rcprince
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| Best "Hungarian Rhapsody" on vinyl? Hi Carl, after listening last night, the Fiedler probably would satisfy your wishes. It's LSC 2442, a Mohr-Layton recording, called The Music of Franz Liszt. I have a 1S/1S shaded dog, and the strings are quite lush, the bass is excellent (a littl... | |
| DVD player, which to use for a cd transp The Marantz units mentioned above have 24/96 coax digital data outputs, but you have to set it that way on a video monitor. Your memory is partially correct, as many DVD players would not send out a 24/96 signal, the prime exception being the Pion... | |
| Top Ten Tube PreAmp of all time? Jadis JP80mc, my favorite for years. A classical lover's heaven! Also the Aesthetix IO (haven't listened to the matching line stage, but if it's anywhere near as good, it should be included). The ARC SP-10 Mk II is also a classic. In the less expe... | |
| Best "Hungarian Rhapsody" on vinyl? Perhaps, although don't dismiss the Classic re-issue. The improvements in the bass and dynamics outweigh what I think is a slight loss of warmth. I'm gonna listen to all three tonight (now see what you've done!) to refresh my recollection. I'll le... | |
| Red Rose Speakers (From Mark Levinson) I have heard them with the "entry level" Red Rose system for amplification and an old Luxman tube-output CD player at a friend's house, who bought them. They have surprising bass (sort of like the smaller Totem speakers), but it is limited, probab... | |
| Best "Hungarian Rhapsody" on vinyl? I'm going to have to re-listen to it to see if it fits your criteria, and find you the LSC number, but there is an old RCA Living Stereo version with Fiedler and the Boston Pops which has excellent sound and performance. I don't think it's particu... | |
| Beating the Tube Rush I'd suggest calling VTL and asking them. I believe they are quite particular about the tubes they use, and will have some suggestions that would help. One of the best things about the high end manufacturers is that you can call them and speak with... | |
| sony scd777es and sacd It was actually pretty good, but I really didn't do a serious comparison with my current transport, a Forsell, which I run through a Purcell upsampler (I ran the Sony in straight, because I was only comparing 16/44 analog stages). I'm going to lis... | |
| sony scd777es and sacd Joe.kras, I e-mailed you directly about Audio Logic (that's Jerry Ozment's company), which is doing mods. I also found the old post from this summer, which indicated that Great Northern Sound might also be doing mods on the Sony units, essentially... | |
| DVD player, which to use for a cd transp I also use the Marantz DV18 as a transport, but only for 24/96 discs (I have a Forsell transport, which I like better for regular CDs). It worked fine as a CD transport, except that there were some discs that the Forsell would have no problem with... | |
| sony scd777es and sacd If you compare the sound of a dual-layered CD/SACD as jchai suggested you'll see the difference between the two formats, which I think is significant. The problem you're hearing is probably partially the break-in, as others have noted, but also pa... | |
| Top Ten Tube Amps of All Time? I nominate the Jadis JA-80 and JA-30 amps (hey, I own the former, gotta show some conviction here). Classic designs that still compete with anything out there today when it comes to natural sound reproduction and truth of timbre. | |
| Preamp or Not to Preamp? I second Sedond's recommendation. I think the ARC's power supplies and output stages are superior to those in any CD player, and that could make a significant difference. But it doesn't hurt to try, and your ears are the best judge in this case. | |
| Top Ten Tuners of all Time?? The Day Sequerra FM Reference--truly a work of art, sonically and visually. Another great sounding older tuner, in addition to those listed in this thread, is the old Musical (British) Fidelity T2 tuner, which was a wonderfully sweet sounding tuner. | |
| Vinyl vs. CD My preference is towards vinyl, although good digital these days has its attractions--I can now listen to CDs and LPs in the same listening session, where I had trouble with that for many years. I wonder if some of the problem stems from your old ... |