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| CLASSICAL MUSIC "10 ALL-TIME" AWARDS I suppose by now it is considered an "old war horse", but Sheherazade still to this day gets my juices flowing. I still have the same Lp my parents gave me in 1970 and it remains my favorite version, both musically, and, sonically. | |
| Anchor Magnepans Years ago I heard of a completely framed pair of Maggies built by George Cardas, but, I think it was his personal project, and, not for re-sale.I was using the MG3A's at the time and thought this would be an awesome mod.My Magnepan dealer sold the... | |
| SS vs Tube: What do you hear? Peter Aczel is definately deaf, and that is all I need to say on this subject! | |
| speakers for symphony at minimum budget? It is hard to find a spkr. that does it all. If your budget really is in the 3000. territory I would suggest the Totem Forest. This is a floor stander so you don't need stands, and it can be used with any "normal" power amp. I am using 15 watt tub... | |
| AR turntable The AR can sound excellent, but, is flawed because of the arm. Forget about the cable and deal with the mechanical problem of mounting a "real" arm upon it. I have done it in the past and the results were worth all the trouble. I have since moved ... | |
| Ken Burns' JAZZ starts Monday on PBS! I can't wait for Jazz despite the "slim" coverage that Burns may give the subject. Be forwarned though, there will be a huge interest in Jazz music in general after the "civilians" see this documentary. Kind of like how they pretended to like the ... | |
| Best Turntable: Rockport or Goldmund? Ducati? Now that's a REAL motorcycle!! | |
| Patricia Barber and Stereophile Jab's 75 year old mother was right! I think this is Barber's worst effort to date. I find this same drum kit recording problem on many discs, so it really didn't bother me. Otherwise, I think the sound is great,but, who cares if it bores you? | |
| CLASSE Model 6 and DR-6 differences I can't completely answer your question, but I do have a tid bit of info on the subject. The DR stands for David Reich, who was one of, or the designer of the preamp. I believe that after he left the company, they dropped the DR from the model nam... | |
| Biggest hype-worst tweak Hey SanFranBayDude, don't laugh. If you cut the foil into triangles like the Room Tune products and Back them with fiberglass insulation you will notice an incredible difference. However, I still have nor conjured up any Aliens- too bad! | |
| Phono Pre with volume control? E.A.R.(Esoteric Audio Research) makes one with a choice of MM only,or, MM and MC. I believe they are priced from $700- $1300 depending on options. This is a well liked tube based design that I have heard briefly, but not enough to comment on it's ... | |
| Anti-skating question You have to remember that the reason anti skating is necessary is from the effect of the grooves on the stylus. Using a grooveless record is not the same as a stylus in a groove. It is a good starting point, but once the stylus tracks in a groove,... | |
| HiFi dealers & audiophile wife problems Tenniswino, you are TOO FUNNY. I am laughing out loud!! I try to keep up front and honest about the changes in my (our) system because I hate to think of myself as Fred Flintstone or Barney Rubble! It is funny how age changes ones view of life. As... | |
| Disc read problem w/ Proceed CDD I have been using a first generation Proceed CD player since 1989. A few years ago, I had to send it back to Madrigal for repairs because of the same problems you are mentioning. I forget exactly how much it cost, but I know it was less than $120.... | |
| SF Assemblage ST-40 tube amp? Carl, you are right about the severe impedence dip being inappropriate for a low powered tube amp. Speaking of Maggies, here is an interesting story about my first tube amp: For years I enjoyed the sound of my MGIIIA's with a pair of Adcom 565 300... |