the_smokester
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| The Sound of Tubes Going Bad? Yes, probably. If it depended on the mute then I would look to your preamp. | |
| What is your system - classical and folk. John,If you are taking chamber music going down to cello-like bass then you can get beautiful systems without doing the full montey.My tastes run from rock & roll to full blown orchestral classics. In my experience, getting maximum liftoff wit... | |
| Preamps/amps that look great and''feel' great ??? Air Tight makes elegant, solid-looking gear. Sounds good, too. | |
| Table speed There was a thread related to TT stability a few weeks ago that you might find interesting.http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?eanlg&1058699691&openusid&zz | |
| Is there a"giant Killer" CDP ? Sorry to confuse the issue but I think the answer to your question depends on what you, and those that respond to this question, can hear (multiple meanings intended).I have both a Sony SCD-555ES and a Wadia 861xi hooked into the same system. I ha... | |
| Need Advise I keep track of delivery times on my shipments. USPS ground takes an average of 10 days and often more. | |
| Greatest Recordings - your opinions Here are a couple. To rank for me both the sound (ignoring tape hiss)and the performance have to be fabulous.First, there's the 45 rpm LP of Stravinsky's Firebird Suite, Antal Dorati and the London Symphony Orchestra, Mercury SR90226. Probably the... | |
| How much does rock-solid speed stability cost? This is an interesting thread. I also have very strong relative pitch.One problem I have had a lot of trouble with--and it was mentioned above by Ghostrider45--is off-center holes. It doesn't take much. This effect is most noticable when constant ... | |
| newbie turntable/speed control question The SME TT's have what you asking for. | |
| Review: Equi=Tech ET5W-Q AC filter Thank you very much for this review. I have been planning to go down a similar path and you have just tipped me over the edge. | |
| Review: Equi=Tech ET5W-Q AC filter Thank you very much for this review. I have been planning to go down a similar path and you have just tipped me over the edge. | |
| Best recording of Tchaikovsky's 5th There are many good recordings of this given above. But a unique circumstance occurred in 1960 when the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Evgeny Mravinsky (there are various spellings of his name) took London by storm. This resulted in... | |
| classical suggestions Here's another starter book that might be useful:"The Vintage Guide to Classical Music" by Jan Wafford, Vintage Books (1992).This gives short biographies of the great composers of western classical music, and will provide great descriptions of the... | |
| Yet another call for more Sale catagories... I would like a separate catagory in the Software section for Classical LPs. Sometimes I feel like I'm drowning in there. | |
| Planning to go analog Teres advocates are very persuasive. I like the aethetics of the Teres' wood base as well. We will see. It will be a few months before I have saved up enough to go this next step.Thank you all. |