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| How important is ext. adj. for cartridge loading Some form of loading options, whether front panel or not, is helpful. As far as convenience is concerned, switching by remote control is the best because you can make an instantaneous comparison (my Levinson No. 32 preamp allowed such change, the ... | |
| SLeeper lps of 70s.... Are you looking for unappreciated works of popular artists, or underappreciated artists?The following are artist and specific recordings that deserved a lot more attention:Graham Parker: "Squeezing Out Sparks"Michael Hurley and the Unholy Modal Ro... | |
| 2A3 Set power amp A single-ended 2a3 amp rated at 10-watts is REALLY pushing the tube hard. A friend who makes amps actually likes to push 2a3s and 45 pretty hard, but, then again, he has hundreds of tubes of those types and doesn't care if the tube does not live f... | |
| Vinyl reissues quality Even supposedly virgin vinyl is not very high quality these days. I read an article about a new pressing operation in New York City. They acknowledge that even the best vinyl stock they can find is quite inferior in quality to stock available in t... | |
| Low Volumes Many horn type systems sound quite good at lower volume levels (they really shine in terms of clarity and dynamic liveliness at all volume levels), and, because they tend to be deficient in low bass response, they can be played a touch louder with... | |
| Half speed master I believe that the primary advantage to 1/2 speed mastering is to make it easier to accurately cut HIGH frequency modulations. If the cutter is suppose to be cutting an 18,000 Hz signal, at half speed it is cutting only a 9,000 Hz signal. | |
| Contemporary composers. Please help. Lsd13,Which Ligeti pieces have you acquired? He had quite a range of compositions and styles, from his early works which are reminescent of Bartok, to his electronic compositions and then to certain elements of the minimalist schools (he admire Re... | |
| Soundproofing and room correction for apartment? I have heard both DeVore speakers in somewhat small rooms and really like both. I don't think there would be that much difference between the two for your sound transmission problems. The BIG difference would involve the use of a fundamentally dif... | |
| Soundproofing and room correction for apartment? One more reference to Green Glue. I recently heard an NPR broadcast about environmental noise. The guest, who recently wrote a book, actually mentioned Green Glue as one of the modern technological marvels that helps in reducing noise. A transcrip... | |
| Soundproofing and room correction for apartment? Brookjoo,You need to get a book on acoustics and soundproofing. It is pretty hard to isolate bass frequencies. Most of what you can put on the walls and ceiling will attenuate higher frequencies, but lower frequencies are tough. I don't think bass... | |
| Contemporary composers. Please help. Brownsfan,Not heresey to prefer the Britten string quartets more than the Bartok. Britten was quite the master of virtually all musical forms. I particularly like his chamber works, songs and his operas. Have you heard the Alwyn quartets? He is an... | |
| Contemporary composers. Please help. To elaborate on Bartok, to me, his string quartets are among the greatest works in that genre. Other 20th century string quartets to get are those of Shostakovich, the huge number of Villa Lobos quartets (some of the most overlooked works), and th... | |
| Contemporary composers. Please help. Plenty of both living and dead composers. Among the living, try the following:Krystztof Penderecki (try a choral work like "Credo")Osvaldo Golijov (very accessible, and wide in range of types of music composed)Eric Whitacre (young American compose... | |
| Sonus Faber Elipsa Entdoc,The point I was making is that the matching of the speaker to the room is so critical that it can swamp the difference between a higher price (and presumably better) model in a manufacturer's line and a lower price model. In one setup, I th... | |
| Anita O'Day? I have some of her recordings on LP. I would recommend "Anita Sins the Most," "Cool Heat," "anita O'Day and the Three Sounds." Also look for the DVD "Jazz on a Summer's Day"; she is one of the featured performers. You can see clips from that DVD h... |