rcprince
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| Best cover songs? Agree with Tvad about the Vanilla Fudge cover of "You Keep Me Hangin' On" (we used to do that in my band back in high school and everyone loved it) and the multiple nominations of "All Along the Watchtower".I'll add the Byrds' covers of Dylan song... | |
| What are the effects of up-sampling I agree with you as well. I had a dCS Purcell for a number of years, and experienced the same effect through my Audio Logic DAC. Ultimately, the upsampling became unnecessary as I played more and more recent recordings, and the added noise from th... | |
| Speakers that can be placed against the wall? Among older designs, NHT speakers were designed to be placed against the wall and are very good sounding speakers. Can be had for a song used if you find them. | |
| Any updates on the Nova Memory Player? Thanks, Rx8man. I try to write something that might be helpful, but my listening biases ultimately may be far different than anyone else's so I'm not sure how helpful my descriptions really are. One thing I'll mention is that I'm sure that within ... | |
| Any updates on the Nova Memory Player? I think I put this report a few months ago into another thread, but figured I'd update it and put it here as well.In July I compared the Memory Player (as a "transport") in my system using both my Audio Logic 2400 and EMM Labs DCC2SE DACs, and com... | |
| Power amp Suggestions for Dunlavy SC-IV I'm looking at this thread as an old Duntech Princess owner who seriously considered Dunlavy's and listened to them a lot. My general observation is that Duntechs sounded better with solid state amplification (it controlled the woofers better, and... | |
| No CD with works by Alexander N. Skrjabin I have the Ashkenazy disc of Scriabin's Poem of Ecstasy, Piano Concerto and Prometheus, old recordings but pretty good. I am told that Scriabin wrote a symphonic piece for orchestra and light organ!! Amazing for a man who lived in his time. | |
| What is the best band ever? I would add the Byrds to the list, they were my favorie band in the 60s, a very innovative group. However, even though I liked the Byrds better, I'd have to say that in rock the Beatles are the best band ever, for the reasons Jaybo lists. They wer... | |
| Equipment that has made you 'stop' looking? Frank 115, we're having a contest to try to figure out what piece you're talking about!! Funky, retro styling, can't break transparent--any more clues? :~) Sounds like a passive pre? | |
| what should i keep, shindo or mcintosh In answer to your question about which one would fetch more money, if you're not willing to pay for the Audiogon bluebook feature, I'd suggest that you take a look in the classifieds, both pieces are up for sale (one Shindo just sold), that will g... | |
| what should i keep, shindo or mcintosh Agree with the above posters. Listen to them both and then decide. If you have a long pair of interconnects going to your amp you may not be hearing the Shindo at its best, though. | |
| Chopin Fantasie Impromptu, Opus 66 I think the Kissin/Levine recording is the one Tim played for us.I have ordered the Hewitt SACD, I've got to hear for myself what Jax is describing. In some respects, the description is similar to the sound I heard from my SACD player when it was ... | |
| Chopin Fantasie Impromptu, Opus 66 My favorite Chopin interpreter has been Moravec, particularly his recordings on the old Connoisseur Society label. Some of his work was released on CD by VAI, but Im not sure if this Impromptu was in those collections.On the Kissin, it's not the ... | |
| Chopin Fantasie Impromptu, Opus 66 Newbee, do you have acces to the liner notes to tell me the recording engineer on the Kissin? If it's who I think it is, I might have an interesting story about the recording that might shed light on its sound.Very strange about the Hewitt recordi... | |
| Best EL-34 Amps? Jadis JA-30s or JA80s with EL-34s, if you like the older Jadis sound. A little light in the bass perhaps when you use that tube type, but a glorious midrange. Very refined and natural (non-electronic sounding) amplifiers, among the best I've heard. |