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| Tom Evans Groove X, Aesthetix Rhea or JLTI The Aesthetix Rhea is perfectly quiet in a friend's system running a 0.3mv Dynavector XV-1s. You should have no problem with your .26mv Ebony L.. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Mahler, Symphony No. 1, Horenstein/LSO, Unicorn RHS 301 (a masterpiece of a recording by recording engineer Bob Auger. One of the greats!) Den Romantiska Orgeln I (Collection of organ music from Vierne, Lundquist, Skold and Olsson), Lundquist -org... | |
| LPs of Clarinet pcs Here are some I enjoy...Malcolm Arnold's Fantasy and Sonatina for clarinet, Nash Ensemble on Hyperion A66172 (Chamber music of Malcolm Arnold)Any of Thea King's recordings on Hyperion, including the Crusell Concertos (A66055) mentioned by Schipo a... | |
| Audio Rack Construction Nicely done! Thanks for the picture.. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Mahler, Symphony No. 5, Barbirolli/NPO, EMI SLS 785 (simply a marvelous performance; amazing that we can sit in our homes and hear such glorious music and performances. How wonderful it is.). | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Ahhhh, I'm in love with your listening evening, e! Such wonderful music. How did you slip in to borrow from my shelves? :-). | |
| LP Cleaning brush Mark, the Walker Audio brushes do have a directional nap to the fibers. The pads are replaceable, without using any adhesives. While I do orient the brush nap against the rotation of the record when spreading fluids, I scrub back and forth without... | |
| LP Cleaning brush Ditto the recommendation for the Walker Audio brushes. I've used the Disc Doctor and MoFi brushes, and they're fine. But the rounded profile of the business end of the Walker brushes just seems to work more efficiently for me.. | |
| Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers The href=http://store.acousticsounds.com/d/41673/Art_Blakey__The_Jazz_Messengers-Moanin-45_RPM_Vinyl_LP>45 rpm reissue from Analogue Productions will probably be the closest we mere mortals get to hearing the sound of the master tape. This reis... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Shostakovich, String Quartets 4 and 8, Borodin Qt, Mercury SR 90309 (Speakers Corner reissue) (Love the performances by the Fitzwilliam Quartet on L'Oiseau Lyre, but the Borodin have an undeniable energy and drive that is compelling.). | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Liszt, Piano Concertos 1 & 2, Kondrashin/MoscowPO, Byron Janis, Mercury SR 90329 (Speakers Corner reissue). | |
| Tube Monoblock location? - Rack or near speakers? Opinions vary, but I've had good success following Quicksilver's advice: longer interconnects and shorter speaker cables, when talking about one or the other being greater than 8 feet. FWIW, I follow Lloyd Walker's advice of keeping speaker cables... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? e, we continue to agree about Hyperion and Proprius. Over the years, I've tended to watch for certain recording engineers and have rarely been disappointed with the work by a number whom I value highly, starting with Kenneth Wilkinson. See the fol... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? e, my three favorite labels are Decca, Harmonia Mundi and Lyrita. With most of their recordings, these three labels capture exceptionally natural and realistic renderings of acoustic performances. A common denominator for Lyrita and Decca is Kenne... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? e, you're right, I would love them. I have the Bax on Lyrita. I'm always impressed with how good the MHS issues are. The Victory at Sea is simply great fun, isn't it? |