frogman
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| Evaluating Classical Music Albums We shouldn’t confuse recordings of concerts with recordings made in halls where concerts are held. While it is true that most orchestral recordings are not made in studios, most orchestral recordings are not of actual concerts. There are few recor... | |
| Jazz for aficionados | |
| Jazz for aficionados | |
| Jazz for aficionados | |
| Jazz for aficionados | |
| Jazz for aficionados | |
| Jazz for aficionados | |
| Jazz for aficionados Seems like a good time to celebrate the great Jazz artists that sadly left us this year for THE GREAT JAM SESSION upstairs: | |
| Jazz for aficionados Happy New Year to all! | |
| Silver v Copper wire phono cable Please report back with impressions. Enjoy! | |
| In Classical music the effect of SQ on appreciation Good recommendations from Newbee. Also, for great sound and good performances try Mitsuko Uchida/Jeffrey Tate cond. the great English Chamber Orchestra on Phillips. Still, I have to mention the fantastic interpretations with decent overall sound... | |
| The Audiophile's Wife no longer putting it out? Second post here. | |
| Silver v Copper wire phono cable I don’t think so. When a good silver wire causes the sonic balance that you are suggesting, the problem would most likely be that the rest of the system is too tipped up in balance. | |
| In Classical music the effect of SQ on appreciation Completely agree with Newbee! How much does it affect my “judgment” of the music? Not that much. Good sonics is always a great thing, but my system and I would say, the vast majority of systems owned by Audiogon members, even the systems that I w... | |
| The Audiophile's Wife no longer putting it out? @grannyring My wife and I want to thank your wife (and you 😉) for the laughs that we just shared over our morning coffee as I read to her the most recent entries in “The Audiophile’s Wife”. Your wife truly is a hoot and you are a lucky man (as am ... |