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| Audiophiles & music-have you got it wrong? Remeber when you were a teenager? As a matter of natural selection,you rebeled against your parents,so you would leave the nest while,at the same time,being expected to conform to their expectations about whom you dated,what school you would atten... | |
| Help me find it again I'm not being flippant. Get back to your art. Turn off your system and practice for six months. Then,go back to your system with a fresh perspective. | |
| I dont get it... My mistake. I meant to say the "Coronation" piano concerto. Thanks for pointing it out. | |
| I dont get it... In addition to the excellent explanation offered in Sugarbrie's post,let me mention something else.Many of us find these numbers hard to keep straight and classical publishers(especially pre-electronic aged) sometimes named compositions for the co... | |
| Physically awkward components... Yes,speakers with high centers of gravity. | |
| Would you refer this to all interested parties? I read your posting with interest and offer these comments:--You idea would require all end users to buy new hardware and all recorders to buy recording technology.1.The battle between DVD-A and SACD demonstates the antedotal adage about the incre... | |
| 2 Channel System - Image behind my head http://ccrma-www.stanford.edu/~jos/waveguide/Schroeder_Allpass_Sections.html | |
| Won't preamps become obsolete? I don't think so. Even when the technology gets to the point that power supplies are quiet enough so they don't require isolation in seperate boxes,I suspect preamps will endure because of the gadget aspect of another neat looking box on the rack ... | |
| Music for specific moods..... After a day of disjointed confusion,something with structure and symetry,Mozart or Haydenelevation,quickening respiration,Beethovenromance(clean way of putting it)Bach or Chopinparty music,bluesMusical plane listening is a different question | |
| Magnepan MMG's just arrived Loontoon: Thank you for your entertaining,true post. Dave43: If this has not happened yet,sooner or later,you will hear a sound seeming to eminate from the side or the back of your listening room. It is an example of artificial reverberation.http:... | |
| Magnepan MMG's just arrived Welcome to Maggie world. | |
| Any input on B&W 800 series speakers repairs I don't know,but I know who would know.http://www.northcreekmusic.comLink through to their B&W crossover upgrade page. They can recommend repalcement drivers. | |
| Gear NOT in your audio system - what do you like? There is an ongoing difference between the camp that wants us to go to DVD-A or SACD and the other camp that wants to improve red bood cd reproduction.As a cheapskate who does not want to replace my software,I'm in the later camp.I'm intrigued by ... | |
| Who's Your Favorite Bass Players; Why? Charles Mingus. Because of his sparkling personality. | |
| Still more new labels to try... I'm not annoyed at all. The Vox/Bach reference reminds me that "Vox Boxes" from the age of vinyl were highly regarded. Martin Galling(harpischord) did a set of 10 boxes of Bach's keyboard music,some of which has been transcribed to CD on the Alleg... |