sugarbrie
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| It is frustrating..... If you are referring to the NY Phil, I've watched/listened to the "Live from Lincoln Center" broadcasts on TV & Radio and I've had the impression they are playing on Auto Pilot. This is not just them. I've had the same impression at times sitt... | |
| Do you play? I consider some friends who are heavy into Home Theater to be Videophiles. | |
| what the _____ I once replaced a worn-out big bucks stylus and broke the new one in a matter of minutes by being a klutz. | |
| Stereo sounds better than 5.1? 5.1 is pure digital manipulation and fine for movies; But the technology is not there yet. 2 Channel music is light years better. Even the sound field (stage) does not work in 5.1 -- Imagine yourself sitting in the center of the New York Philarmon... | |
| Do you play? I sing in a professional choir. I rarely go as a listener to a choral music concert. I usually only listen to recordings of choral music as a way to familiarize myself with the music. I also attend a lot of live concerts other than choral. This do... | |
| Okay Ladies So where is Elizabeth's input? | |
| Mods to Transports/MSB Link The Mod'd transport is a $79 Aiwa Changer. The mod is by Stan Warren. | |
| Cable problems Van Den Hul "The First" are laid back and still detailed. | |
| Sources for Difficult to Find Recordings For many many years there was Serenade Records in Washington, D.C. that had contacts in UK and Europe to get almost any import CD, as well as a good stock of used and rare finds in CD and vinyl. They were even listed in the Penguin Guide as a plac... | |
| New SACD Players Announced Great to hear !! Let's just hope SACD does not become the next Betamax. | |
| stan warren dvd[pioneer333]player mod? The last thing to consider is what could transpire if the player breaks mechanically, or a problem with the video stage . Stan warrants his work, but of course not the player itself. No one can predict what will happen if you try to get warranty s... | |
| stan warren dvd[pioneer333]player mod? Stan other Mod is to a $79 Aiwa 5 Disk CD Changer. It makes a pretty good DAC Transport out of the box unmodified, but Stan can make it into a "Killer" transport. The Aiwa was discovered by someone at the Chicago Audio Society. Stan uses one in hi... | |
| stan warren dvd[pioneer333]player mod? FYI, The Pioneer DV-333 is available on the web at for $199 at Crutfield and Audio Advisor. Stan's mods are in two parts. The main Mod is $200. He has an additional Mod, I think it's to the output stage, that is another $50. Anyway the second Mod ... | |
| The Back Street Boys of Classical?? On video I also have the complete set of Leonard Bernstein's lectures at Harvard University; and also the complete set of his television New York Philharmonic children's concerts. All very educational. You might find then at the library. | |
| The Back Street Boys of Classical?? I do not know him, but from your quote your teacher sounds like an intellectual snob. Remember, in their day Mozart's Magic Flute and the Marriage of Figaro were "Show Tunes". Duke Ellington said "If it sounds good, it is good". Also, Shostakovich... |