jimcrane
Responses from jimcrane
| SQ or performance? I agree that sound quality has a major influence on my enjoyment of a recording. If I have two recordings of the same piece, I’ll play the better recorded one far more often regardless of performance. This is especially true for recordings of piec... | |
| Who uses ADS Speakers Like Imaninatural above, I bought ADS L710s in 1980. I had saved enough money from my first decently-paying job to replace a KLH model 5 (the portable one) that had been stolen from me three years before. Kept them more than 30 years before tradin... | |
| In Classical music the effect of SQ on appreciation Interesting thread. I’ll chime in, beginning with a caveat: I do not consider myself expert in either classical music interpretation or classical music recording. That said, I listen largely to classical music, mostly solo piano and small group. I... | |
| Beautiful Music That Reduce You To Tears Bach’s Chaconne in D minor from Partita No. 2. | |
| RIP oregonpapa I always enjoyed Oregonpapa’s posts. May his memory for a blessing. | |
| A decent integrated amp under 2K ... Take a look at the Wyred4Sound STI-v2. Class D. Volume, balance, and phase controls; nothing you don’t need. Originally $2500, now $1300. Way, way more power than you need (it’s certainly more than I need) but it sounds very good. Good luck! Jim | |
| Rel Does Not Recomment Isolation Stands Artemus_5, thanks for your response. My objective is exactly what you wrote: to “make the mains sound better.” I don’t want a sub to provide more bass per se. I’ll likely bring a REL home to see if it can live on my hardwood floors without rattlin... | |
| Rel Does Not Recomment Isolation Stands Thanks for posting this, @artemus_5. I’m shopping for a sub, and REL was at the top of my list. The sub is going to be on a suspended floor, and any rattle will be unacceptable. I think it likely that I would buy an isolation platform, but if usin... | |
| The Most Philosophical Song You Ever Heard Bob Dylan — Like A Rolling Stone (“when you ain’t got nothing, you got nothing to lose,” for just one example).But femoore12’s nomination of Tennessee Ernie Ford’s 16 Tons deserves a +1. | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues for Piano.i prefer Scherbakov’s recording, both the playing and the sound quality, over Jarrett’s. I haven’t heard Nikolayeva’s or any others. | |
| A Basic But Meaningful Article On Subwoofers. Very helpful article, well-written. Thanks for sharing it. | |
| quiet classical music Chayro’s pointed you in some good directions. In addition to the Goldberg Variations, Bach’s other solo piano music and transcriptions for piano of his other pieces are excellent, e.g., the Well-Tempered Clavier; Partitas for Keyboard; the Art of ... | |
| New mid priced integrated for 75 yo widow with Gallo 3.1s If you haven’t considered this already, you may want to “shop local” by looking at what Underwood Audio offers, e.g., the Musical Fidelity or Music Hall integrateds in your friend’s price range. Wally also sells Gallo, so he might provide some ins... | |
| Best best ballads that refer to a US State I don’t know if these should be considered “ballads,” and they’re older than those already mentioned:”California, Here I Come” (which is actually about the state)”Deep in the Heart of Texas” (ditto)”Yellow Rose of Texas”And to really stretch:”Noth... | |
| Bach Recording Recommendations Klimt, let me give a partial response. I like Bach played on piano. I own Feltsman's recording of The Art of the Fugue which I think is just o.k. I've heard parts of Angela Hewitt's recording, and that's the one I'd buy today if I was in the mark... |