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| B&K ST-140 amplifier buying decision I had an original ST-140 in the 1980's, and now own an Eagle 2A. The two amps have different sonic signatures, the B & K the slightly diffused/soft "mosfet-mist" character, the Eagle more focused and transparent, with particularly good bass re... | |
| Townshend Seismic Podiums As usual, there are people who are so sure of the correctness of their beliefs (ones that I myself held until I got religion, so to speak) that they aren’t even willing to give Max Townshend a hearing. Their loss. As I said, Max answers the questi... | |
| Best live albums from 1970's college days @stuark: Oops, right you are! Live at The Troubadour, the venue in which I myself played my first L.A. gig. I attended a lot of great shows in that room, including those of Lucinda Williams, Iris Dement (heavenly!), and countless others. No Dan Hi... | |
| Can the Same Brand Power Tubes Have a Different Sound When Bought From Different Vendors? RAM Tubes, the highest standard in tube scrutiny and grading done by any human, that human (Roger A. Modjeski) unfortunately (for us remaining here on Earth) now having moved on to a higher plane.I'm no Roger A. Modjeski, but were he still here, h... | |
| Townshend Seismic Podiums Addendum: One thing I neglected to mention:The matter of "seismic" level vibration isolation is of significance only after system transparency and resolution has achieved a "certain" level of quality. Geez, I’m reminding myself of Chris Farley’s "... | |
| Townshend Seismic Podiums If your loudspeakers are standard "boxes"---without integral outrigger-style bases (for instance, a Magico, smaller Wilson, or any other typical floor stander) , the Townshend Audio Seismic Podium will provide and create a larger-than-the-speaker-... | |
| The birth of a new thread dedicated to sharing our newly-acquired "old" LP's. Added to the shelves today:- Leo Kottke: 1971-1976. $3.- Rosanne Cash: KIng's Record Shop. $5.- Carlene Carter: s/t debut. $2.90.- Commander Cody And His Lost Planet Airmen: Lost In The Ozone Again. $5.- The Dave Clark Five: Glad All Over Again/Al... | |
| Best live albums from 1970's college days Okay, if single-disc albums are eligible:- Ry Cooder: Show Time.- Randy Newman: Live.- Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks: Striking It Rich. Fantastic!- Martin Mull And His Fabulous Furniture: In Your Living Room.- Commander Cody & The Lost Planet ... | |
| What's up with the quality control on MFSL UD1S Oops. Speaker's Corner does great work, but The Flying Burrito Brothers reissue is not theirs, it's on Intervention Records. | |
| Joni Mitchell, BLUE album is 50 years old, NYT Article Speaking of Joni and Music From Big Pink, a few connections between the two:1- Both she and The Band are of course from Canada (except for Levon Helm, born and raised in Arkansas).2- Robbie Robertson appears on her Court And Spark album.3- Joni is... | |
| Van Morrison Latest Record Project It's a shame John Prine wasn't as lucky as Van. | |
| Townshend Audio ones Through My transactions with John Hannant over the past couple of years have been nothing but extremely positive. After reaching out to Townshend’s U.S.A. distributor and discovering I knew more about the Seismic products than did he, I contacted John.I d... | |
| The birth of a new thread dedicated to sharing our newly-acquired "old" LP's. Jamming with words is about it these days. I’ve been hobbling around on my left leg for three weeks, my right foot in extreme pain. The x-ray revealed a small bone spur on the back of my right heel, the cause of the pain. Luckily I play bass drum ... | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report I've said it before, and I'll say it again: the lone album by The Notorious Cherry Bombs (headed by Rodney Crowell and Vince Gill) is one of the greatest ever released. It's playing right now, and I continue to marvel at how good the music (writin... | |
| Putting together turntable rig There is a VPI Aries 1/Eminent Technology 2.5 on Audiogon right now, at a great price. |