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| New in 2018 Damn, new ones by Richard Thompson, John Hiatt, Lucinda, Ry Cooder, and Gillian Welch? I need to sell some blood. | |
| What's your favorite lyric from a song? Oops, reading back a few pages I saw that tostadosunidos had already quoted the Dylan line I did above, for which I had shortly thereafter complimented him. The old gray matter ain’t what it useta be.Iris Dement: "God may forgive you, but I won’t ... | |
| Eric Clapton on J.J. Cale whart, I realize different people want different things from their musicians, even from music itself. That’s fine with me, I am just making the case for my taste. I have come to realize people generally judge musicianship more as an athletic event... | |
| Eric Clapton on J.J. Cale @onhwy61, I understand what you’re saying. But it’s not simply a matter of taste, it’s playing what is required to achieve a desired effect. A couple of examples: A lot of people know the song "Shakin’ All Over" from The Who’s version on the Live ... | |
| Eric Clapton on J.J. Cale I was at the Fillmore and Winterland Cream shows along with Jorma (whose acoustic guitar playing is not bad, unlike his dreadfully bad playing on electric in The Airplane), and at the time loved them. I also saw The Who at The Carousel Ballroom pe... | |
| What's your favorite lyric from a song? "I wish that for just one time you could stand inside my shoesYou'd know what a drag it is to see you". | |
| Filling speaker Stands? Silica sand is non-organic, very dry, and is available in many grits. I chose the grit that was the smallest of those most resembling organic sand, but not powder-fine. I believe it was 80. | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report The entire Iris Dement catalog. For those unfamiliar with this astounding songwriter and singer, imagine a Hard Country/Hillbilly/Bluegrass version of the more Country Blues Lucinda Williams. A favorite of Merle Haggard (from whom I learner of Iri... | |
| Tube vendor recommendations? RAM Labs for me too. Roger Modjeski has a vast knowledge of tube design, construction, and performance parameters, as well as amplifier circuits. He often provides tubes to other amp designers such as Mike Sanders (Quicksilver Audio) and Ralph Kar... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Today and everyday, Lucinda Williams' album West, containing the two best love songs I've heard in years, "Where Is My Love?" and "West". Exquisite beauty. | |
| Black backgrounds and such I have that J. Gordon Holt book in a box somewhere, whart. Maybe I should dig it out and put it up for sale! | |
| Is Speaker design evolution stagnant Jack, GR Research offers a number of speaker kits that are not too difficult for a 1st time DIYer. Check out the website.By the way, the OB/Dipole subs found in some of the GT Audio Works speakers (mentioned above by faxer) are actually a design/p... | |
| Backert Labs Rhumba preamp Tim de Paravacini uses transformers to provide the two pair of balanced/XLR outputs on his EAR-Yoshino 868L line stage (two pair of unbalanced/RCA outputs as well). Only two 7DJ8 tubes in the pre amp. Tim does lots of work in the pro sector (Pink ... | |
| AT ART 1000 vs London Reference vs Ana Mighty Sound 103.3 Great speaker/sub combo, Lew! I paired old Quads with transmission line loaded KEF B139’s (using just the woofers in the ESS Transtatic speakers, actually) for years. Still have them all, but put aside for now. The direct-drive design used in the ... | |
| TNT Hot Rod vs SL-1200G An Aries 1 can be picked up for a ridiculously low price, or else I just got real lucky. An Aries plinth (with cone feet) and motor (in a 16 lb. stainless steel pod)---a complete Aries except for it’s missing platter and bearing---came along for $... |