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(continues) ... Don't get pulled into the valve enthusiasts, who, as wonderful as they are, require exhausting attention. Last but not least: keep in mind that B&W always offers the little 303s in the series 3, the center speaker, and also a sub (although I think that one loses value for money compared to others); therefore, if you wanted to integrate the 309s for home theater, you'd be pleased (even though I have serious doubts about a home theater system in 15 square meters). 50 euros for the consultation, please :-) Bye.

I know them, I was having a friend pick them up. They have a good sound; in their class they are the best floorstanders, perhaps the only ones that reproduce with a certain balance across the full range. The synergy with the Marantz is very good. Allow me to suggest that if you ever feel the need to upgrade the system, I would start by spending money only on the amplifier, precisely because the speakers are more "neutral" and therefore easier to match with any product. I'm thinking of something in the class of the Creek 4330SE, Accuphase E 202, and Myriad T40. Since you appreciate classical music, I advise against making the intermediate leap with various Arcam, NAD, and ROTEL, which tend to slightly harden voices and pianos at the highs, and therefore wouldn't be worth the replacement.

x Hal- no, leave it: I saw your specs and, if I understood correctly, just leave it, it’s not worth it. Indulge yourself only if you find them used or at a bargain price (since the quality is terrible). Satisfy my curiosity; what’s the model of your Bowers & Wilkins? And which Marantz powers them?

(... capitalist power...:-) hello.

P.S. If you don't already know it, don't miss the link that I'm pointing out with the "more info" button. What he wrote to us is great.

(follows Hal) - but have you read what solid positions I present in the review? the end of the Blues, Eric Clapton's primacy over Hendrix (although to find evidence of this you need to search among the recordings before R U Exp? and only between the lines of this), Led Zeppelin debutting in the wake of the Cream... I challenge you and anyone else to give me the title of a Radiohead song that comes to mind while listening to the first 19" of I'm So Glad. I await critiques and responses. Bye.

x Hal - you’re right: I tried to build a particular review, with a formula that "consumed" as much of the most interesting aspects of the author as possible, to force the reader to focus on this rather than on the album itself. Unlike the one about Thievery Corporation, a recent and still uncharted project, for Cream it wasn’t easy at all; I found myself better off using rock anthologies rather than dedicated literature for the framework. In fact, the message regarding the reviewed work is deliberately "volatile," against a backdrop of a "powerful" development of the Cream theme. In reality, though it remains fairly hidden, the last sentence is meant to be read as: "if you appreciate quality music (which requires time and effort) - you must like Cream => if you have a great collection - you have everything by Cream => if you have everything by Cream - then the BBC sessions completes your collection. However, it is certainly the last among the works of Cream to buy.

You've got the wrong record. Listen to "Disraeli Gears," see how you fall in love with it.

Good, yes, I remembered the essence of the title. That for is better; I happened to listen to it and was struck by the seriousness and uniformity of the band on their first work, a band that I roughly expected to be made up of post-punk guys. No need to argue is colder, more detached; it tired me out in less time than the other. Better produced, without a doubt, and it doesn't sound "artificial" due to excessive production. However, I couldn't tell you exactly, it's a bit more "impersonal." Maybe this weekend I'll give both a listen and write back to you. Bye. Right now they don’t exist: first the format is born, then the songs, thus, quite simply, they don’t exist. After that, de gustibus. Bye.

Well done, Mr_Iko: do you really think you're good at writing reviews of concerts that only you here on de-baser go to and that nobody can counter? These catchy phrases like "Marshall wall" and "well-defined passage," not to mention that clichéd irony about the toilet and the grand finale on Fripp, Eno, and the phone number. You go ahead, since you're so close with "Matt" that you call him by his first name! And then, for a couple of strumming sessions that you might be able to manage on the guitar, not satisfied with throwing mud on such an original band in the current music scene (see my comment on -Absolution-), you even take the liberty to meticulously describe a mistake they supposedly made at a certain point in a certain song... Well done, truly impressive, since none of us who know anything were there, you can write whatever the hell you want. Who knows if you really went. If you want to earn the best grades, why not try writing a paper in Economics and Finance of the companies involved with marketing products for life companies, to be completed and copied in just 7 hours? I assure you it's not easy at all (your humble narrator couldn't even copy the last 3 of the 11 pages he wrote)... A hug, let's hope for the best, results on January 16, possible oral exams from the 20th.