gregm
Responses from gregm
| How long have you had the SAME GEAR? Indeed, Patrick & Albert: gear may change -- but the music remains. Patrick, may I graciously offer to help you clean out some of that vinyl :^)This reminds me of another recent thread where the devil asked us to choose b/ween a giga system sy... | |
| Tchaikovsky Piano Trio, op. 50, any suggestion? I second both recommendations above -- my preference goes to the "live-classics" performance. Cheers! | |
| Replacing TT with CD At 200 euro, that's an expensive piece of advice, Cornfed! As to the question,I'm not sure why you want to give up analogue -- when you can purchase a cdp anyway and keep the tt. Particularly for classical. I have both and still prefer analogue al... | |
| Live or Recorded; A Faustian response Other than the music per se, the live performance offers ambience, and human interaction and contact. If we call such "surrounding" aspects of the live experience, "atmosphere" (for wont of a better word), then atmosphere, inseparable from the mus... | |
| What amp & preamp/proc to get with AP Virgo III's? I find the Luna an very good performer -- albeit expensive. Matches Virgos very well ofcourse. For music (I don't have HT), the Virgos will like fast, powerful and musical (rather than analytical) amplification with good tonal balance; i.e., SS wi... | |
| Live or Recorded; A Faustian response I third the motions above for the reasons advanced. Adding to Albert's quest for tickets, may I also add Furtwangler, Backhaus, Richter, Ferrier, Walter, J Campbell, Hooker, Waters, and many others. | |
| What can come after Apogee Divas? Fact is, Detlof, I have *literally* taken the words out of your mouth (or posts, as it were)! Unlike you, I never managed to reproduce those high frequencies with my 63s --due to insufficient amplification, as you have noted elsewhere. Rogerwalk: ... | |
| Avalon: Eidolon vs Opus vs Opus Ceramique Linkster: I heard the Eidolon & the Ceramique -- but on two different occasions, and only playing a Burmester test cd on both occasions...With this limitation in mind, I respectfully submit that my Eidolon "musical experience" was superior to ... | |
| Rock albums that sound good on your system? Very interesting post, Albert. Thanks! | |
| What can come after Apogee Divas? Rogerwalk: Not knowing the Dynaudios, I tend to agree with Kirk, above. I would add, however, that the Quads will also outperform the Divas, even more perceptibly so in two channel classical IMO. Pls note though, they require VERY strong & con... | |
| 19th Nervous Breakdown... New: a big Pro-ject w/arm + Benz Glider or similar, OR, VPI scout (as ljgj above), OR, small Clearaudio w/arm. Used: many choices, Oracle (as per Jeff above), smaller VPI's, big Thorens w/ SME arm... ...many choices out there, at least these shoul... | |
| Anyone familiar with the Audio Physic Avanti lll?? Adding to Sidssp, Avanti need lots of power to reach their top operating level. They need careful placement and prefer nearfield listening (IMO) -- although acceptable compromises can be met by just plonking them more or less in front of you (BUT ... | |
| Cables for Audio Physic Libra I used to play my Libra with Nordost SPM ref, and also liked upmarket siltechs -- but couldn't afford those. As a general comment, fast cables, with reasonable tonal balance and upper range extension, sounded better to my ears than "euphonic" ones... | |
| Quality of recording vs Musical tastes Well, it's been 'NO' for me on point 1 -- but I *did* buy a (performance-wise indifferent) cd of a Symphonic poem simply because the recording has dynamics. Great way to blow speakers! As many others, I buy content rather than sound quality (if so... | |
| Tweaks No fear, Slawney's on vibrapods. He sounds mellow (see post above). When he's on spikes, his dynamics increase but the disposition becomes harsh & piercing -- "astute", as Detlof notes in his diplomatic fashion. |