rcprince
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| The Beatles vs. The Rolling Stones While I'm glad they both did exist, my choice would easily be the Rolling Stones. The Stones are a classic rock & roll group, but the Beatles were a much more innovative and musially complex group. I believe they paved the way for more groups,... | |
| Handel's Messiah? One of my favorites, if you like period instruments, is McGegan and the Philharmonia Baroque on Harmonia Mundi. It's a three-disc set, and the best thing about it is that it has all the variations of the piece as it evolved, so you can play it in ... | |
| I want to re-introduce this subject. Better watch out, Onhwy61, your tongue might get permanently stuck in your cheek! :^) | |
| I want to re-introduce this subject. Not completely sure what you're after, but as far as changing volumes for CDs and LPs, keep in mind that (i) as between CDs, each CD is recorded at a particular level, some higher than others, that accounts for some of the differences you're heari... | |
| krell ksa 80 vs. krell ksa100s Actually, the KSA80 was really rated at 100 watts, same as the 100s; they just called it the 80 to avoid confusion with their prior, fan-cooled model, the KSA100. The 100s is a bit more clinical and probably more neutral than the KSA80, which, as ... | |
| High end DAC vs DVD Tz7, are you talking about the hi-rez format DVD-Audio, as opposed to a regular DVD player with a 16-bit/44khz audio? If the former, based on what I've heard from cheap SACD players, the hi-rez format on a cheaper player can sound better than a mo... | |
| High end DAC vs DVD I have yet to hear a standalone DVD player that sounds remotely as good as a high-end DAC. You get less resolution from the cheaper DACs, analog section op-amps and power supplies, and more digital noise from the extra video circuitry in the DVD p... | |
| Turntable Motor Replacement I once had to replace the motor on my Basis Ovation; it was "chattering" a lot after about 8 years, though it did hold its speed. Replaced it when I upgraded to the Debut platter and vacuum on my table. 2.5 months is way too short a time for a mot... | |
| Xmas gift suggestions Also, perhaps some accessories like a carbon fiber record cleaning brush, a Zerostat or the even more effective Walker Audio Talisman (leaving aside its supposed demagnetizing properties, it is the best de-staticizer I've ever had), record or styl... | |
| Xmas gift suggestions Does he have a dust cover for the turntable? There are nice acryllic ones available that should fit in your price range, if he has a dust problem. Also, a record cleaning machine, if he has a good-sized record collection--that would be a great gif... | |
| Time-Life albums????? Well, I have the Time-Life set (on vinyl) of the Wagner Ring cycle with Solti, the same recording made by London/Decca. Quiet surfaces, nice books, legendary performances but I believe that the originals of the records by Decca are far better pres... | |
| Electraglide Epiphany vs Kubala-Ssna vs.... Well, FWIW, I'm not sure which of the Harmonix cords I heard at my dealer's (it was fairly pricey, in the $1200 or so range), but it had a distinctly "warm" or "mellow" sound compared to others I have heard and particularly vs. the other cord they... | |
| Mods in Tube players: list in order I'd agree with Tvad; I'd add that after the power supplies, the analog section should get the first attention. | |
| how do you use an equalizer? Just a note on the Cello, it was not intended to address room anomalies, it was intended to compensate for the equalization and gain-riding used by record companies in mixing their recordings to make them more listenable on a good system; that doe... | |
| Audio Logic 24MXL compared to Audio Logic 34MXL I put the number in that thread. 203-222-2274. Let us know what he tells you. |