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| What is a good intro to "Mahler"? I think you should not limit yourself to vinyl Mahler. I own almost all of the Mahler that was issued on LP since I bought my first Mahler LP in 1964. In my earlier years I made a point of listening to every Mahler symphony recording and I bought ... | |
| What is a good intro to "Mahler"? From used specialist dealers you can probably find:Mahler 3 Horenstein Unicorn pressing. Not Nonesuch.Mahler 2 Klemperer EMI pressing NOT Angel. | |
| Recommendation from dCS gear owners I have modified Melos Monoblocks that I drive directly with my dCS Elgar/972. I've tried various mfg's "reference" preamps and the only thing that I thought was added was cost. However, the Melos are high input impedance which makes them easy to d... | |
| jolida vs. ASL Since no one used the C word in this thread you must be referring to some previous threads since there have been posters on this site that have referred to the Jolida's as crap. If you found that thread you probably saw my response there. If I rec... | |
| recommended versions of Beethoven symphonies? I agree that the 1963 Karajan 9th in rarefied company as among the best recordings of this great work. However, focusing just on the music and not the sound I would place it at best in the middle of my list of greats. While the sound on the follow... | |
| jolida vs. ASL I own both. I have a 202, 302 and 502 Jolida's in various secondary systems. These are the older models and the build quality is only good. However, I believe that these units offer some of the best sound for value.A few weeks ago I got the ASL AQ... | |
| Mahler...OK I'm hooked I own almost all of the performances and alternate pressings referred to above on vinyl and CD. I started in 1962 and purchased most of the Mahler recordings as they were released and usually was able to get European pressings. For Solti, the Decc... | |
| What music is not derivative? Kraftwerk explcitly acknowledged the avante garde classical composer Varese as the father of electronic music. | |
| MSB Platinum Link Dac? I own the dCS Elgar/972 Upsampler combo. I also own the MSB Platinum. It is not better as some have said but it is close. I haven't listened to all the contenders but the MSB is among the best. It is especially inpressive from the balanced outputs... | |
| IMF speakers and KEF B139 woofers Great speakers but easy to damage the woofers. My wife won't let me get rid of my IIIa's because she says they sound like home. They are still in her system in the master bedroom. If you repair them, the cross over is right behind the woofer and I... | |
| What kind of power wakes up electrostatic speakers Bear and Sean, the paper I referenced on that website shows the impedance curve for the specific MK 121 interface as well as the details of its implementation. The impedance is below 6 ohms except for the frequency band between 500 and 4000 Hz. | |
| What kind of power wakes up electrostatic speakers I owned Acoustat IVs for many years. Anyone interested in electrostats should visit this site:http://www.audiocircuit.com/It contains all the original information on virtually every electrostat ever made. It includes a copy of the original paper "... | |
| Montreal Symphony The easiest place for the full story is the andante.com website under the news archive. In short, the musicians union accused Dutoit of being abusive (and other things) in a public statement. That statement was issued while he was out of town. He ... | |
| DCS or Chord 64 I haven't heard the Chord but I do own both both an MSB Platinum and the DCS Elgar/972 upsampler combo. The DCS is better. | |
| BEETHOVEN'S LATE STRING QUARTETS While the ABQ has generally been my favorite quartet, I am quite taken by the Quatuor Mosaiques. After following the scores to their recordings, it's hard to go back. |