bigtwin

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AI and the future of music
I thought the 60 minutes AI segment was very good.  The science fiction crowd will focus in on the destruction on mankind, while the science crowd will cheer the ability to perform 1 billion PHD man hours of research in a week.  This morning I was... 
Mazzy loves Little Feat!
Bought the Rhino re-issue of Sailin' Shoes after reading your post.  Next day delivery from Amazon and it arrived this morning.   I own lots of Little Feat but that one was missing.  Looked at the Box Set of Waiting For Columbus but thought, do I ... 
Why is solid state more popular when tubes are better?
This is my all time favorite cartoon about the hobby we share.  Substitute Tubes for Vinyl and it still works. 🤣  
Questions on Dedicated 20 amp home wiring
How open are the walls currently and is it easy to run the new line?  If yes, I might suggest running two dedicated 12 AWG wires off two 20 amp breakers.  This would give you a dedicated line to each of your power conditioners.  Overkill?  Probabl... 
Ayre v Hegel sound
@dbphd "Anyone out there have an opinion?"  That had me laughing.  I have owned the H390 and found it a wonderful amp.  Did everything and did it well.  You don't indicate if you are looking at new or used equipment.  If new, I would encourage you... 
Magico's M9
I read the winner of the Musk/Zukerberg cage fight wins a pair. Or was it grows a pair?    
What's the point of reviewing?
Just turn the volume up and the reviews will not be mute. Of course, if you are reading the review that won't help and my comment is moot.   
Burn in vs perception
Back when I was about 17, and had no stereo, I mounted a couple car speakers in 2 cube cardboard boxes, used some lamp cord as speaker wire and hooked them it up to a tape deck. Sounded like crap. But after a couple weeks, it was sounding pretty s... 
My Final System Build in Words & Pictures
Still working to find the optimal placement in this room. Have moved the Subs out to the side and forward, and moved the Hegel H30 amp back and to the side of the main equipment rack. This has really expanded the look of the room and un cluttered ... 
Stephen Stills
@hickamore You are preaching to the choir.  Powderfinger is tour de force and a favorite of mine.  It's kind of silly debating who's the better songwriter.  We all have our favorites and no one is likely to change their minds.  But still, through ... 
Stephen Stills
@ghasley I guess we will just agree to disagree on this one my friend.  I do agree with @mwinkc that "4 and 20" is a hauntingly beautiful song and that still gives me a little chill each time I listen to it, all these years later.    
Stephen Stills
@roxy54 @hickamore  I'll handicap Neil and say let's just take the Albums Harvest and Freedom.  I believe they were both voted Album of the year a decade apart?  I don't think, again IMHO, that SS wrote that many classic songs in his entire career... 
Stephen Stills
Yes SS is good, but best writer is CSNY?  One only has to look at the prodigious catalogue that belongs to Neil Young to know who wears that crown. IMHO 🤣  
Atma-Sphere MA 2s for Dummies (by a dummy)
Nice work on the lathe.    
How rare is an audiophile
Audiophile,  Music Lover, To-may-to, To-ma-to.  If we add up all the manufacturers of high end equipment,  all the retailers, all the magazines,  all the global audio shows, all the speciality accessory business, and think about the number of peop...