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| Integrating speakers into contemporary decor - can WAF ever be overcome? For a designer to say speakers are ugly and are not allowed is essentially the same as the designer saying light fixtures are ugly and are not allowed. If the design intent is to have a room include audio reproduction at a certain quality and purp... | |
| Is it ok to stack LPs horizontally? I have a different experience with horizontal stacked storage of LP’s. While I do not recommend horizontal storage it may not be as risky as some people make it out to be. I recently cleaned out a room in a relatives house where several hundred a... | |
| Can recommend some non-fatigue SMALL bookshelf for near-field listening? On the lower end of the cost spectrum you might check out a used pair of Monitor Audio Bronze 2 speakers, Generation 5. They just barely fit your depth requirement, have a 6.5 inch woofer and are front ported so you can place against a wall, alth... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Talking Heads - "Little Creatures" | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? "The Baroque Sound of the Trumpet"- John Wilbraham & Leslie Pearson Just organ and trumpet playing together and recorded well with a lot of dynamic range | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? "A Baroque Trumpet Recital" on the Nonesuch label. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Jefferson Starship "Gold"Reliving the 70's | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? E Power Biggs - "Heroic Music for Organ, Brass & Percussion"My dad really liked organ and brass. This is yet another album of his left unplayed since the mid 1980's. Thanks dad for passing on your eclectic taste in music. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? E. Power Biggs "Music for Organ and Brass - Canzonas of Gabrieli and Frescobaldi" | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra "1939-1940"Artie Shaw "On the Air"Albums I grew up with playing on my fathers turntable through a wondrously warm tube receiver console and speakers that sold with it. By no means audiophile recordings but very defin... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Andre Previn and His Pals "Pal Joey" | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Julie London "Julie is her name"De De Pierce and his New Orleans StompersBoth from parents collection. Unplayed for decades. Cleaned up very nicely with a wet bath clean and vacuum. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Nina Simone "Nina at Town Hall"Artie Shaw "Swings Show Tunes | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Another two from my parents collection. Heard these many times when growing up. Good times.New Orleans’ Sweet Emma and Her Preservation Hall Jazz Band from a 1964 concert recording. This album signed by multiple band members when we attended a 19... | |
| Upgrade Suggestions for Turntable/Cartridge/Preamp chain Thank you @ elliottbnewcombjr for the detailed response. I definitely was underwhelmed by the stereo separation of the VM-95ML. Now I understand why. (have to pay more attention to ALL the specs next time). I prefer it's overall sound signature... |