at.....Jim | |
| New $24,000 inter-connect It isn't a mater of comparison or reason that a $25K cable is going to sound amazingly better than a $100.00 cable - the science of what it takes to transfer an audio or digital signal through 1 meter of cable has been around for some time and bey... | |
| I like my system flat, no tone controls, no eq..........what is your preference, and why. @erik_squiresDepends on listening level and music. I could listen to music a lot lower volume if I could have old-school loudness controls like the Denon's and now some rare Yamaha integrated amps have.Is exactly true. I am a purest, in that I l... | |
| What will a preamp do for me? @elizabeth The actual answer is in the listening.Not to take your answer out of context, but - True! Aside from personal taste, there is a reason why, just because equipment and speakers measure ruler flat on the speck sheet, doesn’t always equate... | |
| The Future of Audio Amplification There isn't anything bad about class D that $20K worth of cables and a $10K power cable couldn't fix...Just sayn...Jim | |
| What’s wrong with Diana Krall? @schubert......Back when 8 track was still the big thing, I was the only kid in the clan to have, in my collection of tapes, an assortment of - Cream, Blind Faith, The Stones, Dean Martin and Benny Goodman. Go figure - I still like em all.......Jim | |
| What’s wrong with Diana Krall? @ rannyring I always thought of Van Morrison as one of the greats. Between LPs and CDs, I have nearly all of his recordings and love them all.I can't imagine anyone, with a nice system, who could kick back with a smooth drink and listen to "These ... | |
| The most musical sound in my 40 year's Audio history. @shkong78 Wow! the line-magnetic looks and undoubtedly sounds incredible. I remember, many years ago, auditioning a pair of the large Altec Lancing horns - what an incredibly huge and dynamic sound, but, after some consideration, decided that, eve... | |
| What’s wrong with Diana Krall? @michael8 Diana Krall; One of the worst female popular vocalists??? WOW! That's harsh!I never thought of Neil Young, Bob Dylon, Van Morison or Bruce Springsteen as being great vocalists, but in terms of being great artists, recording stars, story ... | |
| What’s wrong with Diana Krall? I have never had the privilege of hearing Diana Krall in concert, but I have (and enjoy much) several of her recordings. Do I enjoy as much as Nora Jones, Sarah Brightman, Allison Krauss, Jane Monheit, Jennifer Warnes etc, etc? Not sure I could ev... | |
| Help me choose a speaker match for my Line Magnetic 805ia tube amp under $10K +2 for Spatial Audio, M3 Triode MasterA huge beautiful sound stage, very open detailed, yet musical and a miser on power. Also are very room friendly.The only thing missing from some of the best speakers already mentioned - a fancy box and high pr... | |
| The most musical sound in my 40 year's Audio history. @shkong78Do to the downsize in living space, I conceded to the idea that I'd have to trade down my Quad, ESL 63s and abandon my plans for the Apogees. After trying several of the small speakers in the lines of Focal, B&W, Monitor Audio and oth... | |
| If you could only keep 5 record albums, what would they be? Only 5? Wow - that's tough!Talking Vinyl LPs:1. (As per wife) MFSL Original Master Recording - Neil Diamond "Hot August Night" Live at the Greek2. MFSL Original Master Recording - Pink Floyd "Dark Side of the Moon"3. MFSL Original Master Recording... | |
| The most musical sound in my 40 year's Audio history. So good to hear of your audio journey. You’ve truly had a very nice assortment of equipment over the years. Over the years, I’ve had and seriously auditioned many fine speakers and have to agree - the Apogee Duetta Sigs. would have to be near the ... | |
| Clean Power without the drawbacks of Conditioning Filtering. Advice? @lowrider57 I guess nobody noticed my recommendation at the top of the thread.Would probably work fine for intended purpose, but why spend $20.00 when you could spend $10K......Jim |