Posts by calaf

great interview with Ray in front of his piano on NPR Fresh Air  http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=185827139&m=186324986   Shows what a fun, unassuming guy he...

you may want to consider the Diamond 10.1 or even better the 10.2 instead of the 121. They look so much better than the current "cheap plywood box" 100 series. Music Direct carries them and has a 30 day return...

Quote: Originally Posted by Asr  Most of my electronica CDs are releases from the 90s btw, with very very few from 2000 or newer. Anyone who doesn't have at least two of the Top 10 albums on this Web page can't call...

perhaps the problem is with the Symphony itself. Personally it is the one I like least of the four. Have you tried Karajan?     it is a vintage HvK recording: less apollonian of his later self, but still very much...

thanks indeed. Downloaded the 24/192 a couple of hours ago. Some of the tracks (including one of the binaural ones!) have an unnatural three-blobs soundstage on my rig (SB Touch, StageDAC, WA6, HE500), but the hi-res tracks from 9...

Quote: Originally Posted by Arcamera  Anyone have a recommendation for an excellent complete Beethoven symphonies on CD? Anyone here who knows numerous versions have a favourite? I'll probably own multiple versions...

the Aviator are much better than any headphone I have compared them to... in an Apple store  But, seriously, while they are  "fun" headphones, I did not hear the classic U-shaped response of Beats and similar. I listened to...

oh and BTW, thanks to bigshot and LFF for the great tips on big band recordings. Keep them coming, I'd love to hear more good "dance" music from the 30s and 40s...

Quote: Originally Posted by extrabigmehdi    Interesting. I listened to some Glenn Miller tracks through speakers, and I thought it  was ok. Then I switched to my hd800, and I got a "yuck"...

Quote: Originally Posted by bigshot  I guess no one around here listens to big band. In any case, I do. This is the one you want. You don't want records. CDs sound much better in this...