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1: Music Lane, RE: Who is the master of Bruckner's symphonies? I like 4 and 7 (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2009-09-11, 13:08:46 (12.149.106.101)
Have to second Big B's recommendation of Furtwangler's Bruckner 9 (the only WF Bruckner 9 to have survived). The performance is actually quite frightening, especially the first movement, which is almo .......
2: Planar Speaker Asylum, I have long felt (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2009-08-28, 12:10:21 (12.149.106.101)
That an audiophile should be judged not by his country of origin or his predisposition to hostility, but by the weight of his amplifier. patrick .......
3: Planar Speaker Asylum, Was it something I said? (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2009-08-28, 11:22:56 (12.149.106.101)
I accept your response at face value, being unable to refute any of the truths you have so eloquently stated, eh? I would just like to point out that I merely wish to foster good-will and understandin .......
4: Planar Speaker Asylum, Aren't you Canadian? (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2009-08-28, 07:17:39 (12.149.106.101)
I think it might be useful for those of Canuck extraction to identify themselves as such when posting, in order for their natural hostility to be seen in context, thus facilitating understanding and c .......
5: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Floor rug in listening room (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2009-02-02, 14:52:06 (12.106.65.98)
The above two posters should be severely chastised for exhibiting loutish behavior. .......
6: Digital Drive, RE: Theta Data basic: used purchase reliability Q... (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2008-06-02, 13:13:17 (12.149.106.101)
I would imagine such issues to be age-related, in my experience. Mine performed flawlessly for 13+ years until the drawer mechanism failed. I contacted Theta, who informed me that they could repair it .......
7: Music Lane, Second the Lucerne (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2008-03-15, 11:24:57 (67.162.159.37)
Which is available in a new mastering from Music and Arts. And I must give special mention to the 1951 Bayreuth with Schwarzkopf, at the reopening of the festival for the first time since the war, ext .......
8: Inmate Systems, patrick S's paddy's system (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2008-03-15, 11:00:05 (67.162.159.37)
patrick S 's paddy's system System
IP Address: 67.162.159.37
Last Update: March 15, 2008 at 11:00:05
Amplifier: EAR 834
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): None
Speakers: Origina .......
9: Music Lane, RE: I Agree about Solti's "Ring"..... It Was Awful...... (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2008-03-14, 19:45:53 (67.162.159.37)
Actually, I don't think it was/is awful. He probably had at his disposal the last group of singers who could do the work justice. If it came out today it would create a firestorm of praise. If there w .......
10: Music Lane, RE: A disagreement: Solti, NOT Chicago (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2008-03-14, 19:35:41 (67.162.159.37)
I would like to make clear that I seek not to disparage Solti's body of work; just that I find it to be a bit wrong-headed, for my taste. Any---repeat, any---musician's point of view is more cogent th .......
11: Music Lane, RE: I Should Have Placed a Bet....... (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2008-03-14, 18:41:53 (67.162.159.37)
I just find his pedal-to-the-metal/one size fits all approach a bit off-putting. Pace any of his Bruckner recordings, of which he made too many. I think that, in his justly famous Ring, he either caug .......
12: Music Lane, RE: Wow, Mark, that Maazel rap surprised me. (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2008-03-14, 18:36:56 (67.162.159.37)
I also find Maazel's Vienna Sibelius recordings to be very fine, indeed. patrick .......
13: Music Lane, My nominee for worst famous conductor is... (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2008-03-14, 11:45:58 (12.149.106.101)
(Drum roll:) Sir Georg Solti, aka the Screaming Skull "Louder, please. Louder!" patrick S .......
14: Planar Speaker Asylum, not to contradict Gary, but (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2006-12-01, 09:27:14 (12.149.106.101)
i recently went to the Speltz Anticables, which are copper, but about as thin as you can get, with marvelous results. Peter Walker, when asked about speaker cables, once said something to the effect t .......
15: Cable Asylum, Re: Anti-Cables - I just don't get it. (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2006-08-10, 08:40:36 (12.149.106.101)
if you tried them you'd get it. .......
16: General Asylum, Re: KUSC 91.5 FM Los Angeles: Is your Classical station turning noisy and stupid too? (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2006-04-20, 10:56:55 (12.149.106.101)
Bambi, after having lived most of my life in Santa Monica (i was a loyal customer of Optimal Enchantment, too. Randy was great), i was a subscriber to KUSC, which i thought a great, great station. i l .......
17: Planar Speaker Asylum, Re: I Dont Really "Believe" in Fancy Speaker Cables .. But .. (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2006-04-12, 12:58:05 (12.149.106.101)
ripped off? you have very stringent standards. we're not all DIY'ers, and, given what i received measured against what i paid, i don't mind being "ripped off", as you would have it. it was worth the m .......
18: Planar Speaker Asylum, Re: I Dont Really "Believe" in Fancy Speaker Cables .. But .. (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2006-04-12, 07:47:54 (12.149.106.101)
i was going to upgrade my speaker wires this year, but thought i'd try Paul Speltz's Anticables first, given the nominal cost. suffice it to say, there'll be no further ugrade; these things are the re .......
19: Cable Asylum, thanks all (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2005-11-22, 19:55:29 (67.190.113.198)
i've gone with the mute/quick change thing. so far, so good. thanks. .......
20: Cable Asylum, power on/off? (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2005-11-22, 08:52:40 (12.106.65.98)
this probably sounds moronic, but when changing ICs, is it necessary to power-down the entire system? i just received 3 different sets to try between my DAC and amp, and was wondering if i could just .......
21: Vinyl Asylum, Re: arm match for Grado Woody (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2005-09-16, 07:15:46 (12.106.65.98)
i can vouch for the fact that the Moerch with the second lightest (i.e. red) arm tube works exceedingly well. i have used mine with a Reference/Reference and, currently, a Statement Reference, with ou .......
22: Vinyl Asylum, Re: I'm thinking Grado for Cart and need help with a phono stage (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2005-08-14, 08:34:12 (67.162.138.148)
Zanth, FWIW, i just went from using a Grado LO Reference/Reference with the EAR---which was a fantastic combination---to a Statement/Reference with the EAR---which is, so far, an even more fantastic c .......
23: Music Lane, Re: Hmmm... (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2005-07-28, 10:27:24 (12.106.65.98)
the presence of one or two of the aforementioned items i do not doubt. however i feel reasonably sure that neither resemble a likeness of Anton. patrick .......
24: Music Lane, Re: If it is simply a "participation" thing... (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2005-07-28, 09:34:28 (12.106.65.98)
there are several Mahlers in her toolkit, but they apparently came without instructions. there is nothing resembling a Bruckner. patrick .......
25: Music Lane, Glad you like her (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2005-07-21, 14:19:33 (12.106.65.98)
but i've heard the humble CSO sound better under guest conductors, including her successor (Jeffery Kahane). and this shouldn't really count, but i know, slightly, a violinist in the orchestra, and i .......
26: Music Lane, Re: Top 5 Orchestras no longer! (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2005-07-20, 08:56:11 (12.106.65.98)
he was doing good things as long as they were Italian. paddy .......
27: Music Lane, Geez, finally! (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2005-07-20, 07:43:15 (12.106.65.98)
as someone who has lived in Denver for 6 years, and whose previous hometown bands were the LA under Guilini, the Concertgebouw under Haitink, and the Philly under Sawllish, i am mystified by all the g .......
28: Music Lane, Re: Giulini only left L.A. post because of his wife's illness... (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2005-06-16, 07:19:30 (12.149.106.101)
thanks for the link. i, too, lived in LA during much of his tenure, and was fortunate enough to hear/see him conduct many times. his passing leaves an enormous void. he may very well have been the las .......
29: Planar Speaker Asylum, Quick update on Quads and polarity (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2005-05-02, 05:41:55 (67.190.101.139)
many thanks to Gary Jacobson and others who posted last week on the "correct" way to wire original Quads. like others, i had no idea that they invert phase. i reversed the wires at the speaker end, an .......
30: Planar Speaker Asylum, Re: Yeah, as a Quad-owning friend of mine said....... (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2005-04-29, 04:56:23 (67.190.101.139)
first, i'm enjoyng this non-Maggie moment (no bashing intended). second, i'll make the switch in wiring and report back. let me just say that i've owned Spicas, Vandersteens, Pro-Acs, (yes) Maggies, a .......
31: Planar Speaker Asylum, Wait, Gary, some clarification please (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2005-04-28, 17:07:54 (67.190.101.139)
the Quads invert phase? i purchased a pair with upgraded (Edison Price?) binding posts, and polarity is not marked. i assumed that, like other speakers, the right post was positive, and wired accordin .......
32: Digital Drive, Muse Electronics Model 2 DAC Processors (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2004-03-25, 05:41:34 (24.9.155.152)
i bought one new and later got the Bessler upgrade. it improved things overall, but not dramatically so. worthwhile, though. years of use, and never a hitch, and (more amazingly) have never felt the u .......
33: Music Lane, Re: Praising Romy (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2004-01-16, 05:18:47 (166.50.123.42)
i, too, miss Romy. despite his sometimes "provocative" style, there was usually method behind the madness, and having had the opportunity to correspond with him, i know that a good guy lurked there as .......
34: Planar Speaker Asylum, Re: EAR 509 mkii's with Quad 988's (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2003-12-29, 17:52:04 (166.50.128.40)
contact Dan Meinwald at EAR USA, or Tim at EAR. The Baron loves Quads, and many of his amps are built with Quads as the preferred reference. i use an EAR 834 with Quad ESL's, which was designed with t .......
35: Vinyl Asylum, Mitch the EAR tech (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2003-08-23, 09:51:32 (166.50.128.51)
how does one reach him? thanks paddy .......
36: Music Lane, Re: "Even Furtwangler couldn't keep it moving." Incorrect statement. (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2003-07-23, 15:16:08 (166.50.129.18)
to humbly take issue with Big B (who is, normally, infallible), i don't think that the adagio of the Ninth has anything to do with serenity---particularly in Furtwangler's conception. there is, throug .......
37: Vinyl Asylum, Re: A Simple Theory (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2003-05-26, 06:55:01 (63.227.11.114)
actually, it's my understanding that the original Aries platter is heavier than the new, acrylic one. patrick .......
38: Vinyl Asylum, confused about new VPI platter/bearing (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2003-05-25, 14:02:42 (63.227.11.114)
to keep it short: i was about to purcahse an SDS for my Aries, when i discovered that there is now an Aries 2 incorporating a new acrylic platter, inverted bearing and motor pulley. i contacted VPI as .......
39: Music Lane, Re: If I recall correctly, the Old Empire went down in flames... (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2003-02-17, 17:18:59 (63.227.10.32)
some of us were trying to preserve a preserve, as it were, which, for a time, was able to exist a bit beyond the perimiter. it failed, as you note, but for the right reasons (read: inevitable); i.e., .......
40: Music Lane, Re: Let me explain the situation. (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2003-02-16, 09:19:12 (166.50.104.240)
some of us who resided here in the past still lurk, mostly for the occasional Big B sighting, but no longer bother to post for reasons which are self-evident. the old neighborhood has changed almost b .......
41: Digital Drive, Musing on upgrading Muse... (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2002-10-26, 07:12:45 (63.227.8.131)
i haved a Muse Model Two DAC which has served me well for 5-6 years---which is a long time in the digital world, i realize. i'm considering upgrading my digital front end, and am wondering if the most .......
42: Planar Speaker Asylum, Quad ESL and Bulgin connectors (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2002-10-17, 07:43:47 (166.50.104.32)
i have a pair of ESLs (c. approx 1978, serial nos 41000+) which use the Bulgin plugs, which are attached to a short length of cord terminated to accept a normal power cord. i have seen pictures of ESL .......
43: Music Lane, Please forgive duplicate post (nt) (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2002-09-13, 04:27:53 (166.50.104.158)
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44: Music Lane, Re: I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2002-09-13, 04:25:44 (166.50.104.158)
as a longtime fan, i was saddened by yesterday's news. caustic, witty, literate, ascerbic, outrageous, they all apply. he is in many ways unique in the realm of contemporary (i refuse to call what Zev .......
45: Music Lane, Re: I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2002-09-13, 04:23:14 (166.50.104.158)
as a longtime fan, i was saddened by yesterday's news. caustic, witty, literate, ascerbic, outrageous, they all apply. he is in many ways unique in the realm of contemporary (i refuse to call what Zev .......
46: Planar Speaker Asylum, Thanks Doc. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2002-09-07, 10:58:58 (166.50.96.172)
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47: Planar Speaker Asylum, Thanks Mart, much appreciated. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2002-09-07, 08:42:43 (166.50.96.172)
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48: Planar Speaker Asylum, Quad 57 owner's manual (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2002-09-07, 07:32:33 (166.50.96.172)
i recall hearing somewhere (here?) that the original manual for the ESL-57 was accessible online, but i am unable to locate it. if this is, in fact, the case, could someone please post the link? many .......
49: Music Lane, John Adams' "Naive & Sentimental Music" (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2002-09-05, 05:12:04 (166.42.40.147)
anyone familiar enough with this to offer an opinion/recommendation/avoid-like-the-plague? it was recently referenced in an article in the NYT in such a way as to sound promising in a non-minimalist w .......
50: Music Lane, Re: Better than Asahina's recording? <nt> (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2002-09-02, 08:41:29 (166.42.32.124)
i've only a tape dub of the Asahina performance, but i would say yes, without demeaning the Asahina. i wish that his Bruckner were still available domestically, because i would very much like to hear .......
51: Music Lane, Furtwangler 2nd Symphony (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2002-09-01, 11:09:35 (166.42.32.124)
in brief: i would urge anyone with the slightest interest in Furtwangler the conductor to hear Furtwangler the composer, in this new recording with Barenboim/Chicago on Teldec. while not in the same l .......
52: Planar Speaker Asylum, Duh, sorry. "Ficus", right. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2002-08-25, 14:39:51 (166.42.32.3)
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53: Planar Speaker Asylum, Re: Duke, one more question, if I may... (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2002-08-24, 17:05:15 (166.42.32.206)
Kent (hope i deciphered it correctly, if not, forgive me), thanks for the tip. just for the hell of it, what was the fake tree diffusion thingie, "fiskus" or something? keep in mind that (and i just m .......
54: Planar Speaker Asylum, Duke, one more question, if I may... (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2002-08-24, 12:44:06 (166.42.32.206)
as someone utterly familiar with Quads and ESL's generally, what do you recommend as rear wall acoustic treatment? i'm getting a bit weary of the bits of old carpeting i have hanging there now, and i .......
55: Planar Speaker Asylum, Re: Leave 'em plugged in. (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2002-08-24, 09:57:29 (166.42.32.206)
Duke, you may not recall, but it's thanks to you that i have them. i posted something about wondering how to go about finding a pair in good shape, you put me in touch with a seller a little over a ye .......
56: Planar Speaker Asylum, Quad ignorance (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2002-08-24, 08:47:17 (166.42.32.206)
forgive the stupidity of this, but my question is as follows: i have to take my amp out of the system for a couple of days. can i leave my ESL-57's plugged into the wall while the speakers are disconn .......
57: Music Lane, Re: Taste is funny... (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2002-08-17, 14:57:54 (63.227.62.231)
Brian, i hope it is understood that "my defense" of HvK extends to certain performances/recordings which i feel are uncritically disparaged by those who loathe him, period---but stops well short of at .......
58: Music Lane, Strange (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2002-08-17, 10:22:23 (63.227.62.231)
to find myself in complete agreement with you on this one. speaking of Karajan, you should seek out the 1958 performance with the BPO (EMI Classics-Karajan Edition) just to compare. patrick S ::: TOPI .......
59: Music Lane, Re: Taste is funny... (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2002-08-17, 10:16:21 (63.227.62.231)
i meant no slight to Karajan's autumnal reading; in fact, i often find myself in the position of defending Herbie in one context or another. it's just that i find the early recording utterly compellin .......
60: Music Lane, Re: bruckner 8 - need recomendations (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2002-08-16, 16:14:44 (63.227.62.231)
the wartime Furtwangler is untouchable; failing that, i'll second Brian's admiration for the 1958 Karajan on EMI. avoid Celibidache like the plague, unless you're a masochist looking for a guru. after .......
61: Music Lane, Re: Uh oh, humor police (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2002-07-27, 11:04:11 (166.42.46.184)
i never joke. though i've been away for a time, i'm sure there are others who may recall and vouch for the fact that i have no sense of humor. nor of irony. patrick S .......
62: Music Lane, Fine, Neward, whatever you say. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2002-07-27, 10:39:11 (166.42.46.184)
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63: Music Lane, Music Lane at its unchanging best (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2002-07-27, 10:02:05 (166.42.46.184)
honestly, i don't know what is more pointless, Severius Mike aka Super Mike aka Neward(hello?)'s come beat me up posting, or JeffMO's ridiculous take on the Bruckner 4th. some things never change. pat .......
64: Vinyl Asylum, dumb VPI SDS query (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2002-06-04, 15:40:36 (166.42.32.203)
i'm thinking of ordering an SDS power supply to use with my Aries. as i cannot audition it (purchasing via mail order), i would be curious to know if anyone has tried it (on a VPI table) and NOT found .......
65: Planar Speaker Asylum, Totally agree (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2002-05-14, 15:34:50 (166.42.41.169)
Gary is a very class act indeed, and is unfailingly helpful. i think it's a shame that such a good guy---and indispensible source of help and information---has to be subject to this kind of abuse. pat .......
66: Planar Speaker Asylum, BTW (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2002-05-11, 08:08:19 (166.44.56.167)
the above wasn't meant to be an anonymous post; i simply forget to login. patrick .......
67: Planar Speaker Asylum, Re: Scull's tweak for MLs in latest Stereophile (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2002-03-05, 12:16:32 (63.227.10.55)
i'm not Johathan Scull (though i did get there first, see link below) but i've had good results using a similar technique on Quad-57's. http://www.audioasylum.com/forums/MUG/messages/22181.html patric .......
68: Music Lane, Re: Bruckner's 4 th Symphony with CELIBIDACHE (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2002-02-21, 05:58:33 (166.42.35.181)
i believe i have the recording you're referring to; it's on an obscure label called "Exclusive". it's undeniably thrilling, and i got mine a couple of years ago at Berkshire---which usually means it's .......
69: Vinyl Asylum, Re: Slick 50 Debate (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2002-02-15, 16:12:31 (166.44.56.116)
Mel, it's simply that its use has been widely debated here and elsewhere (check archives) and, given that VPI makes no mention of periodic re-lubrication of the main bearing in it's TT's in the owner' .......
70: Vinyl Asylum, Thanks for all the help. Going with Mobile 1. (n/t) (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2002-02-15, 14:27:49 (166.44.56.116)
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71: Vinyl Asylum, How about if... (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2002-02-15, 10:55:37 (63.227.11.205)
i were to just add a few drops of something like Mobile One, as is? (i.e. without cleaning out the bearing). how does one clean out the bearing of a VPI (again, there is NO mention made in the manuals .......
72: Vinyl Asylum, Slick 50 Debate (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2002-02-14, 12:40:01 (166.44.57.228)
forgive my naivetee, but i'm wondering how a product (Slick 50) recommended by a manufacturer (HW of VPI, according to rumor) for use in his product (TT bearings) is subject to so much pro & con. i ow .......
73: Music Lane, Different strokes, Robert. No big deal. (n/t) (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2002-02-13, 06:39:35 (166.42.41.114)
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74: Music Lane, Re: Jochum and Bruckner (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2002-02-12, 06:06:42 (166.42.40.226)
the Jochum Bruckner 4 is one of the worst recorded performances of Bruckner, period. i have several Jochum/Bruckners which are not too bad---the 8th, his autumnal 5th with the CO come to mind---but ov .......
75: Music Lane, Re: Mahler and Bruckner (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2002-02-12, 05:55:54 (166.42.40.226)
my Dear Mr. F, i assure you that i haven't the slightest idea what you are insinuating. the very idea is suggestive of sewers, or other dark places far beneath the earth, where dreadful things dwell, .......
76: Music Lane, Re: Mahler and Bruckner (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2002-02-11, 16:10:43 (63.227.10.10)
i cannot or will not address Mahler 4, as i don't much do Gustav anymore. however, as to Bruckner 4, i would second the Celibidache/Munich, as well as Karajan/BPO (though i always expect missiles when .......
77: Music Lane, That is "2&3" but they all sound alike in Berlin now(n/t) (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2002-02-08, 07:05:13 (166.42.41.36)
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78: Music Lane, Re: Should be "2&4"HAHAHAHA Rattling Simon (n/t) (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2002-02-08, 07:03:40 (166.42.41.36)
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79: Music Lane, Re: And another great Thielemann-recording (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2002-02-08, 07:01:25 (166.42.41.36)
i am really curious to hear his Schumann (2 & 4 are available as well)---would be more curious to hear his Bruckner. but do they the recordings and sound engineering for presence grapple with the 5th .......
80: Music Lane, I would appear to be Mussorgsky (n/t) (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2002-01-31, 12:42:31 (166.42.34.67)
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81: Music Lane, Re: Okay (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2002-01-28, 11:53:39 (63.227.9.21)
Rob, i have the Borodin doing the 3 Tchaikovsky's, which i would be happy to send you in exchange for the new DG Willie set (which is still not available domestically. think about it: Pytor for Willie .......
82: Vinyl Asylum, Thanks. Absurd. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2001-11-21, 16:32:25 (166.44.56.76)
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83: Vinyl Asylum, Link? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2001-11-21, 10:23:00 (63.227.10.19)
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84: Vinyl Asylum, Re: Why I no longer read TAS, reason #...(i forget) (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2001-11-20, 10:47:31 (63.227.10.19)
some years ago when i was an ardent believer, TAS ran a rave review of the QuickSilver Monos, going on an on about what giant killers they were. well, naturally i had to hear them and, if possible, ha .......
85: Vinyl Asylum, Why I no longer read TAS, reason #...(i forget) (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2001-11-20, 09:25:37 (63.227.10.19)
killing time in a Barnes & Noble yesterday, i found the most recent issue of TAS, and while browsing through HP's editor's choice selections, i was somewhat taken aback to note that he used his commen .......
86: Planar Speaker Asylum, Re: Raven Ribbon with Quads (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2001-11-15, 08:40:29 (63.227.62.145)
"Quads are for people that enjoy music rather than the average audiophiles' needs. Peter Walker designed them for music lovers with average systems. Quad has never catered to audiophile desires. Some .......
87: Planar Speaker Asylum, rear wave & Quads (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2001-11-10, 08:08:01 (166.42.42.174)
i've been using carpeting on the back and back-side walls largely because i've been given to understand that the minumum optimal distance between the speaker and the rear wall is about 1.5 meters, a s .......
88: Planar Speaker Asylum, Plausible or just stupid? (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2001-11-09, 13:39:47 (63.227.62.145)
i have Quad ESL-57's in a small room, with carpeting hanging from the back walls, as i cannot at the moment spring for Sonex panels or the materials to approximate Simon's rather elegant homebrew solu .......
89: Planar Speaker Asylum, Re: Thanks for the info! (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2001-10-18, 05:25:09 (63.227.9.19)
Duke, i'm the guy who bought the impeccible '57's from Bill, whom you referred me to (talk about a good decision...). anyway, i have it on good authority that the original ESL-57 is back in production .......
90: Vinyl Asylum, Should have read patrick S (nt) (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2001-08-12, 10:08:02 (166.44.185.184)
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91: Vinyl Asylum, And Naim is in and Linn is in and Audionote is in and Spendor is in... (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2001-08-10, 09:54:38 (199.168.32.5)
just a nod to the obvious. i don't think that The Listener's or Art's or whomever's established bias on behalf of Britsh product is a bolt out of the blue for anyone who's been paying attention. i'd j .......
92: Vinyl Asylum, When industry celebrities condescend.... (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2001-08-10, 06:41:06 (199.168.32.5)
to show up here and, essentially, demand to be treated differently in deference to their exaulted status, i'd rather they didn't show up at all. also---and this just a personal aside---as someone who .......
93: Music Lane, Re: HvK's 1958 Bruckner 8 (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2001-08-09, 09:56:20 (199.168.32.7)
Dave, the Van Beinum 8th you await is very good, indeed, but does fall short, interpretively, of HvK (c. 1958), Furtwangler, and Celibidache, though to call it "falling short" is to belittle it in a w .......
94: Music Lane, HvK's 1958 Bruckner 8 (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2001-08-09, 06:21:09 (199.168.32.6)
Big B, it was on your recommendation---though your record is spotty, you have been known to be astute on occasion---that i sought out this recording and now have it on both LP and beer coaster, and, t .......
95: Music Lane, Re: Excellent Furtwangler link (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2001-08-08, 08:27:54 (199.168.32.5)
the 1944 Bruckner 9th is the most frightening recording you will ever encounter. i envy anyone hearing it for the first time. patrick .......
96: Music Lane, Re: I know this isn't Rocky Road, but... (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2001-08-07, 06:38:28 (199.168.32.5)
always with earplugs, Dave, always with earplugs. i'm not a fool. or rather, i am a fool, but let's not get go there... paddy .......
97: Music Lane, I know this isn't Rocky Road, but... (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2001-08-06, 08:56:23 (199.168.32.6)
since i'm primarily a classical kind of guy, i thought i'd post it here, where Butch Boy or Pretty Boy or whatever John's calling himself these days might see it. i drove up to Boulder last night to s .......
98: Planar Speaker Asylum, Thanks, all (nt) (0.00)
Posted by patrick S on 2001-07-12, 13:44:58 (199.168.32.6)
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