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| Cowsills Everybody knows The Partridge Family was based on The Cowsills, right? Just as The Monkees on The Beatles. Unfortunately for The Cowsills, they appeared on the scene just as to be seen smiling in promotional pics was viewed as uncool---scowling wa... | |
| 3D Printed Tonearm There has been a lot of discussion about the arm on the VPI Forum site. | |
| Does anyone care to ask an amplifier designer a technical question? My door is open. The old Polk Audio Cobra cables were a very high capacitance design, and caused some amps to become unstable. | |
| Bach Double Violin Concerto It's been a while @twoleftears, perhaps I should refresh my memory ;-) . Of course, some who prefer Romantic-style violinists find the sound of antique instruments (or reproductions) harsh and ugly. | |
| 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... |