tan43

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Opposite ends
I love Dinah Washington, but all of her Mercury recordings have her on the left and the music on the right. On the other hand I don't think Ellas recordings could have been done any better. 
High end speakers without bi-wiring?
I used two pair of Clear Day shotgun cables to bi-wire. I found the low end to be a little better.This was probably because in doing this I doubled the size of the cables. 
If you could bring back one great artist that has
Easy one for me. Ella 
How old is too old?
I am 68 and my ears may not be as good as they once were,but I have learned to hear better. I have also learned to enjoy the music more. 
Great films where music is a central theme.
With me it is no contest. Schindler's list. 
Why Do You Still Have Vinyl if You Don't Play it?
My collection also goes back many years. I have reduced my collection of close to 10,000 down to about 5,000.I think I hold on to many of mine because of the nostalgia.I still get up some days and decide to play only vinyl. I also plan to take pho... 
CD's vs Vinyl - Finally hear the difference
I could spend another $10,000 and make a small improvement with my digital or spend another $10,000 and make a significant improvement with my analog. Problem is I don't have $10,000. 
bel canto and wyred 4 sound
Riley is correct about there being many forums about class d amplification, both positive and negative. I have been using class d for about five years. I have upgraded three time using the latest that Bel Canto offered. I can't tell you which bran... 
Do all CD players benefit from burn in?
During and after burn in, I find it helpful to leave the players power switch on. 
Is it possible to get Hi-end sound ??
Some of us have control and can easily be satisfied. Wish I did.My first so called hobby was tropical fish. I started out with a little ten gallon tank and a couple of Swordtails. Two years later I had built a room with forty tanks, some as large ... 
What CDP gets really close to vinyl?
Your source is only one part of your system. Unless you have a complete well matched system you may never obtain those sounds. The last thing I added to my system that seem to finally give me what I had been searching for was a cable. I have both ... 
is the esoteric dv50 still a good cd player?
I found it to be better then average as a cdp. I found it to be a great transport used with one of the newer dac. 
LP records: Time to... oi... buy another crate...?
I have also come to that point. I have about 5,000 lp's. I started going thru mine about six months ago. I am organizing them in three groups. Group one is going to a thrift store. These are in nice condition, but not mint. Group two will be put b... 
Sub with Avalon Ascendant?
Wig,Even though I have full range speakers, I found by adding a quality sub ( Taylon )I was able to enjoy the low end that Classical does have. I was able to cross this sub over at 70hz and with proper placement integration was not a problem.It se... 
Amps Always On - System Power Up Sequence
If you are going to leave your amps on and you do not have tubes, why not just leave everything on ?