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| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Raul, could you list some favorite MM, MC and HOMC cartridges by price point? Also, I'd be interested to know what music you like and use in your review process. I've reread your posts and really can't figure out anything about your musical taste ... | |
| Classical speakers that do violins well?? 02-05-08: Audiojan said:"You won't be able to beat Magnepan MG1.6's for classical!"I beg to differ. ;-)Dave | |
| Review: Analysis Plus Solo Crystal Oval 8 Speaker cable Thanks for looking and writing.Well, I do tend to understate things in my writing, perhaps an over reaction from perhaps being too strong in the past. (I'm an ex financial auditor and full-time financial guy and I found that my writing can raise s... | |
| Classical speakers that do violins well?? Yeah, that Stereophile Test CD is great. Every audiophile should get one and listen to it all the way through.I love my B Babies. I paid full retail and don't regret it at all because I got great service from my dealer and they're incredible.If yo... | |
| Is it the Windex? 02-03-08: Hdm said""Almost any time someone wet cleans a record without vacuuming it, as far as I'm concerned they are making it much harder to clean effectively even if you have a great cleaning regimen that includes vacuuming. Think about it: an... | |
| Classical speakers that do violins well?? Guido, his budget is 2-grand, so getting something higher up the VA ladder than the Bachs is going to require luck in the used market. If he could stretch for those used Strausses he'd be fixed forever, but by the time you add shipping and insuran... | |
| Amp for VA Beethoven I think that Bryston is very consistant with what you've spent on the rest of the system. With luck you'll find lightly used in For Sale.I bought my Conrad Johnson lightly used at just over half retail. At the time I was buying I saw a Rowland Con... | |
| Classical speakers that do violins well?? Classical music (the OP's interest) is often not recorded in a studio. More likely it's recorded in a concert hall, a church or a recital hall.If you've every been privy to comparing a Neumann to a Schoeps, to an AKG, to a Shure, to an Audio Techn... | |
| Amp for VA Beethoven I think the Beethovens work best with around 300+ watts and a high damping factor. Do those old class A Krells have that? I thought that they were like 25 to 60 watts.The Rowland amps really grab hold of the VA speakers and sound fantastic. One mo... | |
| Classical speakers that do violins well?? Mrtennis, you're not proposing a casual project. Mic selection is a mine field in and of itself. Also, NO MIC sounds like the instrument itself. A really good mic can get close, IF properly set up and feeding a very high quality recorder. You'll b... | |
| Classical speakers that do violins well?? My goodness, those Strausses are my zip. Must resist... OMG, what a deal. Thank goodness they don't match my maple armoire.Dave | |
| Amp for VA Beethoven The newer Krells have a different sound (better) than the old Krells, IMHO. If I were getting a Krell, then it'd be a relatively new one. I've always preferred the Brystons, between those two however.Dave | |
| Best Cartridge for Less than $500 I think that the high output MC cartridges by Sumiko are superior to most MM cartridges. From the Blue Point on up, there's no lean, thin sound, assuming a quality phono preamp, of course.The budget here probably precludes a Sumiko Blackbird, but ... | |
| Best Cartridge for Less than $500 X2 for the Sumiko. | |
| Classical speakers that do violins well?? Vienna Acoustics' Bach Grand fits your bill. See:http://www.sumikoaudio.net/va/prod_bach.htmI've got the Beethoven Baby Grands which are exceptional with strings. I've also heard the Bachs and they have similar mids.I'm an orchestral trumpet playe... |