newbee
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| Speaker Height Problem You may have a 'null' where the speakers or listening position is located. Try moving you speakers forward and/or backward (or sideways as well) a bit and see what happens. Ditto listening position. And in combo. | |
| Patricia Barber - Cafe Blue is an effects album At least you like her! I haven't gotten that far yet. :-) | |
| Anotherspeaker placement question (distance measurements) You can reduce the sidewall distance (from the center of the driver to the wall) somewhat by deadening the surface of the wall adjacent to the speaker and slightly forward of the front of the speaker. This in combination with some sharp toe in hel... | |
| Jean Sibelius Recordings LOL. Re Bruckner's influence - Much as I like parts of #8, I usually only listen to #9 and, sometimes #7. Sometimes I think I'd like to hear Bruckner done by the COE. :-) | |
| Jean Sibelius Recordings Love your descriptions of the symphonies. My favorites are the 3d, 4th, 5th, and 6th. The 7th not so much. More abstract - a one off I think. #1 and # 2 are a great place to start with Sibelius but not to end up (That #2 never seams to end sometim... | |
| Jean Sibelius Recordings LOL at myself - I guess I don't know the difference between a conductor and a director! Nice that no one thought to correct me. :-) | |
| Jean Sibelius Recordings FWIW, I think Sibelius sort of crossed over into being a neo classicist with his 3rd Symphony where he starts to develop his own distinct voice (which coincides with my interest in his music). I agree with your assessment of Van Karajan's 4th Sym.... | |
| Favourite Guitarists If you ever get the chance to hear Sharon Isben, don't miss it. Even if you think you don't like the unamplified classical guitar. One of the greats I think. | |
| Need tube help! Lots of folks like the Gold Lion KT88. I don't see how you could go wrong, but I've never listened to them. If they are available they do cost about $100 apiece. I've used and still do Tung sol 6550 in my Dialogue 2. I suspect from what I've heard... | |
| Need tube help! Meaningful answers will be in short supply pending your comments about your system, set up, and sonic desires. Especially the latter. Matching tubes with your integrated has as much to do with your speakers and set up as anything. You have a lot t... | |
| What Could Cause Center Image To Present Lower than Expected FWIW some speakers sound much better at higher volumes, not so much at low volumes, especially imaging issues. Just for the fun of it, crank up your volume a bit an see what happens. Also, set up your speakers and chair in an equilateral triangle ... | |
| What are your top three favorite classical compositions? As it appears most folks like orchestral, a few that are heard more often in my house - Sibelius Sym #4 (and his Finlandia Hymn, original version, by male choir, highly recommended for those who feast on nationalistic music), Last movement of Mahl... | |
| What are your top three favorite classical compositions? Out of thousands, you jest! But I do seem to listen more often to solo piano music by Chopin, Debussy, Beethoven, Brahms, Schubert, Schumann, and Prokofiev than most others. How about you? | |
| What are your top 3 favorite female singers? Mary Stallings, Rene Marie, Shirley Horn and a 4th (but really 1st) Eva Cassidy. | |
| Vacuum Tube Break-in You might not believe it, but some folks can't hear a difference between tubes of the same type either. Personally I never make decisions about tubes until they have run in for 24 hours. :-) |