77jovian
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| David Bromberg -- Any fans? Bromberg was at Denver's Botanic Gardens last summer, on a double bill with the Jerry Douglas Band. Thunderstorms cut the show short, so both bands took the stage together and alternated playing tunes. I'd waited 30 years to see Bromberg and was d... | |
| Best things 'in life' Best guitars...My Collings D3 dreadnought and the 1968 Les Paul Custom stolen from me in 1974. OK, there are a couple dozen other guitars I crave, too... | |
| Leon Russell And don't forget Leons's stint with the New Grass Revival. The year they closed the Telluride Bluegrass Festival was a helluva night. | |
| Advice requested on speakers Excellent comments. Thank you all. I'll let you know how it works out. | |
| Advice requested on speakers Thanks for the suggestions. I've heard good things about both Merlins and Montanas, but they aren't available locally, so they didn't make the cut. | |
| The best acoustic guitar recordings?? Great suggestions above...also listen to these artists...Fingerstyle greats: Tommy Emmanuel, Pat Donohue, Mike Dowling, Pete Finger, Pete Huttlinger, Leo Kottke, Jack Williams, Rick Foster, John KnowlesCountry/bluegrass: Bryan Sutton, Pat Flynn, C... | |
| "Litmus test" songs I always include something that ONLY sounds good on a great system, crappy, if not painful, on mediocre setups...try Stan Kenton's West Side Story can be grueling or great! | |
| Upgrade ARC preamp s to LS-26 ?? I was tempted to save the $$ and buy the LS17 instead of the LS26. The LS26 is worth the difference. I'm not good at the lingo, but I'll try. Here's what the LS26 brought me. First, I noticed instruments with extended range (piano, cello, for exam... | |
| Upgrade ARC preamp s to LS-26 ?? I owned an LS3B for years. I occasionally brought home other AR preamps to demo, including an SP16 and an LS25II. Never felt moved to replace the LS3B. Then, I demoed the LS17 and heard coherency, delicacy, dimensionality and fidelity I hadn't hea... | |
| Ear protection for concerts Ringing in the ears is a symptom of hearing damage. After playing in a rock band for 10 years, I have had some hearing loss, and I am now assiduous in protecting my remaining hearing. I have the Westone plugs, the ones that are custom-fitted and a... | |
| What do you think of Vandersteen 5a's? Hi, I live in Denver, too. It is well worth it to drive to Ft. Collins and hear the Vandies at Audio Alternative. Rick is a good, knowledgeable dealer and can set up the Vandies with Ayre for you to hear. I heard the Quatros recently there and was... | |
| The CD you most listened to back in 2007 ? Charlie Haden/Kenny Barron - Night and the CityPat Metheny/Charlie Haden - Beyond the Missouri SkyStan Kenton's West Side StoryThe Waybacks - From the Pasture to the FutureInfamous Stringdusters - Fork in the RoadSchoenberg - GurreliederBrahms - l... | |
| What started you on the merry go round? I happened to pick up an issue of Stereo Review and saw a favorable review of the Marantz 1060 integrated. I bought one and hooked it up to my parents' speakers...Never heard anything like it before...I wish I still had that amp... | |
| Starker 6 Cello Suites I haven't heard the Starker recordings...do you prefer them to the Rostropovich? Yo Yo Ma's? | |
| request comparison between ARC HD220 and Ref 110 Dave, thanks for those excellent observations...Can you add some comparisions to the VT100iii? How significant the improvement/change? |