rcprince
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| How to go about collecting Classical Music I haven't read through all of this thread, so please forgive me if I am going over the same ground as others, but if you're looking to see the sorts of periods or genres you like, and you're able to stream music, I highly recommend both Idagio and... | |
| Adcom 555se on a smart strip? Normally, like gdnrbob, I'd advise against the power strip because it can limit the power draw from the amp. Adcom used to make a unit called the ACE 515 (not sure of the model number, but I owned one), which had outlets for both sources and ampl... | |
| Reference Recordings I have found them to be fine, maybe a slightly distant soundstage but pretty natural sounding to me compared with listening in a concert hall from mid-hall. Their SACDs with the Pittsburgh SO are very good in that format. I would not necessaril... | |
| What sends shivers down your spine when you play it on your system? Morten Lauridsen's Lux Aeterna. | |
| Speaker selector box. Are there any worth using? I had one years ago, I think it was made by Niles. Worked fine with an NAD amplifier. Back then, though, I was using zip cord for speaker wire, and that was about all the Niles would take,. | |
| What did your system look like 30 years ago? Interesting thread. Back then I had Duntech Princess loudspeakers, Audio Research Classic 150 amps, an Audio Research SP11 Mk II preamp, a Vendetta Research phono stage, a Basis Ovation turntable (had just gotten it, still own it) with a Graham 1... | |
| Fanfare for the Common Man,...best recording in your experience? I'll second the Reference Recordings for sonics and for the Symphony #3, where you'll get to hear the fanfare (slightly altered) again in the fourth movement. Nice thing about this one is that it's also available on high quality vinyl. There's a... | |
| Advise before I regret +1 for Mesch and cal3713. All that matters is which ones you like better. | |
| Budget tower speakers that rock! Another vote for Zu and JBL loudspeakers. | |
| Mcintosh, Krell or Mark Lenvison Power amps Old Krell Class A power amps were made for Apogee speakers. | |
| An old phrase which, I believe, may be timely... That doesn't make the warning any less relevant, ebm. | |
| What sends shivers down your spine when you play it on your system? Vaughan Williams' Lark Ascending is indeed beautiful. Also try his Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis--the Barbirolli version is my favorite. And Grainger's Irish tune from County Derry (Danny Boy), in any form but especially orchestral, can a... | |
| Issue with ProAc D40 speaker - any suggestions to resolve the issue Not likely, but is it possible that the tweeter was rewired incorrectly? | |
| What sends shivers down your spine when you play it on your system? Morten Lauridsen’s Lux Aeterna and O Magnum Mysterium. | |
| What sends shivers down your spine when you play it on your system? The final movement of the Copland Third Symphony. |