slipknot1
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| Whats on your turntable tonight? Today (before taking my daughter to see the Nutcracker):Laurendo Alimeda and Ray Brown "Moonlight Seranade"Sigur Ros "()" | |
| Supratek ?? I have had mine for less than 1 month. Other than it's out-of-this-world good looks, it is one of the finest sounding preamps I have ever listened to. Friends whose hearing I respect and who have outstanding systems of their own have been floored ... | |
| record storage? Good points Rushton,As the "Bonde guy" in this thread, the nice thing about them other than their stable LP sized storage capabilities is their size and flexibilty. I currently have 3 units in my listening room, two flanking the window behind the ... | |
| Most powerful fluid for record cleaning machine ? A big second for Paul Frumkin's Audio Intelligent two step cleaning products. Best I have used... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century If you don't have a tape loop, Mick usually installs a HT bypass. The HT bypass switch should be in the off position. It is the switch in the back between the two chrome "towers", off is with the switch toward the front of the unit. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? So farA shoot-out between 2 versions of the "Firebird": Dorati/LSO Mercury reissueLiensdorf/Los Angeles Sheffield Lab 24Another AudiogoN member (Sbank) and I listened to the Sheffield together last weekend, and we both thought the dynamics of the ... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century I haven't posted to this thread since recieving my Chenin, because, quite frankly.... I'm speechless!!Everything folks have been saying is true in the extreme.I'm not even going to THINK about tube rolling for at least 200 hours on it however. | |
| Allman Brothers: Live at the Fillmore East "You Don't Love Me" at 19 min has got jams, blues, and everything else going on. I recommend the 200 gram LP reissue.The "Mountain Jam" recorded during that same monumental run and issued on "Eat A Peach" is also great including a staggering bass ... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? With fellow "goNer Sbank along for the ride today, a playlist as long as your arm. I'll try and replicate what I can remember:Dead Can Dance "Into The Labyrinth"Louis Armstrong "Satchmo Plays King Oliver"Stravinsky "Firebird Suite" Leinsdorf/Los A... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Miles Davis "Sketches Of Spain" (Columbia PC 8271)Gene Ammons "Blue Gene" (Prestige 7146) Classic Records 180g reissueKeith Jarrett "The Koln Concert" (ECM 1064/65) The resolving power of my new preamp really showed itself on this recording tonigh... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Mozart "Symphony No. 32 in G major, Symphony No. 38 in D major" Maag/LSO (London Stereo Treasury Series STS 15087)Coming up:?????????? | |
| Best tracks to "show off" your system Dead Can Dance "Into The Labyrinth" Track 1 "Yulunga" (CD)Vangelis "Blade Runner Soundtrack" (CD)Bach "Cello Suites" Janos Starker; LP, Speaker's Corner reissue of the Mercury)Stravinsky "Firebird" Dorati/LSO; LP, Classic Records reissueJerry Doug... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? So far:Josef Suk "String Quartet, Op.31" Suk Quartet (Supraphon 1111 3370) Intimate, very well recorded small ensemble string musicJohn Coltrane "Blue Train" (Blue Note ST-46095) a Rudy Van Gelder gem.coming up:Haydn "Symphony No. 100, Symphony No... | |
| ultimate final word what we want out of our system To quote Dave Matthews :"What I want is what I've not got....." | |
| Driving Maggie 1.6s? How big is the room? What types of music do you listen to?Complex, large orchestral music reproduced in a large room will probably not be a satisfying match, IMO. Rock and metal played loudly might be disappointing as well.On the other hand, small... |