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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #548: Further by clarkjohnsen on 2010-06-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
The epithet I learned, long ago, was "Prince of Darkness". I was of course thinking of that when I wrote the note.Back in the late Sixties I had a British boss, name of John Hardy, who once remarked, "The British really know how to build a great car....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #546: LOL by clarkjohnsen on 2010-06-04 
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"Please refrain from commenting on that which you do not know."Ah HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! [His loudest, most raucous rattling laugh.]That would shut down the whole frikkin' Net!Regarding reliability, that's certainly a reason...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #20: Golovanov here you go by clarkjohnsen on 2010-05-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Nicolai Golovanov in Musical Discussions  22 Replies 
Upon investigation I have several Bohemes of Golovanov. The list:   T6 + 1812 (2 copies)   Rach2 (2)   R3 + The Rock (unsealed)   Scriabin 1   Scriabin 2   Scriabin 3 + Poem of Ecstasy   All $22 ea + post...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #14: Les Bohemes by clarkjohnsen on 2010-05-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Nicolai Golovanov in Musical Discussions  22 Replies 
That is the correct issue. I ordered a small quantity a while back so I'd have spares for friends, and believe I have that one inter alia. I recall paying something like $21 each, landed.clark...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: "As usually - stunning and as uselessly in dismal quietly." by clarkjohnsen on 2010-05-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Conductors and Audio Sound in Playback Listening  3 Replies 
Translation, please.   ;-)clark...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #529: Yes, and... by clarkjohnsen on 2010-05-03 
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Your statement that "If a capacitor can hum, it is faulty and is wound incorrectly" is a legitimate point of view. More of a truism I'd say.Thanks, PP, for elucidating these parameters.clark...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #513: For the record... by clarkjohnsen on 2010-04-25 
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...I heard only the one (Romy's) unit at Bill's. Your descrip of the sound stage reminds me of that one peak day we had at The Listening Studio, so long ago....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #511: What this tells me is... by clarkjohnsen on 2010-04-25 
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...once again listening outpaces measuring. Still, the measurements are good to have.As I know all three of you who have these units, I am totally inclined to accept your results -- and put a PP on my want list.clark...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #37: Volkmar Andrae by clarkjohnsen on 2010-03-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Bruckner, me and the Seventh in Musical Discussions  81 Replies 
I'm (re)discovering this cycle, the only one performed by an Austrian orchestra. The Seventh is grand!clark...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #504: Methodological “CLEANNESS” by clarkjohnsen on 2010-03-23 
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Methodological “CLEANNESS” is difficult to achieve. As the co-designer of several sets of tests involving several actual astronauts (this was some time ago), one had to do it right owing to their busy schedules. So thinking-it-through really counted....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #497: More good sense from Rakesh by clarkjohnsen on 2010-03-22 
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"We should not out of hand dismiss a solution which has not been tried, tested and found wanting by anyone who has contributed to this sure never-to-end thread."How can that be argued with?clark...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #484: What's been neglected in this discussion so far is... by clarkjohnsen on 2010-03-20 
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... yes... just sayin'... there's more to power supply than the AC input."If the power supply output ain't pretty, neither is the sound generally."Audio electronics operate off DC. The conversion process from AC to DC has its own sonic consequences. ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #482: Hey Rakesh! by clarkjohnsen on 2010-03-20 
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Thanks for an eminently sensible post -- one that could be inserted into almost any audio discussion thread! Especially:I fail to see the utility... of opinions, approaches or theories which make some dogmatic assumption based on limited experience w...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #475: A person who has god sounding power lines? by clarkjohnsen on 2010-03-15 
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Never met one such!I can't help but think, however, that turntables should employ batteries....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #474: Good point, Bill... by clarkjohnsen on 2010-03-15 
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That's what I get for not reading the thing very far in....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #471: Not for tubes? by clarkjohnsen on 2010-03-15 
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Yes, each piece of gear would seem to require its own unit. But they probably deliver enough juice for a tubed preamp or the like.clark ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #469: Could be a contenduh by clarkjohnsen on 2010-03-15 
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It's a newish device, the website reads intelligently, and "We’re so confident in the sonic benefits you’ll experience using Black Lightning Battery Power Supplies that we offer our 30-day money-back guarantee."http://www.redwineaudio.com/products/bl...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #461: Power Factor by clarkjohnsen on 2010-03-06 
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Something I think you guys are leaving out is power factor. This electricity stuff is not linear; voltage peaks do not necessarily track current. This is a problem with Edison supply, and perhaps a greater one with local generation. There are devices...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #458: A caveat by clarkjohnsen on 2010-03-06 
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Guy, gotta tell you this story.At a CES perhaps ten years ago, Plinius was showing with some large expensive loudspeakers connected with some heavy expensive cabling.  All this was powered by a VERY large generator out behind the Alexis Park, which w...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #29: A sports blackout? by clarkjohnsen on 2009-12-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The new FM Classical scene in Boston in Off Air Audio  47 Replies 
Conceivably, but most observers here think that GBH would have used that to duck the blame.Still... worth checking.clark...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #26: The "new" CRB by clarkjohnsen on 2009-12-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The new FM Classical scene in Boston in Off Air Audio  47 Replies 
scades wrote, "NPR has no say about WGBH's operations." That's a lovely assertion, but naive to the extreme. And it presumes insider knowledge.The producer of PHC is American Public Media, as well as of Symphonycast and many other musical programs; i...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #21: What's a station? by clarkjohnsen on 2009-12-24 
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Channel 4 may handle CBS programming, but is it "a CBS station"? Yes for the programming, but No for the ownership. CBS does however own several stations outright.WGBH purveys a considerable amount of NPR programming -- in fact they originate a good ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #48: The PFO article by clarkjohnsen on 2009-11-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Michael Fremer Continuums… in Audio News  54 Replies 
It looks to me like a most commendable review, with considerable time spent in set-up.   clark ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #54: One answer for the BSO by clarkjohnsen on 2009-11-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: I hate, hate, hate, hate Boston Symphony! in Musical Discussions  72 Replies 
[quote user="Paul S"]  Could there be such a thing as a "mediocre" 9th?  Either it's great, or it sucks. [/quote]I've heard many plain performances.[quote] As a point of interest, does anyone know of a great recorded performance of the 9th by BSO fro...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: Best Firsts by clarkjohnsen on 2009-08-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The best Third Movement from “Der Titan” in Musical Discussions  9 Replies 
While I cannot recollect for certain how the conductors I name take the third movement, I do tend to agree with The Cat here about how it should go. Therefore these recordings may well adhere to that desideratum.The greatest: Walter, NBC SO, 1939. Si...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #25: "Myths" -- the wrong word? by clarkjohnsen on 2009-08-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: About Wilson Audio Loudspeakers in Audio Discussions  53 Replies 
The right word would have been "truisms". Obvious statements. "Common knowledge." But by no means always true. Often, not!clark...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #46: Gould's Bach by clarkjohnsen on 2009-07-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Performance of a week. in Musical Discussions  87 Replies 
Personally I think his finest Bach is the set of Partitas.Widening the scope, his single disc of Brahms Intermezzi etc. is nearly incomparable.clark...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Walker's great! by clarkjohnsen on 2009-07-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Playing American Music on July 4? in Musical Discussions  10 Replies 
For decades I've declared him the Greatest Living American Composer.I was privileged to know him and visit him back in the Eighties and early Nineties. A true gentleman. His two sons followed him in classical music, one as a violinist, the other as a...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #38: Agreed by clarkjohnsen on 2009-05-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Performance of a week. in Musical Discussions  87 Replies 
This is a GREAT PERFORMANCE -- the best recording of it I know.clark...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Was just wondering myself whether... by clarkjohnsen on 2009-04-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: PS Audio's digital approach. in Didital Things  6 Replies 
...anyone here had heard or used this device. Does it look like it will accept the range of BSO files I'm reading about?If we're unsure, I could contact Paul and find out. But that's a bit outside my expertise...One very nice thing: It has remote-con...
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