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| Greatest rhythm sections Some more offerings:Jeff Porcaro, Mike Porcaro, and David Paich (Toto)David Garibaldi and Rocco Prestia (T.O.P)Any Steely Dan record Gadd, Porcaro, Purdie, Rick Marotta, Jim Keltner, Chuck RaineyJaco Pastorius and Peter Erskine (Weather Report)Joh... | |
| Best divorce album? OMG! Bruce Springsteen - Tunnel of Love....the whole thing is a bout divorce. Brilliant writing. | |
| Best divorce album? Sting - Mercury Falling (whole album)The Hounds of WinterStingMercury falling I rise from my bed Collect my thoughts together I have to hold my head It seems that she's gone And somehow I am pinned by The hounds of winter Howling in the wind I wa... | |
| Music you found on Tidal I did a search for Jeff Porcaro, drummer for Toto. Came up with David Benoit, "Shadows." Very nice stuff! | |
| Looking to build a system for under $5k @mdelrossi1 Yes, came in well under my 5k budget. I'll probably order a few panels from GIK.@bondmanp Thanks for the great suggestions. Will def. check them out! I didn't realize I had The Art of Sound so close to me in Lambertville. 15 min. down ... | |
| Looking to build a system for under $5k @mesch Thanks! Appreciate the kind words. I'll absolutely check in once everything is up and running. Johnny even offered to come to my house to help me optimize everything. He's a real good dude! | |
| Looking to build a system for under $5k So a quick update...I have placed an order for the following:- Vandersteen 1ci speakers- Belles Aria integrated- Rotel DAC- Audio Quest speaker cables and interconnectsTo start I’ll be using an existing Kenwood CD player with an optical line out i... | |
| Looking to build a system for under $5k @randy-11 lol....ignore the tweekers!!! Got it!@gdnrbob John did play the Ayre amp for me. It was stupid good. But it was also like 12k. Thanks also for the excellent suggestions.@gawdbless Thanks. Will check out the Nuforce STA200 | |
| Looking to build a system for under $5k @mesch thank you for your suggestions as well. All good things to consider. | |
| Looking to build a system for under $5k @audiotroy Sorry I missed you as well. It was a good visit. | |
| Looking to build a system for under $5k @stewart0722 "I would do the Belles which you know matches beautifully to the Vandys and then do an Oppo Sonica DAC which is a very simple and easy to use way to get Tidal into the Belles for not a lot of money.......any internal solution will be ... | |
| Looking to build a system for under $5k After auditioning several speakers and considering the excellent advice on this thread, I've made my choice to purchase the Vandy 1ci speakers. After visiting Audio Doctor this weekend, I've decided to be more flexible to streaming. Dave showed me... | |
| Looking to build a system for under $5k Quick update!!!I had a chance to stop by 2 dealerships this weekend. First up was John at Audio Connection....John, as previously stated is a wonderful guy. I was there for probably two hours and it felt like we were two music buffs just hanging o... | |
| Looking to build a system for under $5k Hi Audiotroy,Thanks for offering a different perspective. I will definitely swing by your place and have a listen. @stewart0722 Glad to see Vincent getting a shout out in this thread. A friend of mine has their amp/pre-amp. I've heard nothing but ... | |
| Looking to build a system for under $5k I've been following all of the posts in this thread. Thank you so much to everyone that contributed. I wasn't looking for anyone to do the work for me as a couple posters indicated. I just wanted a few brands that I could stick a pin in and say, "... |