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| Stradivari violin Great discussion! And some great comments. Ewha could not be more on the mark concerning the relative importance of concerns over the instrument's inherent soundcharacteristics versus the performer's personal sound. And as Sugarbrie points out, no... | |
| Stradivari violin This issue does not apply to violins only, but also to any family of musical instruments or groups of same instruments by the same maker. Yes, it is true as Rcprince points out, that some of the unique nuances of tone and expression that some inst... | |
| need decent cheap pre amp to drive As a longtime Maggie user I can have come to the conclusion that the common complaint that "Maggies don't have enough bass" is many times more of a "Maggies with inexpensive solid state electronics don't have enough BODY" issue.Maggies LOVE tubes.... | |
| Brahms Quintet for Clarinet and Strings, op. 115. Brahms met Richard Muhlfeld in 1891; he had recently decided to retire from composing large orchestral works to concentrate on chamber music. He was to write a chamber piece for viola and upon hearing Muhlfeld play, the story goes, decided to writ... | |
| Brahms Quintet for Clarinet and Strings, op. 115. Beautiful piece indeed! Op.115 was the first time that a major composer wrote a clarinet quintet after Mozart's masterpiece. Talk about confidence in your work.I second the recommendations of the Harold Wright and Reginal Kell recordings; however ... | |
| Christmas music Hey Tireguy, I also love Christmas music during this season. My favorites in order of preference (maybe) are:Louis Armstrong And Friends, "What A Wonderful Christmas"Ella Fitzgerald, "Wishes You A Swinging Christmas"The Manhattan Transfer, "The Ch... | |
| ARC SP9,SP9mkII,SP9mkIII I can't comment on the III, but I have owned the I and the II. I don't remember what the actual details are as far as circuit or parts differences, but I remember very well what the differences were between the two as far as their sound in my syst... | |
| ARC SP6 or 9; Audible Illusions M3A;Couterpoint 5 I have owned all three and I think Tacs comments are right on the money; it's all about synergy. I disagree that the AI is definitely better; it all depends on what tickles your fancy sound wise.Both the ARC and Counterpoint were used with Berning... | |
| A Love Supreme FOR JOHN COLTRANEThey should haveshown you to the sunso he could know his rivalyou might havemade the world go mellow,turned empty tablesgolden with your soundwe are lucky, I suppose,that they let you blow at alltheir love is goldthat turns to dol... | |
| I don't remember much, but I remember...... The first record of my very own was a 45 of "Sugar" by The Archies that came free in a box of Applejacks, I was nine; that was played on an Army green Sears stereo with detachable speakers and a handle. My first record of music was Benny Goodman's... | |
| traveling need audio stores in NYC to audition I also disagree concerning NYC stores. I agree that Sound by Singer is worth checking out, as is Innovative Audio and Lyric HiFi.I have found SOME salesmen who are in fact quite knowledgeble about music, some to a surprising degree. If you go to L... | |
| I've discovered an alternate way . Have fun playing along with records! Great way to have fun with music and your preferred instrument, no matter the level of your proficiency. As I'm sure you know, Piazzola does not play the accordion; he plays the bandoneon, a cousin of the accor... | |
| unamplified orchestras or bands? Haydn and Mozart used brass before Beethoven did, both as ensemble players and as solo instruments.Yes, tuba and trumpet CAN sound louder than viola and violin, but not necessarily. A fine trumpeter can play with as much delicacy and control as an... | |
| "I am there" vs. "They are here" The truly great systems reproduce ambience information to a degree that allows a listener to experience the sound of a room. Every room has a unique sound that not only can be heard even when there is no obvious source of sound (music), in other w... | |
| How could surround sound be used in an audiophile system? Subaruguru, great post. I have achieved similar results with a pair of tweaked out MGIIIA's in a large room. Incredible soundstaging and much more natural to my ears than the "forced" soundstaging of most of the multichannel systems I have heard. ... |