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| Has education expanded your listening tastes? Thanks to all for the positive comments; glad to be part of a very interesting discussion with so many really great and thoughtful contributions. Schubert, I am not surprised by the feelings of the principal clarinetist that you refer to. Playing ... | |
| Has education expanded your listening tastes? There is truth to what Schubert says; musicians do, indeed, come from a different place than most listeners. It is a fairly common experience for musicians to enjoy PLAYING certain pieces (or the music of certain composers) much more than LISTENIN... | |
| Worlds Best Trumpet Player? Thanks, Albert. Must be an iPad issue; not working for some reason. Will try Youtube. | |
| Bolero:why can't my system reproduce snare well? Elegal, as Mapman says, then you have a good point of reference. Please tell us what recording of Bolero you are listening to; that may be very instructive. | |
| Bolero:why can't my system reproduce snare well? Great article, Al; interesting read and thanks for sharing. Would be interesting to see similar graphs showing the effect on high frequency content relative to low frequency content at different distances from the microphone. On a lighter note:htt... | |
| Worlds Best Trumpet Player? Don't seem to be able to access the files from the site's home page. Any suggestions? Thanks. | |
| Bolero:why can't my system reproduce snare well? Lowrider makes very good points about the role of the conductor and producer in determining the sound of the orchestra and solo instruments (in the case of a piece like Bolero). Sometimes the end result of a producer's "artistic license" can be a ... | |
| Bolero:why can't my system reproduce snare well? You need to provide more information for suggestions to be relevant. Have you ever heard "Bolero" live? Are you aware that the snare is supposed to be played as softly as possible and slowly gets louder only as other instruments join in? Often, th... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners Hi Chris, I would be glad to share some thoughts about that. I am on tour in Asia for a couple of weeks with limited internet access and will post when I have a window of opportunity. Regards. | |
| Most underrated composer of 20th Century? Schubert, this article addresses your comment about the prevalence of Finnish composers:http://theclassicalreviewer.blogspot.kr/2012/04/why-does-finland-continue-to-produce-so.htmlLarryi, a few years ago I took part in a performance of a work by L... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners Chris, you are a brave man opening up the proverbial can of analog vs digital worms. Perhaps the relative insulation of the ET thread will keep a discussion from getting out of control. The comments about square waves are very interesting, but it ... | |
| Most underrated composer of 20th Century? Interesting question and some equally interesting nominations. However, I don't think we have dug deeply enough. First, let's define "underrated". Do we mean underrated as concerns familiarity (based on frequency of performance) to the listening p... | |
| What is my weak link? Re "weakest link": your system is actually pretty well-balanced, at a certain price point. There's a lot to be said for that. Leave it alone. | |
| Preamp suggestions for Belles 400/Snell Type A ****1) $750 or under; (2) prefer a remote control for source/volume; (3) warm side of neutral; (4) decent phono stage (can get one without phono, but will then want to spend less); (5) doesn't require me to upgrade, solder or otherwise monkey with... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners ****Chris has taught me the extreme importance of the air supply. A good smooth source of air lifts the arms performance considerably. ****Completely agree; and analogous (pun intended) to the importance of good clean (smooth) power for our electr... |