rcprince
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| "best" version for "Toccata and Fugue D minor? While the Murray recording is good, I still am lukewarm about his performances, though there's never a technical mistake. I prefer Christopher Herrick on the Hyperion label, probably influenced in part by the fact I've gotten to know him and am im... | |
| A brutal review of the Wilson Maxx Matrix, according to the Hardesty review the Zu cannot possibly reproduce the midrange properly using a 10 inch driver!! Maybe Mr. Hardesty is too hung up on theory and not using his ears enough?Mr. Fremer, very nice response. But why go to Avery ... | |
| Has anyone tried QuietCar for reducing vibration? I had a knowledgable friend put whatever that black gunk they use to seal windshields with is called onto the metal frames of the woofers in my bass modules of my speaker system. Thought it made a slight improvement in bass clarity. He did the sam... | |
| Meditative Music for Quiet Concentration I agree with the above suggestions on the Mozart and Schubert piano music. I find it hard to ignore Bach in the backround, too much going on makes me focus on the music. I'd suggest trying the Corelli Concerti Grossi and Handel Water Music, plus t... | |
| Polk Audio LSi 15 - are these the REAL DEAL ??? The Polks you heard were actually favorably reviewed by the high-end press, most notably Anthony Cordesman in TAS, I believe. They are pretty good speakers, as you found out yourself with your own ears. And how they sounded to you is what really m... | |
| KRELL KSA 50 100 150 0r 250. I would leave the preamp on all the time, not the amp. Don't want to wear out the fans, and you would notice the heat too (it would increase your electric bill substantially!). It does take the amp a while to warm up and sound its best--with my KS... | |
| How often should you re-calibrate your ears? Kinsekd: That's great--but watch out, they may come after you to be a trustee if you give too much!!! We're fortunate here in NJ to have the NJ Performing Arts Center in NY with a very fine hall. It really shouldn't, in theory, make that big a dif... | |
| KRELL KSA 50 100 150 0r 250. Maybe you can bring your Bryston as well and put it into the syetm in place of the Krell, that could at least give you a benchmark. The Krell is superb at controlling a speaker, that was its greatest strength in its day (and why it was shown with ... | |
| How often should you re-calibrate your ears? You're absolutely correct that live is where it's at, but twice a year? Way too little. If we don't get out and support the arts, there will be less of them to sample live in the future (this coming, admittedly, from a trustee of a symphony orches... | |
| KRELL KSA 50 100 150 0r 250. I personally would not get the KSA 100 unless it was a mark II, which I recall was a worthwhile improvement over the original, both sonically and I believe in operational stability as well; even then, I always felt the 100, as opposed to the 50 (w... | |
| KRELL KSA 50 100 150 0r 250. The KSA 150 is similar to the 250, a little less power but a similar sonic signature (and more than enough power for almost all applications), a good buy if you can find one. The older Krell models, save for the KSA 50Mk II, might sound a little m... | |
| BAT vk-200 or Krell KSA 80/100 I owned both a KSA 50 and KSA 80 years ago. While the 80, when fully warmed up, was a nice sounding amp, it was not as "sweet" as the 50. Nor would I call the VK200 I've heard sweet. Both are good amps; the Krell being an older vintage, there migh... | |
| Marigo Apparition Reference Line Conditioner I don't own one, but considered it in place of my Seakay Line Rover a few years ago. It was, as I recall, a parallel line conditioner, like the Line Rover, so there was no need to plug any components into it; hence, there are no outlets on it. You... | |
| Amp for Shahinian Diapasons John Marks in Stereophile (and previously TAS) has always extolled the combination of the Plinius amps with Shahinians, so they are worth an audition. | |
| Electraglide Epiphany vs Kubala-Ssna vs.... Watch out John, Joe did the same for me, now my whole system is K-S Emotion. It was easier for him to do this with me, though, I only live 25 minutes from his home. They are extraordinary cables, and I had been very happy (except for the weight an... |