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| If money is not a problem ATC 150. Will slay everything. | |
| Opera Prima ? Opera are fabulous performers for classical and opera and will hold their own against competitive offerings. You should also check out Almarro from Japan as well. They are specifically made for Jazz and Classical and sound wonderful.If you stick w... | |
| speaker recommendation 2500 or less small room ATC 7 or 11s | |
| Best Integrated Amp Of All Times? I like two for performance to value: Bryston solid state and Almarro tube. | |
| Beloved equipment KEF 104s--they still lumber on.... | |
| Best Recording of Music "Somewhere in Time", Los Lobos and Dave Alvin | |
| Catchy tunes that sound great? Everything from "Off the Wall" by Michael Jackson. Don't know a better album for musical production sheen. | |
| New music on vinyl Try www.waxpoetics.com for Afrobeat, Reggae, Hip-hop, Jazz and Funk. Their magazine spotlights Jazz releases of current artists.Fania is reissuing salsa albums from the seventies.Daptone is issuing wonderful funk music. | |
| You favourite Sigur Ros from Iceland | |
| The best acoustic guitar recordings?? Paul Kelly, "Words and Music" and "Post"Everything But The Girl, "Acoustic"Shelby Lynne's new album which is a tribute to Dusty Springfield | |
| Songs about the end of the cold war / Soviets Zoo Station by U2 | |
| Recording Opinions Please I grew up in a family of session men, who played on many of the seminal recordings from the 50s. I have a deep collection of albums featuring my family. With that said, the second focus of my collecting has been around Producers.It is always very ... | |
| The New Led Zeppelin releases I am hit or miss on Classic reissues. Agree on II--much better than any vintage albums I have heard. A word of caution: Avoid Classic's later Zep reissues--Houses of the Holy and IV in particular seem like a pale comparison to some of the best ori... | |
| Recording Opinions Please Been in the biz 30 years. In simple terms:The Producer is the man in charge, hired and paid by the label to craft the sound and deal day to day with the artist in question. Gets profit participation plus fees.Engineer is more the paid worker bee, ... | |
| ATC Anniv. vs. REG.Active - How big a difference? I have owned three pairs of ATCs and suggest, for the casual listener, that you look at the 11, 19 or 20s. The active line are a better value, since they are better balanced than passive ones, which will tend to react to the succinct sounds and to... |