The Past Is Prologue

The Past Is Prologue

Sep 16, 2007
"Why didn't they choose a color set?" I had been reminiscing about the early days of TV and how my parents bought a black-and-white set so we could watch the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. My daughter Emily's question had me stumped. It is difficult to explain to someone born 10 years after the launch of CD—someone who, for example, has never seen, let alone used, a typewriter, and who enjoys a comparatively infinite set of choices among mature 21st-century technologies—that it was not always thus.

Recording of September 2007: J.S. Bach: The Goldberg Variations

Recording of September 2007: J.S. Bach: The Goldberg Variations

Sep 16, 2007

<B>J.S. BACH: <I>The Goldberg Variations</I>, BWV 988</B><BR>
Glenn Gould, piano (1955); Yamaha Disklavier Pro piano, "Re-Performance" by Zenph Studios
Sony Classical 8697-03350-2 (SACD/CD). 2007. Howard H. Scott, prod. (1955 mono sessions); Steven Epstein, prod. (2007 stereo, multichannel, and binaural sessions); Peter Cook, Richard King, eng. (2007); Dennis Patterson, asst. eng. (2007); Marc Wienert, piano voicer (worked with Gould); Ron Giesbrecht, calibration. Zenph project team: Mikhail Krishtal, Anatoly Larkin, Peter J. Schwaller, John Q. Walker. DDD. TT: 77:02. <BR>
Performance *****<BR>
Sonics ****

Solid state amplifier for tube preamplifier

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Amplification
Submitted by prudent on

Here is my questions:
Any of you have never try a solid state amplifier with pre-amp LS26 from Audio Research. My system is as follow: Sonus Faber Grand Piano, LS26 and VT100MKIII from AR, Ayre's CD and Siltech's cables. I was thinking buy a solid state amplifier for new sound just for change occasionelly and when I don't have time to warm up my tubes. So what would be a good choice ? I was thinking of Mcintosh mc252 or mc402. I'am opened to your suggestion ! Merci for your time !

Has anyone here built a music server using a PC?

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Tweaks 'n' Tips
Submitted by SpecificOcean on

I like the idea of using a hard drive (s) as a music server. I've been Googling all sorts of things about the best way to do this.

So has anyone here done that? And connected it through your stereo? And downloaded all your CDs to said drives? And did/does it work well?

Thanks!...

low frequency "disaster" with Mc Tube amp

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The Dead Zone
Submitted by CECE on

I told you so!!!! Nah Nah Nah Nah. Now let's go back to bring it to a repair center....never, do the routine first, it's simple. Repair center woulda' got $500 out of ya, of course they woulda' put McIntosh tagged tubes and of curse, THOSE are better! Yeah, riiiight. You did exactly the right thing, fixed it yourself. J.V, when a lamp burns out do you call an electrical contractor and rewire teh service panel, just to make sure, teh breakers are OK, before you change teh lamp? Must be a govt' worker? Make it complicated, increase teh costs, pay too much.

low frequency "disaster" with Mc Tube amp

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The Dead Zone
Submitted by CECE on

Gee, I'm RIGHT aGAIN!! I said, keep it simple. Tubes are the weakest component in a tube amp. Seen it, done it, been there. On live events, tube amps crap out, guess what, ya don't say oh well, let's get it to a shop, try the tubes FIRST, it's 99.99% the tubes! Now what else? Reality based troubleshooting, what a concept! Been doing it for 30+ years, experince beats nonsense all the time.

Linn's Klimax DS

Linn's Klimax DS

Sep 16, 2007

When I saw Linn's <A HREF="http://blog.stereophile.com/cedia2007/090809klimax/">Klimax DS</A> at CEDIA, I was impressed by the company's claim that it sounded "better than a CD12," the marque's (now discontinued) <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/cdplayers/86/">flagship CD player</A> for many years. Quite a claim, I thought, but I wasn't able to make it to a nearby hotel and actually <I>hear</I> the DS in action.

Booker Little on Pure Pleasure

Booker Little on Pure Pleasure

Sep 16, 2007

Pure Pleasure Records is a British audiophile-label that—like the stateside Analogue Productions, Classic Records, and Cisco Recordings—reissues blue-chip jazz albums on pristine virgin vinyl. Pure Pleasure’s focus is the catalogue of Candid Records, an adventurous label that lasted only from 1960-61, with critic Nat Hentoff in charge of A&R. In the past few years, PPR has released such essential works of modern jazz as <I>The Newport Rebels</I>, <I>Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus</I>, and Max Roach’s <I>We Insist!</I> But its latest reissue, trumpeter Booker Little’s <I>Out Front</I>, is a revelation. Little was 23 when he recorded this, his fourth and final album as a leader; he died of uremia just six months later—a huge loss for the music.

Nad 720 Bee

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The Entry Level
Submitted by tatude on

I am looking at a Nad 720 BEE on e-bay and was wondering what the general feelings on this system are.
I have an older Nad 7100 receiver that I have had for around 17 years and have been very happy with it, and am now looking for a garage patio system. I am not an audiophile elite obviously but I do/can enjoy "quality" sound and was wondering how this would fair.
My current system is
-Nad 7100 receiver
-Nad 5240 CD player
-i-pod
-Paradigm Esprit Monitors
-Paradigm Titans
-Polk audio Atrium 45's

Is the 720bee a better receiver than my old 7100?

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