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| Celebrities A/V systems - any interest? A book about the origins of band names would be a helluva lot more interesting to me than a book about celebrities' audio systems. | |
| 6 Moons Reviews Zu Cable Definition Speaker Tvad and opalchip: reviewers pay way less for everything, not just the Zus. They compare pieces of equipment in exactly the same way we do, simply with less money involved all around. Srajan as the opportunity to buy a helluva lot of speakers at d... | |
| Dead 83-yr old sued by recording industry Elizabeth, I agree with you in principle, but don't you think claiming that your personal buying habits compensate for an entire generation's obsession for downloading is a little ridiculous? | |
| Does a listening room help or hinder? I think Newbee's point is the most salient. You're obviously not enjoying listening to your music. Find something new that really graps you. | |
| Reducing room TEMP. when using tube equipment. A potential problem with portable air conditioners would be the noise. You might be throwing out the baby with the bathwater. | |
| Mini monitors? You might consider a high efficiency/SET combo. Little comes close at low volumes. How about the Omega speakers? Cheap and musical. | |
| Benjamin Britten Songs Or you could just get Peter Grimes! It's a great work, easily available and on the used vinyl market for no more than a dollar or two. I got to hear Simon Rattle conduct it live with the Berlin Phil in April! What an experience.Rushton: are the so... | |
| Rachmaninov for beginners I don't see Schnittke as the next place to go after Prokofiev. I love them both, but I wouldn't 'prepare' someone for Schnittke with Prokofiev. Are you drawing a specific musical connection between the two? | |
| Rachmaninov for beginners As others have stated, the 'twos' are great: piano concerto and symphony. Ashkenazy is indeed an excellent choice for the concerto. There are many, many excellent performances of this piece out there. If you like the Rach cello sonata, check out t... | |
| Looking for the king of mini monitors under $1500 Check out the Silverline SR15s. For the most part, fairly easy system matching. These are my favorite speakers in Silverline's range, they have more PRAT and detail than any of the other reasonably priced speakers they sell, and still have that fa... | |
| Which Hi-end monitor for near field listening The SR17 is in the third generation, which has absolutely nothing to do with the older generations. 2nd gen SR17s shouldn't be used as a point of comparison. | |
| Which Hi-end monitor for near field listening In terms of amps and Silverline speakers: I'm getting great results from using a hybrid intergrated with a tubed pre and SS amp. Silverline does 'like tubes', but it also benefits from amps that control the bass well. Not that these two things are... | |
| Which Hi-end monitor for near field listening Marco: believe me, I was just as surprised as you are! I went in to the dealer ready to love and buy the SR17s. I heard the SR17s, and the dealer said 'wait one sec'. He put the SR15s up, same room, electronics, etc, and they really were markedly ... | |
| Which Hi-end monitor for near field listening As good as the SR17s are, I really recommend listening to the SR15s as well. To my ears, they are much better speakers all around. Waaay more PRAT, and a clearer midrange. Granted, many prefer the SR17s, but it really is worth giving the 15s a sho... | |
| An observation about "Modern" classical music. Let me be very clear that I agree with the sentiment that there's a whole lot of crap floating around out there that, as Newbee says, shouldn't have seen the light of day. But let's also keep in mind that every period of classical music, of any mu... |