rushton
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| Walker or VPI motor controller with scoutmaster? The Raven uses a DC motor. Motor controllers like the Walker and the VPI work on AC motors. So, no reason for Elinor to keep his motor controller for the Raven.George: The Walker motor controller will work on any turntable with an AC motor, and I ... | |
| Aesthetix IO Sig tube rolling/initial impressions Thanks for sharing your experience thus far. I'm getting ready to take the plunge, too, and hope to get some simarly positive results.. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Elgar, "Enigma Variations" - Monteux/LSO (RCA LSC 2418, Classic Records reissue) - another excellent Kenneth Wilkinson engineered recording for RCA under contract with Decca. One of the great performances of this work. The Classic Records reissue ... | |
| Blue Note 45rpm reissue Jloveys, I certainly did not intend to offer any criticism of you commenting on what is important to you for enjoying the music. That is truly fair game and good to share, and I've enjoyed the portions of your comments that focus on that. If I cam... | |
| Longtime lurker First time Poster Hi Roggae, glad to see you posting! And congratulations on your turntable and phono stage. I would encourage first to focus on getting the most out of your current system that you can before thinking about the next upgrade. Until you do so, you wo... | |
| Blue Note 45rpm reissue Jloveys, the licensing with EMI, who now own the Blue Note catalog, determines the number of copies Music Matters and Analogue Productions are allowed to press. This is a very expensive undertaking, and from Joe Harley's comments posted on the Hof... | |
| Blue Note 45rpm reissue The Hoffman and Gray mastering process is all analog with no digital preview in the circuit.. | |
| Walker or VPI motor controller with scoutmaster? As Dopogue notes above, the VPI SDS motor controller will bring a very noticeable improvement to your Scoutmaster, and to most turntables with AC motors. If you can afford the cost differential, the Walker will bring yet another step higher perfor... | |
| Classical Record Labels and Recording Engineers... I agree point for point with Rcprince's comments about the DG recordings overall. The Archiv recordings are frequently of period instruments using both gut strings and higher tuning. This may account for the perception that these can be a bit brig... | |
| Classical Record Labels and Recording Engineers... Kirkus, I agree with you about ECM: a good label with excellent artists, performances and sonics. Their classical catalog was somewhat limited in the vinyl era and I haven't kept track of what more they may have done in their CD catalog over the y... | |
| Classical Record Labels and Recording Engineers... Rgurney, I find Deutsche Grammophon orchestral recordings to be very hit or miss, and mostly miss sonically. I generally avoid them unless for a particular performance. For me, the problem with the majority of the DGG orchestral recordings is that... | |
| Classical Record Labels and Recording Engineers... Russ, I agree with your thoughts. John Earle and Craig Dory made excellent recordings that I've enjoyed immensely - always regretted not having their work represented much on vinyl. And I share your view of the producers you mention. I'd also add ... | |
| Classical Record Labels and Recording Engineers... Hi Shadorne,Mercury is in the list I posted. And, this simply is my personal set of preferences based on 35+ years of vinyl accumulation, not that of a group. If you look at my list of recording engineers and have any sense of their work, you woul... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Borodin's Orchestral Music, Tjeknavorian/NPO, RCA CRL3 2790 (3LP box set) - nice performances!Berg, "Lulu Suite" / "Wozzeck" (excerpts) - Dorati/LSO, Mercury SR 90278 (Speakers Corner reissue) - great performance, outstanding sonics!. | |
| Classical vinyl - Good sources of info and talk Eweedhome, there is a lot of good information in the Audiogon archives about classical music on vinyl. A lot of folks here have a lot of experience and are willing to share their experience if you can pose some fairly specific questions. Here's a ... |