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| First favorite tune I agree with Schubert. I've long found "Stardust", sung especially by Nat King Cole, to be hauntingly musical. | |
| Dynavector XX Mk II You're right John, Mk2 review it is. I don't know what I was looking at when I glimpsed back at the article. Old age is starting to play games with me. In any event, keep me posted on how things unfold with it---compatibly, I hope, so you don't ha... | |
| Dynavector XX Mk II Actually, I just noticed it is a review of the XX2 Mk1, but if interested, you can type in a search for Dynavector XX2 Mk2 reviews and find several that also provide positively solid commentary. | |
| Dynavector XX Mk II John...Take a look at this review of the XX2 Mk2 by Paul Eros. It should be reassuring:http://www.tnt-audio.com/sorgenti/xx2mk2_e.html | |
| Dynavector XX Mk II John...Agreed with Brf, some break-in is needed. The highs will come in. In my system, at 100 ohms things were somewhat uninvolving. By contrast, between 500 and 1000 ohms, I experienced greater presence and a more natural, satisfying overall soun... | |
| Your ONE all time favorite love song? For my wife---her favorite: Moondance | |
| What's your favorite lyric from a song? Lyrics from "Stardust", written by Mitchell Parish. Song composed by Hoagy Carmichael. Favorite rendition sung by Nat King Cole:And now the purple dusk of twilight timeSteals across the meadows of my heartHigh up in the sky the little stars climbA... | |
| Transfiguration Phoenix I haven't heard the AZ speaker cables, but assume there's some family resemblance. Have been satisfied for quite some time with JPS Superconductor 3. | |
| Acoustic Zen -- Tsunami II OR Tsunami Plus Dramapsycho...The latest (Plus) version of the AZ Tsunami pc seems to have corrected what one reviewer had characterized as a slight treble emphasis in the earliest version, making the Plus more evenly balanced and realistic sounding. In my system... | |
| Transfiguration Phoenix "You have to pay a LOT of money to move up just a wee bit. That's not just cartridges though..." I've discovered this too, John. Not long ago I purchased two Acoustic Zen Tsunami Plus power cords for my amps. Mighty fine sound which I feel surpass... | |
| Transfiguration Phoenix John...I think you made an excellent choice going with the Dyna XX2 Mk.2. I used to own the XV1-S, until for some reason,(which I was never certain of)its suspension seemed to have collapsed. I decided I did not again want to pay big dough for a c... | |
| Beethoven Violin Sonatas---favorites and recs Maybe Francescatti's style is too "old fashioned" for Jult. I would never characterize his playing as wooden, but as songful or melodious. If I've learned anything from the reviews I've both written and read, the range of subjective or personal pr... | |
| Beethoven Violin Sonatas---favorites and recs Daverz favors the exact same couplings I do: Francescatti with Casadesus and Suk with Panenka. I also agree the sound is not of special quality, but what these performances have going for them is that they are very nicely played and very musical. | |
| top Mahler on vinyl I was being somewhat charitable in my criticism. I think the worst of the Angel lot are/were those earlier light blue label pressings. They are downright strident at times. Anyone looking for some typically very fine sounding classical lps should ... | |
| top Mahler on vinyl Correction: The Barbirolli Sixth I refer to above is with the New Phiharmonia Orchestra, and not the Berlin Philharmonic. It can be found in EMI's earlier incarnations and that company's later reissue, Classics For Pleasure. Like many other Britis... |