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| Tonearms: Ripoff? A good condition Zeta arm can be had for under a grand. Send it to Johnnie Nilsen at Audio Origami in Glasgow (a Zeta expert) for a rewiring (copper or silver) and checkout (bearings, etc.). A classic! | |
| What is the Best LP Cover Art for you Wall Dave Edmund’s Rockpile (debut album title, NOT his later band with Nick Lowe).Jessi Colter’s Diamond In The Rough, simply because the cover shot is my favorite photo of this ridiculously beautiful woman. Another like her was Barbara Orbison, Roy's... | |
| Hendrix 50th Anniversary Electric Ladyland Box Release Yes, onhwy61! The choice of drug is a really, really good one (as is the weather), one I hadn’t considered. Seems obvious now that I’ve heard it! Even on the West Coast, there were pockets of anti-hippie music and culture sentiments, a counter/cou... | |
| Anybody have experience with using Iso-Acoustics Iso-pucks under Maggies? VPI's Harry Weisfeld is also an enthusiastic endorser of the GAIA's. | |
| A black hole went into my Marantz SA-10! The EAR Isodamp SD is a different product for a different application than the "blue stuff" that company makes. For details, see the Michael Percy Audio website. To quote Percy, the SD125 (1/8" thick) is "The best material available for free air d... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? The Band---The Making of "Rockin' Chair" & Commentary on Vocals. Producer John Simon and Levon Helm sit at a mixing console, bringing up faders to demonstrate the incredible vocal arrangement and performance of the song. Comments on The Band's... | |
| Anybody have experience with using Iso-Acoustics Iso-pucks under Maggies? The Iso-Puck is load rated---20 lbs. maximum. It is intended more for components and stand-mounted speakers. The IsoAcoustics GAIA is intended for floor mounted speakers such as Maggies. Competition for the GAIA is the Townshend Audio Seismic prod... | |
| Tonearms: Ripoff? I sure wish more of the people recording music and manufacturing physical media had the high standards observed by high end audio designers, manufactures, and audiophiles. To play the junk that is most recorded music on a high end pickup arm (and ... | |
| Tube / SS amp that handles 4ohm loads well and delivers lively texture / palpability I have seen examples of the Music Reference RM-200 offered for around $2000. That's the original version of the amp, not the Mk.2, which goes for around $3000. The RM-200 is an unusual tube amp (bipolar input stage, tube driver and output stages),... | |
| A black hole went into my Marantz SA-10! Another excellent metal enclosure damping material is EAR Isodamp SD125, available from Michael Percy Audio. | |
| Hendrix 50th Anniversary Electric Ladyland Box Release Yeah slaw, in interviews, the guys in The New York Dolls, MC5, Stooges, etc., said they didn’t share the Peace, Love, & Understanding sentiments of the West Coast bands. After living in New York for a year, I came to understand why. Life in Sa... | |
| Hendrix 50th Anniversary Electric Ladyland Box Release omhwy61, The Velvet Underground are very interesting in terms of their West Coast vs. East Coast impact and influence. All the New York, Detroit, and other Midwest and East Coast bands that followed cite them as a major influence and inspiration. ... | |
| Live shows I wish I hadn't missed Ah yes slaw, Battle Of The Bands! I was in a few myself while in High School. San Jose is considered ground zero for U.S.A. Garage Bands in the mid-to-late 60's, and that's who were in our BOTB, not national acts. Even our semi-national groups (Th... | |
| Best amp options between $2k-$4 to power Magnepan 1.7? A used Sanders Magtech. | |
| Hendrix 50th Anniversary Electric Ladyland Box Release I not only listened every day to Are You Experienced and Axis: Bold As Love, Fresh Cream and Disraeli Gears, and Surrealistic Pillow and After Bathing At Baxter’s (the latter playing as the ascent of my last "flight" was occurring ;-) at the time ... |