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| WHERE TO PURCHASE DVD/BR CLASSICAL MUSIC? Have you tried Arkivmusic.com? | |
| Greatest Composers of All Time I would have Schubert in the top five for just what he composed in the last year of his life. Stravinsky should be in the top fifteen, particularly for his influence on subsequent generations of composers--Rites of Spring was a real game changer.A... | |
| McIntosh Vintage C22 Telefunken 12AX7 or ECC803's? I am a fan of Amperex BugleBoys where a warmer tube is desired. These are great sounding and pretty long lasting tubes. It sounds like you will have a really nice setup. | |
| Magico Comparison There are other high-tech, exotic material, speakers aside from Magico and they sound completely different. If modern technology has "objectively" improved speaker design there should be a convergence in the sound of such speakers. But, just liste... | |
| Why will no other turntable beat the EMT 927? I've heard a number of idler drive tables-927, 301, Thorens, etc. and they do share an appealing quality--a bold, dynamic, prick-up-your-ears quality. I have also heard a belt drive table that had that same kind of sound--the monster Audionote tab... | |
| Bass leaves after amp warms up? When someone reports that bass disappears after some time, it really could be something somewhat different--it could be that the midrange or highs have gotten stronger rather than the bass getting weaker. It is not absolute level that matters so m... | |
| Bass leaves after amp warms up? Interesting, it is hard to account for all of the reported phenomena. It sound like the poster does not like the inherent sound of his system after all of the gear has properly warmed up. This would mean some kind of system tuning is in order-chan... | |
| Bass leaves after amp warms up? I will preface my comments by saying I have not read everything said above, so I may be covering ground that has been rehashed to death. If the problem persists after certain components have been switched out, it lies with those that have not been... | |
| Parallel? How do you set the VTA? The only way I could see myself doing album-by-album VTA adjustment would require ownership of a rare Air Tangent arm that allowed for motorized VTA adjustment by remote control. That way, one could actually hear the change occurring on the fly. I... | |
| World's best Pre-amp for $10K and above? I am a bit amazed when someone identifies the absolute "best" of anything. I cannot make such a definitive determination amongst the really limited universe of the stuff I own, much less, all the other stuff out there. I have two tube linestages t... | |
| Parallel? How do you set the VTA? I don't change VTA when changing records -- that would require not only repeatable settings, it would really require listening and finding the ideal setting for each particular record. That would be a lifetime project.I can hear the difference whe... | |
| McIntosh Vintage C22 Telefunken 12AX7 or ECC803's? Many consider Telefunken ECC83/12AX7s to be on the bright or lean side. If you consider them to be lush enough for you (I do as well), then you certainly ARE a candidate for appreciating the ECC803S. These have a similar tonal balance, but also, g... | |
| McIntosh Vintage C22 Telefunken 12AX7 or ECC803's? Are you referring to the ultra expensive NOS Telefunken 803S and not the reissues that are 803S in name only? The true, old Telefunken 803S is, at least in my phonostage (Viva Fono) and extremely clear, detailed, dynamic, and extended range tube. ... | |
| Downloaded 3000 CD's To External Hard Drive Wow, you plan to rip 3,000 cds in three weekends? It has taken me a LOT longer to get up to 3,100 (still a ways to go). It takes a fairly long time to rip each CD if it is being done at a speed that insures absolute perfection. Also, if one has to... | |
| What is a better route, tube or SS preamp? I have actually heard a Naim amp that a friend had that we attempted to pair with tube linestages. The result, with several models was not that satisfactory -- sluggish, murky sound. Of course it might have worked well with a different linestage. ... |