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Japanese/Asian Speakers???
As Twl mentioned, the Japanese market is different than the U.S. market. I have lived in Japan for 12yrs and note that the Japanese speakers available here are entirely different than those available elsewhere. I have not found that many single-dr... 
Soliloquy 6.5 vs. Coincident Super Eclipse same $
Oops. Maybe I am late but a very good friend has Coincident Super Eclipses in a room which is probably 13 x 20. He runs them from the narrow end facing the long way (we tried them the other way but it does NOT work. They definitely need to be out ... 
Tube Integrated
Celtic66, thanks for the quick response. I have thought of the IT-85 but I live in Japan and I imagine that with the voltage change and o/seas shipping on an amp, it'll be easier to buy it here (and here they run 2+x that). I am looking more for a... 
New York Philharmonic To Move
The NYPO and Carnegie Hall released a joint statement today to the effect that boards of the two institutions had agreed on a merger between the two. CH hopes to have the NYPO performing there on a full-time basis in 2006. 
French translations needed4Consonance R-2.2 review
FWIW, In addition to Gregm's note about the tube stage comment partway through the review, I read JPL's conclusory comments ("On pourrait toutefois...") in the sidebar at the end to suggest that the tube stage is not critical and the player would ... 
Linn Ikemi vs. Arcam FMJ CD33
I tried the Ikemi vs the CD23 (Ikemi won hands down in every way - I have not heard the CD33), the Cary 301 (Cary smooth, Ikemi smooth, I thought Cary lacked dynamics and some amount of detail but it could have been "too much tube" in the system),... 
Is There Big Trouble Brewing?
I have to agree with Unclejeff (and Sean). My parents think the last good non-classical/non-jazz music was made in 1970 (not coincidentally about the time of the breakup of the Beatles). My grandmother thinks nothing made after 1950 is anything bu... 
SACD - what gives?
I get the feeling of being in the minority (or perhaps composing it myself). I have neither an analog rig nor good tweeters which perhaps makes me more satisfied with SACD than I should be but I am reasonably happy with SACD so far.Perhaps my age ... 
Are there speakers after Stax?
Wmcmanus, does the Audiovalve RKV have speaker terminals or just the jacks on the front? I tried the AKG K1000s recently and am smitten (and when I listened to them, I thought they were electrostats too) and am now trying to figure out how to swin... 
What's your latest "Discovery"
I like Pbb's format so I'll copy it... (all on CD or SACD)New discovery #1: Mariza, a fado singer with an absolutely beautiful voice who arrived on the fado scene a couple of years ago (the Portuguese Norah Jones?). I have recently been listening ... 
Energy ESM-2 Anyone else remember them?
I had a pair of ESM-2s or 3s (can't remember which) as my part of my first stereo system (Yamaha receiver, Nakamichi deck, Dual TT) 20+yrs ago when I was in junior high. Brings back all kinds of memories (including ones of the year of weekends law... 
Song intros that really grab you? ?
Slipknot1, I was waiting for that one. That intro truly IS great. I think the intro to "Private Investigations" on the same album is also pretty nifty. 
Chopin nocturnes
I must admit to never having heard Moravec performing Chopin so cannot compare. With this outpouring of Moravec recommendations, I think I know what my next few piano CDs will be... Of the others mentioned above (or not mentioned - Busoni, Dutra, ... 
Tube Amp for Avalon Eidolon Speakers
I own the VTL MB 450s mentioned in the last two posts and I love them dearly but I have never heard them with Eidolons (or Opus/etc). At the Tokyo audio show several months ago, I heard Eidolons driven by Nagra VPA monoblocks and the PLP preamp an... 
What are you powering your Martin Logans with????
ML SL3s driven by VTL MB450s.