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| Whats on your turntable tonight? Ken,Will do. In the mean time, tonight I'm going to hear the Philadephia Orchestra do Carmina Burana & Pictures At An Exhibition with an added bonus of fireworks! | |
| Quantum Resonance Technologies I also use the QRT Electroclears on the unused outlets in my listening room. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Nothing for me for a short spell. My TT is at VPI for a full upgrade of plinth, bearing, motor and platter. All Aries Two parts mounted on a dual plinth Scout (aka Scoutmaster)Taking advantage of the situation, I also ordered a new Dynavector 17D2... | |
| Your favorite but unknown Saw some live music yesterday afternoon headlined by Los Lobos. But--- Two other acts brought the place down: Eilene Ivers and Immigrant Soul and the subDudes.Immigrant Soul is an Celtic/Afro-pop/Cuban band with pipes, guitar, bass, percussion and... | |
| Here's To Dear Old Dad As a kid, I remember listening to my dad playing 1950's jazz recordings through a Heathkit tube amp and some speakers that he built the cabinets to, and thinking how it sounded like there were musicians in our living room. As a matter of fact, man... | |
| Cartridge Recommendation My suggestion would be to keep the Dynavector 17D (Karat), and have your Scout bumped up to Scoutmaster level by VPI.The 17 is a tremendous cart, and from what I understand, the Scoutmaster upgrade takes an already excellent turntable to the Aries... | |
| Best Sounding LPs I will echo Rushton's sentiments and add that the Decca Mendelssohn 3rd is not only a great performance but the sonics are of demonstration quality.The Speakers corner reissues of the Mercurys:Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No.3 Dorati/LSO/Janis (Me... | |
| Atma-Sphere with Gilmore on HE 2004 I was with Trelja and Mechans in the room and we all agreed that the pairing did not work to our ears. I also have to add though that It WAS NOT the MA-2's at fault. I have heard them in Rushton's room driving his Eidolons, and they produce the mo... | |
| Audiogon Music News June Stellar report as always Ben. Thanks for the updates. Looking forward to the Nick Mason book... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Rush,What great choices! | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Tonight:Vivaldi - "Four Seasons" Von Karajan/Berlin (Deutsche Grammophon DG 2530 296)Bill Evans Trio - "Sunday At The Village Vanguard" (Riverside 9376/Classic Records 180g reissue)Respighi - "Ancient Airs & Dances" Philharmonica Hungarica/Dor... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Sorlowski,I spoke to Mick last week. He has had some problems gettings supplies from his cabinet maker. I too ordered mine in March. Mick tells me about a month or so longer. FWIW... | |
| Best "one-on-one" recordings... one voice and... Eva Cassidy - "Tall Trees In Georgia"Greg Lake - "Lucky Man" and "Still You Turn Me On" from "Welcome Back My Friends To The Show That Never Ends" | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Prokofieff - "Lieutenant Kije" Reiner/Chicago (Chesky RC10, the spelling of Prokofiev is Chesky's, not mine)Bill Evans Trio - "Moonbeams" (Riverside 9428 180g Classic Records reissue)A couple of CD's as well:Dead Can Dance - "Toward The Within" (4... | |
| Maggie's and cats On the floor in front of and behind each panel, place a square of cardboard with carpet tacks sticking up from the bottom. Not the most attractive, but effective. Another possibility (expensive) is the use of the indoor version of the Invisible Fe... |