rcprince
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| Best overall Stravinski - Rites of Spring... Newbee, I remember that record, I think my dad had it. You're right, a tremendous performance. I'll have to look for that and the Mehta, can't have too many good versions of this piece. | |
| Best overall Stravinski - Rites of Spring... There is a 1976 recording by Phillips of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by Sir Colin Davis that is my favorite on vinyl, good sound, very dynamic and I very much enjoy the interpretation (I actually like the whole Stravinsky ballet cy... | |
| a crazy free audiophile tweak Actually, I have tried it and I generally don't like it as it makes the sound a little too closed in and bright for me, but my speakers are very wide disperion and I prefer that open sound. As my system is changing and I'll be doing more nearfield... | |
| How to increase the gain on a preamp Agree with Onhwy61 and Jmcgrogan2. It sounds like you may not have enough gain in your MC stage to properly amplify the signal from your cartridge, but we'd need to know how much gain you have in the phono stage and the output of the cartridge. An... | |
| Vac Phi 200 vs. Audio Research Reference 75 I am awaiting delivery next week of a Phi 200. I would agree with Charles1dad in his description of the VAC sound vs. the ARC sound, and my preference also lies with the VAC (as in the past it has gone with Jadis and Lamm tube amps over more high-... | |
| NJ Audio Society? Check out www.njaudiosociety.com, that will give you the information you need. You're a bit south of most of our members, though we do have people coming from PA and Delaware to our meetings on a regular basis. You should also check out the Philad... | |
| What is a very nice sounding tube preamp? There is a VAC Standard preamp with some upgrades for sale now in the classifieds for about half of the amount you mention in your post that would seem to me to meet your criteria. While I have not heard this particular model (I have heard their m... | |
| recommend an amplifier for rockport mira 1 While I have not heard these speakers, if you liked the sound with the Krell amplifiers when you heard the speakers, there are Krell amplifiers in your price range that might be worth a listen. | |
| Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3 "Organ" surround? Not your fault, Kal, my office IT system blocked me after I pasted the address. Mceljo, when you play the first chord from the Poulenc concerto (track 2), you will know if your system can properly reproduce the last octave of bass; you won't hear ... | |
| Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3 "Organ" surround? I can't open Kal's link; did he recommend the Philadelphia Orchestra recording on Ondine from the premiere performance of their new organ? I like that one, but more for the Barber and Poulenc pieces on the disc. Be prepared for a ton of bass, as L... | |
| Greatest Composers of All Time Tubegroover, I spoke once with Christopher Herrick, a concert organist, and asked him which of the Bach Trio Sonatas (which he plays beautifully, BTW) he liked best; his response was whichever one he was playing at the time. I guess I'm sort of th... | |
| Greatest Composers of All Time Charles1dad, in addition to the work of Mr. Loussier that Mcjelo mentioned, I think a composer who did a fine job blending classical and jazz would be George Gershwin, you might want to give some of his music a listen. I will say that by starting ... | |
| Graham IC-70 Tonearm Cable Matching Cable I have used a Graham IC-70 for years running into a separate phono stage. I have used several different brands of interconnects (K-Works, Kubala Sosna Emotion, Basis) from the phono stage to the preamp, and have had no real mismatch problems. I do... | |
| At What Age Does An Audiophile Buy His Last Amp? I think it will happen either when you move to a smaller place or, if you have heavy monoblocks like I do, when you can no longer lift your amplifiers for your next move. | |
| What did Shahinian Obelisks cost in the late 1980s My memory is pretty hazy, but I believe they were in the $2500-2700 range back then. Sadly, I just recycled my old Audio magazine bible from back then! |