newbee
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| Top 5 Classical recordings Lowrider, re Mahler and Bruckner. Bruckner can be a tough choice for a beginner, or even a novice, great though it is. I'll flesh out your recommendation for an introduction, and an inexpensive one, in an outstanding performance, Guilini's Symphon... | |
| Downgrading Apart from the downsizing issue, which for me is not relevant, I think downgrading your expectations can be profitable and free your mind to concentrate on the music. When you always search for the 'best', within your budget of course, you remain ... | |
| tube preamp in SS receiver loop Well you can put a tube buffer device in the tape loop to get some tube effect. That is a good place because you can easily hear the difference in an A/B comparison of its effect on any particular recording/source. It would be my preferred locatio... | |
| Do you ration your favorite music? Yes, familarity can breed contempt, so to speak! I burned out on quite a few recordings and learned the hard way. I now have many treasured pieces that I rarely listen to so when I go back to them they are still fresh. Eva Cassidy is a great examp... | |
| RCA Splitter - who, where I use a splitter which is simply a three way plug, one male connector for source and two female connectors to split the signal. No wire, it just replaces the RCA on the source. Costs $15 a pair at Radio Shack. If it changes the sound of the source... | |
| Laying it on the line Bigkidz, It seems from your last post that what you want to accomplish is to elevate the level of the conversations in this forum, and coincident to that, gain the respect of knowlegable participants if not everyone. That is a good thing! You also... | |
| Laying it on the line ROTFLMAO. It must feel good to get that off your chest. Most of us knew we were ignorant assholes but now that everybody knows we no longer have to fake it. I'm relieved. Diogenes can put down his lamp and rest for a bit. :-)FWIW, I do tend to agr... | |
| Does mfg's name/model affect your opinion of sound I just do not have the time or energy to listen to stuff and make personal judgments. It is much easier to buy the expensive stuff based on 'reviews' and buy the products with the greatest following. But just to make sure I take the precaution of ... | |
| Need help solving a hum problem Try disconnecting the ground from the TT to the phono stage. On rare occasions some cartridges work better without this ground. Worth a try.To see if the hum comes from the phono stage, try using a cheater plug on the phono stage PC and see if it ... | |
| Audible low level humm from Vincent st-70 Re the hum - it certainly could be the power tubes, although that has never been my experience if they all hum at the same level. If the hum is at the same level in both channels it could be a speaker sensitivity issue (tube or amp noise threshold... | |
| Another cheater plug thread Life is full of things one can be anal about. If the risk associated with using cheater plugs in an otherwise properly grounded system is your thing, so be it. I think I'd rather spend some time worrying about where to go when there is a thunderst... | |
| Would you trust a local dealer to help you put Nothing to stop you from asking them to put together a system on paper and, if possible, auditioning the stuff in their shop and if possible in your home. But before you buy you should check the internet forums and see if the advise is sound. I wa... | |
| HUM - you can catch fish in a dingy too. Cheater plugs are a poorly kept secret I think. I've used them off and on for years usually on a pre-amp/amp combo keeping at least one properly grounded. I disregard the braysayers regarding risks. Interestingly yesterday I was reading a highly r... | |
| Choral Music Suggestions My most favorite choral piece - The Faure Requiem, in the original version for choir only, performed by Herreweghe on Harmonia Mundi. Absolutely beautiful intimate music sung in a chamber.In the same spirit but for those who want an orchestra as w... | |
| What is a high end stereo SUPPOSED to sound like? A 'high end' stereo system succeeds when it reminds me of what I hear live. It need not replicate live music, I'll leave that quest for someone else. 'Reminds me' is good enough. My imagination will take over then.When this occurs I credit the rec... |