ejr1953
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| Your Favorite Classical Box Sets I have several versions of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, my favorite of all of them, #3, #7 and #9 are near the top of my list. If I had to chose "the best" I'd chose Herbert Von Karajan's 1963 recordings with the Berlin Philharmonic (remastered). ... | |
| A Couple Of Articles For Digital Listeners Hey, if you enjoy vinyl more than digital, or digital more than vinyl, or both, who am I to say you are "right" or "wrong" for enjoying your listening one way or another.Too many of us Audiogoners seem to insist they THEY are "right" and if you do... | |
| Opinions: Joseph Audio Pulsar vs Dynaudio Conficence C1 vs Totem Element Fire vs ????? I own a pair of Totem Fire monitors and compared them to the Dynaudio C1's, liked the C1's a lot, but in the end felt that they sounded "different" than the Fire's, but not "better". Same result from comparing them to the Sonus Faber Guarneri mon... | |
| is there a market? I don't believe there are any studio quality analog multi-track tape recorders being made today, haven't been for quite some time, and the parts for older units are becoming very difficult to find. | |
| "Shouty" treble with hi res files OK, I don't mean to stir up trouble, but some people don't believe that music should be distributed in resolutions greater than a CD qualtiy (44.1k/16 bit). Here's an interesting article to review:https://xiph.org/~xiphmont/demo/neil-young.htmlHa... | |
| Does it ever bother you Over 35 years ago I was an audio salesman, on commission only, at a high end shop in DC. After I got somewhat "seasoned", I noticed that I could sell fairly easily to people who loved music and most of the time I was wasting my time dealing with ... | |
| Jaw Dropping I guess some people have "more dollars than sense"... | |
| Speaker Placement Can't agree more with the comments posted by yogiboy & pops. I moved my system from our living room to a much larger family room, and found that small adjustments in speaker positioning sometimes made significant changes to the soundstage. A... | |
| looking for a stand mount speaker to match a s/s int amp. Last year I changed from my beloved Totem Fire monitors to a pair of Focal Sopra No2 floorstanders, after moving my system from our 13x24 living room, to my 24x26 "man cave".I just happen to have the Totems up for sale on Audiogon now. They are m... | |
| Has anyone found Audio Nirvana? I think I'm "set" with equipment now, after years of swapping things out. The only thing I might do is upgrade to a new music server. I have:PS Audio P10 Power PlantPS Audio DirectStream DACPS Audio PerfectWave CD TransportDell LaptopMcIntosh MC... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? "The Stanley Clarke Bank", Stanley Clarke, Hiromi, Reslan & Ronald Brewer, Jr. | |
| Dynaudio Sappires vs Focal Sopra 2's 2bz,Congrats on your purchase! I’ve had my Sopra No2’s since mid-September and absolutely love them. When I searched for a new pair of speakers, it came down to the Dynaudio C2 Platinums and the Focals.I gently broke them in for at least 100 hour... | |
| In House Manufacturing vs. OEM Sourcing Back in the late 70's, early 80's I worked in the audio business and back then there were over 500 loudspeaker manufacturers just in the U.S. Back then, it was a "high profit margin" part of the audio business, I'm not sure if that's changed or n... | |
| Buying Without Audition Last year I spent several months in my quest to find a new pair of speakers, in my case I live outside two large metropolitan areas.To me speaker selection involves the most "personal preference". In my quest, one of the salesmen I encountered as... | |
| Wilson Sophia 3 speaker and preamp mcintosh C50 .... Which power amp is suitable!!!! I have had a pair of Focal Sopra No2's, like the Wilson's, have a tweeter that will bring out harshness in the electronics.For nearly a year I've had a McIntosh C50/MC452 and have been extremely happy with that setup. This amp has the smoothness ... |