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Stereophile review of the $30,000 tekton speakers
So, you heard the speakers and agree with Stereophile? I've only heard the Moab and the Double Impacts and thought they were pretty good for the money.  They may be outside their wheelhouse making a much more expensive speaker, but, I don't know b... 
Stuff You Tried To Love
There is also the case of instant love while other pieces slowly become favorites, or in some cases music might fall out of favor.  I find it impossible to say why certain music did not click at first while others were instant favorites; there is ... 
Stuff You Tried To Love
I can't imagine that anyone would find the Mal Waldron/Eric Dolphy album "The Quest" unlistenable, but, it is a matter of personal preference.  I am often shocked at what clicks with different listeners.  A friend asked me for some examples of jaz... 
Stuff You Tried To Love
bolong,  That sound is spittle (Davis apparently did not clear the spit valve before recording) and it is in all versions of the record.    
Stuff You Tried To Love
Three great jazz albums were released in 1959.  If you said your favorite was "Kind of Blue" or "Take Five," I would not be sure that you are a serous jazz fan--those great albums were loved by Jazz fans and those who only casually listened to jaz... 
Anybody using the last record preservative
I wouldn't do something based on someone else doing it on youtube.  A lubricant that is wet and sticky will hold on to dust and any other crap that falls on the record and that cannot be good.  Last is just the opposite.  It is dry and slippery an... 
Moving into an apartment with wood joist floors - worried about neighbors hearing
That looks like a very sensible, well thought out plan.  Bravo.  Now I can ask you:  how did you come up with your moniker?  I hope it is not because you really liked the Bruce Willis movie by that name.  
Anybody using the last record preservative
Last is supposed to reduce friction between the vinyl and the stylus.  Several such record treatments are supposed to do the same. The old "Sound Guard" was a dry lubricant designed for the same purpose.  Whether any of these products work to red... 
Why do some amplifiers throw a bigger soundstage than others?
I like tube amps, particularly low-powered ones, and they do seem to present a larger soundstage than many good solid state amps.  My personal suspicion is that they do so because of some kind of phase anomaly.  I don't care if it is a kind of dis... 
Moving into an apartment with wood joist floors - worried about neighbors hearing
I like the idea of using an equalizer, when necessary, to roll off bass.  You can use it during listening sessions during the evening, particularly at late hours, and use less or no equalization at other time, on weekends, etc.  It is a nice adapt... 
Anybody using the last record preservative
There are three possible answers that I can think of: 1)  The act of scrubbing the records in the application process for LAST is quite rigorous and that can remove crap in the groove of new records.  I actually clean the records thoroughly before... 
Volti v Charney v Rethm
I was impressed with the bass of both the Quintet and Trio speakers I heard because I like fast and nimble woofers that can keep up with the kinds of midrange/treble drivers they use which are also very fast and dynamic sounding.  I also saw that ... 
Volti v Charney v Rethm
I too love the Pure Audio Project Quintet 15 speakers.  I heard them with the center horn driver too, but, I would really love to hear them with the Voxativ fieldcoil driver-I have heard that driver in another system and it delivers a very vivid a... 
Volti v Charney v Rethm
desltz, Your large room and high ceiling might make bass reproduction difficult for some speakers.  My bet would be on the Rivals, among the three choices, working the best in that situation.  But, these days, many single driver or small driver t... 
Volti v Charney v Rethm
How big a room and how loud do you want your system to play and how important is really deep and powerful bass?  It is NOT the case that I found the Charney deficient in any aspect of performance, but, physics dictates that a single 8" driver cann...