slipknot1
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| Cartridge Recommendation My suggestion would be to keep the Dynavector 17D (Karat), and have your Scout bumped up to Scoutmaster level by VPI.The 17 is a tremendous cart, and from what I understand, the Scoutmaster upgrade takes an already excellent turntable to the Aries... | |
| Best Sounding LPs I will echo Rushton's sentiments and add that the Decca Mendelssohn 3rd is not only a great performance but the sonics are of demonstration quality.The Speakers corner reissues of the Mercurys:Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No.3 Dorati/LSO/Janis (Me... | |
| Atma-Sphere with Gilmore on HE 2004 I was with Trelja and Mechans in the room and we all agreed that the pairing did not work to our ears. I also have to add though that It WAS NOT the MA-2's at fault. I have heard them in Rushton's room driving his Eidolons, and they produce the mo... | |
| Audiogon Music News June Stellar report as always Ben. Thanks for the updates. Looking forward to the Nick Mason book... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Rush,What great choices! | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Tonight:Vivaldi - "Four Seasons" Von Karajan/Berlin (Deutsche Grammophon DG 2530 296)Bill Evans Trio - "Sunday At The Village Vanguard" (Riverside 9376/Classic Records 180g reissue)Respighi - "Ancient Airs & Dances" Philharmonica Hungarica/Dor... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Sorlowski,I spoke to Mick last week. He has had some problems gettings supplies from his cabinet maker. I too ordered mine in March. Mick tells me about a month or so longer. FWIW... | |
| Best "one-on-one" recordings... one voice and... Eva Cassidy - "Tall Trees In Georgia"Greg Lake - "Lucky Man" and "Still You Turn Me On" from "Welcome Back My Friends To The Show That Never Ends" | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Prokofieff - "Lieutenant Kije" Reiner/Chicago (Chesky RC10, the spelling of Prokofiev is Chesky's, not mine)Bill Evans Trio - "Moonbeams" (Riverside 9428 180g Classic Records reissue)A couple of CD's as well:Dead Can Dance - "Toward The Within" (4... | |
| Maggie's and cats On the floor in front of and behind each panel, place a square of cardboard with carpet tacks sticking up from the bottom. Not the most attractive, but effective. Another possibility (expensive) is the use of the indoor version of the Invisible Fe... | |
| Fumigation If you think you've wood boring insects, get the speakers out of your house before the rest of your furniture gets infected! If they are in your speakers, they may be elsewhere in your home. How long have the speakers been in your home? | |
| Best 4 or 5 shelf rack for electronics I think you can pick up a 4-shelf Mapleshade Samson within your budget: http://www.mapleshaderecords.com/tweaks/samson.php | |
| Trelja- announcement and disclaimer Go Joe! But please, keep posting. Best of luck in this venture. It will be great to see the Fried name again. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Wellll-The surface of the reissue is quieter, no doubt due in part to the fact that my original is a little beat up. Dynamics and soundstage are still there though. I'd say we have another winner reissue. I'm prejudice though as I love the perform... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Stravinsky - "Firebird Complete Ballet" Dorati/LSO (Mercury SR90226/Classic Records 200g reissue)Stravinsky - "Firebird Complete Ballet" Dorati/LSO (Mercury SR90226 original pressing)Comparing the original to the Classic Records reissue |