unison77
Responses from unison77
| Vivaldi, played badly, is the worst classical music on earth I purchased a modern Decca LP recording of Tchaikovsky "Nutcracker Suite" (side one) and Grieg "Peer Gynt" (side two) and it's the worst recording I've ever heard(esp. side one) - a waste of money... | |
| Somebody knows these speakers brand and model? I used to own these in mid eighties and used them with a Sansui AU-D11 MK II integrated amp.Great speakers! | |
| What Would You Do with a Sealed, 1st Press Miles Davis "Kind of Blue"? I meant "or sellers"... | |
| What Would You Do with a Sealed, 1st Press Miles Davis "Kind of Blue"? I suspect that the manufacturer or LP records sellers in the 60s or earlier sealed some records into inner plastic bags in order to conceal their defects (warps or mold spots, which is the case here). A year ago I came across an LP by Miles Davis ... | |
| Are there any current high end dipole speakers (dynamic)? I've been using the Italian-made Nightingale CTR.2 for almost 10 years. They are very good with tube amplifiers, but they are expensive. | |
| Tonearm/Cartridge Combinations: What Do You Own (Or Have Owned) And Recommend? Micro DD8/MA-505 tonarm/Nagaoka MP-500 cart. | |
| JADIS DEFY7, can not get it to sing I would wait until the Onkyo preamp arrives next week. I don't expect it to be a perfect match for the Jadis, but there are unexplainable things in audio and you may be surpsised at what you hear...Of course, don't spend your money on the Mitsubi... | |
| This new McIntosh integrated looks like a winner It looks a bit futuristic, though... | |
| GREAT MUSIC - SO POORLY RECORDED... I meant "compression" | |
| GREAT MUSIC - SO POORLY RECORDED... A CD by Uriah Heep 'Sweet Freedom' (Essential ESMCD 338) sounds nasty - excessive sibilance and cpmpression make it unlistenable. | |
| SET amplifier recommendation I don't know the current situation but approx. 15 years ago a local dealer told me that Coincident SET amps were made in China. If this is true, I understand why they don't accept returns. | |
| what is it in audio that you dislike most? The most annoying is my own desire to upgrade/improve/diversify my system. I stopped it several years ago when I retired - easy to buy to hard to sell... | |
| System Upgrade What tubes do you use with the Leben CS600? Its first iterations used EL-34 or 6L6 tubes with a selector switch between eiher type.Have you tried EL-34 tubes? Though, indeed, 32W is not a perfect match for Harbeths, with EL-34 tubes you would ge... | |
| Uriah Heep "Sweet Freedom" BMG/Sanctuary Records reissue I will probably inspect a mint 1973 Japanese copy in a local record store, though it's rather expensive (nearly $100). | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Caravan "In the land of grey and pink" (Back to Black reissue LP), Holger Czukay "Movies". |