[Ableza]

I have one from monoprice that barely gets the job done. I haven't seen any other than the cheapo kind I have.

I figured there would be nicer ones out there since a lot of people us apple tv, roku etc..

Who make the good ones?

"One" what?

 

[earnmyturns]

The concert was great - Bolero is always fun, though the Bartok Piano Concerto #3 was probably the best thing - my personal favorite was Ravel's Alborado del gracioso. Pablo Heras-Casado is a fun maestro.

For your recorded music pleasure: the 1960-61 DGG recordings of Bartók's 3 piano concertos by Géza Anda and Ferenc Fricsay with Berlin's Radio Symphony Orchestra are still the best recorded performances I know. Next best is 1985's Zoltán Kocsis with Iván Fischer and Budapest Festival Orchestra on Phillips.

 

[rkw]

Can you already lift a corner of the veil and tell us which laser/spin unit you are going to use?
Front- or toploader?

Or slot loader. You never know – a car stereo transport could turn out to be good. Probably more rugged (temperature extremes, shock resistance) .

 

[barondla]

The transport could be a world's first bottom loader.

 

[Ableza]

I heard the transport loads from the back and uses class D opamps.

 

[FLTWS]

I'm not crazy about slot loaders but if it is quiet, reliable, safely handles the discs and doesn't sound worse, I'm okay with it. For some reason I would expect tray loaders to be the worst from a noise and reliability standpoint but have no experience to back that up. I've always used tray loaders (except in auto). Got a NuPrime CDT-8 ordered, I plan to compare those aspects with my ERC-3. Actually a top loader suggests to me it could best but I never tried one and it would require placement with adequate space above it to deal with.

 

[tin-ear]

Well, it is telling a story — Petrushka is a ballet after all (composed for Diaghilev's Ballets Russes and performed by Nijinsky). You've expressed dislike for programmatic music in general, but I happen to like the piece.

It is one of my favorite violin concertos, and the main draw for me to attend the concert (tomorrow). I love both Petrushka and the Rite, but I've heard both of them enough (live and recordings) that I wouldn't be going without the violin concerto also on the program.

Kopatchinskaja Is my favorite performer of the concerto. Her spontaneous, improvisatory style suits the music well.

 

[tin-ear]

Well, it is telling a story — Petrushka is a ballet after all (composed for Diaghilev's Ballets Russes and performed by Nijinsky). You've expressed dislike for programmatic music in general, but I happen to like the piece.

It is one of my favorite violin concertos, and the main draw for me to attend the concert (tomorrow). I love both Petrushka and the Rite, but I've heard both of them enough (live and recordings) that I wouldn't be going without the violin concerto also on the program.

Kopatchinskaja Is my favorite performer of the concerto. Her spontaneous, improvisatory style suits the music well.

Very nice. I got into Stravinsky and Varese when I about 16 via Frank Zappa. Zappa said most of his fans wouldn't know great music if it bit 'em on the ass. I think I started with The Right of Spring, and discovered along the way Symphony in Three Movements.
That was 1967...as I've added years my interest in smaller ensembles increases...

 

[wink]

The transport could be a world's first bottom feeder.

FTFY.....

 

[wink]

...

 

[bosiemoncrieff]

Iced mocha, regular mocha, espresso, strawberry almond butter stuffed french toast.

Knappertsbusch 1951 Parsifal.

A perfect Sunday.

 

[rkw]

The transport could be a world's first bottom loader.

Or the disc could be stationary, and the laser spins around.

A laser equivalent of this: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/493608538/love-the-worlds-first-intelligent-turntable

A lower tech version:

 

[CAPT Deadpool]

The transport could be a world's first bottom loader.

It could “dump” your disc when done.

I heard the transport loads from the back and uses class D opamps.

I hope the back loader is a vertical slot loader. Could call it the Schiit Kraken and ship it with a Cthulhu floor wart.

 

[the finisher]

Anyone aware of any Gain/Phase issues as to why I should not do this?

No, just do it!



I have a music recommendation, it's more of the Smooth Jazz type of jazz.
But I like it and a very good, well recorded live performance.

https://www.amazon.com/Stanley-Clar...8-1&keywords=stanley+clarke+live+at+the+greek

 

[Zojokkeli]

No, just do it!



I have a music recommendation, it's more of the Smooth Jazz type of jazz.
But I like it and a very good, well recorded live performance.

https://www.amazon.com/Stanley-Clar...8-1&keywords=stanley+clarke+live+at+the+greek

The only thing I can think of whenever somebody mentions smooth jazz: