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| Allan Pettersson Wonderful to see someone writing about Petterson. He is one of the great composers of this century, and exploring his music is a journey well worth undertaking. I came to his Sym 7 through a beautifully recorded LP by Antal Dorati and the Stockhol... | |
| How often to Audiophiles upgrade their equipment? I guess I fall into the camp of making fewer changes, but more material changes when I do make one. Like Rcprince, my equipment usually stays in my system about 10 years on average. (I lived with a beautiful pair of updated Marantz 9 amplifiers fo... | |
| How long did it take to get your dream system? With over 30 years addiction to this crazy hobby, I have only within the last few years begun to approach the level of reproduction of which I'd always dreamed, but never really expected to achieve. The key for me over all this time, though, has b... | |
| Philadelphia area audio club? Dan, thank you for hosting the meeting at your house today. My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed the visit and your excellent hospitality!For those who were able to come, it was nice to re-connect with you and to share updates on what we've been doing... | |
| Romantic Cello Recordings? You might enjoy any of the following recordings by cellist Nathaniel Rosen:Romantic Music for Cello, North Star - #27Reverie: Romantic Music For Quiet Times, John Marks Records - #10Music for a Glass Bead Game, John Marks Records - #15All are curr... | |
| Aesthetix Rhea vs. Io Signature Albert has commented on the new Aesthetix Saturn series of preamps, but without a specific comparison to the Io, in an earlier thread:http://audiogo5.iserver.net/cgi-bin/fr.pl?eanlg&1060711017&openusid&zzAlbertporter&4&& | |
| Philadelphia area audio club? Dan, I look forward to taking you up on your invitation to host an audio gathering at your house on Sunday, September 28. Thank you! I'd love to hear the Wolcott amps.Thanks for posting my invitation for Sunday, November 9.Best regards, | |
| Medieval-style music Some good recommendations have already been posted. In addition to the Hildegard von Bingen recording on Hyperion (a must have) and the general recommendation to consider anything on the Harmonia Mundi label that strikes your interest, I'll offer ... | |
| Manley Steelhead or others?..... Just one point to add to Albert's comments and related to Nkj's original post about cost... The Aesthetix Io phonostage Mk II is available with volume controls and a single additional switched line level input for $9,000. It is designed to be able... | |
| Speakers with Depth Layering abilities The Avalon Eidolons do this - in my vinyl and tube-based system, the Eidolons create a soundstage that clearly diffentiates this sort of layered depth of field. I've also heard a highly tweeked pair Merlin VMS-SE speakers do this in friend's system. | |
| Is this a male hobby or are there females bitten If I were a woman reading the comments in this thread, I wouldn't deign to offer input - I'd be horrendously offended. As a man engaged in this hobby, I am offended and embarrassed by the comments made. This thread started with what struck me as a... | |
| How do they MIC a symphony? Of course you intended to type "Wilkinson" of Decca, as in Kenneth Wilkinson. Great listing of superb recording engineers. | |
| Choral or Classical Vocal Recordings - Must Have Here are some additional selections that I greatly enjoy, together with some suggested performances (on LP, not sure of availability on CD):~Poulenc - Gloria, Pretre/FNRO/Carteri on EMI~Allegri - Miserere, Tallis Scholars or Willcocks/King's Colle... | |
| Aesthetix Question Albert, in your comparisons of the Io-only versus the Io-plus-Callisto, you mention using the Koetsu and I'm assuming its the .02mv output Koetsu. Have you made the comparison with a higher output cartridge in the system? Just wondering if the add... | |
| Aesthetix Question Jafox, given the specific questions you posed, I can't directly answer any of them because I never compared an Io Signature-only setup to a combination of the Io and the Callisto. But, I did make the decision to use the Io Signature-only solution ... |