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  1. Enoch Root

    ? What Jazz Music Selection are you Listening to in the Now? | Analog, Digital ??????

    Weather Report, Black Market. WR and Mahavishnu Orchestra made timeless "fusion."
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    Anyone Compared the New 6550/KT88s out there in their Amps?

    After much research, tearing of hair and gnashing of teeth, I bought a used set of Psvane KT120 tubes for my Cary SLI-80. They were burned in for 150 hrs by Grant Fidelity and around 30 hrs by the original owner. I've put about 20 hrs on them and their biasing so far has been steady. My...
  3. Enoch Root

    Anyone Compared the New 6550/KT88s out there in their Amps?

    Is it your experience that the KT120 is superior to the KT88 even in the magic midrange?
  4. Enoch Root

    Anyone Compared the New 6550/KT88s out there in their Amps?

    The SLI80 will take the 120 but not the 150. Cary has a new SLI100 which was designed around the KT150. I don't know about their other amps.
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    Anyone Compared the New 6550/KT88s out there in their Amps?

    Even though most people seem to prefer the KT88 to the 6550 in the Cary, I've heard that the vintage Tung Sol 6550 is quite good in the amp. Trouble is, they seem to be 900 or more per quad, which is why I'm curious about new production tubes. My SLI-80 won't take the KT150. They've got a...
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    Anyone Compared the New 6550/KT88s out there in their Amps?

    Thanks people! Yeah, it's pretty confusing. Though I have a history with tube gear, I've been solid state for over 10 years. I recently bought a new Cary sli-80 w/Mundorf caps, hexfreds, 2 inputs wired w/kimber, Grayhill switch, and WBT's. Stock tubes were Electro Harmonix and boy did they...
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    Anyone Compared the New 6550/KT88s out there in their Amps?

    Trying to resurrect an old thread here. I'm interested in the current thinking on new production KT88 tubes. Price and availability from trustworthy sellers indicate that NOS are not an option for me. Re-issue Gold Lion are pretty popular on the forums. Many people like the KT120, others say...
  8. Enoch Root

    Are there any "giant-killer" speakers?

    Hello, OP. It's been a while since I was as deep into the high end as I once was. When I was a dealer, I had the opportunity to attend many shows, audition many fine products and even sell some of them. This ended for me in '08 when the business closed and, as I said, I haven't really...
  9. Enoch Root

    Follow-up to "On or Off?"

    I usually listen alone in the dark. When you come out and say it, it does seem a bit strange.
  10. Enoch Root

    ? What Jazz Music Selection are you Listening to in the Now? | Analog, Digital ??????

    Been on Weather Report bender. Zawinul was an inspired pioneer.
  11. Enoch Root

    The World's Most Beautiful Singers

    Rachel Price of Lake Street Dive. Define "stalking."
  12. Enoch Root

    Best Duo/Duet music that you enjoy

    I'm a big fan of Gillian Welch and David Rawlings. They have five discs out and they're all great. Sound pretty good too. Miss Ohio Elvis Presley Blues
  13. Enoch Root

    Usher BE20D xover upgrade via GR Research

    Cool! I expect great things.
  14. Enoch Root

    Nordost vs Nordost 2

    The Norse 2 series has more body than the original. Yet the resolution, speed and clarity are not lost. If anything, the Heimdall 2 is better at everything that the original did well without seeming at all "subtractive." I have a mix of Heimdall 2 and Frey 2 products in my system and I could...
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    Nordost Valhalla 2 Power Cord

    My Frey 2 is an easily noticeable step above my Heimdall 2 cords. Given my experience with Nordost, I expect the V2 would be exhilarating. (Also try it on your power or pre amp). Happy listening!
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    When the "cover" song is as good or better than the original

    https://youtu.be/6EPwRdVg5Ug Jackson Five's I Want You Back was pretty cool but Lake Street Dive, with their gorgeous singer, make it their own. Jazdoc, one of us is confused: CSN and Madness do totally different songs with the same title. Also, Otis wrote Dock Of The Bay.
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    What speaker would you like to have back?

    Despite the hassle of replacing panels, I sometimes miss my Quad US Monitors (on Arcici stands w/Entec L2f-20 subs). The delicacy of resolution and truth of timbre have never been bettered in my experience. A good solo cello recording was the nearest thing to being there.
  18. Enoch Root

    What's the best subwoofer? REL? JL AUDIO? Velodyne? Wilson? Something else?

    Duke, First, thanks for your input! Now a couple of questions, if I may: Swarm appears to be mono. Can it be stereo? Also, your information seems to minimize the importance of group delay, yet another experienced individual affiliated with JL Audio insists that consideration of...
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    Best way to *significantly* alter sound to taste: change/add amp, preamp or DAC?

    Atma-Sphere amps deliver the "you-are-there" quality of SETs at greater levels of power, without sacrificing clarity/transparency. With Wilson speakers, it would be necessary to also use Zero Transformers (from the Anti Cable guy) for proper impedance matching. You may also wish to...
  20. Enoch Root

    Slate article on Audiophiles

    Thanks for the link. Good article. Welcome "pushback" against the fashionable tide of audiophile bashing.
  21. Enoch Root

    Memorable Movies With Drop Dead Gorgeous Actresses

    Thank you, Amir, for the tutorial. It's this damn cell phone holding me back!
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    Memorable Movies With Drop Dead Gorgeous Actresses

    Apologies for my inability to add images. If someone more computer savvy than me cares to do the honors, please have at it: Annette Bening in The Grifters Julie Christie in Dr. Zhivago Nastassja Kinski in Cat People
  23. Enoch Root

    Usher Be-718

    Wes Phillips - Stereophile: http://www.stereophile.com/standloudspeakers/508ush/ John Potis - Six Moons: http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/usher2/tinydancer.html Doug Schneider - Soundstage: http://www.soundstage.com/revequip/usheraudio_be718.htm And also, Alan Sircom -...
  24. Enoch Root

    Usher Be-718

    I'm on my second pair. Very well balanced speaker that does nothing wrong and excels in performance per dollar. I know that these were very favorably reviewed upon introduction but the brand in general seems to have fallen off the radar; probably due to a change in US distribution. To my shame...
  25. Enoch Root

    Favorite Jazz Records of 2014

    303 by Rudy Royston stands out. Maybe not the last word in sonics but excellent tunes and playing. It's firmly in the jazz tradition but not in a nostalgic way; it's a contemporary expression of the lineage.
  26. Enoch Root

    Butcher block or Granite!

    In every application that I've tried marble/granite, it seemed to reflect energy back into the system. Maple and bamboo have had the opposite effect; draining spurious energy from the system. I still use bamboo.
  27. Enoch Root

    What is your take on AC outlets

    My Furutech GTX-D (g) has now been in place and passing juice for over two weeks. So, this morning I took the opportunity to listen closely. The music used was the CD of Kenney Burrell's Midnight Blue. In comparison to the adjacent Hubbel, I'm confident in reiterating my earlier comments: the...
  28. Enoch Root

    Whatsbestforums Super Disc List

    Heroic thread, people. Thomas Dolby- The Golden Age of Wireless The Flat Earth Aliens Ate My Buick (CDs are also good) Roxy Music- Avalon (Japanese pressing is the best I've heard) Steve Miller- Born to Be Blue (cd is also good) Beck- Sea Change (I only have the CD!)...
  29. Enoch Root

    High End Audio For the Passionates

    Gorgeous photos! Too bad I shun Facebook.
  30. Enoch Root

    What is your take on AC outlets

    Yesterday afternoon my furutech gtx-d (g) arrived, along with it's frame and cover plate. I installed it without too much difficulty, although the width was greater than the Hubbell it replaced, so it took a little "convincing." I have another Hubbell adjacent, so comparison was easy and too...

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