larsmusik
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| New to classical..looking for recommendations You can hardly go wrong with Rushton's posts on this site, but I would also recommend the Classics Today and Audiophile Audition websites, which offer guidance on new releases. You'll find that opinions about artists and recordings, new and old, c... | |
| Is Anyone Using The Oppo 105 As A Preamp? I briefly tried out my BDP105 as a preamp -- but since I am doing multichannel, I had to run the 6-channel SE outs to my Parasound Halo A51. The A51 has a reputation for sounding better when its balanced, XLR inputs are used, and this seemed to af... | |
| Rainmakers vs Hawk Yes, if you are just powering two channels out of the NAD 747 it should drive the Hawks just fine. BTW I agree with the other posters, the Hawks are the sweet spot in the entire Totem line -- they have a beautiful, well integrated sound top to bot... | |
| Spikes or Spikeless I also have a basement floor with carpet and padding. Over a 6 mo. to 1 yr. period I tried various combinations of spikes, wood plinths, rubber or composite footers, and nothing. This was for my VSA VR-4jrs. The worst was spikes directly through t... | |
| Suggestion for Brahms Piano is a featured instrument in two of my favorite Brahms chamber recordings: Harmonia Mundi HMC 901981 and BIS SACD 1353. The HM has the Horn Trio, Violin Sonata op. 78, and Fantasien op. 116, while the BIS has the two clarinet sonatas and the ... | |
| Suggestions for a rear surround for VS speakers If it were me, I'd get two more TS150's! You will have a hard time finding anything with that speaker's frequency response, dispersion flexibility, and timbre matching capabilities. And size wise, it's pretty low-profile too!I have the same front ... | |
| great musician's audio systems In Pablo Casals' as-told-to book, "Joys and Sorrows" (1970), there are two photographs on p. 192 that show Casals listening to an LP recording, with the associated quote "Only recently I was listening to one of Sarasate's old records, made at the ... | |
| How do I build the best room Kevin, my new basement listening room is 8x15x19, so I may be able to offer some advice. Re standing waves, the room height vs room width may be the main issue. If any part of your ceiling dips below the 8' level (or if your floor is elevated anyw... | |
| For best CD playback is SACD needed? You say you listen primarily to classical and jazz. As far as classical releases go, the marketplace still seems to be supporting a fair number of sacd releases. I'm thinking of the European "boutique" labels like BIS, Channel Classics, Pentatone,... |