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| The quest for the hot stamper or is it a myth I paid a visit to Tom Port's apartment/business when we lived two blocks apart in Sherman Oaks, CA in the late-80's/early-90's, and bought a copy of the German pressing of Magical Mystery Tour. Let me just say I was quite surprised by the Hi-Fi sy... | |
| Ideal design for a new music room That's a mighty big subject, one for which professionals make a good living addressing. Try Art Noxon at Acoustic Science Corp. For a start, Google "Golden Ratio", and take a look at the Cardas website. | |
| What kind of gear do you listen to Mars with? Ha, me too ghosthouse. I am familiar with his name (I live with two sisters who are "normal" consumers of mass Pop culture), but have never heard whatever it is he does. Life is too short (especially what is left of mine) to waste. | |
| Bach Double Violin Concerto There are many performances done in "Historically-Informed" fashion, if you don't mind a less "suave" tone and manner. The violins are played with less vibrato than by Menuhin and Oistrakh, which some listeners like, others don't. Interpretive pre... | |
| Marketing slogans to catch the consumers attention "The closest approach to the original sound". Quad."High Definition". ARC.And lest we forget, "Perfect Sound Forever". Sony and Philips. | |
| Does anyone care to ask an amplifier designer a technical question? My door is open. @ramtubes, Here's a question for you Roger regarding a matter that was being discussed amongst Maggie owners on The Planar Speaker Asylum forum yesterday. One poster said of hearing from tube amps something I too hear, and that is of a sound stage... | |
| linn sondek tt Perhaps it is that those who prefer the Linn prioritize different aspects in reproduced music than do those who prefer a different table. The LP12 is known more for it’s ability at conveying the temporal elements in music (forward momentum, timing... | |
| Digital, Low Mass, ClassD, Less expensive, Let it happen! In 1974 the FMI 80 was a very good low-priced speaker, better than many much more expensive models from other companies. The same was true of the NAD 3020 integrated amp in the 1980's. I guess they could be described as "low mass", but that's not ... | |
| What is wrong with Audiogon Forums? @whart, Yeah, The Continental Club is a dump, but they book a lot of great music. Next time I'm in Austin I'm gonna stay at that 1950's-style Austin Motel across the street from it. Drink as much as you want, walk back to your room ;-) . | |
| What’s wrong with Diana Krall? Van Morrison was already a great singer when the debut Them album was released in 1964. Listen to him on "Baby Please Don't Go" (a Big Joe Williams song from 1935!) and "Here Comes The Night" (written by Bert Berns). He, like Stevie Winwood, alrea... | |
| What is wrong with Audiogon Forums? @whart, If it doesn't sound TOO square, and your wife is game (I'm assuming yer hitched), I'll bet some of the Austin clubs give jitterbug/swing dance lessons. The Rockabilly clubs in L.A. did, and there were always couples dancing at the shows. I... | |
| Tubes with Infinity IRS Betas A tube amp with a low output impedance, like the Music Reference RM-200 Mk.2. But is 100w/ch enough power? | |
| Digital, Low Mass, ClassD, Less expensive, Let it happen! I just love sweeping generalizations. Low mass speakers are "coming back"? ESL's never left. The vacuum inside a tube exhibits very low mass (zero), but the transformers of the amp it is installed in shouldn't (ask Roger Modjeski or Tim de Paravic... | |
| What is wrong with Audiogon Forums? @whart, Now living in Austin, those other interests no doubt include hearing a lot of live music. You can see quality artists just about every night! | |
| What’s wrong with Diana Krall? Krall is considered a Jazz artist, a field not unfamiliar with substance abuse. I was an early fan of Costello (on his first album the band was San Francisco-based Clover, whose members included Huey Lewis on mouth harp), but have never liked The ... |