slipknot1
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| Whats on your turntable tonight? Today so far:Mendelssohn "Psalms op. 42 and op. 46" Symphonic Choir and Orchestra de la Foundation Gulbenkian de Lisbonne/Michel Corboz (Erato STU 71101)Mahler "Symphony No. 4 in G" Cleveland Orhestra/Szell/Raskin (soprano) (Columbia MS 6833) | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Arnold/Liszt/Mussorgsky "Witches Brew" New Symphony Orchestra of London/Gibson (RCA LSC-2225) Classic Records 45 rpm Clarity 4 Disc reissueThis recording is a demo quality effort. Side 3 is an absolute stunner!Shostakovich "Symphony No. 12, "1917"... | |
| Synergistic Research Acoustic ART analogue room tr Myself, I heard a slight difference for the better. I won't presume to speak for my friends however. In my case, I already have a Rives designed room treatment situation. The difference I heard in the room at the Marriott did not convince me that ... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Just a quick note to thank you all for keeping this thread alive! I have not posted in quite some time due to illness that has kept me out of my listening room. But, I am happy to say, I am recovering and will be listening to a lot of music again.... | |
| Synergistic Research Acoustic ART analogue room tr I am not concerned with convincing anyone, but I did tell a group of doubting thomases from Philly the morning afterwards to attend the demonstration. Many of them did buy sets.Tbg (System | Threads | Answers)with all due respect, I was part of th... | |
| Tape Project Tapes I am partial to the "Arnold Overtures" and "Exotic Dances From the Opera", but really enjoy "Saxophone Colossus" and "John Coltrane and Kenny Burrell" (newest release) too.It's kind of like my dogs: hard to pick a favorite. They each have merits u... | |
| Audio Rack Construction I used multiple coats of tung oil, each one rubbed with fine steel wool, then a thin layer of polyurethane, for gloss and hardness, finished with a buffed out coat of paste wax. | |
| Movies that featured High End equipment I just saw a 1964 episode of "The Twilight Zone" starring John McGiver called "sounds and silence" in which he enjoys playing LPs of live battle sounds on a system with what appears to be a collection of Mac tube amps, tuner and a Gerrard TT. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Rushton-That recording is on my shopping list.Tonight:Mahler "Symphony No. 2 in C minor "Resurrection"" Mehta/Vienna PO (Super Analogue Disc KIJC 9139/40 reissue of the original London)David Gilmour "Live in Gdansk" (Columbia 88697344701 DC1) 5 LP... | |
| First Annual " Whaddya Get? for Xmas " I got Legos for grown ups:Lego Architecture's "Fallingwater", Frank Lloyd Wright's statement residence on Bear Run in Pennsylvania that he designed and built for Edgar Kauffman.It took about 6.5 hrs following the 100 pg instruction book to put the... | |
| The Hub: Is a Vinyl Revival in progress? I agree with Mr. Fremer. It is and will stay a niche market.For those who were into vinyl and have stayed with vinyl, they will continue to do so. For someone to make the investment into vinyl now is a VERY expensive proposition if they are not ge... | |
| BEST RECORDING STUDIO Samuel - Thanks. I don't know what I was thinkin' with "Britannica" The houseboat is Astoria. I typed it while at the library, so maybe I was thinking about encyclopedias.I have to agree about Skywalker Ranch. I interviewed for a job there in the ... | |
| BEST RECORDING STUDIO Without being venue-specific, Keith Johnson's work with Reference Recordings, and Kavi Alexander's Water Lily Acoustics stand out.For venues, the large room at the original Columbia facilities in NYC, and David Gilmour's Britannica studios. | |
| Walker listening experience wanted I am located near Philadelphia, and if you are willing to drive the distance, you would be more than welcome to spend some time with the Walker TT in my listening room. Contact me off list... | |
| Allnic Verito Z:Owners and those familiar Disclaimer: I am an Allnic dealer.I have the Verito Z installed on my Walker Audio turntable, where I usually have the highly regarded Bluelectric Magic Diamond.I currently have somewhere between 75 and 100 hours on it, break-in time expected to b... |