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| beethoven piano concerto Second the Brendel/Levine set; excellent! | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners Hi Chris, I agree; bass quality can be a very subjective thing. I think you know how I feel about the ET2's excellence; bass included. But I am not talking about a lack in the quantity of the bass with the ET2; it is excellent by any measure. IN M... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners Hello fellow ET2 enthusiasts. Been a while and I hope everyone is well. Just wanted to share some very preliminary impressions of a cartridge that I have had sitting, new in the box for a few months. I know some of you follow and/or contribute to ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Raul, thanks for sharing your experience; and I commend you for caring enough to conduct that experiment.I think this subject is in many ways a classic case of "talking past each other", as I think there is actually a lot more agreement than disag... | |
| Extremely well recorded jazz double bass? cymbals? May I suggest a different methodology: Use recordings that you already have and are VERY familiar with; deficiencies and all. Then listen for which speakers let you hear more of what you have been missing. Good luck. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Raul, I am not sure I understand your question correctly; but I will try to answer what I think you mean. Musical "image" is the aural equivalent of a visual image. We commonly use the term "imaging", no? I am not sure I understand what you m... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Also try Heifetz's Glazunov Concerto (RCA LS) for another great example of his unique combination of virtuosic perfection and passion. And talk about 3D violin sound! :-) | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? David, fantastic post, and exactly on target. While I take exception with comments made by some, such as referring to audiophile considerations as "audiophile BS", I believe it would be most productive for the audiophile/music lover to put more em... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Stltrains, you couldn't be further from the truth. I suspect that rather than showing your bias you are simply showing your age. Home audio and it's aficionados were around well before the term rock and roll was invented. Altec, Armstrong, HH Scot... | |
| upgrading VPI turntable Good advise re upgrading the HW19. The biggest shortcoming of the HW19 Jr was the platter. It's lower weight compared to the HW-19 MK1, 2, 3, and certainly the MK 4 platters resulted in lower rotational inertia, hence poor speed stability; and als... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Banquo363, I understand how my comments may seem to be contradictory. I agree that "3D, as sometimes sought by audiophiles does not occur in live music". The point I tried to make was that although recorded music can have a strong sense of pin-poi... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Some confusion re the subject of harmonics in music. Harmonics, in the usual sense of the word, are naturally occurring frequencies ABOVE the fundamental frequency (first harmonic). The second harmonic occurs one octave above the fundamental (f); ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Nandric, you did grasp the analogy correctly; and thank you. You correctly mention that two mics "blend all the instruments together". Two mics (two ears) is precisely what we each have; not multiple ears. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dlaloum, tonal realness and spatial realness are, of course, two different aspects. But tonal realness is not the issue; although tonal quality does play a role. I agree that the tonal qualities of a hall can be better suited to certain music, but... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? On the subject of dimensionality (3D) in live music. There is no question that there is a great deal of it in live music; far more than in even the best recordings. Live music also has a great deal of very precise pin-point imaging. In my opinion,... |