berner99
Responses from berner99
| Your favorite 'concept' album Pink Floyd Wish You Were HereMoody BLues Days of Future PassedKing Crimson In the Court of the Crimson King | |
| When was the first time that you heard great sounding speakers? Late 1970s when I replaced LS3/5As by Dahlquest DQ10s. | |
| What's your definition of an audiophile? An audiophile (if old enough) is someone who knows who Enid Lumley was.She wrote for TAS like 40 years ago and helped start tweakmania (for better or worse). | |
| You can Vote for Most Valuable Lead Vocals (Rock Groups) Greg Lake King Crimson/ELP+1 to Ann Wilson (Heart), Anne Haslam (Renaissance) and Johnette Napolitano (Concrette Blonde) | |
| Does anyone do off-axis listening as well as Magicos? Omnis and bipoles eg my old Mirage m3s. | |
| Emerald Physics CS2.3 From their website: All Emerald Physics speakers are sold outWe will have a new line early in 2021if you like open baffles there are others:spatial audio and Tri-Art Audio | |
| A good time to buy now, or in the near future? Assuming the time around the election has as much rioting and chaos (lawsuits, etc) as many expect, gotta think the market will drop. You’d have to be brave to buy into that "bottom" however since the market fate after that depends (IMHO) signific... | |
| Who are your three favorite female singers? Annie Haslam (from Renaissance)Judy CollinsJennifer WarnesRunner ups and recent discoveries:Karen CarpenterAnn WilsonEva CassidyMorgan JamesJanet Devlin | |
| Old favorites that you still play and still "feel". Famous Blue Raincoat--definitely. Leonard Cohen (who by fire) with Sonny Rollins:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCaD6GAQmjAKing Crimson: In the Court of the Crimson KingSteely Dan: Can’t Buy A thrillBlind FaithMoody Blues: OctaveCat Stevens: albu... | |
| Music from ripped CDs (server) flrun OOps meant Oppo/Modwright 105 | |
| Best Rock Song Ever! Nominations:Moody’s Nights in White SatinKing Crimson: 21st Century Schizoid ManThe Who: Won’t Get Fooled again or Baba O’reilly Blind Faith is a good call: Can’t Find My Way home. | |
| What's your favorite lyric from a song? My 2 favs:1. Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here:Did they get you to tradeYour heroes for ghosts?Hot ashes for trees?Hot air for a cool breeze?Cold comfort for change?***Did you exchangeA walk on part in the warFor a lead role in a cage?***2. The Clash... | |
| Gender bender Cowboy Junkies (everything) --I was thinking of their version of Neil Young’s Powerderfinger, or One by U2, but you have a point. (both youtube)Can’t Find My Way Home - Rachael Price (youtube) --Hard to beat Blind Faith, but a great cover.Jennif... | |
| What integrated should I upgrade to? Let me 2nd the Marantz KI PM Ruby. For those of us who thought we'd never go near class D, you'd never know it. | |
| Speakers that are a great value! Living Sounds Audio LSA-10 signature $2500 list, but they have sales. The soundstage is amazing and they disappear in a way I didn't know was possible outside bipoles/dipoles. Amazing bass (for small speaker) and a smoothness perfect for those o... |