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| Please recommend a good recording oMozart Requiem Plenty to chose from. I like Peter Schreier on Philips and Hickox on Virgin Classics (an appropriately terrifying version).For an interesting comparison, look up Michael Haydn's (Franz Joseph's younger brother) Missa Pro Defuncto Archiopiscopo Sig... | |
| Phono stage revealing limitations of cartridge? Good to hear that you resolved your problems. My bet is that the tubes were going bad. But, it could also be the case that the 5751s are superior to the OEM tubes. Manufacturers must go with readily available tubes, in order to supply replacements... | |
| nagra cdp I heard the Nagra in a friend's system. While we, a group of three listeners, spent a whole afternoon listening to it, we did not do critical comparisons with a lot of other machines. We did compare it to a Naim CD555 player. All of us agreed that... | |
| Optimal loading for the Orpheus Hi Hickory,Nsgarch mentioned concentrating on the change in bass response and you concentrate on the high end. Both extremes are critical. Because I expect a good MC cartridge to deliver an open and airy top end, I am particularly concerned with l... | |
| Optimal loading for the Orpheus Reb1208,You are right, I could make different loading plugs to experiment. That is a very good idea. I think I will get some high quality low wattage resistors for this purpose. Still, once I selected the permanent resistor and hardwired my unit, ... | |
| Optimal loading for the Orpheus Like ANY cartridge, there is no "optimal" loading that applies in every situation. This is a matter of "tuning" the cartridge to the particular system and listener's taste. Even with no other changes in a system, I have found that changing the pho... | |
| Tube tester recommendations I own the Amplitrex tester. It is a terrific, idiot-proof machine that has MANY advantages over vintage testers: it does not have to be calibrated; its display provides step-by-step instructions on what to do; it provides results as real measureme... | |
| Upgrade DAC or Buy New Smeyers,My CD player, a Naim CD555, is a current, in-production model. It uses "vintage" 1704 chips. I don't know what the current price of this player (the dollar is dropping oh so fast), but last I looked it had a retail price around $30k; that ... | |
| Upgrade DAC or Buy New I don't know about the particular units you are talking about, but it is wrong to assume that more recently designed DACs are superior to older models. All manufacturers are dependent on the chips that are available on the market. New generation o... | |
| Phono stage revealing limitations of cartridge? My first guess as to the source of your problem would be improper loading. Although the manufacturer of the cartridge may specify a particular loading, in reality, the proper loading differs from one phono stage to the next so one must experiment ... | |
| Deep Cleaning Records With Steam? It sounds like steaming is a good approach to cleaning new records, and very dirty records. But, if it is so very effective at removing all grime and residue, it may be less desirable to use on lightly soiled records or as an every day sort of cle... | |
| Lost on next upgrade from SME 20/2 + IV.Vi arm ... Jfrech,I take it that you are not unhappy with the sound you are getting; you just want a little "more." Well, there is to me, good news and bad news. First, there is no obvious weak points to your system (good), but that means that there is no ob... | |
| Raven v Walker. Colored v Accurate? I just want to add to SirSpeedy's comments about how easy it is to keep the platter clean for purposes of use of the vacuum clamp. I have a Basis Debut Vacuum. Aside from accidentally leaving the vacuum pump on when the unit is no longer in use, I... | |
| Norah Jones a tinge short I am not a fan of the singer, but, that aside, I did expect the CD to be well recorded, given that everyone was using it at CES a few years ago. I found it to be quite poor as far as the miking of the vocals. The rest of it sounded decently record... | |
| For Past & Present Sonus Faber Stradivari Owners A friend has Strads in a room that I would guess is about 16' x 25'. This is however, a dedicated, custom-built, Rives-designed room. These speakers sound very good. I would call them well-rounded speakers that can do everything right and sound go... |