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| Passive VS Active crossover-What s the difference s Sean, I agree with you on your post regarding dynamic drivers bi, tri, and quad amped.....but we need to mention that the introduction of an active X-over into your ultra hi end setup, could well destroy the purity of the electronics you are using... | |
| John Dunlavy On "Cable Nonsense" Sorry Ezmeralda, I cant buy into that one. Cables like MIT, Magnan& Siltech, of course, do create R, L, and C,changes with different amplifiers, but the character or "personality" per se, of the IC, shines thru most every time. Gold and silver... | |
| Most achingly-beautiful music Hello Detlof, I have not listened to the Abbado Beethoven cycle, but I think that while Karajan was not exactly suited to Ravel, he really understood Ludwig Van in the first Stereo DGG cycle. Carlos Kleiber had an outstanding 5 & 7 on DGG back... | |
| Most achingly-beautiful music Jules Massenet's Intermezzo from Thaiis only played by Michel Schwalbe of the Berlin PhilharmonicTry to find the "flower" Label LP pressing of this great Karajan record of opera intermezzi. The LP wasKARAJAN: OPERN INTERMEZZI, DGG (138 OR 139 SERI... | |
| IC.to replace Pre-Out/Main-In jumper Simon, I have done the replacement NAD jumper, with very short (about 5" of my favorite IC and good quality plugs).The difference is huge. Large gains in all the usual audiophile areas. The factory jumper should have sounded better though. More "u... | |
| Led Zeppelin 2 First pressing David 99, Even though Zep was a Brit band, Atlantic Records was an American Company. The first US copys are the preferred closest to the Master tape copys. The UK pressings are NOT as good, even though this is a Brit band.I have never seen a red/p... | |
| John Dunlavy On "Cable Nonsense" So, Sqjudge, R,L& C variations are what detemine(in the largest percentage of) our final sound in ICs?Do you feel that a direct connection (wire free)will always provide the most accurate results no matter what?(i.e directly soldered I/O conne... | |
| What Chopin solo piano cds are the best? The magnificent Chopin Waltzes, have never really been played to my 100% satisfaction by Rubinstein (uninspired performances),or any other, until I discovered the Dmitri Alexeev performance on EMI Digital(1985). This faulty early digital recording... | |
| What Chopin solo piano cds are the best? Iasi, Thanks for mentioning RADU LUPU. This piano virtuoso really has ability on Brahms and Schumann, but I never heard him play Chopin. He worked for Decca/London, but I never saw anything on that label regarding He and Chopin. Can you elaborate ... | |
| What Chopin solo piano cds are the best? Glad to be of service Greg. When the music is this important, it is essential to have the best performances.AS you probably know, Pollini is a student of Michelangeli's, and has the chops to be able to pull off the nightmarishly difficult Etudes. ... | |
| What Chopin solo piano cds are the best? Gregm, dont forget the Pollini Etudes on DG, unmatched as far as I can hear. Its been nice talking to a few of you in the last 8 months, maybe 3 or 4 total people, but I see that this place is not for me. Stonewalling is what alot of this crowd se... | |
| Jazz Review: Miles Davis Thought I had you SD, but you did mention the LP in the body of the post.Question to SD, Do you feel that (except for NEFERTITI),Miles took a definite step down in his musicmaking (composing) after the breakup of the great 58-63 group? I found the... | |
| Jazz Review: Miles Davis Leave it to me to have to add to SDs outstanding Miles post.(I dont have too many supporters here at Audiogon so I hope this does'nt make things even worse)SD you forgot the SECOND best Miles record after Kind of Blue. I'll let you tell us the ans... | |
| How can power cords make a difference? 702, So Bill Johnson, Richard Vandersteen, Arnie Nudell, Mark Levinson(the man), Jim Winey, and other manufacturer/designers are all hearing things(these are NOT cable manufacturers) when they tell you to use "tweako" cables to make their products... | |
| What Chopin solo piano cds are the best? If you want to have a "religious" experiance with Chopin, you should purchase the CD by my favorite piano player;CHOPIN MAZURKAS; BALLADE 1, PRELUDE OP.45; SCHERZO..ARTURO BENEDETTI MICHELANGELI (1972) DG-413449-2 (CD)This may be the most wonderfu... |