drubin
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| Most achingly-beautiful music A fellow A'goner just turned me on to the 1986 recording of the USSR Ministry of Culture Chamber Choir performing the Rachmaninoff Vespers. If ever there was achingly beautiful, this be it. A must-have if you like choral music. MOS 18733. | |
| What can you tell me about First Sound pre-amps? Sometimes at night I have dreams in which my FS preamp has a remote. Then I wake up, sadly. | |
| Worst remote nomination... The remote on my Onkyo DVD player is abysmal.I recently auditioned the Muse UDP and its remote is ridiculous. About 50 tiny buttons, all the same size. | |
| tube upgrade for first sound Give it a month so that you really get to know the sound of the broken in unit before you start experimenting. | |
| Review: Sony SCD-1 Audiocom-UK upgrade Except that in the case of this particular audiophile (Jadem6), the "silly, overpriced extras" were chosen after diligent, careful evaluation. At least that has been his approach in the past.A bit harsh, daytrader. | |
| Best Speakers below $1000 for my needs And still another vote for Europas. | |
| What's your latest "Discovery" One of the audiophile mags recently raved about Masterpieces by Ellington. I second the nomination. The sound quality on the first four tracks is beyond great.Also, "Artifact" by Sound Tribe Sector Nine. I can't categorize the music but it is at o... | |
| Proac Response 2.5 vs D25 I'm speaking here as a former 2.5 owner. It's a great speaker, no doubt. I recently heard the Dali Helicon 400 and thought it was mighty impressive at about $4K new. | |
| Review: Portal Panache Integrated Amplifier Great review, Slate1! Although I have not heard the amp at any length. I do agree with you wholeheartedly about Joe Abrams. He is a prince among audiophiles. | |
| tube upgrade for first sound >I already picked up a Mini Khan power cord for after break in! :-)And you thought tubes were expensive! | |
| How does one get off the merry-go-round? Detlof, I hope that you are saying the expedition vehicle will be the last vehicle of your life. There is another way to read your last post that is, um, not so pleasant. | |
| Review: Sony SCD-1 Audiocom-UK upgrade Great to see you posting again, JD. Don't be a stranger! | |
| How does one get off the merry-go-round? Please stick around, even if you have no interest in the gear. | |
| tube upgrade for first sound Yeah, the $75 minimum was a shocker. So I ordered two sets of OA2's (in case I keep the First Sound forever) plus the EH 6922's and thereby met the minimum. But there must be another source for OA2's, and Music Direct sells the EH tubes for less t... | |
| tube upgrade for first sound One of the OA2's in my FS went out, so when I ordered replacements from New Sensor yesterday, I also ordered a pair of the EH Gold Pin 6922, which Emmanuel suggested I try. Not NOS and less than $30. I forget if this tube has been discussed here. ... |