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| Amazing Solo Piano Recordings Detlof, thanks. I was actually in the process of ordering Nikolaeva, but there seem to be different editions:1) Melodia2) Hyperion3) separated into 3 CDs, which look like some sort of budget labelWhich of these is considered the right one to get? ... | |
| power conditioner with off switch Shunyata Hydra-4 and up have on/off switches | |
| Amazing Solo Piano Recordings Shostakovich - 24 Preludes and Fugues. Amazing music. Try Konstantin Scherbakov on Naxis for this. Very affordable 2-disc set and very good performance. | |
| How do you clean tube pins? usually inserting and taking the tube out a few times should be all it takes as far as maintenance cleaning. I usually use DeOxit for initial cleaning if I get a NOS tube set. Just make sure you use tiny bit. This stuff dries out fast and works pr... | |
| Pass vs Simaudio I've had my Pass X250.5 for almost 2 years now. I'm extremely happy with it. I've always used Audio Research tube preamps with my solid state amps though.Prior to the Pass, I had McCormack DNA-225 stock, then had it modded to almost platinum(every... | |
| Power Cable suggestions for Pass Labs X250.5 this was discussed more than once. search the forums. | |
| Remotes: Who needs 'em? They were profiling a family with five children living in Ohio. The father of the children drove a Ford Excursion while his wife drove a Ford Expedition It was the marketing of the 90s that convinced people those large vehicles were "necessaryIt's... | |
| Remotes: Who needs 'em? it is very impressive you took time to count the number of buttons on that remote.and even if it has 156 or 256 buttons, why would you want to fiddle with this remote while listening? You say you want to relax while listening. Don't you just use t... | |
| Coleman Hawkins encounters Ben Webster long There are musicians that shock you with their technical abilities. Coltrane falls into a rare category of being able to do that and be very musical and expressive at the same time.Another one of my favorites, sort of like Luis Armstrong of saxopho... | |
| "Budget" pre tube with SS power amp since you live in Europe, the thing I suggest you do is try a preamp within your budget with a name that sells easily, in case you will not be satisfied and will want to try another preamp. Go used. Find something like an Audio Research, BAT, Soni... | |
| Audio Research Source - CD3 mkII, CD5 Mtdking, it seems that you've had a bad experience with CD7 and the technical problems you encountered with the unit had big impact on your decision making. I can not really imagine what Modwright transporter should sound like to be better than CD... | |
| Help troubleshooting McCormack separates? this has to be really frustrating for you. you did a good job describing what's going, but I haven't heard of different pieces coming down with the same syndrome. Also what's puzzling is when you bring the stuff to your friend's house, it does the... | |
| Help troubleshooting McCormack separates? is it buzzing or humming? it is unclear from both of your posts what exactly the problem is.You may have something as simple as a ground loop. have you tried cheater plugs or ground loop isolator? do you have a cable tv near your system or on the ... | |
| Anti-Cable IC's search the archives. this subject has been discussed extensively | |
| CDPs for full orchestra 05-31-08: Pacific_island_audioThis may not be the answer you were hoping for, but CD players have little effect on soundstange, imaging, or rendering the complexities of orchestral music. For the qualities you are seeking, the recording is the mos... |