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| Tune of the Day Patterson Hood, "Come Back Little Star" | |
| Tubes for a pre stage... matched NEW or unmatched identical NOS? Just dropped (2) RCA 12au7 "Clear Tops" in my Line Magnetic DAC. Pleasantly surprised - they are terrific so,... I agree with the hype | |
| Tune of the Day "Rich Kid Blues" - Terry Reid, Marianne Faithful & The Raconteurs. Each version is excellent! | |
| what are your top "audio bargins" in your system history? Was purchasing a beautiful Luxman L-100 in 2002 from a music teacher a few towns over. While there I was admiring some of his other pieces & we made a deal on his Sansui, AU-9500. Both great components. We're shaking hands on the way out when ... | |
| Women Who Rock I'll agree that Amy Lee was sensational for a minute,… incredible contrast between her voice against the wall of power chords & dark lyrics but, I will agree with anyone who believes Pat Benatar is the greatest rock voice of "my" generation an... | |
| Genelex Gold Lion KT 88 “burn circles”? Have a quad of Gold Lion, KT88 in my Cary amp as well - all 4 have that flash spot and it developed over the 1st year of use. Tubes test fine & play great/no worries, have a matched set of RCA clear top 12au7 in my DAC as well with the same fl... | |
| Women Who Rock The entire 90s Riot Grrrl scene... Courtney Love, Grace Potter, Wilson Sisters, Kay Hanley, Chrissie Hynde, Deborah Harry, Nina Gordon & Louise Post, Jannis Joplin, Dusty Springfield, Stevie Nicks, Runaways, Meg White , Gabriella Sarmiento Wil... | |
| "High end" store snobbery There's a shop up here in Mass where on Saturday aftrenoons you can bring your LPs to play through their various vintage & high end setups & hang around a bit to talk about the gear: they'll even offer you an espresso or craft beer. That's... | |
| Did the Old Receivers Sound Good? There’s more to this than just the specs - I have a vintage system of Sansui AU-9500 with JBL L65 & Luxman TT at my summer place. It’s equal parts nostalgia/performance but it brings me just as enjoyable an experience as when I’m listening at ... | |
| Tube DACs @smoorenc - yeah, I have an older Line Magnetic, LM502ca - really a wonderful piece and once you get the Chinese tubes out of it and toss in some "better" 12au7 or 5814A (Telefunken, Amperex, RCA clear tops, etc.) it really becomes shockingly good... | |
| Really Inexpensive Systems That Sounded Great? I'll toss another one out there,... vintage is the way to go after the components have been checked and repaired where needed. How about a Sansui, AU-666, used BluSound Node, same Geshelli DAC and a set of a/d/s L780. I've seen all this gear at th... | |
| Really Inexpensive Systems That Sounded Great? Luxman R-1050, KEF 103.2, Auralic Aries Mini, Geshelli DAC. If you look hard you can put this together for $1500+/ a few bucks. Be HARD pressed to do better. Just my opinion... | |
| I feel bad for Generation X and The Millennial's Listen, the live music scene is vital, you're just dated and perhaps a bit jaded. There are two new 3500 and 6000 capacity live event facilities in Boston to go with HOB and the many smaller clubs who are also shifting to at least a partial live s... | |
| Those singers you enjoy,....that don't really have a great voice? Joe Jackson, Richard Hawley, Lucinda Williams, Johnny Cash, Elvis Costello, Jonathan Richman (Modern Lovers), Christie Hynde, Ryan Adams, Joe Strummer,... there's kind of a lot if you really think about it. | |
| Favourite Guitarists @bdp24 Yep, I did... very sorry. Harrison's manhandling of a Gibson, SB is otherworldly |