simao
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| Best pressing of Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto? Thanks, all. Just ordered the Heifetz original '56 recording from Discogs AND the Acousticsounds reissue. | |
| Best pressing of Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto? @rcprince Curses! I meant Leonid Kogan's 1960 version. Thank you for looking through the collection, though. | |
| Has anyone NOT listened to their system for a long time? @mechans This is exactly how I feel (minus the neighbor influence)! I, too, am hesitant to add on to a system with a music streamer. Why, I don't know. Am I a reluctant old fart? Probably. My DAC has a USB input that I've used maybe once or twice ... | |
| Is my Onkyo Receiver toast? I would hazard the Onkyo. For some reason the processor in the Onkyo is sending an inaccurate signal at that frequency. I would take it to a repair place and have them do a bench test. | |
| Downsizing from VPI HW-19 Like all machines, this one may need servicing, too. I really do appreciate all your advice and cautions. I don't need to tell you that the sound and immersion I get from vinyl is so enveloping, so palpable. And I don't want to lose that. But I al... | |
| Downsizing from VPI HW-19 @mb1audio - yeah, I wonder if the spindle is slightly off. But it shouldn't be as that has never moved. However, I do plan on taking it to a local auto shop for servicing. Just to see what they can do with the screws, etc. I did replace the sprin... | |
| Upgraditis Good call, @joey_v : maybe try some good speaker wire or IC from Clear Day. Paul will allow you to try out the wires. They hold their own against Acoustic Zens. | |
| Upgraditis I agree with the phono stage advice. Based on your cartridge and components, you might want to try:Jolida JD 9 Mk 2 ($700-$900)Graham Slee Gram Amp 2 ($400)The EAR 834 (or anything by EAR, actually) ($600)These should mate well with your MM cartr... | |
| Has anyone NOT listened to their system for a long time? @thefile ha-ha. Half the basement/ listening room is also taken up by an extensive Thomas Train table the boys love. | |
| Has anyone NOT listened to their system for a long time? @acresverde https://www.amazon.com/Departure-Farewell-Hem/dp/B00BDSRC7CBeautiful composed, executed, and produced indie-folk a la Innocence Mission and others. Hem is a Brooklyn-based project that's been around for a decade or more. | |
| Acoustic Zen, Reference 3A and ATC What this person said ^^^^^^^ | |
| Has anyone NOT listened to their system for a long time? Thanks for the replies to both of you. I sometimes wonder during these long stretches of not listening, whether I'm slowly fading away from the hobby. That's an arresting thought, too. | |
| Seller asked for PayPal fees after the sale. Should I pay them or not? @parabolic Paypal would reimburse you the fees if you challenged and documented the seller's late request. | |
| Seller asked for PayPal fees after the sale. Should I pay them or not? At the very least leave neutral feedback for the seller alerting future buyers of this practice. If the seller did NOT mention Paypal fees in the ad, I would never pay them. | |
| Dylan wins Nobel Prize in Literature @onhwy61 That many of the writers you mentioned, particularly Nabokov, did not win a Nobel, but Dylan has, is testament to the myopia of the Committee.It's as if, in a desperate bid to appeal to the masses, they chose a good lyricist. Kind of like... |