rcprince
Responses from rcprince
| Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 Resurrection +1 on the 1966 Solti. I know that was reissued by Speaker's Corner on vinyl, as I have a copy, so it may well still be available. | |
| Do You Unplug Equipment During Thunderstorms? Yes, I do. We have a lot of thunderstorms here in the Tidewater area of Virginia. I plug all my equipment into a Silver Circle unit, so I only have to unplug that one unit, which makes it a lot easier. | |
| What interconnect cables do you use with your VAC equipment ? I use Basis Audio's top of the line cables (as of 13 years ago)--don't know what AJ called them, except he called the speaker cables WBSC (World's Best...). Most natural sounding cables I've ever had. Haven't had the urge or money to change sinc... | |
| Qobuz and Chandos I haven't checked labels on it, but you might check out Idagio for a classical streaming service. Not hi-rez, though, if that is important to you. | |
| Any info on Kindel Audio PLS-A Search the archives, there are a number of old posts and threads concerning these speakers that might be if help. | |
| Did you ever hear of Karl Jenkins? His choral religious works are amazing. Try the Dies Irae from his Requiem for starters. The Armed Man is extremely moving, and I have sung his Te Deum, it is a lot of fun. A unique composer. | |
| What preamp with both line stage and phono? I went to my Monbrisson from a Jadis JP200. I would not consider any other preamp to be, overall, an upgrade over the Shindo, but my suggestions if you want to try something different but keep something like the Shindo sound would be a used VAC or... | |
| Please talk me out of buying the Avalon Eclipse $700 is really enticing. If you have older Rowland or good tube gear it probably would be worth it--I would not drive them with Class D or a cheap amplifier. The soundstaging of the Avalons is remarkable, and the original models were superbly bu... | |
| Please talk me out of buying the Avalon Eclipse The Eclipses image superbly in the right room where you can bring them out a bit from the walls. Probably a little bass shy, especially if you want the last octave of bass--they don't go much below 40Hz--but the bass they produced was very good. ... | |
| Does VPI ADS work with Basis Gold Debut? Can't speak to the VPI, but a I use a Walker speed controller with my Basis Ovation for the same reason you cite about changing the pulley, it works very well. | |
| Solid State Preamp to replace tube unit Another vote for Ayre. That's the solid state unit I'd consider if I decided to switch from tubes. | |
| In the sand box Years ago there was a product that was a sand box with a shelf fitted on top of the sand (I think that was made by Bright Star, as bdp 24 mentions). I used a pair under my Jadis amplifiers, they were effective at isolating the amps from floor vib... | |
| Where to find record cleaning platter? Oops, never mind, you posted while I was typing. | |
| Where to find record cleaning platter? Music Direct has a product called Spin Clean which is similar to the device that I believe you were thinking of. | |
| Seeking Hi-Fi DJ for Daughter's Wedding. +1 russ69. I have yet to hear anything high fidelity from a DJ at a wedding. The kids dancing at the wedding don't care about high fidelity sound, they want it loud with gut-thumping (mid)bass. I'd rather get a good band, but ultimately this sh... |