Arranging
music collection, Pioneer Elite DV-79AVi
April
17, 2017
Marc,
As
I have been collecting 45rpm and mono LPs in the last few years, I am wondering how do you
go about organizing your LPs. Do you separate 45s from 33s? And do you separate your mono
LP collection? My biggest worry in the past was whether to separate only my classical,
jazz and rock, or to further separate folk and progressive rock. Such life challenges!
Also,
did you recommend the Pioneer Elite DV-79AVi due to its excellent SACD and DVD-Audio
playback only, or do CDs also sound excellent? The used prices of this player are great,
of course, due to no Blu-ray playback, but I'm wondering what price/level of CD players is
it comparable to.
Jeff
Levine
You've
asked another of the eternal audiophile questions: how does one organize a music
collection? I recall a scene from the movie High Fidelity where the various
principles were mentioned. Ultimately, the best organizing principle is the one that works
best for you. For me, that's filing all LPs, whether stereo or mono, 33 or 45rpm, by genre
and then performer. In that way, when I'm in the mood to listen to some Thelonious Monk,
for instance, I can make my choice from all of his LPs in my collection (digital media is
stored separately, of course, but arranged in the same way). This makes the most sense to
me. Others, however, put all MoFi titles, or all 45rpm sets, together, and I've done some
of that too at times, but eventually I refile those titles by genre and artist.
I
actually own two Pioneer Elite DV-79AVi's, and I paid less than $200 total
for both of them. They sound just as good with CDs as with high-rez media and really
differentiate the differences among the formats -- and different versions of the same
recording -- really well. Overall, I'd say the sound quality is comparable to digital
players at double the DV-79AVi's original retail price of $1000, although I can't claim to
be well versed on new players in this price range. In fact, because of file and streaming
replay, there really aren't many new players in this price range, so buying used is really
your only option. -Marc Mickelson
Tom
Evans review?
April
11, 2017
Marc,
Any
chance of a review of the Tom Evans Audio Design phono stages that Roy Gregory and Jason
Kennedy list as part of their respective associated equipment? Roy Gregory is a longtime
user of Tom Evans phono stages.
Juan
Molina Zamudio
I'm
sure Roy would be happy to write a blog or review on the Tom Evans phono stage that's part
of his reference "kit." And who better to write about it than Roy, who knows the
product, and the field of contenders, so well? I will talk to him about it.
-Marc Mickelson
What
about MIT?
April
5, 2017
Marc,
I
have the opportunity to buy some top line MIT interconnects at a substantial cost
reduction. Problem is, I'd have to buy them unheard. I know nothing of these
"Articulation Poles," and I'm not sure I care. I'm just looking for top-notch,
neutral, balanced interconnects. I've always enjoyed great performance over the years from
AudioQuest and Synergistic Research. Do you have an opinion or any experience with MIT?
John
Leosco
Searching
through my memory banks (with help from Yahoo), I recall that I reviewed MIT Oracle 2.1
interconnects and speaker cables back in 2003, and I enjoyed them greatly. Since then,
I've heard Transparent Opus MM, another networked cable, in my system, and they were truly
extraordinary. One sonic aspect that both brands seem to maximize is bass -- definition,
weight, power, slam, you name it. I don't know which specific MIT cables you're
considering, but if they are configured for use with your electronics (Transparent cables
are product-specific; I don't know about current MIT cables), they should, at the very
least, broaden your sonic horizons. -Marc Mickelson
Reader
list
April
1, 2017
Marc,
Please
add me to your e-mail list of recipients.
Joseph
Sproviero
Done.
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