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| The “They are here” vs “You are there” sound topic @tomic601, for years I too thought the Basement Tapes were recorded on a Revox A77 (perhaps because that is what is pictured on the front cover of the official LP release ;-). But in his book Testimony, Robbie Robertson lists the recording equipme... | |
| What Possessed Me to Do This? @birdfan, there is an audiophile cult leader who is pushing the idea of "low mass" components having inherently better sound than high mass ones. On the other hand you have Tim de Paravicini, designer of the EAR-Yoshino tube electronics (as well a... | |
| The “They are here” vs “You are there” sound topic The two most effective ways to create the "You Are There" experience are:1- Binaural recording and playback (headphones only).2- A surround sound system that uses the rear channels for hall ambience. That ambience can be discrete (recorded with se... | |
| Is Magnepan is coming out with it's own amplifier Yeah, that Forum can be viewed two different ways. One is pretty straightforward (choose "Classic" view), the other (something to the effect of "Show all info') a real mess. | |
| Speaker engineering and design Speak of the Devil. Ignorance is bliss. | |
| Best songs to test speakers "Me And Bobby McGee" by Gordon Lightfoot. When Walter Davies (my first hi end dealer, later known for his Last Record Care products) played the LP track for Bill Johnson and I in 1973, Bill’s response was: "That is a great sounding recording." Gor... | |
| Is Magnepan is coming out with it's own amplifier Sort of. It is an amp made for them, which they will market and distribute for use with their loudspeakers. The amp has been discussed on the Planar Speaker Asylum site, info provided by amongst others a great fella and contributor named Josh, Wen... | |
| small footprint Class A mono blocks and pre amplifier An Atma-Sphere MP-3 and pair of M-60's, used. | |
| Speaker engineering and design What with that inane nitwit starting numerous threads in which he spreads disinformation and ludicrous opinions on the subject of loudspeaker design, I thought it appropriate to bring to the attention of all ya'll @jaytor's link from last year to ... | |
| EAR founder has cancer You are so right @tomic601, the Water Lily recordings are as good as recordings get. Tim de Paravicini designed and built the tube electronics in Kav Alexander’s analog tape recorder and microphones.When Ry Cooder, a man VERY serious about the ton... | |
| Tune of the Day "I’m Gonna Be Strong" by Buddy Miller, on his Cruel Moon album. "IGBS" was written by Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil (fantastic Brill Building writers, with hundreds of recorded songs), originally recorded by Gene Pitney (Cyndi Lauper has also reco... | |
| EAR founder has cancer Damn, Roger Modjeski, now Tim. Guys like these aren't replaceable. | |
| BEST FEMALE VOCAL EVER And for those who heed @jsauterr's excellent recommendation, then give Ruth Brown and Lavern Baker a listen. For a modern, white version (but not "white" sounding) of old school R & B singing, try Lou Ann Barton. Her Old Enough album, produced... | |
| Old Rockers never die, they just get more wrinkly? Evan Johns (three albums on Rykodisc, a bunch of others on assorted labels) was legendary not only for his guitar playing (amazing), songwriting, and singing, but his drinking. When I went to Atlanta for a week in the late-90's to record an album ... | |
| Quad ESLs - I have some questions Talk to Kent at Electrostatic Solutions in Kansas City, MO. |