whart
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| What is your goto reference recording One of my go-to records for set up and dialing in is a standard issue early pressing of Janis Ian’s Between the Lines- has lot’s of the stuff you’d likely use to check sound- female voice, strings (real), some orchestral parts, some acoustic, some... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados @newbee - my thanks. I'm not sure the entire body of Scriabin's work can be described as spare. There's a sound that I'll try and find a better example of, with fewer notes, more held notes. Appreciate the recommendations-- I abandoned classical f... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados @newbee -yes, Scriabin and similar spare, but ’modern’ circa the early part of the 20th century. Thanks for the recommendation re that CD set. | |
| What are the best loudspeakers under $4000 to re-create lifelike piano @shadorne - thanks for all of that. My Nord is older- probably 8 or 9 years? I had a Motion Sound? amp- not sure it is still in production. Now that I'm in Austin, it's on my list to have the amp repaired or replaced and update the Nord. I actuall... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados I’ve found that I like a certain period of modernist piano- some of the work of Scriabin. I gather that one of the best interpreters was his son in law, Sofronitsky. The vinyl selections seem pretty bleak, originating from the old USSR. Any sugges... | |
| What are the best loudspeakers under $4000 to re-create lifelike piano @martykl - not sure if you were referring to my earlier post about the Nord not sounding like a real piano (or a Rhodes for that matter). Just to be clear if you were referring to my post, I wasn't talking about the recording process, digital v an... | |
| What are the best loudspeakers under $4000 to re-create lifelike piano @bdp24 - I’d settle for being 1/2 right 1/2 the time, but thank you. There was a pretty serious piano restoration house near me when I lived in Westchester, NY- they had a warehouse full of big old grand pianos, some virtually shells, others compl... | |
| What are the best loudspeakers under $4000 to re-create lifelike piano Aside from system requirements, I find that a lot of recordings of piano to be unconvincing. Two "tells" for me- (the loss of) the harmonic overtones and their decay, and the gravitas of the deeper bass registers. There is also the issue of perspe... | |
| You pick Another long time Quad ESL owner--since 1973. I recently had my pair restored and use them with a pair of restored Quad II amps with GEC Kt 66s. They sound wonderful-- I hadn't run them in a long time; I had changed to the Crosby modded Quad 63 ba... | |
| Most overrated bands Leaving aside matters of taste, there's also time and context--the Beatles enjoyed being on the leading edge of the so-called British Invasion. I got lost at around the time of Sgt. Pepper, but still think side 2 of Abbey Road is one of the best L... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados @scott_w @terry9 That Gorecki #3 is very powerful, thank you (I bought the soundtrack Terry mentioned, but would be interested if there are other performances on vinyl).Though not similar in style, but theme is the Kol Nidre on this famous old war... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados I bought a London Treasury series copy of this record when I was a teenager, and still listen to the recording, though I have accumulated a variety of different copies, I still do not own the first Decca. But, in its various incarnations, it is a ... | |
| CleanerVinyl-Ultrasonic record cleaner @slaw- Hi, Slaw. I haven't really experimented with steaming. I know you have. Is there a point where the vapor condenses to hot water on the record surface? Is there a particular steamer that you prefer? I remember the threads touting it as a goo... | |
| CleanerVinyl-Ultrasonic record cleaner @hiphile- I haven’t used the GemDandy, though George Merrill has a long well deserved reputation in analog. The main thing that would concern me about his inexpensive approach is that you are apparently using tap water, filled with minerals, and a... | |
| CleanerVinyl-Ultrasonic record cleaner I have been using ultrasonic plus point nozzle for a number of years now- had the AD, and still have the KL, which I use along with a big Monks (Omni). I think the combination is synergistic - and the results of using both methods - US and vacuum-... |