When it comes to recordings of the non Western classical traditions, I think David. B. Jones has to ranked at the very top. He is the one who did the Connoisseur Society (their technical "guru" was Bela Bartok's son Peter!) recordings of Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, the greatest living Indian musician. Jones also did some of the Nonesuch recordings as well (thereally good ones) employing the same Sony tube mikes he used to
record Dr. Khan. Check out the Ramnad Krishnan title on Nonesuch.

Aloha,

In your travels through the Hi Fi hobby, have you ever come to a line in the sand, across which you have seen products that fail to establish their worth in terms of value regarding their performance?

Failed sonically? In terms of expected reliability? In terms of product support from the manufacturer?

Do you think it is fair of anyone to set this line in the sand? Is it fair to discuss it, or are all products "worth what they can get away with charging?"

Small Victory

thank God.

Just for the heck of it:

Thinking two channel Hi Fi....and shopping new via retail (on sale is OK, but not secondary market.)

1) Speakers at or under 3K per pair.

2) Speakers at or under 6K per pair.

3) Speakers at or under 13K per pair.

If you have anecdotes or whies and wherefores to go with it, all the better!

I ask because I was "window shopping" at different sites purely for fun and some stuff struck me as not too crazy....

I don't have an answer of my own yet.

Hello All,

I'm thinking of a cartridge upgrade for my Denon DP-47F. I am currently running a Shure M97xE. Right I am trying to decide between a Grado (Red) or an Ortofon (Red) or maybe (blue).
Any thoughts anyone? I am currently limited to MM carts only.

Thanks

My first post on the Stereophile Forum. I've been reading this magazine for decades....now I can be part of the discussions.

I found a place to actually post my music in full resolution. Feel free to download my music and make copies for your friends. If you wish, you may also tip the artist. Please browse around the site and see what other artists are posting on the site.

KLIM's Site on indietorrent.org

All of the details about the album can be seen on my artist page.

Hey, I'm a new member here.

I recently got a KingRex T20U Amp and was wondering what speakers I should get? I'm using Samson StudioDock 4i powered speakers, and was wondering if it can be powered by the amp? I might see how that sounds first before I upgrade.

If I do upgrade though, my budget would be about $300. It would be used in a small bedroom about 15 ft long x 10 ft wide. It's only for near-field listening, as it'll be for my computer. The positioning is not perfect, as the left speaker will only have about 2-3" from side wall and about 3" from the back.

Congratulations to new members and current! We have happily reached the 12,000+ member point. Lets continue to have enlivening and enlightening discussion on all things audio and the various other topics of interested to our members.