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| 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-... | |
| Vinyl(the other kind) @Schubert- I'll take a stab though I'm not an acoustician. It would seem to me that vertical blinds would break up the sound, and you could vary the effect by how they are angled, but the backdrop still being glass would remain an issue. I think p... | |
| Willie Nelson - a couple of questions please He is in the Agriculture Hall of Fame for his work on Farm Aid, though. Lot’s of greats not in the RRHOF. Willie is god here in Austin. | |
| Whats in your second system? Old Quad ESLs (restored), Quad II amps (restored, with GEC KT 66s), McI MX110z preamp/tuner and SP10 Technics, restored. All of the equipment, save for the McI, has been with me for decades, the ESLs back to 1973. | |
| Can't we all just get along? @crazyeddy- You did what any sane person would have done after a day like that- logged on to the Internet. :) Glad to hear all is OK. |