bdp24
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| How good is the crossover in your loudspeakers? Unlike, say, you and/or I, Erik? | |
| How good is the crossover in your loudspeakers? Danny Richie makes a point of stating that crossovers cannot be correctly done in simulated circuits, but only by using them with the intended drivers that are mounted in the intended enclosure, then doing acoustic measurements. Of course the c... | |
| Brian Wilson @loomisjohnson: Here are my responses to a few of your comments regarding Pet Sounds: - ..."it always sounded a little compressed and lacking in low end." Right you are. It is also pretty veiled and congested. It is very much a sonically me... | |
| How good is the crossover in your loudspeakers? Now THAT is interesting @westcoastaudiophile. Can you elaborate on crossover component "parasitics? | |
| Any modern rock recommendations? Weezer still sound real good to me. | |
| Battle of the affordables Eminent Technology LFT-8b, $3200/pr. Review by Steve Guttenberg: https://youtu.be/Uc5O5T1UHkE?si=aMk1-K2A4CH_pgfg | |
| Brian Wilson Paul McCartney: "No one is musically educated until they have heard Pet Sounds.It was my inspiration for writing Sgt. Pepper." Elton John: "Pet Sounds is a timeless and amazing record of incredible genius and beauty." | |
| Precision Aqueous Cleaning of Vinyl Records I've been using one of those old fashioned shaving cream brushes to clean my table platters for years. | |
| Great recordings with great harmonies from 1960s Actually @slaw, Richard and Linda didn't start recording as a duo until 1973. Richard left Fairport Convention in '71, and made a solo album in '72. The Band cited The Staples as a vocal harmony influence (that's why they were tagged onto the ... | |
| Exploring the mythical chords of "God Only Knows"..... @tablejockey: I love the Virgin Rock woman, I’ve watched a lot of her videos (though I missed the one you posted a link to. Thanks!). A classically trained musician’s reaction to Pop music can be very interesting. From one of the comments to h... | |
| Best way to dampen a micro-vibrating Printed Circuit Board inside an amp? Thanks! E-A-R Isodamp (available from Michael Percy Audio), fo.Q Damping Tape. | |
| Tune of the Day "'Til I Die", music and lyrics by Brian Wilson, found on The Beach Boys' Surf's Up album. | |
| the gateway product that turned you into an audiophile The ESS Transtatic (pre-Heil AMT), Infinity Servo-Static, Decca Blue pickup. | |
| Great recordings with great harmonies from 1960s @loomisjohnson beat me to The Byrds, but there's always The Everly Brothers (they broke big in the 50's, but also made great music in the 60's and beyond too), The Band (their first two albums came out in 1968 and '69), The Mamas & The Papa... | |
| Brian Wilson @mark200mph: It was actually Dennis Wilson who was "influenced" by Manson. In 1968 Dennis picked up a couple of chicks who were hitch-hiking on Sunset Blvd., taking them back to his rented house on Sunset. The girls were members of Charlie Mans... |