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JCOConnell

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Last Activity: 07-22-2017, 12:27 AM

Joined: 01-31-2016

Location: South Florida

JCOConnell commented on Mrjazz's reply to Newly Arrived: Colibri Stradivarius Signature

in Cartridges

07-22-2017, 12:05 AM
What table and arm are you using it with?

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JCOConnell replied to Summertime Barbecues: Nothing Better!

in Chef's Corner

07-21-2017, 11:37 PM
I used to eat them more often then I do now too....

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JCOConnell replied to Summertime Barbecues: Nothing Better!

in Chef's Corner

07-21-2017, 09:07 PM
My favorite has always been Hebrew Nationals and Nathans.

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JCOConnell started a topic Spotify Premium Sound Quality

in Music Servers and Computer Audio

07-21-2017, 08:35 PM
Spotify Premium Sound Quality

Has anyone here tried the Spotify premium service and how did you find the sound quality?( compared to the free service which I find to be mediocre).

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JCOConnell commented on MylesBAstor's reply to What Makes the Golden Era of Stereo Recording Golden?

in Golden Age of Stereo Recordings!!!

07-21-2017, 02:46 PM
Because the mics and recorders were designed to record flat, not designed to record good on crappy playback speakers.

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JCOConnell commented on MylesBAstor's reply to What Makes the Golden Era of Stereo Recording Golden?

in Golden Age of Stereo Recordings!!!

07-20-2017, 10:32 AM
yeah, and there's a lot of early stereo classical recordings where they just used a few mics to stunning results.

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JCOConnell replied to What Makes the Golden Era of Stereo Recording Golden?

in Golden Age of Stereo Recordings!!!

07-20-2017, 06:09 AM
by purist, I guess I meant minimal miking techniques. They weren't like the later multitrack recordings of the 70's where they put a mike on nearly every...

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JCOConnell replied to What Makes the Golden Era of Stereo Recording Golden?

in Golden Age of Stereo Recordings!!!

07-20-2017, 04:27 AM
tubes, all analog equipment. purist miking techniques....

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JCOConnell replied to Tube Damping Rings

in Vacuum Tubes

07-20-2017, 02:20 AM
what about tube shields (cans) ? I put a set of these, all connected to chassis ground on my preamp tubes. Thought it might lower noise, didn't seem...

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JCOConnell commented on jazdoc's reply to Non-Audiophile Records

in General Music Topics

07-19-2017, 03:51 PM
I have the 1999 EMI reissue which sounds great too but the pressing is a little noisy.

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JCOConnell replied to Movies great in surround sound

in Home Theater, HDTV, Ultra 4K HDTVs, Projectors and Screens

07-18-2017, 03:45 AM
I used to have 5.1 setups in both the living room and bedroom but have since gone back to 2CH in both. Don't really miss it.

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JCOConnell commented on Letsmakeadeal's reply to Bill Evans - Riverside Recordings

in Jazz and Blues

07-18-2017, 03:27 AM
I dislike 45 rpm releases for the same reason, too many side changes.

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JCOConnell replied to Bill Evans - Riverside Recordings

in Jazz and Blues

07-16-2017, 07:06 PM
How many discs are in the collection and are they available separately? If so, you could buy just one to check out the sound quality.

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JCOConnell replied to My little barn

in Member Systems

07-15-2017, 10:33 PM
tape deck looks awesome

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JCOConnell commented on MylesBAstor's reply to Myles Astor's System

in Member Systems

07-15-2017, 10:30 PM
The worst torture test album I know of is the Telarc Tchaikowsky 1812 Overture (digital) with the UHQR cut/pressing. It has cannon shots at extremely...

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JCOConnell commented on MylesBAstor's reply to Doshi Audio V3.0 Tape Stage

in Tapestages/Repros

07-15-2017, 09:49 PM
tape is similar to high quality dynamic speaker systems. Its got the edge in bass slam.

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JCOConnell commented on Stringreen's reply to If You Are Going To Hit the Bottle

in Chef's Corner

07-15-2017, 09:46 PM
Gee, I wonder what they ask for a whole bottle?

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JCOConnell commented on tima's reply to Latest Music Purchases

in General Music Topics

07-15-2017, 08:27 PM
optimized for headphones, not speakers

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JCOConnell commented on dcc's reply to Pioneer PD-95

in CD/SACD Players

07-15-2017, 06:55 AM
that's good to know, otherwise he may have thought there was something wrong with the player when it couldn't read the disc.

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JCOConnell replied to Pioneer PD-95

in CD/SACD Players

07-15-2017, 04:43 AM
It looks like late 90's vintage to me....

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