schubert

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Jazz for aficionados
O-10 , thanks for saying I'm not stupid. I wonder at times .All jokes aside, when you are old and have been a student all your  daysyour brain's hard drive is filled up and it rebels wiping something out it considers important for something it con... 
Glare on Choral recordings, classical vocals
That's true rotarius , but today mostly single-driver ones .Nearly any speaker from a grand on up is up to the job, 9 times out of ten its something else in the system . 
Audiophiles are not alone
I was in a small hall in a small town in Wisconsin listening to a fine touring trio "Trio Copenhagen" playing the Ravel.I was no more than 20 feet away from the violinist , one of the Korean wonders , and her sound overwhelmed me and I do mean ove... 
Jazz for aficionados
Must be nice to have perfect pitch . 
Audiophiles are not alone
Your mind makes the case against pot . 
Fading Display on NAD M3
Why is jafant's post not useful ?NAD has always had reliability problems and not everyone knows this fact . 
Audiophiles are not alone
As Shakespeare said in Hamlet , "There are more things in heaven and earth ... than are dreamt of in your philosophy" .Studies like this are conducted by people who think we can know everything, we can’t . Some things are just a mystery and that’s... 
Glare on Choral recordings, classical vocals
Much of Choral Music is religious music of a high level by some of the greatest  composers who ever lived . The amount  of Americans who appreciate music at that level is small .Here in Minnesota there is a great audience for choral music because ... 
Audiophiles are not alone
Is that band in NJ ? 
Glare on Choral recordings, classical vocals
Problem with Choral , which I love and live in its US Capital , is its both often poorly recorded and shows up any fault in system .All advice above is good, try it all. Esp. as to volume .The problem was solved in my system by buying a good DAC, ... 
What are some of the downsides of owning a Magneplanar .7 or 1.7i ?
Essentially, what she said was not a speaker for Classical music.By chance I was in a large hi-end store I do business with little while ago, and noticed that had .7's right next to new Rega RX-3 's in listening room. same room, same system , most... 
Apartment Dweller's Paradise - The Ideal 2 ch. system?
courant, I l hear you, live in a condo as well . My solution was to find a unit with a outside wall onto a 8 feet wide stairwell, and a 20 foot bedroom on the other side of my living room.Floor is 3 feet of concrete as it is roof of underground pa... 
Who is the WORST Audio Shop?
I’ve don’t think I’ve missed any big American City , I’m from Upstate NY and have no reason to live here other than its the most civilized of all big American Cities .And has the best Medical care in USA , esp. for the young and the old.VA Hospita... 
Best interconnect burn-in method
Shakespeare wasn't always right . 
Audiophiles are not alone
In a society that worships money there are connections to everything's market value and none to anything's real value .