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| During this isolation, I would be interested in suggestions of great movies you like. Favorite movies with music that sticks with me:Close Encounters of the Third KindMaster and CommanderThe Deer Hunter | |
| the sound of massed violins in classical orchestral recordings Very interesting discussion. I have been listening to what I think are the best massed string recordingI have come across: The Cleveland Orchestra’s A New Century boxed set. Disc 1 has a string orchestra arrangement of Beethoven’s string quartet... | |
| Please suggest streamer $500 to $1000 used Cambridge Audio 851N. The latest firmware adds Qobuz streaming and the latest app is much improved. Well reviewed, and a real bargain used. | |
| New Japanese Marantz Glad to see NFTS, but no Qobuz? | |
| Can anyone recommend a good streamer/DAC? I can discuss the Cambridge 851N. I got one in 2016 and have been happy with the sound and reliability. I listened mainly to CDs and flac files ripped from CDs, with the odd hi-res and DSD download. I have a 10TB hard drive attached and it does ve... | |
| So whats your favorite music themed movie? 1. The Deer Hunter 2. Close Encounters of the Third Kind3. Master and Commander | |
| Is there a magic formula for spending on components in a system Percentages have gone up and down I’ve the years as I’ve upgraded this piece or that. And, I use new prices to calculate tough many pieces have been purchased used. That said: 20/30/30/20 percent, for source/amplification/speakers/cables. There’s ... | |
| Best debut album Robinella and the CC String Band. | |
| Turntable feedback rumble problems with new sub Son in law had a similar problem at loud volumes with Def Tech SM55 monitors sitting on the same cabinet as turntable. We put Vibrapads under the speakers—helped a lot. Upgraded to IsoAcoustic Isopucks, helped even more. I have Isopucks under the... | |
| ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE QUESTION TO ANSWER ... Come On, Come On. Mary Chapin Carpenter. Been my test CD for many years. Title track and I am a Town tell me all I need to know. | |
| ... WHAT POWER CORD(S) ARE PLAYING IN YOU SYSTEM TODAY? Nordost Vishnu’s for SACD player, network streamer and pre, stock cables for bel canto monoblocks. | |
| Any opinions on Morrow USB cable and SP5 Speaker cables? I’m very pleased with my SP5 cables. These replaced Acoustic Zen Sartoris—which also sounded very very good. But the Morrows sounded better, more transparent, more detailed. The Morrows are bi-wired and the AZs were not, so that can also be a fac... | |
| Need speaker cable Another vote for Morrow. I’ve had AQ Bedrock, Nordost Heimdall and Acoustic Zen Sartori speaker cables and to my ears Morrow SP5s bested then both for much less. They were all very good, but value for money goes to Morrow. Second place to Acoustic... | |
| How Long Did It Take You To Build Your Dream Setup? Had a pretty good vinyl system in the 70s and then nothing til I started up again in 2004. Started small and kept upgrading components. Eventually got to components that felt fairly permanent. Now it sorta feels like I’d have to start over at a mu... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra: Tchaikovsky’s 4th. A beautiful recording on SACD. I’m listening Via Qobuz 24/192. Second movement is so engaging and the piccolo in the 3rd movement is fantastic. Also contains a sublime double concerto for clarinet... |