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Question for classical lovers

First of all, I grew up listening to classical and jazz, vinyl for the most part, I remember it being pleasant with no fatigue. Later, with low end gear, it was impossible to listen to classical CDs because of the edgy harsh strings. Now with respectible entry level or mid-fi gear that I have tried or auditioned, some of the recordings sound great but majority still suck. I have added tube preamps like AI modulus and Van Alstine in the chain but the problem still exists. So are the majority of CDs just bad digital recordings or transfers or is most gear out there just incapable of handling complex musical passages? Also, quite a few SACDs out there make me and my dog cringe!(must be the 100Khz response or whatever) Do I sell one of my cars and buy some exotic gear or ditch it all and get a TT?
rotarius
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kr4
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How about you or your room? There are many, many excellent classical recordings out there. Heck, that's all I really listen to and, believe me, if they were not satisfying, I would not be in this game.

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albertporter
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Rotarius, maybe you're like me (and Neil Young), an analog guy.

The good news is , most of the great classical performances were pressed on LP and many have been redone by Classic Records and are EXCELLENT.

Just buy an inexpensive TT, arm and cartridge and see if the sound returns you to that "warm and fuzzy feeling" (as it does for me).

Buying used here at Audiogon means you can try this gig and later dispose of the pieces (if they don't make you happy) with little or no loss.

Let us know how you fare.
tgrisham
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I was lucky enough to find a store in my area that has hundreds or even a thousand classical vinyl LPs and each is about five dollars. Its pretty hard to beat great vinyl recordings, especially for the money. I bought a stock MMF-7 and a Pro-ject phono pre-amp and th sound at least equals my beautiful Classe CDP. I say, go vinyl and have fun shopping for LPs.
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