learsfool
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| The Rite of Spring Stravinsky's own recording is very good, Dutoit's with Montreal is also excellent. I almost bought the Davis one today at Half Price, but it was too scratched up. If I was forced to make a top ten list, this piece would probably be on it. | |
| High efficient speakers I'll add my vote for Klipsch - I love my Cornwall's, and the Belle's and K-horns are great, too! | |
| Power conditioner/protection question I just had an interesting experiment with the PS Audio Quintet. My gear is plugged into a Monster surge-protector, all it does in addition conditioning-wise is remove the RF noise. I unplugged everything from it and plugged it all into the PS Audi... | |
| How to reproduce sound of piano I agree with Jax2 and Tobias. Vinyl played through horn speakers with tube amplification are the way to go for things that cover the full frequency range all the time, like solo piano music, or large orchestral or opera. I also agree with Detlof t... | |
| Reason for buying old/classic turntables Agree that $3000 for a Technics is just crazy, when you can get a good Thorens or Garrard for that. The build quality and sound of those tables is fantastic, better than anything I have heard so far being built nowadays. | |
| first time vinyl I second the Rega recommendation - as close as it gets to "set it and forget it," so it is great for newbies. Much better than Music Hall or Project in that price range - better soundstage and imaging in particular. If you buy from a Rega dealer a... | |
| Who was your first Ella Fitzgerald - specifically the Rome 40th birthday concert. | |
| Sharing my excitement........new Rega P3-24 table Glad you enjoy your set-up, Adam! | |
| CD Player Advice You might be able to find a used Rega Apollo for that price, or one of their older players such as the Planet or Jupiter. I bought a new Apollo, and can tell you it has a very nice, warm sound. | |
| no Direct TV DVR without phone line? Ah, that explains it, I still have a Tivo on one of my sets, so I do need to be connected to the phone line then. Thanks for the info! | |
| First New Integrated Tube Amp - Recommendations I'll repeat the PrimaLuna suggestion - I have the Dialogue 2 myself. | |
| Need some advising It depends on what kind of sound you want - you can drive them with just about anything, so you have alot of choices. I would agree with the tube suggestions, they match very well with horns. I have a PrimaLuna Dialogue 2 driving my Klipsch Cornwa... | |
| no Direct TV DVR without phone line? Stanwal, I have a question about your post - I was told by the DirecTV people when I first set up the DVR five years ago now that it had to be connected to a phone line, because this is how they update the programming info in the guide, which happ... | |
| CD has laid back and uninvolving sound I would agree that you are mostly describing the differences inherent in the two mediums, I don't think that this is at all "peculiar." Vinyl is going to have more dynamics than digital, and a more life-like sound ( and bloom is not a quality usua... | |
| A spousal revelation ... and a tall order. Help I would heartily second the horn speaker recommendation, particularly with your low-powered tube amps. I have a pair of used Klipsch Cornwalls that I bought here a year ago for only $600. You can find the big Klipschorns used in that price range s... |