fleschler
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| The new dynamic in speaker pricing Yes, he also has a pair of subs and he paid $12K to separate the YGs woofers from the main speaker (they are adjacent now) so that the tweeter is more at ear level (they are too high as originally constructed). They throw a huge soundstage and ex... | |
| The new dynamic in speaker pricing @j-wall I've heard several Von Schweikert speakers from the VR-35 to the Ultra 11. The Ultra 9 and 11 sounded better than any audio system I've ever heard (and I've probably heard about 1000 at shows mostly and maybe 50 in homes). Sure, they... | |
| Isn't it really about quality of recording? @ghdprentice I have 27,500 LPs (about 2,000 duplicate operas) mix of classical, jazz, vocal, opera, ethnic, etc. I also have 7,000 78s. I am 66, collecting since 3. I live in Los Angeles area and have had many great stores to purchase fro... | |
| Isn't it really about quality of recording? @ghdprentice I have 7,000 CDs. At least 1,000 are Romophones, Marston and Biddulph. Unavailable for streaming. The alternatives are buying LP versions or the 78s themselves (if possible, $1millions in cost and then there is the playback spe... | |
| Isn't it really about quality of recording? I am still shocked/amazed at how dynamic and colorful many of my recordings sound (CD and LP) with upgrades in cartridge/SUT and DAC/transport in 2022. My former Benz Ruby 3 didn't match well with SUTs and I lost dynamics. The Zesto Allesso and... | |
| Torus vs AudioQuest Niagara I also own the Bryston version, the Bit 20. Everything but my big mono amps and my digital transport are plugged in. For some unknown reason, the DAC likes to be plugged into the Bit 20 but the transports I've used don't. I plug the transport ... | |
| Acoustic Guitar on Vinyl Many of the Romeros (father or three sons) on Contemporary or Philips have outstanding sonics of Spanish classical music. Roy du Nann and Bob Fine recordings generally do. | |
| DAC diminishing returns I own a very highly modified Benchmark DAC1 HDR. It has great bones such as a linear power supply and good DAC chips. However, it has really cheap computer power and filter caps, regulators (50¢). I replaced them all with audiophile quality c... | |
| Looking for wider soundstage I use four Shakti Hallographs (two in the corners and two in the middle of the sidewalls-very critical). I also use 34 SR HFTs (5 levels plus 2 speakers). I don't know how much the side wall or ceiling ones affect the sound as I have ample side ... | |
| Most Realistic Recordings I have made several 100 recordings of orchestras, choirs and chamber music in such venues as UCLA Royce Hall, Disney Hall, Ford Amphitheater, Gindi Auditorium, etc all in Los Angeles. I have performed in all but Royce where I was a parttime review... | |
| Most Realistic Recordings Organ-try George Wright "Hot Pipes" his best organ recording on CD. Great choir-Roger Wagner chorale in Green Leaves of Summer (only the Varese Sarabande CD, others are junk). | |
| Most Realistic Recordings Realistic to what? A live performance or a recording stage/studio recording? They are so different. I want to hear what the engineer engraved on a record or cd (or RR tape). What I don't want it a modern, phasey, distant, over-reverberant reco... | |
| Albums you do not get...a plea for help and understanding @tony1954 My sentiments exactly. Graceland does not hold together as an album for me. I am not into Springsteen. There's so much Miles Davis-I prefer his 50's and early 60's recordings with great sidemen. I generally prefer Lee Morgan ... | |
| First impressions of the Isoacoustic Gaia 1’s @phillyb I MUST use my Townshend Sink under my VPI TNT VI turntable. It has inadequate/ineffective footers, much worse than the spring and rubber feet of my earlier VPI 19-4. I also require Ultra SS Stillpoints under my preamp/phono stage whic... | |
| Can a Amp be "timeless" and compete with todays amps? My primary amp is a pair of Altec 1569A theater amps. WARNING-Using these unmodified in the home is dangerous as the 700 volt operating current puts out not insignificant amounts of radiation. My amps were gutted but for the case and transformers.... |