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| Atma Sphere S30 amp Another amp at that wattage level worth looking into is the Music Reference RM-10 Mk.2. | |
| Best Drum Solos First of all, Ginger’s drums and cymbals sound terrible---terrible! The drums are thin and ringy, no body or tone, like an unplugged Telecaster. The cymbals are dissonant (the overtones being out-of-tune with the fundamental) and clangy, without t... | |
| Is damping material necessary for a speaker having such a small cabinet volume? GR Research sells a cabinet wall damping material named NoRez. It has a thin layer of mechanical damping material, with a 1" layer of acoustical foam, and attaches to the interior cabinet walls with self-sticking adhesive. | |
| Why is modern pop music today so terrible? And, one man’s treasure is another man’s trash. That’s fine with me, I’ve long been out-of-step with many of the musicians I’ve associated with. I couldn’t get the hippies in my 1971 band to listen to my Smiley Smile or Shirelles Greatest Hits alb... | |
| Conrad Johnson Officially Transfers ownership eek, is that the consensus out there, that ARC has lost their way? That's the first time I've read that sentiment, unless we're talking about the pricing structure of their product line. IMO, as long as they have the same electronic design team, i... | |
| Lifters ForGetting Cables Off The Floor, Worth It Or Snake Oil folkfreak is in one of the most extreme construction-active cities in the U.S.A. right now---Portland Oregon! There is active construction on just about every street in the city. I go into town a few times a week, and am relived when I get back to... | |
| 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... |