learsfool
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| Sounds better at home Actually, singleendedsingle, it is more a matter of "sound engineers" ruining the natural acoustics with their mikes and mixing boards and loudspeaker placement. This even happens in very good concert halls, where pops concerts are almost always u... | |
| Sounds better at home Unfortunately, most so-called "sound guys", particularly at rock or country events, but also jazz and even classical, have absolutely no clue what they are doing, especially if the music in question is electronically produced. Most of it is ridicu... | |
| Upgrade modded P25 to P7 or uprade cartridge Yes, I do believe so - the RB700 is a better arm, would be the main difference. I also use the TT-PSU, and would highly recommend that. A couple of different Rega dealers I know will tell you that the P7, while probably a better table than the P5,... | |
| Upgrade modded P25 to P7 or uprade cartridge I would recommend that you upgrade to the P5 instead of the P7 - it will cost you half as much, and you will get what most Rega dealers will tell you is alot more value for the money. It is a significant upgrade from the P2, I have had both in my ... | |
| Decent software for classical LP collection mgmt? I should have mentioned that my collection is mostly classical - has anyone had a good experience with any of these programs (must also work on a Mac) for classical, or should I continue using my Excel file? | |
| Decent software for classical LP collection mgmt? If you find something that is usable on a Mac, let us know! I have searched without success for a good program. | |
| Opinions on Primaluna Dialogue 5 Good to know - my dealer carries PrimaLuna, but as of a few weeks ago didn't have one of those in yet. | |
| Opinions on Primaluna Dialogue 5 I'm not sure that the Diaglogue 5 is even commercially available yet? I haven't seen it advertised for sale anywhere at this point. I know they are continuing the Dialogue line, but as far as I know only the 1 and 2 are out yet. | |
| Speakers in 10-15K price range for Classical music If you are a fan of large scale classical works, IMO nothing quite gets the job done as a good pair of horn speakers, and you can get some very good ones for quite a bit less than your stated budget. Nothing else will give you the timbral realism,... | |
| $1200... What would you buy? Agree with the used P5 suggestion - you could also find the Bellari tubed phonostage for under $200, if you needed one, and it matches up nicely with the P5. | |
| Mozart Piano Concertos I heartily second the Brendel recommendation, especially the Dutch pressings. Another great Mozartean was Alicia de Larrocha, who unfortunately passed away a few days ago. I will be having a memorial listening session very soon! She was a great la... | |
| Who has dumped the power conditioner? Hi Adwiegert - been away for awhile, so sorry for the delayed response. The Monster unit is what I purchased originally, as in my area we have severe thunder and lightning storms, so a surge protector is absolutely essential to protect the equipme... | |
| Who has dumped the power conditioner? Getting back to the original topic, I have tried a couple of different power conditioners in my system, and both were absolutely awful sounding, especially for LP playback. They weren't nearly as detrimental for CD playback, though the sound was s... | |
| Sub $500 CDP You can find used older Rega's like the Jupiter or Planet for that budget | |
| How large is your music collection? a little over 350 CD's, don't buy them much at all anymore unless there is a new recording I really need for work or study purposesa little over 750 LP's now. However, in both formats, that's counting a box set as one, so the LP number in particul... |