rcprince
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| How to go about collecting Classical Music The most famous recording made in St. Thomas, at least among record collectors, was the 1957 Mercury Living Presence recording of Marcel Dupre playing the Allegro from his 6th Organ Symphony, together with other works of Widor and himself. You mi... | |
| How to go about collecting Classical Music I haven't read through all of this thread, so please forgive me if I am going over the same ground as others, but if you're looking to see the sorts of periods or genres you like, and you're able to stream music, I highly recommend both Idagio and... | |
| Adcom 555se on a smart strip? Normally, like gdnrbob, I'd advise against the power strip because it can limit the power draw from the amp. Adcom used to make a unit called the ACE 515 (not sure of the model number, but I owned one), which had outlets for both sources and ampl... | |
| Reference Recordings I have found them to be fine, maybe a slightly distant soundstage but pretty natural sounding to me compared with listening in a concert hall from mid-hall. Their SACDs with the Pittsburgh SO are very good in that format. I would not necessaril... | |
| What sends shivers down your spine when you play it on your system? Morten Lauridsen's Lux Aeterna. | |
| Speaker selector box. Are there any worth using? I had one years ago, I think it was made by Niles. Worked fine with an NAD amplifier. Back then, though, I was using zip cord for speaker wire, and that was about all the Niles would take,. | |
| What did your system look like 30 years ago? Interesting thread. Back then I had Duntech Princess loudspeakers, Audio Research Classic 150 amps, an Audio Research SP11 Mk II preamp, a Vendetta Research phono stage, a Basis Ovation turntable (had just gotten it, still own it) with a Graham 1... | |
| Fanfare for the Common Man,...best recording in your experience? I'll second the Reference Recordings for sonics and for the Symphony #3, where you'll get to hear the fanfare (slightly altered) again in the fourth movement. Nice thing about this one is that it's also available on high quality vinyl. There's a... | |
| Advise before I regret +1 for Mesch and cal3713. All that matters is which ones you like better. | |
| Budget tower speakers that rock! Another vote for Zu and JBL loudspeakers. | |
| Mcintosh, Krell or Mark Lenvison Power amps Old Krell Class A power amps were made for Apogee speakers. | |
| An old phrase which, I believe, may be timely... That doesn't make the warning any less relevant, ebm. | |
| What sends shivers down your spine when you play it on your system? Vaughan Williams' Lark Ascending is indeed beautiful. Also try his Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis--the Barbirolli version is my favorite. And Grainger's Irish tune from County Derry (Danny Boy), in any form but especially orchestral, can a... | |
| Issue with ProAc D40 speaker - any suggestions to resolve the issue Not likely, but is it possible that the tweeter was rewired incorrectly? | |
| What sends shivers down your spine when you play it on your system? Morten Lauridsen’s Lux Aeterna and O Magnum Mysterium. |