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twoleftears,I am using the Belles 350A amplifier, with which I replaced the 150A (I liked better) and, unfortunately, can’t return (a $1500 loss.). Doesn’t nearly match up to my NuForce monoblocks.  I’m sure there’s nothing wrong with the Belles p... 
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I know I should love my music regardless of sound, but since my NuForce amplifiers broke down and have thus far been unfixable (although there is now hope,) I have not been able to reach that Nirvana except in a couple of cases. Shouldn’t be, I kn... 
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Impressive list! 
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I love your parable! 
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Indeed, I love Brahms. Wrote my Ph.D. dissertation on him.Also, Haydn.  Master symphonist.  I even love some of his earlier symphonies.Rachmaninoff’s Second Symphony is, to me, a masterpiece of symphonic writing as well as his Rhapsody on a Theme ... 
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pryso:Welcome to the forum.Good, solid recommendations. 
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To me, Mahler is the greatest symphonist since Beethoven. It took me a long time to come to that conclusion.  I, for a long time, considered him to be disjointed and arbitrary.  But, once I found him, there was no turning back.Now Bruckner, I stil... 
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Schubert,I got the beginning of your post regarding Mahler’s 7th Symphony in my email but it seems the full text was removed from the forum.  What’s up with that?It seemed you were beginning to say you liked the symphony, although I know you’re no... 
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kef_lover,Just got the Monteux set.Gorgeous performance of the Nocturnes!One question though. It’s probably my system acting up again, but I heard most of the audio coming from the right channel. I don’t notice that with the next selection (Tchaik... 
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Yes, Victrola, with “Lieutenant Kije “ on the flip side.Label is black and gold.l really love the Haitink performance of the Nocturnes, with the atmospheric Concertgebouw sound, on Philips. I have the LP and CD.  CD sounds great. 
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Yes, the Victrolas and the London Treasurys are often from the original master.A great example is Stravinsky’s “Song of the Nightingale” by Reiner. It’s demonstration quality and rivals the expensive Analog Productions reissue.Similarly, the Peter... 
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kef_lover,Do you have the LP’s of the recordings in your last post?I’ll list my favorites of your selections in my next post. 
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The Dorati “Rite” is also my favorite of the dozen or so recordings of it I own.Has been for many years. I had the digital LP before the CD was released.Wonderful sound for early digital, I believe recorded on a sound stage. 
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I have LP’s of a lot of the older recordings you mention (e.g Hanson, Mercury, Maag, London, Munch,RCA)They still sound wonderful. 
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Kef_lover,Many wonderful recordings in that list!