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| New Management at Atma-Sphere Music Systems Can anyone access the ASOG server? (Atma-Sphere Owners Group)http://www.otlamp.com/forum/index.htmlIt is uniquely coincidental that after some messages were posted questioning Atma-Sphere's new management about Ralph Karsten's curious departure, t... | |
| Joule Electra VZN100 with Merlin VSM-MX. Hi Bobby,Sorry to imply you were being contentious; it was not my intent. Quite to the contrary: I have very much enjoyed the questions you asked and the way you have sought further clarification and understanding! Best wishes, | |
| Joule Electra VZN100 with Merlin VSM-MX. LOL and smiling... I surrender! Never intended this to become contentious folks, and I'm delighted to see so much energy in the conversation. :-)Jsl - the word "bloat" is your word, btw. I never used it. Relax.What all of you are describing are, t... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Playing now:Pink Floyd: "Wish You Were Here" - Mejames, thanks for the added encouragement... I can't believe how GOOD this early Columbia pressing sounds! I was expecting to find sonic mediocrity, but no way. This pressing sounds really good: cle... | |
| Joule Electra VZN100 with Merlin VSM-MX. Hi Bobby,And as I hope you gathered, I am a big fan of your VSM speakers. Ever since I first heard Lloyd Walker's tweaked out older pair, I have been impressed. Your new VSM-MX is, in my opinion, a superb speaker; I've really enjoyed listening to ... | |
| New Management at Atma-Sphere Music Systems Ralph Karsten was the most valuable asset Atma-Sphere Musical Systems possessed. His departure is saddening and somewhat troubling to me. It was always Ralph's personal integrity, his vision and his sense of musical accuracy and truthfulness that ... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Congratulations, Dlwask! The night should turn out well for listening.Around here, we're gravitating towards a chamber music evening, but "The Wall," "Who's Next" and "Night at the Opera" all stand beckoning in the wings. If the recently acquired ... | |
| Joule Electra VZN100 with Merlin VSM-MX. The Merlin VSM and (Joule or Berning or Atma-Sphere or Viva) combination represent an incredible ratio of value-to-performance. I've listened extensively to Merlins with both Berning and Viva amplification (but not Joule), and I place the combinat... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Hi Stiltskin. Glad to see your recent contributions to this thread; your comments on "So Long So Wrong" are great to have!. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Varese: "Offrandes/Octandre/Integrales/Ecuatorial," Contemporary Chamber Ensemble, Arthur Weisberg (cond), Nonesuch 71269.(Another great recording from the Aubort/Nickrenz team. If you enjoy 20th century music with more "avant-garde" flair and you... | |
| What readily available LP's should I consider Styx, going from the recording to a live performance is a great directional move!! Its wonderful when the music we get to hear at home generates the motivation to go to something live. Thanks for sharing this. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Listening through some dups...Dvorak, New World Symphony, Kertesz/VPO, Decca SXL 2289 (Listening to seven different pressings/reissues of this marvelous performance to see what to recycle: Decca, London, Decca Jubilee, King SuperAnalogue, Speakers... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Hah! I'm not going to help stop you, Ray. Welcome to the club!! | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Ray, glad you like Home Again; the a capella "Pretty Saro" cut is a particular favorite of mine on this LP. When I first heard this LP, I'd recently watched the film "Songcatcher" (a fictionalized account of the real work of collecting traditional... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Shostakovich, String Quartet No. 1, Talich Qt, SupraphonShostakovich, Pf Quintet, Talich Qt, SupraphonRespighi, Ancient Airs & Dances, Suites 1-3, Marriner/LAChmO, EMI... Delightful performances above!Dylan - Blonde on Blonde (I could become c... |