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| Classical Music for Aficionados RVpiano, I'll have you know I happen to have a very smart horse! It is a real challenge to compete with him when he's having a good day. But I digress (or is it regress? I'll have to ask my horse.) :-) | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados RV Piano, And my horse likes a muddy course. More fun getting all fouled up in the process than having to cross the finish line all prim, prissy, and politically correct. FWIW, I reflect a bit on my early experiences with Beethoven (and Schubert) ... | |
| In listening to your system(s)...what is most crucial to your enjoyment? That, for me anyway is fairly simple question. What I would want is a system which in my room allows me to hear all that is furnished by the recording on which you will find all of those musical attributes you refer to without editorializing. Eas... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados Schubert, In your pantheon perhaps. Not mine. Really :-) We apparently live in different time zones. While I occasionally listen to Bruckners 7th, 8th, or 9th, time is becoming too precious for me to do it often. I'll also listen to Schubert's 8th... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados As with others here, Mahler 1 was my introduction to Mahler. (Solti and the CSO). Next was the 7th with Levine and the CSO (still my favorite version, and I think this may be due to Levine’s association with the opera, he brings an aspect of more ... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados Pete23, As far as showpieces go, the Mahler 6 would be fine if the person whom you are showing has the patience. It is long!!! but never boring. It is my favorite Mahler by far (though I like them all). Now if you really want to show off your syst... | |
| What responsibility does a seller have to tell a customer an item has been serviced? None whatsoever. It is a 'used product' and apparently works as designed. Yep, it is 'sorry Charlie'. You really do need to work out all potential issues with the seller before you buy. Ignorance is a poor excuse I'm afraid. | |
| Upgrade my Yaqin MC-100b for $2,000 - should I or not? If you really do love the sound today relax and enjoy it. Audio systems are all about synergy. It is easy to say that there are many integrated amps available which may be constructed better and have potential to sound better than your Yaqin. But ... | |
| I’m gob smacked. What were you’re aha moments? That day in 1985 when I dragged home an ARC SP10 II pre-amp. My first tube product. WOW! I kept it for about 25 years. | |
| Is anything better than the Accuphase T-100? I used one for about 15 years without problems - then it needed an overhaul and I couldn't find any one to do it. A fine tuner! Much better than my T101 which also died. I now use some Yamaha Tuners, T2 & 85. Just not the same - the tuners are... | |
| Jazz for aficionados FWIW I've always enjoyed a recording of Hoagy Carmichael music by the Rick Hollander Quartet 'Once Upon a Time' on Concord Jazz. | |
| Do you listen to equipment or music. Universal problem, I think, for all serious audiophiles. We all do what you have done,to some degree or another, and we quit when we have optimized our systems potential, but , even then, when we put on a (new) disc the first thing that we notice ... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados Amazon has it under 'Schubert Grigory Sokolov' Sonatas D 894 and 960. A two disc set which only contains the two sonatas, one on each disc. A Naive disc OP30387. BTW the 894 ain't chopped liver! :-)This set is also part of the "Complete Recording... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados jcazador, I agree and for folks who want to explore on the cheap there is a 10 CD set (on Amazon) title ’Complete Recordings’ for $44. Only a couple of nits: 1) it isn’t complete; 2) These are excerpts from live performances so the recordings aren... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados Interesting! Reminds me of Shchedrin's Carmen Suite - only in that there are no (!!!) horns. I really like that piece. There are several in print for anyone interested in a really enjoyable take on an old chestnut. |