rcprince
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| Classical Music for Aficionados Rvpiano, that Zander disk also has both versions of the last movement, the original version with the three hammer blows and the final with two. I think one of the stories about why it was changed was that Mahler the conductor so identified with t... | |
| My new to me Herron VTPH-2A - First impressions Congratulations on a fine purchase. While your CJ is a fine unit, you might want to try to find a Herron line stage to go with it as well, I think you'd like it a lot. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? I tend to agree somewhat with spiritofradio on the sonics of the von Karajan Beethoven cycle, while good they are geared more towards the performance rather than the sonics, as is the case with many of the DG recordings of the time. Don't mistake... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? I've been going through a Beethoven Symphony box I didn't realize I had, the 1963 von Karajan cycle with the Berlin Philharmonic. Last few nights I've listened to symphonies 1-5 and 7; tonight it's symphony 6 and perhaps 8. I can see why many fe... | |
| to buy or not to buy (ultrasonic record cleaner) If it's the same record, did you clean it with your system first and then the ultrasonic, or vice versa? They do seem different, though I couldn't tell you if one was cleaner than the other. | |
| Why would 2 schiit aegir amps sound the same as 1? I think russ69 might have made the incorrect assumption that the OP was using both amps in stereo mode and bi-amping (28x4?). From what I can see, OP's talking about one stereo amp vs. two monoblocks. That said, the power difference still doesn'... | |
| Something about Thiel CS 3.7 Depending on the size of your room, the 3.7s should be a significant step up. They'll certainly go deeper in the bass. Only concern could be overloading your room. You might check the Thiel Owners thread, lots of knowledgeable Thiel owners there. | |
| Can't believe I let myself get sucked in again. Artizen65, welcome back. If you've been gone for a while, you may have missed the fuse threads? | |
| Why do you need so much power? +1 thecarpathian. | |
| The Davone Ray-S Speaker--A unique speaker that is worthy of your attention and audition rotuserp2: I think you got the speakers I heard (CSA Audio). Had I known I was moving to smaller quarters then I might have gotten them. | |
| Reference Recordings In listening further, it seems to me that the Minnesota Orchestra recordings do have a recessed quality not found on the others. I still get a soundstage, but it does have a distant perspective. I'd be curious how much the hall has to do with th... | |
| 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... |