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| Bach's Mass in B Minor: What is best CD out there? I mean no disrespect to anyone; but how does anyone know what does or does not capture the way the work sounded in the year 1750. Is there a 253 year old recording available; or is there anyone still alive from 1750 who went to a performance, who ... | |
| Bach's Mass in B Minor: What is best CD out there? If you want the recording Aida_w mentions, and it is not available in the US, then check the UK Tower Records website which is:http://www.towerrecords.co.uk/They will ship to the US from the UK store. It is not much more for regular air mail shipp... | |
| Upgrade amp power cable or not? The better conditioners are not filters that restrict power. They operate parallel to the circuit, so the power still flows.Audio Prism makes a device called the "Noise Sniffer" that basically "plays" the noise in your lines though a speaker on th... | |
| Can I get better sound? In my experience the REL's work best letting your main speakers run full range, with the REL filling in the bottom.It is OK to leave some gap between the where the main speakers end on the low side, and where the REL takes over. You can then turn ... | |
| Where is the best place to store electronic parts? I try to let the store keep the extra parts !!!Saves $$$$$A combination of Sean and Timo's comments is fine! | |
| High priced power cords and power conditioners???? Do you have your own house? If yes, do you have dedicated lines? Start there if you don't.If you are in an apartment where you are stuck with the power, then consider an conditioner first. Make it a good one.Some will not agree, but I have never h... | |
| Bach's Mass in B Minor: What is best CD out there? The Gardiner is a light "original instruments" like sound.It is very good if this is how you like your Bach.If you want a more "classical" choral sound, then a recording like the "Robert" Shaw/Atlantic Symphony recording would be a better choice.A... | |
| Where's the rest of the music??? Tweeking is what makes this hobby fun. I still use my original model CDM-1 in my smaller home office system. I was using some 16 inch B&W stands there. I later came accross some used 22 inch stands. Just raising the speakers 6 inches in the sa... | |
| Looking for Alternative Preamp to Blue Circle BC3 FYI, the original BC21 is still a nice preamp. Gilbert mainly went to the BC21.1 because he can no longer find a large enough supply of good quality new 6SN7 tubes. He tests all his tubes before using them, and too many of the new 6SN7 he was gett... | |
| Upgrade amp power cable or not? Actually I have owned four Monster Conditioners. It is OK for connecting a receiver, VCR, and basic TV (which is where my remaining ones are), but it is still a cheap piece of plastic. Just remember the reverse. Many of those that don't believe in... | |
| Review: Hsu Research TN-1220HO Subwoofer Dr. Hsu had a very good demonstration setup at the CES in Las Vegas this year. He even had a remote to switch between the various subwoofers while the music and movies were playing. | |
| Mozart,Haydn,Beethoven String Quartets...... I have the Tokyo Quartet for Beethoven and Alban Berg for the others. The only drawback to the Emerson Quartet is they record for Deutsche Grammophon. In general, I don't care for how DG's recordings sound. | |
| Tube pre into SS Amps for Home Theater? In most cases a tube preamp and solid state amplifier is a great combination. | |
| Where's the rest of the music??? It is definitely not the speakers. Other than the tweeks you are trying, I vote for the source CD player and the amplifier. I've run CDM-1's with amplifiers costing well over $2000 and they sounded great.If you want to upgrade at some point, I wou... | |
| Looking for Alternative Preamp to Blue Circle BC3 If you just have the basic BC3 Depina (the one with the standard power supply), you may want to check out Gilbert's new BC-21.1 preamp. The new model uses the same tubes as the BC3, has an upgraded power supply, and can be custom ordered with the ... |