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| Analogue Productions Pet Sounds Reissues Yup, that's one I have too slaw. Steve Hoffman makes some questionable claims, particularly in regard to having acquired 1st generation master tapes from which to do his work. But his stuff is among the best around. | |
| Anyone here in the San Fernando Valley area of LA? A great place to buy a table is at Audio Elements in Pasadena. Shop owner Brian Berdan learned the art and science of arm/cartridge/turntable set-up and optimization from his Dad, the legendary Brooks Berdan (R.I.P.). | |
| Why is modern pop music today so terrible? It wasn’t you or any of your posts I was quoting, Bill (whart). See a few posts above for the specific reference to the Brill Building by another contributor.The claim that the period between the disappearance of Elvis and the appearance of The Be... | |
| Best Drum Solos Don Lamond in Bobby Darin’s version of "Beyond The Sea". Lamond had been Woody Herman’s drummer in the 1940’s. Don's two short little drum "breaks" on "Beyond The Sea", especially the second, are insanely cool.The worst drum solo is probably Ron B... | |
| Why is modern pop music today so terrible? Brill Building "dreck"?! Songwriters like Carole King, Doc Pomus, Burt Bacharach, Hal David, Billy Rose, Bobby Darin, Gerry Goffin, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, Johnny Mercer, and Mort Shuman wrote in the tiny cubicl... | |
| A new Question: Moving Magnet Cartridge To Compliment My Rock Collection London Gold. Very dynamic, lots of bass, somewhat "forward" sounding (I prefer to think of it as immediacy and presence), high output (5mV !), great for Rock ’n’ Roll. | |
| Where can I purchase some good quality lubricating oil for my turntable Mobil 1. | |
| Analogue Productions Pet Sounds Reissues Which version did you just play, slaw? The same as the op’s? Now I definitely have to get it. | |
| Analogue Productions Pet Sounds Reissues Not this time, boxer! Pet Sounds continues to be considered by many as Brian’s peak, but I actually prefer his next phase---the Smile era. "Heroes and Villains" is way better than "Good Vibrations"! I was obsessed with Smile for years, getting eve... | |
| Opinion - Every audiophile should build at least 1 pair of speakers Kosst---I can’t speak for all DIY loudspeaker kits, but in the GR Research products you are getting an advanced speaker designed by one of the best in the business. Danny Richie does outside work for non-DIY speaker companies, who pay him to desig... | |
| Opinion - Every audiophile should build at least 1 pair of speakers While on the GR Research site, check out the 12" servo-feedback subwoofer drivers---one for sealed enclosures, another for OB/dipole applications, and the cabinet plans for 1- a double-walled enclosure with sand between the two walls for the 12" d... | |
| Your favourite 2017 album.? dlcockrum, it is indeed a shame when good music is available only in bad sound. One quality singer whose music is consistently poorly recorded is Delbert McClinton. So bad as to be unlistenable, even for me! | |
| The best books on music I too highly recommend anything by Nick Tosches, but Greil Marcus is a little too academic and intentionally intellectualizing for me. Ben Campbell mentioned Paul Williams, who was the editor at the great Crawdaddy magazine, the first "adult" Rock... | |
| best phono stage to mate with a London Decca Super Gold cart? Ha! Nope, it is due to it's "Direct Sensing" design, lack of cantilever and rubber suspension, and who knows what else. Even without an electronic damping circuit, Decca/Londons sound more "alive", immediate, dynamic, and exciting (thrilling is a ... | |
| Opinion - Every audiophile should build at least 1 pair of speakers Another supplier of DIY loudspeaker kits is GR Research, designed by Danny Richie. |