gregm
Responses from gregm
| Rega or Musical Fidelity ? Limited exposure, for what it's worth. I was more impressed by the Rotel, on rock & blues. Caveat: I am better at rating on classical...(which was not on the agenda). Also, pls note that I did NOT listen to these players side-by-side. The syst... | |
| Record-playing Rituals? Kubla, Detlof -- a daily dose of lithium for all of us??? Together we could get a group discount. Detlof, what's the actual mix you use (50/50%?). And how do you "treat" the surface? Thanks!Cheers to all inmates! | |
| Men/Women/Audiophiles Love it, Plasma! Even got the W in a good mood. (Maybe she'll authorise the next upgrade, finally.) Where on earth did you find this?Give us more... | |
| Best Male Singers of the 20th Century Kubla, Dekay, remember "Nighthawks @ the diner, Emma's 49er, a RdV of strangers..."?T. Waits when I was still young(er)...Cheers! | |
| Haydn Joseph Franz Hi, Petrty11. The following suggestions are for the performance -- but the recordings are mostly good enough. There is a complete Trios recording by Philips (9 CDs) with the Beaux-Arts Trio. IMO, better performances of certain trios are:Trios 22-2... | |
| Cary 300SEI drive LS3/5A? Asa, if the Spendor LS3/5A are anything like the Rogers namesake I used to have, they are indeed 15ohm /88db -- or thereabouts. Lots of current is useful.The Cary looks -- on paper, at least -- as if it can drive them well; 300 amps usually have a... | |
| Electrostat Speakers with sub. Finally Sorry Kubla. BTW, I was too drunk to pinch your valiums (thought you kept them in yr fridge...). The story: FRANZ SHUBERTmaniac suggested adding an extra pair of Acoustats alongside the main pair, to act as subs. I think that two pairs (i.e. four,... | |
| How much do you listen? 12-16hrs. There was another thread on this topic, not so long ago. Could help you with the stats!Cheers! | |
| SS versus Tubes Rushton, will do. Thanks for the tip! | |
| Lyra Lydian or Benz L2 for a Linn Table Benz Klider (sp?) is a beautiful, reasonably priced cartridge. The clearaudio Victory also sounded good on a Clearaudio TT. Haven't heard L2 or Lydian. Have heard the Clavis on a Clearaudio and my old Simon Yorke Zarathustra. It sounded lovely. Bu... | |
| Are Monoblock s worth it? Thank you, rcprince! | |
| Are Monoblock s worth it? Sean, interesting and logical: allow for length where the signal is strongest. The trick then is to keep the same IC & speaker cable and try placing the monos around the stereo's old whereabouts. Not easy, but feasible.However, isn't there som... | |
| Audio Physic Avanti 3 Basile, try Kronos KR6000 monos. Great driving power. There are others. For KR buy used; ruinously expensive new IMO. Also, don't require much maintenance: marketing blurb claims, tubes are supposed to last 50.000 hrs... well, let's settle for 25k... | |
| Different & inconsistent sound quality Definitely, power -- may I be so definite? The local electrician was absolutely definite on this point (no joke). He mentioned the TV, too. I live in the old continent; my 230V equipment refuses to reproduce clear bass under 220V. I claim to "hear... | |
| Are Monoblock s worth it? How about adding Sibelius' 3rd? Try Barbirolli.Cheers! |