kurtisjeffers
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| John Dunlavy On "Cable Nonsense" I found Dunlavy's comments to be very interesting. One note regarding his "experiment" proposing to show that so-called golden ears are indeed incapable of hearing the differences between cables: by not removing and changing the cables during the ... | |
| really small speakers less than 500 You want inexpensive? Try the Sound Dynamics RTS-3. Audio Advisor is closing out the rosewood versions of these for something like $190 per pair. I believe that there is a link the the RTS-3 review from The Abso!ute Sound on the Sound Dynamics web... | |
| Harmonic Tech Pro Silway Mk II comments? I replaced Kimber Select 1020s with Pro-Silway IIs, and I found the silways to be significantly more open in the upper frequencies. Not in a "bright" or "etchy" way, just more natural. The Kimbers also seemed to kill the music. I just wasn't inter... | |
| Spectral/MIT I heard a Spectral/MIT/Avalon Eidelon system at Progressive Audio in Columbus, Ohio, and it was definitely the best system I have ever heard. Granted, I have only heard the Avalons once before, but the Spectral electronics seemed to be far more ne... | |
| Mark levinson audio system in Lexus? I believe that AudioRevolution.com or Stereotimes.com had a review of this system a couple of months ago. You might check there.Kurt | |
| It is frustrating..... I live just outside of Cleveland, home to what many people consider to be one of the finest orchestras in the country, but I only get to about one or two concerts each year. Not because of scheduling, but because of the lack of decent programming.... | |
| Do you play? I got my college degree in music composition, and I do quite a bit of composing. I play a little bit of violin, piano and guitar--all quite poorly. I really got into hi-fi because of my schooling. I find that when one is listening to music for enj... | |
| Sources for Difficult to Find Recordings by the way, Pls1, what's the website for the Crochet web store? | |
| Sources for Difficult to Find Recordings I love to check out www.berkshirerecoutlet.com. It's a cutout classical website. You have to have at least an inkling of what you are trying to find, though, since their search engine is fairly specific. You can get CDs, LPs, books, tapes and stuf... | |
| The Back Street Boys of Classical?? As a composer, myself, I have to say that you should really disregard your teacher's comments about Stravinsky. Stravinsky has been, in fact, absolutely, without question, the most influential composer of the past century. That applies instrumenta... | |
| Heavy Metaller needs some class ical . For sheer adrenaline, I think you ought to check out Holst's "The Planets" (first movement, especially), Thomas Ades's "Asyla" (third movement, especially) and probably Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring". Just as with Rock and Metal, you'll find some p... | |
| Cough vigilante I recall someone once referring to a live piece of music that we went to see as "Double concerto for violin and hacking cough". | |
| Best Travelin Music This is one of those secret pleasures...I generally don't listen to rock & roll music, but a long drive just isn't worth it if you don't take some Bob Seger. The abundance of Silver Bullet Band recordings sold at truck stops is a testament to ... | |
| Best CLASSICAL Compact Discs? If you're interested in any contemporary music, I would suggest any of the available EMI recordings of Thomas Ades's music. This young man is really remarkable, and all four of the disks (as well as the new recording of him playing other people's ... | |
| Harmonic Technology Pro-11 s Depends on what you used before. I switched to a pair of Pro-11s from a pair of Kimber 8TCs, and I noticed improvements in just about every area. The soundstage widened slightly, the bass was almost immediately better, and, after a few weeks, the ... |