learsfool
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| Live vs. recorded Shadorne said "I suspect that many pop/rock bands simply cannot deliver the carefully crafted, dubbed and over-dubbed polished performances that you get on their overproduced studio productions. I also suspect there is some essence that is lost wh... | |
| Do you listen alone or with guest s While the majority of my listening is done alone, I also often listen with my wife and with friends. And I would also disagree with the comment that it is only possibly to listen critically when alone. Being a professional musician, most of my fri... | |
| How close to the real thing? Interesting thread. I agree with Mapman, Atmasphere, Shadorne, and Bryon. Certainly anyone who thinks that they could possibly reproduce the sound of a full symphony orchestra in their room and have it sound remotely close to how it does live is f... | |
| Speakers that excel at depth/layering/space I agree with Dan_ed - horns. Pretty much any horn system will have those characteristics in spades. Among the dynamic speakers listed here, I also agree with the ProAc suggestion. I was about to purchase a pair of those at one point. | |
| Suggestion for Brahms I would agree with those who suggest that the best performances on LP are not necessarily the ones with the best sonics. For instance, a great many orchestral musicians will tell you that one of the definitive performances of the four symphonies i... | |
| Can I use EL34 tubes on KT88 amps? Does your manual say anything about alternative tube choices? Sometimes you can substitute, and sometimes you can't, I think it depends on the circuitry among other things. Perhaps you should contact Melody. | |
| new to tubes It seems like Tvad and Al and others are backing up my concerns here, though I personally would try to solve the issue from the other direction, in other words go for high efficiency speakers instead of more amp power. But I am also of the mind th... | |
| new to tubes My initial thought is that you will have a hard time finding an inexpensive tube amp that will drive speakers that are only 86dB efficient. Not being an expert on the electrical side of things, though, perhaps others will have some more concrete s... | |
| Is rack between speakers always less than ideal? There are many who will argue that a rack or TV or both between speakers is bad, and they are probably right. However, for many of us it is impossible not to do it that way. I have my rack and a large television between my speakers, and I do have ... | |
| Piano on vinyl - the best Agree with the Bill Evans on Riverside suggestion, both Waltz for Debby and Sunday at the Village Vanguard. Another great jazz pianist that can be heard on many great sounding Verve or Pablo recordings is of course Oscar Peterson. If you are a cla... | |
| Downgrading from Rega P5, what next? If you can keep your P5, by all means do so, but if not, then the P2 is a very nice table for the money. | |
| First tube integrated amp I have a PrimaLuna and like it very much. The Cary amps are good as well. I would not recommend the Rogue amps if you know you like the sound of the PrimaLuna's, the Rogue amps are quite a bit brighter - they are much higher powered in general. | |
| American Folk/Bluegrass music to die for If you like Bela Fleck, and are interested in fusion, check out the earlier Bela Fleck and the Flecktones albums, especially the first one. | |
| I want to upgrade, But , to which table ? You can get a new P5 within that budget, not a P7 though. Not sure what the Scout is going for these days new, but you could certainly get a used one in that range. | |
| Fun Little Project for improving Dynamics Ozzy, Samson and Delilah has been restored, TCM has run the restored version several times over the last few years. Don't know if it is on Blu ray, though. |