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Whats on your turntable tonight?
Tonight: Oregon Out of the Woods Last night: Brahms Piano Concerto no. 1 Weissenberg/Muti Night before: Yes The Yes Album Good music is good music. Steve O | 2344 |
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How much does your system retail for?
Rs422: great post. I've got $900.00 total. 400.00 for the Luxman integrated I bought new in 1979, 100.00 for a phillips CD player I bought from a friend in graduate school and . . . | 499 |
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What's your favorite lyric from a song?
"Thank God and Greyhound Your Gone" Steve O | 428 |
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Who's Your Favorite Bass Players; Why?
Comparing Paul M., Geddy L., Ray B., et at, isn't very useful; different genres. When I was playing in rock bands in the 60's, Jack Bruce was my favorite. He didn't sound like the . . . | 177 |
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Luxman L505u . . . why not?
Somebody at Stereophile (John Marks?) has been waxing enthusiastic about this amplifier, and I'm seriously considering it too. He hasn't mentioned anything about needing a . . . | 163 |
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Pet audiophile peeves - name yours
10-07-07: Entrope Use of the word base for bass Me, too Entropy. Two others: Use of the word "then" for "than", "to" for "too" . . . | 153 |
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Senior Audiophiles - Audiophile since the 60-70's?
1970's : ESS Tempests, Luxman L-80V, Dual turntable, Shure cartridge. I guess that makes me an audiophile from the 70's, but "Senior" at 52?! hmmmmm..... What do I . . . | 84 |
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Best Genesis Album - your opinions please.
There's old Genesis and new Genesis. I think the old songs have much more musical imagination, not to mention Gabriel's fascinating voice. Many are more like compostions than . . . | 72 |
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Who Do You Credit For Getting You Into This Hobby?
Wonderful thread, Mary. Great stories about people's dads, too. I credit Kieth Smith, old friend and drummer of our band from years gone by. Kieth had a friend who had Phase . . . | 61 |
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The Beatles vs. The Rolling Stones
The same type of overexposure regarding Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, et.al. that have left no mystery for 200+ years? No. There is plenty of "mystery" left in their stuff. . . | 56 |
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Best Audio Related Story (or joke).
I have a friend who is as nuts about classical music as I am. A few years ago, she came down to drop something off at the house. I said "before you go, I want you to hear . . . | 54 |
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Warmest speaker?
I thought Bartokfan had (has) the Linbrook BBMTM. Steve O | 43 |
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Which Vivaldi Four Seasons CD to buy???
You're going to have to decide whether you want it performed on modern or period instruments, and played in a modern or period style; makes quite a difference. I don't see how . . . | 30 |
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Review on the Tyler Acoustics Lynbrook Signature's
Carlos, How is the soundstage depth and the imaging? Steve O | 30 |
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Chamber Music - your best pick.
Audphile1: Don't know what you have, but f.w.i.w., here are my favorites: Tchaikovsky and Borodin: 2nd string quartets. Faure: Piano quartets. Bach: Well-tempered Clavier, . . . | 30 |
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Speaker Recommendation Needed
Fishboat: other components haven't been decided on; thought we'd do speakers first. But she wants a reciever (doesn't like the idea of separates). So, she's going to need lots of . . . | 25 |
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Next on the list for Mahler....
Rick The fifth probably is his most popular. Get that one next. Then 4, 6, 9 (no particular order) Then 3, 8, 7. The seventh is his most abstract symphony; hardest to warm up . . . | 24 |
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Best recording / performance Dvorak Cello conc.
I've not heard of the Q/Belohlavek; with the Czech P. I assume? Thanks for the heads-up on that one guys. One I've enjoyed for years is on Chandos: R. Wallfisch, Charles Mackerras. . . | 24 |
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"Fastest" 15 Minutes in Music
Hey Ghosthouse. I already listed the piece/movement; here are the two recording I have of this: Julia Fischer on Pentatone: hybrid sacd. Wonderful sound (even on my 20-year-old CD. . . | 19 |
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your favorite music
Hmmm, tonight it would be: Shostakovich Mahler Sibelius Janacek Haydn Arnold Rushton: Surely not on the same night! Bach Mahler Sibelius Haydn Brahms Prokoviev Beethoven (. . . | 18 |
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Best recording labels for orchestral music
This has got to be one of the best recordings I've heard of this piece of music. One of the best performances or best recorded sound? Are there specific recording labels . . . | 17 |
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Symphony 5th - best recording
No, no; he means Prokofieff's 5th, the best 20th century 5th (arguments may now proceed). I don't know. Is (C) Kleiber's too driven and the DG sound too glassy? How about Karl . . . | 17 |
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Tyler Acoustic Linbrook Super Towers
Holley, How is the imaging of the super towers vs. the Sig. monitors? And what amplification are you using? thanks, Steve O | 14 |
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Spendor s8e Imaging/Soundstage?
Garyralph: would you consider the sound of the Spicas "polite"? Bartok: I have read your old posts re. the Spendors. As I recall you were not terribly impressed. Kw6: . . . | 14 |
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It's Sunday afternoon...what wax is on your table?
Outstanding Bizango1! I'm still waiting for my new(old) table to show up on the truck; the first one I've had since the 1970's,so I can answer threads like this one. Steve O | 13 |
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Suggestion for Brahms
My enthusiastic recommendations: Symphony no. 4 by Kent Nagano/Deutches Sym. Orchester Berlin on Harmonia Mundi: the most beautiful performance of this piece I have heard. Not a . . . | 12 |
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Your Favorite Classical Music Recordings
Tell you what: I'll list some of my current favorites (subject to change without me noticing). And "current favorite" may mean something I bought years ago, but am . . . | 12 |
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Most Impact on Sound Stage/Imaging?
Well, room treatment is not possible (standard reason: negative WAF). I simply wanted to know which of the three (drivers, cabinet, crossover) affected soundstage/imaging the most. . . | 12 |
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Rachmaninoff, Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Opus 44?
Ashkenazy hard to beat; sound is not up to date, though (but his Isle of the Dead is tops, bone-chilling!). For more up-to-date sound, I recommend David Zinman and Baltimore on . . . | 11 |
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Three Classical Sacd's on a desert island
Rcprince: I have Litton's Mahler 2nd. Tell me about MTT's. How does it compare to Litton, performance- and sound-wise ? Steve O | 10 |
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Recommendation for Schubert Piano Trios Op 100
I'm with Kal. The Storioni play beautifully and the sound is warm, detailed, gorgeous. Ditto their Beethoven and Brahms. Wonder why they haven't recorded anything lately for . . . | 8 |
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Some great sounding classical "warhorses" ??
For Elgar and Britten, check out this review of a new release by Paavo Jarvi and Cincinnati: http://www.highfidelityreview.com/reviews/review.asp?reviewnumber=11818933 The review. . . | 8 |
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Classical SACD's to die for
I didn't know about the Kleiber, either. Thanks for bringing it to our attention. I have heard nothing but good things about Leornard Slatkin's Mahler 2nd on Telarc reissued as . . . | 8 |
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Racks, reasonably priced
http://www.timbernation.com/6srack_PopUp.cfm | 7 |
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Vienna Beethoven Baby Grand , PrimaLuna compatab
I recall seeing this rig on the systems page (below). Not exacly your pre/amp setup, but probably close to what you're thinking about. Contact this guy. I would worry about the 4. . . | 6 |
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Schubert
Be hard to find a better one. This performance oozes joy. And the rbcd (assuming you haven't got an sacd player) layer sounds great. http://sa-cd.net/showtitle/5787 | 5 |
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Classical 2 die 4...top 5?
There are plenty of "sonically outstanding classical recordings". But it would be a shame to plunk down real money on one and come to find you don't care for the music. . . . | 5 |
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Noblesse Audio Furniture??
Thanks everybody for the info. I went to Core Designs website. They seem to have listed prices for everything except what I need: a rack. But I will email them. Thanks again, . . . | 4 |
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Richard Wagner: Overtures on Amazon
Your post reminds me of searching for a certain Brahms Piano Quintet CD. I googled and one showed up on Amazon, used, from a private seller. I can't remember the exact price, but . . . | 4 |
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Replace Magnavox CDB 650 with Ayre CX-7e ?
Thanks for the comments. Well, stopped by an Ayre dealer and was told that Ayre has run out of transports for the CX-7e and they are in the process of finding a new one. Might be . . . | 3 |
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Help with Brahms CD's
No dice at arkivmusic, but that looks like a good place to buy from. Thanks for the tip Sean. I can get the Apex ones as imports. Good to know they are the old Teldec recordings. . . . | 3 |
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AR-ES1 motor noisy
Or this site: http://www.vinylnirvana.com/ Both places sell replacement motors for AR tables | 2 |
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Diva Divine
Is your tube amp 50 watts class ab? How well does it drive the 1.6's, and do the tubes "tame" the Thiel sound a bit? Is it warmer, etc.? Thanks, Steve O | 2 |
