chrisoshea
Responses from chrisoshea
| Is Decca charging too much for the remastered 1972 Turandot? Why not consider buying a vinyl London/Decca set from the OG time frame. I’m not a fan of Miles’ half speed work. The cost would probably be much less and London/Decca vinyl issues of that era are normally very good sounding IMO. | |
| Is headphone listening a primary or backup for you when listening to music? I’m currently about 60% Headphones and 40% Speakers…..I love ‘em both. I have a headphone only system at the foot of my bed with both vinyl/CD. | |
| Chesky RCA Living Stereo Reissues vs. Analogue Productions Reissues OP...My answer is "It depends on the title"...Try a few and see/hear for yourself! | |
| Favorite Classical String Quartets For me...Shostakovich #8 and any of the Haydn String Quartets. | |
| Oscar Peterson vs. Art Tatum OP...My Oscar Peterson story...In the late 1970s in Kansas City there was an All-Star concert featuring the Count Basie Orch. and many of his famous Pablo label mates including Ella, Sweets Edison etc..all fabulous ......During the concert, Oscar ... | |
| Are you having problems with Upscale Audio? "The high end crowd can be a difficult bunch. "....Ya think??? I'm a fan of UA...Too many attention seeking blow-hards in the Hifi world and that wears thin after a very short time. | |
| speaker endgame upgrade recommendations coming from Harbeth C7ES-3 XD2? I'm a fan of the ...DeVore / ATC / Audio Note options. Up to 20K? You have MANY fine choices! | |
| Record to break your lease. RV....Knock Yourself Out buddy.... | |
| Rough Trade Records - Beware Before Ordering As opposed to some Music sellers on Audiogon, you can trust the vinyl grading accuracy on Eil if my experience is any indicator. "They are known for strict and reliable grading, especially compared to the more volatile experiences often reported... | |
| Rough Trade Records - Beware Before Ordering Not sure about Rough Trade. If you are considering ordering from the UK I highly recommend https://eil.com/ also known as Esprit. Solid choice for Vinyl/CD/Merch and 100% reliable and trustworthy IME. | |
| Where do classical vinyl records get their rumble from? Thanks Richard…Yes I was thinking about the difference between the soft and loud passages of music. And yes I am familiar with and love Mahler No.2 | |
| Where do classical vinyl records get their rumble from? Ok Richard….Try King Crimson’s Larks Tongues in Aspic….The entire album but especially The Talking Drum…. | |
| Sent a link to my system to ChatGPT... I checked with a fairly new AI app called “Bruce”….It was indifferent about my main system, but it asked me out for coffee….VERY disconcerting… | |
| Where do classical vinyl records get their rumble from? OP Plenty of non- classical music has wide dynamic range No response to checking on headphones for the rumble, unless I missed it I didn’t see if you tried the same recordings on SACD or CD…would to see your response | |
| Where do classical vinyl records get their rumble from? And Richard….Do you hear the rumble through headphones if you have that option? I agree with the replies the that there is nothing inherently more prone to rumble in classical recordings |