edcyn
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| Music to take to an audition Turandot with Pavarotti on London. Marriage of Figaro conducted by Vittorio Gui on EMI's HMV series. Clarity, dynamics, timbral accuracy and soundstaging galore. Marriage of Figaro is pure Blumlein-miked. If the stereo set up is good you hear the... | |
| Classical Top Five I love my Benjamin Britten. He was also a heck of a fine conductor. His recordings of Mozart's Symphonies 25 & 29 on London Decca are constantly on my 'table. String tone to die for, as well. | |
| Classical Top Five millercarbon -- On further thought I have to agree. Now, where's that tube of hydrocortisone to cure my illy itch? | |
| Classical Top Five Let's start a war. Toss Brahms! Too stodgy! Go Mahler, Schubert, Stravinsky! | |
| Can I use a streamer with an internal dac when I have an integrated with an internal one? My Mytek Brooklyn BB has essentially taken me out of the market when it comes to streamers and DAC's. It mates near perfectly with my modest, admittedly slightly mellow PrimaLuna/NOLA Boxer system. When the source material makes it available, I g... | |
| The Lifespan of an LP? jnovak -- As an audiophile even back then, I'd put a dime on the head shell instead. A more expensive solution but less weight. | |
| All record weights the same ? I can't quite read the brand name of my record clamp and the name I think is there, Belex, doesn't google up, But the device is lightweight and easily twist clamps to the spindle by compressing a rubber disc within. Yeah, it doesn't do much for ed... | |
| Had an epiphany, what would happen when all of you die? What'll happen when we all die? A pretty substantial, weighty landfill. | |
| The Lifespan of an LP? The problem with vinyl is usually not out-and-out wear from too much playing. The problem is that a record needs to be treated with respect. Don't eat fried chicken before you take a record out of the jacket to put it on. Don't leave them out in... | |
| The Lifespan of an LP? Even though it'll soon be of vintage age, one of the reasons I stick with my line contact Lyra cartridge is that, whatever is actually going on, it can play the dreaded inner grooves of 33's & 45's that I'm pretty sure I butchered with misalig... | |
| Had an epiphany, what would happen when all of you die? My nephew took my deceased dad's first generation Marantz tube receiver and 15" (or is that 16") Tannoy speakers. He was embarrassed about "stealing" them from me when I saw the stuff at his house but I couldn't have been happier. He took bunches ... | |
| Worst Concerts You Have Attended ?? dwmaggie -- did I mention on this website that Steppenwolf played at my high school? University High in West L.A. They were good. They didn't do The Pusher, probably at the instructions of the Principal. | |
| Are you troubled by the imaging of a symphony orchestra? Orchestral imaging has always been problematic in my experience. How many mikes were employed? Overdubs? Was the venue truly good enough, or did the producers have to make due? Were the producers pressured by the label (or the conductor) into doin... | |
| If you had access to a time machine, what concerts would you go back to see? Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl. My sister had a friend who had a very good seat. She was supposedly hoarse for the next several days due to all her screaming.The Doors at the Whiskey. I got to say, though, that I went to lot of legendary concerts... | |
| Worst Concerts You Have Attended ?? I saw many of the artists mentioned in this thread, and I'll bet many of the performances I saw were on the same tours where you guys saw them. I'm in agreement with the assessments a good 80% of the time. Clapton, probably my favorite electric ... |