rushton
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| Where are you today? Have always stayed with tubes here - preamp and power amp. I've never found the correct rendering of the timbre and harmonic overtones of acoustic instruments any other way. From what I keep hearing in other systems, I don't expect to change from ... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? More chamber music tonight starting with Franz Berwald's "String Quarter in g" played by the Chilingirian Quartet on CRD 1061. The CRD label (England) is well worth searching out for those who enjoy chamber music. Most of the recordings are by the... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Music of William Alwyn, twentieth century English composer:Rhapsody for Pf QtStr Qt 3Str Trio (1962)> the Quartet of London, on Chandos ABRD 1153 - yes it's a digital recording, but it sounds great"Naiades," Fantasy-Sonata for Flute and HarpDiv... | |
| Recommendations on the music of Astor Piazzolla Slipknot,Fone released at least a couple LPs of Piazzolla's music with Accardo:PIAZZOLLA/ADIOS NONINO 45rpm 200g 2LPASTOR PIAZZOLLA - OBLIVION, LP-002 (out of print)The Kronos Quartet perform "Four for Tango" on Nonesuch 79181.. | |
| Monoblocks to consider? The Atma-Sphere MA-1 monoblocks are a great match with the Merlin speakers. I listened to Sbank's system many times when he had the Bernings and then after he switched to the Atma-Sphere. The Bernings were a nice match and are excellent amplifiers... | |
| Walker Valid Points or Mapleshade Footers for preamp? I can't offer a comparison of the Mapleshade to Walker Audio products, I've never taken time to make the comparison. But, I consistently use the Walker Audio Valid Points and Resonance Control Discs ("pucks") in our system here to very positive ef... | |
| Slate vs Granite vs Maple? All tubes and all maple here (much like this photo), and would not go any other way. Two other audio friends who also post here, Sbank and Sliptknot1, have followed the same path with great results in their tube-based systems.. | |
| Best recording of "Fanfare for the Common Man"? Johanos/Dallas Symphony Orchestra gives an exceptionally good performance in a great recording of reference quality, originally issued on Turnabout and reissued on Analogue Productions OO4).Copland's own performance with the London Symphony Orches... | |
| Frank Sinatra "The Voice" on Classic Records 180g My experience matches Albert's experience. While I see all the stories people share about their poor experiences buying new vinyl, I have not had the same experience. With over 6,000 LPs here, and regularly buying new vinyl from Music Matters, Ana... | |
| How to explain our obsessions to the uninitiated? Jax2, great summary! I thought your observation about why this pursuit may not be relevant for some people ("either because they don't care about it, or are not aware it is possible") to be a good addition to the explanation, as are your analogies.. | |
| Reducing scratch impact with VTA??? A friend shares the same challenge in owning an arm that doesn't allow for easy VTA adjustment. He copes by using an index card across which he's scribed a line for the optimal arm tube height for the various thickness LPs he plays. It's still a n... | |
| Please recommend a good recording oMozart Requiem Colin Davis/LSO (a classic modern instrument performance)Marriner/ASMFChristie/Les Arts FlorissantsGardiner. | |
| Reducing scratch impact with VTA??? Grimace, you are discovering the importance of VTA (or more accurately, stylus rake angle or "SRA") to good playback. Each different record thickness will have a different "best arm height" to keep the stylus rake angle constant relative to the gr... | |
| Reducing scratch impact with VTA??? Absolutely, you may well have moved your cartridge into a more optimal setting. Congratulations! | |
| Reducing scratch impact with VTA??? Lowering the VTA typically will roll off the highs as you move below the optimal setting for the LP. The rolled off highs will result in a softer sound with less high frequency energy. Much of the noise from a scratch comes from the leading edge t... |