orlando76
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| IM Distortion, Speakers and the Death of Science I would merely suggest that neurology is the area of science that presents the greatest immediacy and complexity. The question of measurements of physical phenomena has merit and relevance. But all perception goes through the labyrinth and mutabil... | |
| Vivaldi, played badly, is the worst classical music on earth The recordings cited are ones that soar. | |
| Vivaldi, played badly, is the worst classical music on earth The person who is mention saying Mozart wrote elevator music has never heard the String Quintet, K 516 in G minor, written after his father’s death. And almost certainly not the Requiem that Mozart was writing at the very end of his life. To each ... | |
| What is the most FUN pair of speakers you've ever had and why? Quad ESL 57s totally restored by Wayne Piquet. Transparency and presence. Listening to the Immortal Performances remastering of the 1940 Toscanini Verdi Requiem makes me think I am in Carnegie Hall. With the new Pass INT 25 I felt as if I was in D... | |
| Another Analog v. Digital Thread? Not Really In much of classical and jazz original or early LPs, all analogue, can be overwhelmingly present. It may be historically arcane, but original London/Decca, RCA Living Stereo, Mercury Living Presence, Blue Notes, etc. Also the best HMV/EMI can be a... | |
| What is $5,000 worth today, and is it better than 1,600 in the 80's? For what it’s worth my speakers are Quad ESL-57s fully rebuilt by Wayne Pickard in Florida. While not going much below 40 hz and being rather directional, they have a nuanced presence and, for me, transparency I haven’t heard elsewhere. Though I a... | |
| Are you Beethoven or Mozart? Bach all the way. | |
| Bloom air around instruments Live classical certainly has air coming from instruments a voice in sensitive and well designed concert halls. It is the interplay between musical production of sound and ambient resonance and timbre.The recital hall at Middlebury College, which t... | |
| What is wrong with audiophiles? We live in a contentious and polarized world. Moderation is rare. And there is a good deal of ego channeled through audio choices. I would say that “audiophile” differences in perception and reaction are to some extent informed by the social and p... | |
| Amps I Like Lavardin ISx Reference integrated amp. Beautiful with Wayne Piquet fully rebuilt Quad ESL 57s. |