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#174633 - 08/16/07 08:59 PM
Re: Speakers and Equipment-both make a difference
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old hand
Registered: 01/05/04
Posts: 96
Loc: Northern Ontario
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Did you bother reading the article I linked? There was an entire group of confidant audiofiles who could not pick out the $12,000 tube monoblocks that was mixed in with a $200 receiver. I appreciate your recomendation for the Scotch, I believe you're also into wines, I'd like to repay the favour by recommending this, a staple for kids who came of age in Canada in the 80's.
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#174634 - 08/16/07 09:00 PM
Re: Speakers and Equipment-both make a difference
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Registered: 01/29/04
Posts: 13161
Loc: Iowa
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The link has been referenced many times over the years, old news.
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#174636 - 08/16/07 09:14 PM
Re: Speakers and Equipment-both make a difference
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old hand
Registered: 01/05/04
Posts: 96
Loc: Northern Ontario
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Forgot to answer the question: It's a Cayin TA-30.
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#174637 - 08/16/07 09:18 PM
Re: Speakers and Equipment-both make a difference
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connoisseur
Registered: 03/16/02
Posts: 2726
Loc: CA, USA
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Did you bother reading the article I linked? There was an entire group of confidant audiofiles who could not pick out the $12,000 tube monoblocks that was mixed in with a $200 receiver. I appreciate your recomendation for the Scotch, I believe you're also into wines, I'd like to repay the favour by recommending this, a staple for kids who came of age in Canada in the 80's.
I'm sure there are $12,000 tube amps that sound just like any sand based receiver ... you have to aim a bit lower, something like a sweet sounding Antique Sound Labs MG S1 15DT.
Yes, I am particularly fond of the Charles Shaw Shiraz (also known as 2 buck chuck). You just have to let it breathe a bit. Everyone likes a good concord grape juice, Kedem is an excellent choice.
Look, I kick back with a bit of Laphroaig and water, turn the lights down and listen to jazz on the tubie ... I can hear the tube difference, and I don't think it is because the fire bottles are distortion generators (thanks Alan), it's because it sounds ... sweeter, more like live music.
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#174638 - 08/16/07 10:08 PM
Re: Speakers and Equipment-both make a difference
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shareholder in the making
Registered: 05/11/02
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2x6, note that your message box is full and that you can't receive PMs until you delete some.
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#174640 - 08/16/07 10:33 PM
Re: Speakers and Equipment-both make a difference
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axiomite
Registered: 06/20/03
Posts: 7682
Loc: Tacoma
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Oh, you can "speaker" for me if you like, Jack  Nice post. Yes, we are quite the mutual admiration society of late. Mike, Jack's right. As I age, I embrace diversity more and more. In this case, the ability to teach and learn in different styles and among different genres. I'm totally with Jack; your comprehensive knowledge of engines and HDMI is deeply humbling. But - for the record - my brain did not "fog up".  God loves diversity; otherwise, He wouldn't have made us all so different. I've resolved to savor the moments and the people and allow their experiences to enrich and expand my perceptions.
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