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| Happy Accident The last time I repositioned my speakers I had a really big surprise, one that was counterintuitive. Previously I had my speakers about six feet from the wall behind them, about 9 ft apart and 10 1/2 feet from my 'ears'. Toed in about 10 degrees.... | |
| Have a reflective Memorial day. Nice thought. FWIW I think we, as a nation, have come a long way in remembering the value of our veterans from the times when the Korean War vets were basically ignored, to the Vietnam vets who were disparaged our of hand, to the relatively kind t... | |
| Has Your Hobby Changed? Retirement can open doors for a lot of folks. You finally have the time, if you have the inclination, to analyze your systems sound. Not necessarily a good thing though if you seriously love your music. The trick, I think, is to be able to balance... | |
| Your audiophile chair +4 Ekorness :-) I bought a pair, one for TV room and one for music room. Great low back and shoulder support. Worth the bucks. | |
| What sonic qualities connects to you deeply and emotionally? The passion imbued by the artist I think goes a long way in bringing tears to my eyes. By way of example, Over the Rainbow by Judy Garland. Pretty tune, pretty voice, Ho Hum! Now that same song sung by Eva Cassidy. The power and the passion she b... | |
| Classical Aficionados: Please Suggest Debussy Solo Piano recordings Last post, I swear! :-) Lots of folks don't care that much for Bach, including me, but a lot of folks are anchored to him so maybe he has something that might appeal to you. When you get a chance pull up and listen to the Goldberg Variations, and... | |
| Sat front row at the symphony... I've been enjoying all of this discourse about concert hall seating. No so much different from user preferences in home audio I think. Some folks want infinite detail (they call it transparency I think) and folks who go to concerts like the big b... | |
| Classical Aficionados: Please Suggest Debussy Solo Piano recordings stuartk, A suggestion for you in your search. Rather than trying to find a composer which might prove difficult as their body of music can be vast and very different piece to piece, if you pick a sour one it might be least representative of his ot... | |
| Classical Aficionados: Please Suggest Debussy Solo Piano recordings stuartk, Good move on the Debussy selection, he is currently my 1st choice. I’m not not sure where to take you on further selections, You haven’t mentioned any other composers you may have already heard and liked or not. Personally I listen a lot ... | |
| New amps It's possible but not for any reason than to alter the speakers reaction, tonally, to the new amp. If, for example the new amp enhances the bass too much, then you might move the speakers a bit to change the bass tone. Ditto the highs. But it seem... | |
| Classical Aficionados: Please Suggest Debussy Solo Piano recordings edcyn, Glad you like it. You just can't have too much Debussy. :-) Now for something a bit more relaxed, try Ogawa's. She's really pretty good! Recording is too. | |
| Schumann's Piano Quartet / Piano Quintet I can recommend the piano quartet as performed by The Florestan Trio with Thomas Riebl and recorded by Hyperion. It is accompanied by two of Schumann’s works for Piano, Fantasiestucke and Piano Trio #3. If you like the piano trio I can also recomm... | |
| What is the most challenging music to play on a stereo? I started to say 'Piano' because of the dynamic range and impact of a Grand Piano. Tough to set up a system that can do this, even if you've found a recording where the engineer had succeeded. But on reflection it has to be classical orchestral m... | |
| Sat front row at the symphony... You are not wrong. The best home set up, at any price, cannot even come close to a live SO. Don't shoot your audio system. It just ain't going to happen. At its best it just gives you a faint idea of what the music is all about. My last live event... | |
| Audio Alchemy Nostalgia Trip Welcome to hog heaven! Don't change a thing. Don't even be tempted. Be happy! |