sugarbrie
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| best amp new or used for 1200 In addition, demo the Blue Circle BC-22. | |
| Cd storage..what's an audiophile to do? They have some very nice free standing (floor) CD shelf units at IKEA if there is one in your area. Or get their catalog. | |
| Recievers versus separates Separates are more tweekable. Every separate component I have in my main system that is included with a receiver is a different brand. Did not start out this way, but by swapping different things over time. This includes things like trying differe... | |
| need advice on cd player cleaners Ditto. I have never cleaned a lense on any CD player I have ever owned and have never had a problem. | |
| Celibidache on DG or EMI? FYI, Celibidache did not believe in "studio" recordings. His recordings are all live concerts. | |
| Best CD of Rachmaninoff's Third Piano C The Horowitz/Ormandy is one of the references Gramaphone Magazine uses to compare with others. Probably worth a listen. | |
| Review of Online Dealers Try this one. http://www.audiosurvey.com/ | |
| Best CD of Rachmaninoff's Third Piano C I guess while you're at the store, pick up the original Rach recording of Rach playing numbers 1 and 4, also Ormandy / Philadelphia. RCA 6659-2-RC. (Or through Musical Heritage Society.) http://www.musicalheritage.com/ | |
| Which Rack Is Better? I like the Salamander Synergy racks. Easy to customize (lots of optional configurations). | |
| Advice for the Budget 'Phile If you like Cambridge, the A3i that came before the A500 is a lot better and came with phono (not an add-on). It was designed by Michael Creek, so its like a 4330 with 20 more watts and phono for about $250 used. I have one in my den system and it... | |
| Upgrading bose 301's .. the next step ? For the 805s to sound good, plan on spending $300 to $500 for decent stands. If we are talking used for 1k max then I would go for the original B&W CDM-1 or CDM-1NT (don't care for the CDM-1SE that came in between). | |
| Best CD of Rachmaninoff's Third Piano C OK, I am back. I dad a date in Baltimore with three other Russians. Yuri Temirkanov conducting Shostakovich #7 and Sergei Babayan playing Bach Piano Concerto #1 (also Yuri conducting).I was not kidding about the old Rachmaninov recording. It is so... | |
| Upgrading bose 301's .. the next step ? B&W DM602-S2 $600 new list. Not too much $ and is a big improvement over Bose. B&W 602s have great re-sell value if/when the next time you upgrade. | |
| Celibidache on DG or EMI? I prefer some of the live EMI with his Munich orchestra. Some are recorded in analog (ADD) even though the early 1990s. More natural sounding than DDD. A lot of DG CDs are mixed poorly IMHO. | |
| Best CD of Rachmaninoff's Third Piano C Best how?? There is a recording by Rachmaninoff. Sounds like crap considering it's 70 years old. Can't argue with the interpretation considering. I'll get back later with more. |