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| Philadelphia area audio club? The next gathering of the Philadelphia Area Audio Group is coming up on Saturday, February 18. If you're interested in more information, please contact me through Audiogon.For more information about PAAG.... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Hope everyone is being able to enjoy friends, family and music this weekend. Tonight, my listening partner and I have been enjoying:Mahler: Symphony No. 2 ("Resurrection"), Solti/LSO (with Heather Harper and Helen Watts), London CSA 2217Martinu: N... | |
| Goin nuts deciding which Scout upgrade Great news, Ray! Lot's of enjoyment headed your way. | |
| whats the best fluid for long lasting Lps. http://www.discdoc.com -- Disc Doctor just cleans, it does not change the vinyl nor does it add a coating to the vinyl. I've never used the Nitty Gritty fluid, so I can't compare to it. If you want something that act as a "preservative" on the vin... | |
| whats the best fluid for long lasting Lps. Ptaldorr, if you're committed to applying a preservative, the LAST Record Preservative seems to be least likely to do harm. But, my recommendation is to focus FIRST on excellent cleaning using one of the very effective record cleaning fluids such ... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Hi folks, only classical tonight...Vaughan Williams: Overture to The Wasps | Serenade to Music Delius: First Cuckoo in Spring | Summer Evening | Summer Night on the River ....Handley/LPO, Chandos ABRD 1106Dvorak: Piano Trios (No. 1 - 4), The Suk Q... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Tonight I've been listening to various alternative pressings of some duplicate recordings in my collection: time to help some find a new home...Mahler, Symphony No. 3 - Horenstein/LSO, Unicorn RHS 302/3 (my all time favorite performance and record... | |
| Will VPI scout or Michell Tecnodec beat my emmlabs As Dlwask says, vinyl and digital are just different animals. But then comes into play our respective tastes and priorities as listeners, and therein lies the final answer. I've listened to systems with a VPI Scoutmaster/JMW-9, Shelter 501 cartrid... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Harp Music of the Italian Renaissance, Andrew Lawrence-King -hp (Hyperion)Hamilton Harty: Violin Concerto (Chandos)Joni Mitchell: Clouds (Reprise)De Falla: Seven Popular Spanish Songs, Itzhak Perlman (Angel) | |
| Which of your component purchases was "magical"? The Aesthetix Io Signature phono stage: it made the music soar while making instruments palpably real.Then, again, with the arrival of the Walker Proscenium Gold Signature turntable. Pure alchemy like no other I've ever experienced.. | |
| Schnittke / Pettersson 2 late 20th century master Bartokfan, thanks for the recommendations and the nice summary. It's good to hear from someone else who appreciates Pettersson's music. I have very little of Schnitke's work in my collection, I shall have to seek out some more of his work.. | |
| Scout w/Signature arm or Scoumaster w/standard ar You can upgrade the VPI Scout/Scoutmaster from any point, but I'd recommend getting the best foundation first, which for me would be the turntable itself. Then look to upgrade the arm or add a motor controller (SDS or Walker) later. Bottom line fo... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Whoa! Just finished listening to William Alwyn's "Miss Julie" and I need to go do something else for a while. For those who don't know this piece, its a 2-act opera with just 4 performers, based on a play about class/love/lust, and the tragic inte... | |
| Beautiful Equipment Stands? The Walker Audio Rack in Jacoba wood...>http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue21/rmafdr.htmor maple...>http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue16/brutus04dr.htmAlso available in double this width and with custom shelving heights. In either con... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Ray, Speakers Corner reissued the Cole Porter Songbook a few years ago in a 2-LP set. It's still available from the usual mail order sources.. |