jim204

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Zerostat Milty really?
I don't know if this little gizmo is still available or not but when I had a turntable I had this contraption that looked lie a tone arm but it had fibres that tracked the record and it had an earth grounding wire also and it was earthed to your a... 
Classical Music for Aficionados
@schubert I would love to hear Kissin and Perahia get together even now. At one of the Proms this year Barenboim had Argerich on with him and at the end the two of them did a bit of Schubert and it brought the house down. I see there is a recordin... 
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I'm afraid the Radu Lupu and Murray Perahia Schubert disc just eclipse this new one but not by so very much. They seen to have a lightness of touch and fleetness that just pips the new one for me.I don't feel the recording process does any good fo... 
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Aye he is and a cracking good pianist as well. 
Classical Music for Aficionados
RV.I hope you are still enjoying Steven Osbourne as I saw him up in Edinburgh and he played the whole Opus 39 by Rachmaninov and it was a super concert. He is also superb at Debussy so grab those if you can as I am sure you will enjoy them , his p... 
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Schubert and brayeagleIn my youth I was a piper and played for a good few years with Ayr Pipe Band Society but I also played classical guitar and had to make a decision between them. The guitar won because as I also liked listening to music on goo... 
Roon Vs JRIVER MC 24 sound quality comparison on PC to DAC
I have just came to the conclusion that my problems with Roon are age related. Computers and old people don't compute. Takes so long nowadays to get something into my head and then when I do get it to work I can't remember how I did it !!!! 
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Aye Gaun Yersel !! 
Classical Music for Aficionados
I too have seen some wonderful concerts over here in the UK. just a small selection are, Brendel in Glasgow, 1. - The last Three Schubert Piano Sonatas, 2 - Brahms First Piano Concerto  3 - Mozart - Piano Concertos.Ashkenazy in Glasgow - The Five ... 
Does the Quality of the USB cable matter?
Correct me if I am wrong but I have read that after the drawing out process The grain sructure of the metal alows resistance to be more going one way than the other and that is presumably why the manufacturer labels their cable in the direction of... 
Does the Quality of the USB cable matter?
Correct me if I am wrong but I have read that after the drawing out process The grain sructure of the metal alows resistance to be more going one way than the other and that is presumably why the manufacturer labels their cable in the direction of... 
Does the Quality of the USB cable matter?
As far as directionality one would think the onous would be on the manufacturer because as you know there are two different connections at either end of the cable and as it is an analogue signal wouldn't directionality and resistance be of greater... 
Does the Quality of the USB cable matter?
Of course the quality of the USB cable matters just the same as any piece of wire or electronic hardware because it is something in the path of the signal going from source to speakers. All those things in front of the signal are creating a resist... 
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@jcazadorJust @jcazador Just got your 2 addresses and a couple I don't have thank you very much. 
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@jcazadorI am so sorry I meant to type life and my fingers were elsewhere so please accept my apologies . It is an awesome disc of piano playing and how to record a piano. I was more used to him playing Bach and Beethoven and just wasn't prepares ...