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    NORAH JONES

    "COMA"
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    A Charlie Brown Christmas by Vince Guaraldi

    Well, the wide-discrete stereo effect was par for the course for alot of 60s popular music, not just jazz. This recording is no wild exception. The hiss isn't particularily bad either. The best tracks on the Charlie Brown are still 'Christmas Time' (instrumental) & 'Greensleeves' for the...
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    My ER-4P's are damaged I think.

    If you can't get a new cable, electrical tape? If you have image problems you could always tape both ends.
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    $300 to 650 dollar range amp recommendations please

    Of people who voted, who has actually heard all of these amps, especially the first two?
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    Corda HA-2

    Quote: Originally posted by Jan Meier As whether sonic differences are to be expected from stacked buffers, please be aware that with both the PREHEAD and the HA-1 the buffers are placed within the feedback loop of a controlling opamp. It's the opamp that determines the quality of sound...
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    X-Can V2 Valves

    The JJ valves were interesting sounding w/ big imaging and soundstage, but didn't sound right to me. The highs became soft, dark, distant, and flat from the X-Can. Very smooth, though. I messed around with some other tubes in it, like the Siemens, which offered incredible midrange & detail...
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    HeadAmp.com's Gilmore Dynamic Headphone Amplifier Review

    Quote: Originally posted by kelly I find the BlockHead's crossfeed more convincing than the Little's and the Corda Prehead's more convincing than the HA-1's. Did you get a special racoon edition Pre-Head? I thought the x-feed was the same in the HA-I, i suppose you will get to...
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    fat bird

    http://radioshack.com This Turkey needs to be stopped.
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    For Sale Forum Policy Vote

    I vote for: Limit the gear for sale/trade forum(s) to sales/trades of: -A/V equipment (including: gaming hardware or PC hardware) -Cables, tweaks, accessories, and power (all that reasonably falls under that forum title should be allowed) -Music, videos, and electronic games
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    Best female vocal music?

    I think some of these current audiophile divas like Jane Monheit, Norah Jones, and recent Diana Krall albums are pale imitations of some of the more classic vocalists. There seems to be a depressing lack of jazz & pop vocalists these days. IMHFO, as usual. Some names that aren't mentioned...
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    Call me stupid.....

    There could parental advisory stickers on ICs & an age restriction for connecting components (male RCA --> female RCA). Don't tell Ashcroft or Tipper.
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    Who's going to the superbowl?

    I saw the highlights of the 49ers game, & I saw that Raiders-Niners game. That kicker... Get rid of kickers and call it something else than football. Then the Niners would have a chance again.
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    Quick impressions from the NYC meet at Grado labs

    Portable --> Corda I tried connecting a Pana SL-S120(which outputs at .6V). I will say that you have to jack up the volume on the Corda much higher than you would with my full-size players (which output at 2V+) & the sound suffers because of it. The Corda is not designed for portable...
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    Top Jazz Albums Of The Past Five Years?

    Jason Moran - Modernistic, Black Stars McCoy Tyner - Plays Coltrane: Live at the Village Vanguard Dave Holland Bigband/Quintet - What Goes Around/Prime Directive Pat Martino - Live at Yoshi's Roy Haynes - Praise Honorable mention goes to: Horace Silver - Jazz Has a Sense of Humor
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    Audiophile List of Excuses

    The recording should've been first, but atleast its before B e
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