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Whats on your turntable tonight?
I don't know about my turntables, usually a 1960s 1970s golden age stereo LP such as DECCA, Everest or Mercury, Teldec etc. But I certainly know what's in my CD Player at the moment : Nino Rota "Concertos" CHANDOS (CHAN 9954). I came across Rota o... 
No more "High End" for me...Back to Reality Audio
In classical economics as defined by Marshall you have come up against the punishing law of Marginal Productivity. One could draw a graph with audio "quality" on the side and $ spent on the bottom resulting in a curve that rose steeply at the star... 
Are there any albums you consider perfect?
The Everest SDBR LP with iconic album art work by Steinwitz of Stravinsky's Symphony in Three Movements coupled with Ebony Concerto played by Woody Herman and his band for whom it was dedicated. The dynamics and performance of the symphony by LSO ... 
Bi-amping
Without any specific experience of the bi-amping craze of the 1990s when some speakers were produced with four terminals to that end I would just throw in some general advice.    The two factors that most affect the performance of a speaker syst... 
The "great" sound of reel to reel explained
From an end consumer point of view digital carriers and playback devices have overwhelming convenience which squashes all considerations of the best" sound quality. When you think about the sheer vulnerability and wear and tear on a reel to reel w... 
The "great" sound of reel to reel explained
At the dawn of digital photography entering the consumer market I thought the comment by a Fuji executive that in its refinement sheer number of pixels and resulting benefits in terms of image definition and detail are just one factor in determini... 
The "great" sound of reel to reel explained
Just listened to an original 1961 Everest tape of Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue/American in Paris (Sanroma, Steinberg) a 35mm recording. I have the LP album and its 1996 transfer by Vanguard to CD by 20 Bit SBM remastered from original 35mm magnetic...