bkeske
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| Best debut album And.....The Modern Lovers. | |
| Best debut album Fist that came to my mind was The Band. | |
| Diminishing Returns If you bring used into the discussion.....I purchased my 2006 Vandersteen 2Ce Signature I’s for $575.00 (actually gave the person $600 because he met me half way for a pick-up).I think you would be hard pressed to get any other speaker the quality... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Paul Kletzki conducting the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Mahler Symphony #1. Angel Records. Really nice version. | |
| Is room treatment a science? There is a gentleman who has a YouTube channel that I watch regularly, the channel name is Acoustic Fields, and Dennis Foley is the the person who does these videos, and has a company of the same name who does very high end acoustical installation... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Vaughan Williams complete CD collection, last two CD’s - Symphonies 7, 8, & 9Cleveland Orchestra, Franz Welser-Most conducting - ‘A New Century’ Volumes 1,2 & 3 : Beethoven - String Quartet #15, Varese - Ameriques, Staud - Stromab, Strauss... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Along with all the LP’s I purchased via Discogs, one of my favorite sellers had a 6 CD box set of all Vaughan Williams symphonies and other compositions for a great price, so picked it up. I’m always drawn to box sets. I must say, although I have ... | |
| How do you share the sweet spot? If I have guests, yes, I let them....well, i make them, sit in the sweet spot. But, to be honest, it is rare that I have guests over to listen to music, so I almost never have to share. If it’s just watching TV via my 5.2 set-up, it doesn’t really... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Andre Previn conducts Rachmaninoff concertos #1 & 4. Leonard Pennario and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. RCA VIctor Red Seal. 1965Mehta conducts Bruch violin concerto #1 & Lalo Symphony Espagnole. Los Angeles Symphony w/Pinchas Zukerman... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? @tomic601 Ah yes, the Christoph von Dohnányi years. Cleveland has had some very good conductors following Szell.But, one of the biggest thrills is simply sitting in Severance Hall. Incredible place. It was Szell who made some big improvements to t... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? One more...Karajan conducts Sebelius : Findlandia, Valse Triste, Der Schwan Von Tuonela, Tapiola. Berlin Philharmoniker. Deutsch Grammophon, German pressing. 1967.Outstanding recording. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? All Szell and the Cleveland Orchestra from my latest Discogs purchase (what can I say, a proud ‘homer’):Incidental Music; Shubert - Rosamunde & Mendelssohn - A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Columbia re-release/master. 1973Brahms, Piano Concerto #2 ... | |
| New TT or upgrade cartridge/platter on Project DC @aasteven111I was in a very similar position as you, and also decided on a Pro-Ject Debut Carbon for exactly the same reasons.I immediately replaced the Ortofon Red with a Grado Red, and soon after purchased the acrylic platter. Both were/are good... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? A couple of my 11 new Discogs purchases:American String Quartet, Dvorak String Quartets 9&10. Nonesuch 1986Szell conducts Schubert #9 ‘Great’. Cleveland Orchestra. CBS Great Performances. Re-release/master 1981Szell conducts Strauss, Symphonia... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Karajan conducts Beethoven, Symphonies 5, 6, & 7. Berlin Philharmonic. 1975 German box cycle re-release from 1962. Deutsche Grammophon.May listen to 8 & 9 before the night is over as these cycle is so damn good. |