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| Amazing Solo Piano Recordings I concur with the Rayhall (Hyman recordings and Rushton (Nojima recordings) and thanks Rushton Rushton for the Moravec recommendation. I would like to add FATHA (Earl Hines) on M&K a direct to disc which can be procured directly through Miller... | |
| State of the Art? I don t care anymore. Now for a musical inexpensive system John 1 I tink you've got it!! Oh the midrange magic of the Spica's. Nobody did it better for the dough. | |
| More Dumb "Classical" Stereotypes Reprince so far as Bach being relaxing I do find the following pieces relaxing "Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring and Air on a G String among them. But overall your right Bach demands attention. Another beautiful Bach piece is Cantata #140 which is proba... | |
| More Dumb "Classical" Stereotypes Most Baroque period music is relaxing, Pachebel Canon for those comotose moments, Handel’s Water Music, Arrival of the Queen of Sheba, Bach, too many to name, Vivaldi, Mandolin Concerti (VERY relaxing). For uplifting without feeling the need to co... | |
| Top Ten Tube PreAmp of all time? Reprince is right. So far as the differences between the SP-10 and SP-11, certainly the 10 euphonized the sound more than the 11 which was more transparent and probably closer to neutral across the board (hybrid). The 10 with all tube power supply... | |
| MIT bashed, not Transparent, why? I'll tell you Pops it can do plenty more. I tried those 750 S3 tube cables which got me on the MIT bandwagon in the first place. Came across the 770 Reference tube cables at a good deal and even a money back from the seller if I wasn't completely ... | |
| The Back Street Boys of Classical?? Might I also offer Robert Greenburg’s “Understanding Great Music” by TheTeachingCompany.com. You won’t be disappointed. I concur with Kurt. Anyone who dismisses Stravinsky as anything less than one of the great composers if not the greatest compos... | |
| New tubes every year...or every five? ? Detlof Check out e-bay for tube testers. My audio buddy just bought one from a guy that restores and calibrates them. This past Sunday we went through about a quarter of my stash. What is most amazing to me is how the old tubes fared against the s... | |
| Any experience... Merlin+Wadia+Rowland Dkuipers I suspect all components are colored to one degree or another what is more important is how they work together. You are not alone in your impressions of the MIT's but I like them in my system and feel that they offer a more realistic pres... | |
| Any experience... Merlin+Wadia+Rowland BTY I have found MIT speaker cable both 750 and 770 reference a MUCH better match than the analysis plus oval 9's with the Merlin's. I initially liked the AP but long term the sound became fatiguing. The MIT's cured this for good. Harmonic Tech Tr... | |
| Any experience... Merlin+Wadia+Rowland Dkuipers a thanks for a response to a remark you made concerning the Merlin's several months back when you categorized them as being "Hi-Fi" as opposed to "musical". You have finally answered my question concerning why they were "hi-fi" to you. Th... | |
| Your 5 Fav Rock Concerts "And if you go no one will follow, if I knew the way I would take you home" | |
| MIT bashed, not Transparent, why? Perfectimage You ask a question that is curious to me also. I really try to stay away from controversial issues concerning components since synergy is much more important than trying to ascertain whether a particular product on its own is worth it... | |
| True Confessions of a Soul Man I have forgotton more than I can remember about these groups but I sure loved them at the time; late 50's -60's include The Isley Brothers; Little Anthony and the Imperials; Smoky Robinson and the Miracles; Early 70's Billy Paul (another Philly gu... | |
| True Confessions of a Soul Man There is one group from the late 60's early 70's that is among my favorites and not mentioned. "Friends of Distinction" Grazing in the grass; love or let me be lonely and going in circles were their well known #'s but they were really a great soul... |