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| Manley Steelhead or others?..... Just one point to add to Albert's comments and related to Nkj's original post about cost... The Aesthetix Io phonostage Mk II is available with volume controls and a single additional switched line level input for $9,000. It is designed to be able... | |
| Speakers with Depth Layering abilities The Avalon Eidolons do this - in my vinyl and tube-based system, the Eidolons create a soundstage that clearly diffentiates this sort of layered depth of field. I've also heard a highly tweeked pair Merlin VMS-SE speakers do this in friend's system. | |
| Is this a male hobby or are there females bitten If I were a woman reading the comments in this thread, I wouldn't deign to offer input - I'd be horrendously offended. As a man engaged in this hobby, I am offended and embarrassed by the comments made. This thread started with what struck me as a... | |
| How do they MIC a symphony? Of course you intended to type "Wilkinson" of Decca, as in Kenneth Wilkinson. Great listing of superb recording engineers. | |
| Choral or Classical Vocal Recordings - Must Have Here are some additional selections that I greatly enjoy, together with some suggested performances (on LP, not sure of availability on CD):~Poulenc - Gloria, Pretre/FNRO/Carteri on EMI~Allegri - Miserere, Tallis Scholars or Willcocks/King's Colle... | |
| Aesthetix Question Albert, in your comparisons of the Io-only versus the Io-plus-Callisto, you mention using the Koetsu and I'm assuming its the .02mv output Koetsu. Have you made the comparison with a higher output cartridge in the system? Just wondering if the add... | |
| Aesthetix Question Jafox, given the specific questions you posed, I can't directly answer any of them because I never compared an Io Signature-only setup to a combination of the Io and the Callisto. But, I did make the decision to use the Io Signature-only solution ... | |
| Philadelphia area audio club? Welcome, Barney. There is no geographic limit as far as I am concerned. If you would like to join any of our activities, you will be very welcome! Generally speaking, when another group activity is scheduled, one of us will announce it here in the... | |
| Classical, Jazz, or Rock? Out of approximately 4,000 LPs...Classical - 85%Rock - 5%Acoustic Folk, Celtic, Blues and Jazz - 10% | |
| Beethoven Symphony No. 7 The Kleiber 7th is a definitive performance, and in surprisingly good sound given the source. Highly recommended. | |
| Chopin nocturnes Try the Ballades and the Mazurkas. If you like the Moravec Nocturnes, stay with Moravec for the Mazurkas and Ballades. On CD, Vox offers a very economical 2-CD set that will also introduce you to the marvels of Moravec's Debussy:http://music.barne... | |
| Chopin nocturnes Ivan Moravec's performances of the Nocturne's are transcendental. If you have any interest in Chopin and you have not heard Moravec's performances, you owe it to yourself to seek them out. The intelligence of his performances are matched only by t... | |
| Glazunov violin concerto -- Suggestions? The Heifitz, with Hendl conducting, is superb. Should match just what you're looking for. Re-mastered and re-issued by Classic Records on vinyl in very good sound -- RCA LSC 2734. | |
| Save a vinyl newbie, please Michael,You are familiar with the system here. If you are willing to experiment further, you are welcome to come over with your turntable and some of your LPs and we can work together to diagnose the possible problems by trying your LPs on my turn... | |
| Hi quality, relaxing classical suggestion? Agree with the Vaughan Williams Sym 5 with Barbirolli suggestion. But for the Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis, I far prefer the Marriner/ASMF performance with the incomparable Iona Brown in the violin solo, Argo ZRG 696.Another suggestion: Br... |