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I like your music choices 853 guy
Thanks for introducing me to the first album. Very cool...
When I tried to turn my screen upside down to look @ the album cover, the picture turned in sync with the screen. The trick for me is to put the screen horizontally flat on a surface and turn the screen 180 degree. Of course it won't work with a computer's screen, but it does with my laptop and my notebook. ...And with my phone when I quickly shift it 180 degree, even holding it vertically.
I did in my email to you . I use this and Arthur Rubinstein RCA red seal Beethoven emperor Boston symphony for piano during my auditions. The Appassionata is a bit audiophile and does not sound right on some systems, I don't know why. It sounded fantastic on the Allaerts FM Zellaton.
Also, I recently bought a 45 rpm Byron Janis piano rendition of pictures at an exhibition from speaker's corner. You should get that. I haven't heard it yet, but the performance on CD was spectacular so am sure this will be.
. I use this and Arthur Rubinstein RCA red seal Beethoven emperor Boston symphony for piano during my auditions. The Appassionata is a bit audiophile and does not sound right on some systems, I don't know why. It sounded fantastic on the Allaerts FM Zellaton. Also, I recently bought a 45 rpm Byron Janis piano rendition of pictures at an exhibition from speaker's corner. You should get that. I haven't heard it yet, but the performance on CD was spectacular so am sure this will be.
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I did in my email to you
Also, I recently bought a 45 rpm Byron Janis piano rendition of pictures at an exhibition from speaker's corner. You should get that. I haven't heard it yet, but the CD was spectacular so am sure this will be.
Thank you again Kedar. I will try to get the Rubinstein and the Byron Janis 45.
This Appassionata somehow sounds more open, better decay, and “right there” with your Coralstone/Axiom than MSL/SAT.
Now that talking about it I just realize I was playing with the height adjustment of SAT yesterday. I must have screwed up my original setting. This could happen when you read too much tonearm set up thread
.Kind regards,
Tang
Lol. Actually, please play that LP across your turntables and phonos. Please see if in some instances, it becomes un listenable, because the loud parts get too loud and jump at you. Also, in some instances, it might sound a complete well integrated sound. If that's the case, we can isolate the issues to analog set up
Good point. This LP is incredibly dynamic and it captures a lot of information in those grooves. If something does not sound right, there is something wrong with the set up or system. This LP is a kind of "acid test" for me. If it sounds natural and convincing in a system, then the system should be pretty well sorted out. I played this for two of my friends who recently came over to hear my new speakers. Just my opinion.
Since tang hasn't experienced that issue with one of his set ups, it means there are no issues downstream. So if he does experience it on one of his other TTs, we can isolate it to the analog section. Then we can further investigate if it is due to cart phono mismatch, or the tonearm being too loose, or whatever.
I am not willing to say this LP is an acid test yet. For me, the Rubinstein not flowing well is lack of natural ness and a fail. System rejected. If the Appassionata succeeds it is the cherry on top.
I agree with you about using this LP for diagnostic purposes, in a general sense. I don't mean to comment in any way about how this sounds in Tango's system. We all have different "acid tests", Bonzo. This is one of mine, as is the Sheffield drum track. These too LPs demonstrate dynamics and if a system can't do dynamics, it fails for me. They are both well known. I then use a variety of more conventional LPs to see if the system plays magic. These LPs are lesser known, but have great emotional meaning to me, and I know them well. I think the LPs that one chooses to gauge the success of a system is a very personal choice which reflect his subjective priorities.
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Thank you. It is also good for determining if the system can separate the notes when it gets very fast. Thank you Tang for describing how it sounds in your system. It is a wonderful recording for revealing the differences between systems and components. Your different arm/cartridge combinations would be very fun to hear and compare using this recording. Enjoy it!
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