Avalon review

I would like to comment on the frequency response of that speaker in the reviewer's room. How much of that horrible response was the room and how much the speaker? Is the reviewer's room that bad? Is there a room treatment or set up issue? Is it fair to vendors or the readers to have reviews done in such deplorable conditions? Isn't it incumbent upon reviewer to get their room and set up right - at least to a point where the speakers have a shot and the positive and negative results can be attributed more towards the speaker than the environment?

A rare treasure from Stanley Turrentine West Side Highway

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For those of you who have ever traveled the West Side Highway in New York this is a CD that captures that experience. Recorded by Stanley Turrentine in 1997 it is a great melodic journey down the West Side of New York with artists like Paul Griffin on keyboards, Eric Gale on Guitar, Ron Carter on bass it is a great listen. Mr Turrentine also combines strings with some of the cuts but it works really well here and you can clearly here is passion for these songs.

DAC and Headphone amp

This could be located in either headphones or digital sources. I am currently running a Cambridge Audio 640 Azure v.2 CDP through a McIntosh MA 6900 integrated amp driving Monitor Audio SR6 speakers. I recently purchased a pair of AKG 701 headphones which are currently undergoing break in.

The MA 6900 provides a skimpy 1/8

New Cantus CD Features Luminous Sound

New Cantus CD Features Luminous Sound

In June 2007, I again recorded Minnesotan male choir Cantus live on location, this time in the glorious acoustic of Sauder Concert Hall at Goshen College, in Goshen, Indiana. The resultant CD, <I>While You Are Alive</I> (Cantus CTS-1208), is the eighth I have engineered of the group; it is a collection of 20th- and 21st-century works that explores, illuminates, and celebrates all stages of life, from birth to death.

Strategy to get a new system

Back when I posted my previous question, I had decided to get a Rega P3. Before the exclusive dealer had brought that where I was then based (Athens, the original one), I moved to Maryland! (I wonder if he ever did... Talking about monopolies...) And now I don't have my old speakers and amplifier with me. Sure enough, there is a dealer nearby where I can get the Rega - but what about the rest? I have no idea what is happening in that part of the market, and I don't know what brands to look for. So...

Santogold

Santogold

It seems like forever ago that I became interested in Santogold's music. In fact, however, it's only been four months. What made that time so hard to stand was that I couldn't listen to her music as much as I wanted to, in the way that I wanted to. Sure, I could listen online. And I did. But that wasn't enough.

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