rcprince
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| Stable Platter Transports So did the Wadia 830, although that could be out of your price range. | |
| Where R U????? Hey, Tim, I was born in Albany! But come on, it's only a three hour drive down to the NYC area, there's a lot of us here, and I'm sure you can give yourself a good deal if you start to wear out your tires on the trips! I'm in Glen Ridge, NJ, north... | |
| Most beautiful violin recording you have heard Oistrakh's recording of the Bruch Scottish Fantasy is one of my favorites, even more than the Heifetz version (which I also like very much); it's been reissued and sounds terrific. And an old Shearing recording (mono) playing the Bach Partita No. ... | |
| OPINIONS Best FULL RANGE used speaker for SS For the price you're talking about, if your room is big enough to handle them, a pair of Duntech Crown Prince's or Princesses would be an excellent match for solid state amps, as those speakers have a little warmth in the midrange that works bette... | |
| Comparison ARC Classic 30 and VT-50 Having owned the Classic 150s and having heard all the VT and Classic series amps on many occasions, I'd say Jafox has pegged the differences just right--the VT series leans a little more to the tube sound virtues, the Classic series a little more... | |
| The most important piece in a stereo system??? I like Jonathan's last bit of advice, it seems like that's what I've done, as I've built my system around my Jadis JP80 preamp and JA80 amps. My feeling was that the preamp was the most important component, as everything in the sources runs throug... | |
| Which are the most versatile high end speakers Of the ones I've heard, Dunlavy SC-IVAs and Alon II and V speakers seem to meet your criteria. Both can deliver the goods on rock and classical. Sure there are plenty of others out there as well, these are my favorites. | |
| Can Power mono amps be too close to the speaker I'm not sure about electrical matters, but be sure to address the vibrational effects of having tube amps so close to the speakers, particularly if you've got a full range speaker. I've gotten by with 1/2 meter speaker cables from an ARC Classic 1... | |
| Seek suggestions for mid-classic organ & orchestra Try the Jongens Symphonie Concertante, a fairly modern but very interesting and melodic enough piece. Dorian has a fine recording (coupled with the Organ Symphony) with Gillou and the Dallas Symphony; there's a good Telarc recording of it as well ... | |
| Excellent recording of Mozart Jupiter No.41 ? I second the Walter and Mackerras versions. The Walter is also available on SACD. | |
| Auditioned Innersound gear And to you too, Plato--I'll bring that Basis clamp with me for you to try out if you don't pick it up before then. Let me know when they're in! | |
| Stradivari violin Marakanetz: Perlman (sp, I'm sure) plays what many consider to be the finest Strad in existence, called "le Soill" or something close to that--it has the sweetness and delicacy of the Strads but the power of the del Gesus. Acquired it in 1989 from... | |
| Stradivari violin I have wondered the same thing, Sugarbrie, although I don't think my Guild F-212 from 1969 has gotten any better in sound over the years.... Guess we'll have to come back in 2-300 years and see how the exact copy sounds then! | |
| Auditioned Innersound gear While I think Mr. West also fits Fmpnd's description, I think he means Roger Sanders. Given the reaction of Sfrounds, I think I'll pay a visit to my EROS-owning friends if and when they upgrade (only a matter of time, I'm sure)! | |
| Opinions on Audio Matiere amps Audio Matiere made some of the best-sounding amps I have heard; I'm not sure if they're still in business. I understand that the designer of the Audio Matiere equipment (who I believe also was involved in the design of the Jadis equipment) is now ... |