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| Recommendation: Gould Well-Tempered Clavier LP set A lot of lp's were issued in distinctly different Mono and Stereo versions up until the mid/late 60's. In the case of Brubeck, I'd personally want the stereo since it's an ensemble recording with instruments located across the soundstage. But for ... | |
| Recommendation: Gould Well-Tempered Clavier LP set note: D3S 733 is Book One, not Book 2.The WTC's were originally issued as single LP's (recorded between 1962 and 1972), so the 3 lp sets are by definition, reissues. My preference is for the singles. In general early Columbias are preferable to la... | |
| Lp listing...Click I have had the same problem - the Audiogon listing engine wouldn't recognize normal carriage returns in the INITIAL placement of my ad. I tried a few times - even inserting the HTML tags for "br" and "p" to force a return and neither one of those ... | |
| Large Classical Record Dealers Agree with Rushton - the DGG lp's are all over the place in quality. The farther back you go, the more consistent they are, but some of the later issues are the best. They often remastered subsequent pressings of the same recording very differentl... | |
| Large Classical Record Dealers Ebay offers mixed results, but it's often so much cheaper than the internet dealers mentioned above that you can write off the mistakes and still be way ahead of the game. Or just stick to Ebay sellers that have high feedback scores and good retur... | |
| Keeping it LOW Thanks for the responses everyone. There's definitely some very interesting stuff here I'll check out. | |
| Joan Baez - Do I just not get it? I agree with Eddaytona - my wife and I saw her live last year in San Francisco, and the show was excellent. She was great - better than she's ever been, and the band was great. I went mostly because my wife likes her, and I was expecting to yawn t... | |
| Grounding problem: I'm clueless Hi - Sorry for the delay. There are so many possibilities that it's pretty hard to say what's going on without being there. Assuming all the plugs are polarized (either 2 prong with one big/one small or 3 prong), the first thing I'd try is a "star... | |
| Music your wife will listen to and leave you alone Traditional Chinese Opera - on really bad vinyl. Though it's more that I'm leaving her alone under such circumstances. | |
| Ladies analogy lover? The way this thread has gone - it seems to me that more focus on the Music and less on the equipment would entice more women to become Analog(y) Lovers, which leads me to an idea - I've started a thread over in the Music section entitled: "Music Y... | |
| Need a Recommendation for Classical Cello... Janos Starker playing Sonata for Unaccompanied Cello by Zoltan Kodaly is incredible. I wouldn't say less "busy" though - if anything, it's a bit more "out there". But it's absolutely a must have for cello enthusiasts. I only have it on the origina... | |
| Ladies analogy lover? A lot of audiophiles claim to be "music lovers" but hey, actions speak louder than words - and all the evidence you need is two pageclicks back from here:Audiophile Forums: --- Amps Preamps (11301) --- Cables (4041) --- Music (2598)There are almos... | |
| Grounding problem: I'm clueless Are you sure the phono stage doesn't need to be re-tubed?A couple of things to try - ISOLATE THE CAUSE: Remove the TT from the system with the phono stage still in line and see if the hum is still there.If so - you know the problem is related to t... | |
| An observation about "Modern" classical music. Just a quick note of agreement on the Shostakovich quartets - not really as "modern" as what some are listening to here, but that's what makes them more "accessible". As Lousyreeds mentioned - the No.3 is a standout, IMO the Gabrieli Quartet on De... | |
| Cleaning Record Jackets 50% Diluted rubbing alcohol works REALLY great on hard to clean jackets - HOWEVER - it will dissolve the varnish and inks on some, ruining them. No matter what I use, I always spot test a very small area first (usually on a back corner, along the ... |