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| Starting a Classical Vinyl Music Collection Many great recommendations! Not disagreeing with any of them, but if I were starting a classics collection, I would almost begin by looking first at anything by the finest orchestra/conductor combinations, i.e. Chicago/Reiner, Cleveland/Szell, An... | |
| He spent his life building a $1 million stereo. The real cost was unfathomable. For anyone who does not have a Washington Post account (and doesn't want one), you can read all about this by going to YouTube and just typing in Ken Fritz. The entire story had been there for several years. | |
| Your Not-So-Obvious Best Fidelity LPs larryi, I absolutely agree with your observation on Sheffield recordings. The thing I like most about them is no "engineering" or audio manipulation of what was played. It's a direct path from a single point stereo mic to the cutting lathe. As... | |
| Your Not-So-Obvious Best Fidelity LPs Out of so many, just a very few of my favorites: Any of the Sheffield Labs, Direct-to-Disc recordings of 3-4 decades ago. (they're all over the internet at ridiculously low prices) Linda Ronstadt - "What's New" (with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra)... | |
| Turntable recommendation With what little experience I've gained over the years, if I were starting from scratch with vinyl I would probably start with the Fluance RT85. In it's price range it's been highly rated by a number of reviewers. https://parttimeaudiophile.com/... | |
| Acoustic Guitar on Vinyl Joe Pass is one of my favorites - been listening to him (he's deceased) for over 30 years. Check out some of his stuff on YouTube. |