goofyfoot
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| Burned Out I spent some time in Odessa, Ukraine. I don’t know if I’d buy products there unless I went through someone I knew personally. I’ve seen shops there that lasted only a few weeks before they either moved or disappeared altogether. Most folks in Ukra... | |
| I just bought a Steinway which sounds like a banjo. pindac, I did look up Steinway loudspeakers. I was surprised to see that they are still in production. Any idea what the flagship model retails for? | |
| Best Brahms Third Symphony Herbert von Karajan is my favorite Brahms interpreter. He was director of both the Berlin and the Vienna. | |
| I just bought a Steinway which sounds like a banjo. I’d recommend a pair of Quad electrostatics. I have a pair of the 2905’s powered by an ASR Emitter II Exclusive, an Ayre DAC with a Bryston media player. The speakers are very temperamental in the way they are positioned but the results are beauti... | |
| Is It Time To Sell My Vinyl Rig? reubent, if you process the entirety of what I said, my comment was reflective on the point that 95% of new classical recordings are in a digital format. I'm sure that you have friends who love classical and collect classical vinyl but they are co... | |
| What is the average life expectancy of a DAC? I bought my Ayre QB9 in 2007 based on hearing it at the dealer. Ayre has offered two upgrades since and the sound of each were worth it. So I have a current Ayre DAC but originally bought in 2007. I would research and try to find a company that wi... | |
| Is It Time To Sell My Vinyl Rig? The thing about my vinyl collection is that it's very unlikely the majority of my pressings have ever been reissued. A lot of mono Archiv Produktions from the 1950's so getting rid of them would mean never hearing them again. They're not worth a l... | |
| I just bought a Steinway which sounds like a banjo. If your Steinway sounds like a banjo, you probably need a restoration so call your piano tuner. Aside from that, I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about. | |
| Is It Time To Sell My Vinyl Rig? I can check but classical titles are rarely all that valuable unless it’s a Johanna Martzy or something like that. The other problem would be selling that rare LP that’s worth $2,000.00. A record to me is only worth a lot if I’m able to sell it. P... | |
| Is It Time To Sell My Vinyl Rig? Anyway, I’m trying to find a way where I can come up with the extra money without selling anything. My power amp has been at the tech now for three months so once I get that back, I’ll probably reacquire my appreciation for playing vinyl. | |
| Is It Time To Sell My Vinyl Rig? Those audiophiles who say they opt for vinyl over cd’s are not making classical music the core of their record collection. Choosing a Faces record from 1971 rather than a cd is an incomparable comparison to collecting the classical music repertoir... | |
| Is It Time To Sell My Vinyl Rig? Most of what I listen to are recent classical recordings or remastered classical recordings. I would say that 95 percent of classical releases today are in digital format. I doubt that vinyl will gain traction in that genre. If I do listen to popu... | |
| Is It Time To Sell My Vinyl Rig? It appears that I’m getting hammered on about not collecting more records than the two hundred that I own. In my defense, the vintage vinyl that I own, which typically dates from around 1957-ish are all in very good to pristine condition. I have s... | |
| Is It Time To Sell My Vinyl Rig? Sorry, Carmen McRae for those of you who care. | |
| Is It Time To Sell My Vinyl Rig? A small private record shop in Paris had a Carmen McRay “Alfie” mono pressing on Mainstream records and they were asking 45 EUROS. I pain 8 dollars for my copy here in the states. I asked the owner why the price was so high and he mentioned that i... |