schubert

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Classical Music for Aficionados
Upon reflection this what I think . All the physics are irrelevant, the psyche rules .A 90 year Maestro who , given a hearing test, is doing good to hear 5000Hz . Yet he ,while conducting, hears the symphony as well as he did at forty . The brain ... 
Classical Music for Aficionados
It's not impossible if every item in your system does not get in the way of any other item . Just takes a thousand changes . 
where best to spend $2-3000 upgrade dollars in my system
Bk, The AudioArt power cables are very good and not too much money . 
KEF and Paradigm
fast, No I haven't . About the only thing I won't buy from China are speakers. The Canadian Totems do very well on the classical music I listen to . 
Classical Music for Aficionados
If your System has no weak links you can come very close to live music .Heard one of the greatest Brit pianists 2 weeks ago live , came home and played same music , only real difference was in volume and slight dynamic compression .Ditto for a Bra... 
Moving from 120 VAC to 220 VAC operation on Krell monoblocks
Thank you dasign . I grew up on farm in NY 50 miles from Montreal .Been there hundreds of times , beyond doubt , the best city in North America with a great Symphony Orch .My uncle used to play classical music from Montreal because it calmed the c... 
Moving from 120 VAC to 220 VAC operation on Krell monoblocks
True North Brave and Free !  Best of N.America and Europe in one swoop . 
70's Receiver and/or Integrated Amp recommendations
Nikko intergrates  were very good . 
Classical Music for Aficionados
One of the most neglected modern pieces for viola.Kammermusik for Viola and Orchestra Op.48/ Paul HindemithWerner Albert/ Queensland SO/CPO 999 492-2Also has 3 more viola pieces including the "Schwanedreher" Viola Cnt .Another seldom heard in US i... 
Best analytical loudspeakers for strings (midrange)?
Different strokes for different folks .+1 for elizabeth ,  good headphones are right for what OP wants . 
Best tubes for my mc 275 Gordon gow
If you had ever listened to tung sol and or sylvania 6550's made in the 50's , if you listen to acoustic music you would not settle for less . 
MQA•Foolish New Algorithm? Vote!
You can be sure they do not have your interests in mind . 
What Do You Think Of This?
Because my local PBS FM station has a library of over 70,000 Classical recordings and all the announcers are themselves classical musicians and I like to LEARN things and have no room for 70K recordings in my condo. Also, they use top Teac Tascam ... 
Audioquest Rocket 44 speaker cable. Any good??
I had some Rocket  88's and they were NO match whatsoever to the Audio-Art Sc5e I now have . IMO you'd have  to go over 2k easy to beat .No flaws , excels in harmonics and stage , coherent from the very bottom to the very top . Not cheap, but one ... 
Anyone familiar with Hegeman/Morrison speakers
I owned both the Hegman's and a pair of the Morrison's till about 5 years ago . Also talked , in person , with Mr. Hegeman several times , sharpest audio man I ever have talked to .IMO the Hegeman's were more musical But the Morrison's , though ve...