mitchchavis
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| Record Clamp for Well Tempered Turntable I just received an order from Stanalog last week. George gave me regular updates on a web problem they were having that kept me from ordering the week before last. He may be a little slow to respond sometimes but he will get back to you from my ex... | |
| High End Audio in Portland Oregon I echo Joman's recommendation and I would also check out Pearl Audio in the Pearl District (great place to spend a day), Stereotypes and Fred's east of the river and The Audio Gallery in Lake Oswego. There's also Magnolia and Chelsea Audio/Video i... | |
| Life after Maggies? I have owned the Maggie 1.6's, 3.6's and currently own the 20.1's so I understand your appreciation of the Maggie speakers. I have a smaller room where I have a second system and I use the Harbeth SHL-5 speakers. They are excellent speakers and gi... | |
| Any good Audio stores in and around Portland? Hey, Mike aka Horseface, I think you and Marty covered it pretty well. I would definately put Echo and Pearl on my must see list. Kurt and John are gonna have to put us on the payroll. If you can head South about 10 miles go to The Audio Gallery. ... | |
| Personal speaker evolution I'm lucky to remember the speakers, let alone the prices. My speaker history:1) Epicure (don't know the model-they were double sided about 24-26" high)2) Audio Project (Bose 901 knockoffs) Hated them3) B&W DM 1400's4) B&W 802 Series III5) ... | |
| Cables for B&W Nautilus 802 I only wish Judy426 had enlightened me years ago. I've owned a few of their speakers over the years, including my current Nautilus 800 Signatures, and have been mistakenly enjoying them immensely. Oh well, perhaps Judy426 will let me know what spe... | |
| Under the Boardwalk I'm old enough to remember when The Drifter's came out with the song and I've yet to hear a better version. It was one of my all time favorites. | |
| B&W Nautilus 800.....where's the bass? I agree with all the above suggestions to look elsewhere for the fault if bass is lacking. I own the N800 Sigs and I drive them with a Levinson 336 amp. My room is fairly large and open on two sides with 16' ceilings. The bass is not lacking. I ag... | |
| Mark Levinson 390S I own a 390S, 336 amp and a 38S preamp and I run the 390S directly into the amp. This means I have to disconnect inputs when I play a record or listen to the tuner but I've found the sound to be slightly more transparent. As Nuno mentions, give it... | |
| CD players in $2K range with balanced output I agree with Cytocycle that the Gamut is a superb player. I own the CD-1R and although you'd never guess from it's looks, it is state of the art. I put it against my Levinson 390S and it held it's own. A player I could live with for a long time. A... | |
| Jazz Piano? I agree with the suggestions above and would add **KEITH JARRETT** to the list. He's often overlooked but in my opinion, he's one of the all time best jazz pianists. His Koln Concert album brought me to jazz over 30 years ago. Another favorite is ... | |
| RIP Ray Charles Ray Charles was an original whose music will stand the test of time. I heard the news while listening to a local Portland jazz station and they put on "Georgia" as a tribute. It's hard to believe he's gone. Tds34: A great deal of his best music ca... | |
| CD Cases / Furniture Recommendations? I recently transfered my nearly 1,000 cd collection to "Jewel Sleeves" and purchased their "Jewel Chest", which holds 1,300 CD's. They also have a 3 drawer chest available which holds 1,000 CD's. They take up much less space and are pretty reasona... | |
| What's your favorite lyric from a song? To quote from only part of my favorite lyricist's song:Then take me disappearin' through the smoke rings of my mindDown the foggy ruins of time, far past the frozen leavesThe haunted, frightened trees, out to the windy beachFar from the twisted re... | |
| What was your first music that you paid for? My first purchase was The Rolling Stones' "Between the Buttons" when I was 14 yrs old. I took it to a party shortly after I bought it and it didn't make it past the first song("Let's Spend the Night Together") before the parents stormed into the r... |