johnnyb53
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| Best Vinyl Bach - Solo Cello Suites recording? Rushton, thanks for the input, as I have no direct experience with the Filippini. I am, however, intrigued by the Piovano. Although it's CD and download only, the performance and digital mastering qualities may make it a compelling acquisition. I ... | |
| Best Vinyl Bach - Solo Cello Suites recording? Well, who knew? Here's a modern (2012) all-analog recording, mastering, and limited edition pressing of the Bach Suites performed by Rocco Filippini on 180g vinyl at less than half the price of the Speakers Corner Starker.I have no direct experien... | |
| The Band: S/T and/or Music from the Big Pink RL = Robert Ludwig. Here's Fremer's column about The Band (S/T). It looks like the most recent MoFi reissue is the next best thing.Here it is. | |
| Grado Questions Grado only has about 18 employees. Go to their Contact Us Page, fill out the email form with your question, and sent it off. You will probably get the most reliable and definitive answer within a week or two.When you looked at the stylus under the... | |
| Grado Questions When you say "silver body" do you mean an original Joe Grado Signature cartridge body from 1976, or a current production Grado Prestige Silver body?LPGear offers a current production of the XTZ stylus for those who still have an XTZ cartridge body... | |
| Best Vinyl Bach - Solo Cello Suites recording? What Yo Yo LP are you referring to? Most of his stuff, especially the earlier stuff, sounds a bit thin and buzzy to me, esp compared to Harrell. Maybe this one is closer-miked.If you want to hear a monster cello tone, listen to some Lynn Harrell. | |
| Best Vinyl Bach - Solo Cello Suites recording? ^^^ Yep. Considering that original mono sets of Starker hit $500 and the stereo ones fetch around $1500, the Speakers Corner set is practically a gift, especially considering its exceptional quality in all aspects.There's a reason for that, in cas... | |
| Best Vinyl Bach - Solo Cello Suites recording? The Starker Suites on Mercury Living Presence is the gold standard. It has stood as such for 50 years. It is still available on CD, mp3 download, HD download, and LP, the aforementioned 3-LP set by Speakers Corner. It was also on SACD until it wen... | |
| First in line... If everything seems about perfect but it sounds ball-less compared to good digital playback, it seems to me that there's something blunting the transients. I agree with Zd542 that you may (probably) need a speed control. You may also have a slight... | |
| Recommendations to a small room setup Yep. 200 sq. ft. could be any number of shapes. 10x20 is one, but so is 13x15 or 12.5x16. Hopefully it's not a 14.142' square for standing wave concerns. Actually, 10x20 would be problematic that way too.Anyway, 13x15 (for example) has quite a bit... | |
| Most enjoyable speaker you heard under $800?? 05-27-15: RockadannyNone! Had to cimb to $900 to get into "enjoyable" territory. Adam F7 actives.Those Heil-type folded ribbon tweeters are great. And for the slightly higher expenditure you save many more dollars on an amplifier, so the overall s... | |
| Recommendations to a small room setup 05-27-15: Lowrider57...The NAD C 356BEE integrated is a better choice for your situation. (80 wpc and stable into 4 ohms).That's really what I was getting at as well. My next door neighbor's 10-yr-old Cambridge Audio 640 integrated amp gave up the... | |
| which sub to get JL Audio now makes small, lower cost sealed 8" and 10" subwoofers in their new Dominion line. Based on my listening to other JLs, these should have no trouble blending with the mains and adding body and dimension to your setup. | |
| Recommendations to a small room setup Who/why were you "suggested against" the NAD BEE series? These are a great starting point, especially for Magnepans. I auditioned Maggie 1.7s with an NAD C 375 BEE and it took some vigorous component swapping and experimenting (resulting in handwi... | |
| Most enjoyable speaker you heard under $800?? GoldenEar Aon 2, new w/warranty for $799.98.As an owner of Magneplanar 1.7s, I also would put in for MMGs at $599/pair.Every main speaker (as opposed to center channel or surround) in Magnepan's lineup was an Absolute Sound Editor's Choice at its ... |