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| What's your favorite Turntable tweak? For obtaining the maximum from my turntable, Walker Audio Prelude Record Cleaning system, without any doubt. People for whom I demonstrate the results are consistently amazed at the improvement in resolution and timbral accuracy coming from their ... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? T_Bone, I have three performances, but not the Yo-Yo Ma. The performances I have are:Bernstein/OrchNatFra, Rostropovich (EMI on a MHS reissue) Mehta/Israel PO, Starker (Decca)Ormandy/PhilO, L.Rose (Columbia)All are very interestingly different. I'... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Thanks for prompting me to pull out the Bloch Hebraic Suite and the Pergolesi Stabat Mater, T_Bone and Nick_sr. I haven't listened to these pieces for many years, and they are both lovely. I'll enjoy them later today.. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Camino de Santiago - medieval music along the Pilgrims Route of St James, 13th Century Spain - Binkley/Studio der Fruhen Musik, Deutsch EMI 063-30108Britten, "Cello Symphony" - Britten/English Chamber Orchestra with Rostropovich, cello - Decca SXL... | |
| Small Classical Ensemble with Double Bass? Here are some, but a few you may have to work to find: Dvorak, "String Quintet in G, op77" - Dvorak Qt, Frantisek -db, Supraphon 50 186 (LP) Rossini, "Sonate a Quatro" for 2 violins, cello and double bass - Salvatore Accardo -vn, S.Gazeau -vn, A.M... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Hi, Zaikesman. Yes, I really enjoy this record and especially the title cut, "Undercurrent." I've listed this one before in its Music Matters reincarnation on 45rpm. It's one of the best sounding records from this superb reissue series that I have... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Clifford Brown and Max Roach, "Study in Brown" - EmArcy MG 36036 (Japanese reissue) Mississippi Fred McDowell, "I do not play no rock 'n' roll" - Pure Pleasure reissue PPAN ST409 Johnny Cash, "American I" - American 5101-12792 Gershwin, "An Americ... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? 20th century music by British composers last night, a sampler evening with some friends:Hamilton Harty, "A John Field Suite" George Butterworth, "The Banks of Green Willow" - Dilkes/EngSinfonia, EMI CSD 3696 Malcolm Arnold, "Second Set of English ... | |
| Question about Classic's edition of Merc 90006 My copy of the Classic Records reissue includes the line you mention: "Produced, musically supervised and 3- to 2-channel conversion by Wilma Cozart Fine" There is nothing on the cover that indicates the album is a reissue or issued by Classic Rec... | |
| 5 must have classical recordings Good recommendations from Sibelius, above. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Holst - Savitri; Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda - ArgoAllegri - Misere Re - Tallis Scholars - CFPRavel - Rapsodie Espagnol - Reiner - RCA (45 reissue)Cannonball Adderly - Know What I Mean? - Riverside (45 reissue)Lee Morgan - Tomcat - Blue Note (4... | |
| Need recommendation for LVB Symphony 9 Solti, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Decca/LondonAlways one of my favorites for power, energy and drive. An exciting visceral performance with good sonics even if highly multi-miked. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Mississippi John Hurt - Best of... - Vanguard VSD 19/20 Mississippi John Hurt - Today! - Vanguard VSD 79220 Pure Pleasure Ry Cooder, V.M. Bhatt - A Meeting by the River - WaterLily APW029-45 Analog Productions Papa John Creach - s/t - Grunt Record... | |
| Grado The Reference 600 hrs old. How many more? I had over 2,000 hours on a Grado The Reference and it was still sounding good when I sold it and the turntable to a friend who was still quite pleased with it two years later. . | |
| Which cleaning solution do you use in you RCM? I've consistently had the most superior results from Walker Audio Prelude recording cleaning fluids. I've found the Walker Audio Prelude better than Disc Doctor, RRL, and L'Art du Son which I've used. Disc Doctor made a significant improvement ove... |