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| Great classical pianists Glad to see another mention of Mitsuku Uchida, her Mozart Piano Concertos are my favorites, and I have many other recordings of them. Also her Schubert. I'm lucky to have lived in NYC for a very long time, and so have seen most of the greats from ... | |
| Was 1971 the high point of popular music? Fifty years from now, they might be saying that about 2023. Here's a list by the way, | |
| Is There Just One Single Album That Does It For You, Completely? Just One. Of the albums mentioned here... Aja would definitely be on the list, as would Abraxas and the White Album. But of course, on classical music you get to cheat by choosing complete things like Beethoven's Nine Symphonies. So I would probably choose ... | |
| What to expect if I import an amp and preamp from a Japan seller via US eBay A lot of people here talk about ebay but it seems many of them have no clue about the buyer protections offered there. I've bought and sold a lot of expensive items on ebay for many years (particularly photo gear) and I've never been scammed. ebay... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? "Egberto Gismonti- Sol Do Meio Dia" @fourwnds I am a big fan of his, have seven of his albums including my fave, "Dansas das Cabecas", which I have both on CD and vinyl. "Sol Do Meio Dia" is one of the five I have on vinyl. Last night we were l... | |
| Scent of an Audio Store Smells like money, as a friend of mine said about Houston in a slightly different context... | |
| My High End Audio Gear As A Long Term Investment!!! "Both of my Kenwood KD turntables, KD 500 and a KD550" @puptent I had a KD550, bought it new back in the late 1970s or early 1980s, from the Electronic Workshop in Greenwich Village. Always liked it, I think at some point I sold it for a Basis. | |
| Looking for an all-in-one just-add-speakers streamer for my son to take to college This is not out yet but when it is... https://darko.audio/2023/11/eversolos-dmp-a8-creeps-into-the-wild/ | |
| Is anybody using the new Afterdark music server? Now that I know they use Weller soldering irons, I'm in... | |
| Sansui? Sansui 9090DB was the be-all end-all back in the day, and one of the sexiest looking receivers ever. I was the proud owner of one. Plenty out there. | |
| At what price is one considered an Audiophile. I remember when I was a kid in 1975, there were tons of 'hi-fi' shops around. You could get a modest receiver, turntable, and a set of speakers for $500. Later you might add a cassette deck. And everyone was an audiophile (at least us guys lol) cu... | |
| pricing Classe SSP 25 (Esoteric DV50S) It might help to say where you are located. | |
| Rumors of CD Demise Exagerated? New Hegel I listen to all types of music except country. I have 1800 CDs that I ripped to flacs during the pandemic (probably the second or third time I've done this, started with .mp3s way back). I've made a bunch of .m3u playlists with those, and I carry ... | |
| Heavy Vinyl I have a number of 180g recordings and can't recall any warped ones. Audiophile recordings are for a tough crowd and perhaps more care is taken in their manufacturing. OTOH, most folks my age (nearing 70) will have less than fond memories of makin... | |
| New to Streaming I had a Bluesound Node 2i in my main 2 channel system, then a Bluesound Powernode in a second home where I try and keep the number of boxes to a minimum, I also have my TV running thru the Powernode. I decided to try the Eversolo DMP-6, because ... |