Recent content by BenG
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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... -
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.- BenG
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- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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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?- BenG
- Post #13
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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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...- BenG
- Post #15
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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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...- BenG
- Post #8
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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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...- BenG
- Post #29
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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fat bird
http://radioshack.com This Turkey needs to be stopped.- BenG
- Post #20
- Forum: Members' Lounge (General Discussion)
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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- BenG
- Post #9
- Forum: Members' Lounge (General Discussion)
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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... -
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.- BenG
- Post #14
- Forum: Dedicated Source Components
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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.- BenG
- Post #11
- Forum: Members' Lounge (General Discussion)
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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...- BenG
- Post #11
- Forum: Head-Fi Meet Impressions, Trade Show Reports, Factory Tours
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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 -
Audiophile List of Excuses
The recording should've been first, but atleast its before B e- BenG
- Post #6
- Forum: Members' Lounge (General Discussion)