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I think the thing about concertos are that the greatest magic comes from those playing it. That said, I prefer the old violin virtuosos such as Jascha Heifetz, David Oistrakh, Fritz Kreisler, Leonid Kogan, etc... As for major violin concertos, I cannot live without the Brahms D Major, Brahms...

I would assume that the AKG 501's would put you into an even deeper slumber.

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If you're looking for 'phones that would be good for long plane rides...most earbuds' sounds will be drowned out by the plane engine. If plane rides are your thing, look for a pair of in ear phones such as the Shure E2 or the Etymotic 4P/4S but be prepared to kill your wallet.

Argh, the HD580 deal seems appealing...but they were actually sold at Newegg for $150 before so that makes them far less appealing than what I was intending to receive. I still say, if you want to change the order, fight for free, fast shipping. Otherwise, convince them to try to honor the deals.

They did honor a few orders already. Is their excuse valid for not honoring the rest?!

I don't know about you guys, but I am mad and annoyed (I guess this is what great anticipation turns into...for a specific set of phones). I e-mailed her back saying that I can change to the HD580, but that free shipping/faster shipping for discount price would probably heal some of the wounds...

They say that Gabriella Robin is actually Yoko singing under a false name...

Depends on what type of person you are. If you enjoy atonal music and experimentation, you'll probably like all his songs. If you're just a guy searching for good, catchy melodies and lyrics you're probably not going to like half of his weird stuff (I love you Yoko...I love you John...I love you...

Don't know if this is the most appropriate place to discuss JPop, but here goes. Judging from Yoko Kanno's 2 recent songs, Hemisphere and Tune the Rainbow, both sung by Sakamoto Maaya, it seems as if her song writing is much improved from before. The main theme of each is actually hidden after a...

How about war? Also unrequited love.

Hello again, For my Ipod, I was wondering if I should start with the SR80's or just jump the ladder to the SR225's. Would there be any noticable difference on that unit? Thanks.

Hi guys, I was wondering about the correlation between the impedance and sound quality of headphones. If I understand correctly, impedance is just defined as "total resistance" or "almost "resistance plus the resistivity of the capacitors and the inductors. How would this have any connection...

I'm never trusting Rio again after that SP250 fiasco!

www.music123.com has the HD25-1 listed as "The HD 25 SP-1 is a pair of closed dynamic headphones for persons with severe hearing impairment." Is this intended to mean anything?

How about trying Jim Crochie on for size? Time in a Bottle, Cats in the Cradle, and Bad, Bad Leroy Brown are all classics. Oh yeah, I scrolled up and down and saw that nobody recommended Billy Joel.

Modern eh? How about... Final Fantasy X - Piano Collection To Zanarkand and Suteki da Ne are very melancholy songs.

I still find it strange how Du Pre and Rostoprovich are mentioned frequently whenever cello is discussed on this board and Gregor Piatigorsky, a very fine cellist, was hardly ever mentioned. I think his artistry deserves much attention.

My 10 gig 3rd gen ipod just got shipped here and it has the apple sign on the lcd. Now, I'm charging it but the sign isn't changing at all. Is there anything wrong?

I give my vote to the Brahms 1st Symphony, 4th movement, main theme. Anybody else have any ideas?

After these comments I'm still wondering if that "deep non-viseral" bass partially originates from the deep holes in your pockets (by purchasing the Ety's of course). I'm not saying you're all blindly biased but just very subjective.

I have a good link that teaches you step by step how to rip using Exact Audio Copy, the best ripping software available in my opinion. It is http://www.anandtech.com/guides/viewfaq.html?i=107 . I also wish you the best of luck in your fight with cancer! I think this memento that you are leaving...

I was just wondering if headphone makers should use spruce and maple in the production of their top of the line headphones instead of what they already use. These woods are used in the production of violins, violas, cellos, and other string instruments! What could be better for damping and...

This gives me an idea... How about making an 'Enter the Dragon' mirror environment, adding a video camera, and setting around 50 birds loose in there =).