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| Whats on your turntable tonight? Martin Simpson, Leaves of Life - Shanachie 97008Silly Wizard, Wild & Beautiful - Shanachie 79028Mahler, Symphony No. 4, Szell/ClevelandSO, Judith Raskin -sop - Columbia. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? e,Nice to see a few of my favorite recordings in your recent playlist, including particularly: Gustav Holst "Savitri" ArgoShostakovitch "Age of Gold","Symphony #1" Decca LSO/MartinonMy listening partner and I are currently working our way through ... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Mahler, Symphony No. 4, Maazel/VPO, Battle, ColumbiaMahler, Symphony No. 4, Reiner/CSO, della Casa, RCA (where did the magic go? Better soprano for this music in della Casa, but missing the engagement that Maazel and Vienna created) | |
| Contact Enhancer Deterioration I've been following this thread with interest because it simply does not track with my experience. I use Walker Audio Extreme-SST (E-SST). I note that some other posters say they've also used E-SST, but my experience is that connections I've trea... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Schubert, Str Qnt in A, op114 ("The Trout"), Vienna Octet, Curzon -pf, Decca SXL 2110 (Speakers Corner reissue)Bill Evans, Explorations, Explorations 9351-45 Analogue Productions 45 rpm reissue. | |
| Atma-Sphere MA-1 Mk.3.1 Vs. Atma-Sph. MA-2 Mk.3.1 Atma-Sphere amps are wonderful and the MA-1 and MA-2 are remarkably capable of driving a broad range of speakers. The key in matching an Atma-Sphere amp to a speaker is to think about the speaker impedance curve and phase shift. To drive speakers ... | |
| How to use magic eraser to clean stylus? Doug's instructions are summarized and elaborated upon here:http://www.high-endaudio.com/Magic.html. | |
| Piano on vinyl - the best Oh, now we're pushing into another universe of music, Mike! I agree with the Nojima/Reference Recordings recommendation for those looking for classical music. And there's lots more beyond this.... | |
| Piano on vinyl - the best Here are some pianist to explore given what you've listed above:Horace Parlan, Speakin' My Piece, Blue Note 84043 -45rpm Music Matters reissueBill Evans, Waltz for Debbie, Riverside, and then just about anything else.Count Basie, 88 Basie StreetDa... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? It's turning into a Martin Simpson evening here:Grinning in Your Face, Topic 12TS430A Cut Above, with June Tabor, Topic 12TS410Leaves of Life, Shanachie 97008True Dare or Promise, Topic 12TS446What, you don't know Martin Simpson? Perhaps the best ... | |
| Recommended Shostakovich? The piece you mention is nicely done by Marriner/ASMF, Ogdon -pf, Wilbraham -tpt on Argo/DeccaOther nice performances in good sonics:Pf Trio 1 and 2, Oslo Trio, SimaxString Quartet No. 8, Borodin Qt, DeccaString Quartets, Fitzwilliam Qt, Decca (L'... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Puccini, Madama Butterfly, Karajan/VPO, Freni, Pavarotti, Ludwig, Kerns - London OSA 13110 (just a marvelous performance!). | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Mendelssohn, Symphony No. 3, Maag/LSO, Decca SXL 2246 -45rpm Speakers Corner reissue (just marvelous)Miklos Rozsa, Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Hendl/DallasSO, Heifetz. RCA LSC 2767 -45rpm Classic Records reissue. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Wagner, Das Rheingold, Bohm/BayreuthFestivalO, Windgassen, Philips - playing now! Good stuff.. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers - Caravan - Riverside RLP 9428 -45rpm Analogue Productions (Oh yes, just amazing. Its hard to imagine that Wayne Shorter and Freddie Hubbard were so young when they cut this record with Blakey.)Loius Armstrong,... |