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| XRCDs WOW I have a bunch of the Bill Evans XRCDs...all are fantastic sounding and, of course, brilliant music. Waltz For Debby and Sunday at the Village VAnguard...I am amazed at what was on the master tapes waiting to be heard. Scott La Faro's bass sounds ... | |
| Which remasters to pickup? My favorite remastered catalogs are by:Joni Mitchell (Reprise/Asylum catalogs) (HDCD)Steely DanStevie WonderPeter GabrielRoxy Music/Bryan Ferry (HDCD)Grateful Dead (Warner Bros. catalog) (HDCD)Recent Rod Stewart 3-cd set of Mercury catalogIn some ... | |
| Listening room lighting that won't cause problems Albert, you are a treasure of hard-earned experience! Thanks to all for the responses so far.Fortunately, I live in NYC, and just a few blocks from the Bowery lighting district, where all this stuff can be found and demoed. | |
| Live Jazz Trio Recordings Not live, but the newest Bill Charlap trio album, "Stardust," with Kenny Washington and Peter Washington, is really excellent and gorgeously recorded. | |
| Why does this circa '75 receiver sound so good? I own an Accuphase E-202 integrated amp that I lent an old roommate about fifteen years ago and am about to get back. That was a great component then and I suspect it'll be great now, though I'm going to send it to Accuphase's US service bureau fo... | |
| Chopin nocturnes The Moravec nocturnes are great, probably definitive.For mazurkas the greatest is Andrzej Wasowski's recording on Concord. Here's a review from the New York Times: http://homepages.kdsi.net/~sherman/wasowski.htmlWasowski also recorded the nocturne... | |
| grateful dead remasters The co-producers of So Many Roads were Steve Silberman, David Gans and Blair Jackson. They're the ones who picked the tracks. It's an excellent set.And, yes, "How Sweet It Is" is a marvellous release. The "Tears of Rage" is just gorgeous. | |
| New Peter Gabriel Tour in USA................. I'm a serious PG fan who has seen most of his tours, including two of his famous Roxy shows in LA. I really like UP a lot but felt this tour left a lot to be desired. The staging was monumental and obviously very expensive to build and to schlep a... | |
| grateful dead remasters The remasters are on Rhino because the remastered albums were originally released by Warner Brothers, which owns Rhino. Nothing to do with the Arista contract. Rhino, however, *is* rumored to be negotiating with the Dead for rights to the Vault. | |
| grateful dead remasters Chazzbo, Dick's Picks is for two-track masters. The Arista releases are all multi-track masters.Bundy, the "from the Vault" series *has* continued...they just don't call them that any more. "Steppin' Out", "Ladies and Gentlemen...", "Nightfall of ... | |
| grateful dead remasters The remasters sound great! These are the remasters originally released in The Golden Road boxed set, now available individually for the first time. Fantastic HDCD sound, lots of bonus tracks, excellent liner notes.Steppin' Out is astonishingly goo... | |
| Kharma Ceramique; evolution of the line Thanks! | |
| Kharma Ceramique; evolution of the line Thorman, thanks. I own the 2.2s and am thrilled with them. They're perfect for my room.I'm looking for specifics about the changes made to these models as the line has evolved. | |
| Kharma 3.1 vs. Quad 988 I've heard the 3.2s but not the 3.1s. I love my 2.2s, an often forgotten mid-range model that is the perfect size for my room.I suspect you will get a massive dose of the Kharma sound from the 3.1s at a fraction of the cost of the 3.2s, as all the... | |
| Totem's "Hawk" and "Forrest":How Hi-End Are They? The Hawks have superb soundstaging/imaging. |