bizango1
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| I can't believe it Big Surprises in Music Many years ago I saw Springsteen do a solo acoustic concert in Berkeley. I was shocked to learn that he could really, really play the guitar. I had seen him many times before in his typical giant three hour concerts and was a huge fan but never th... | |
| Best Used Amp/Preamp/CD Combo Under $1k If you're not stuck on fancy names you might consider a Rotel RCD-1072 CD player with a RA-1062 integrated amp. Both well reviewed, no reliability issues, plenty of power and good bass for your rock, remotes for both, and money left over for cable... | |
| Suggestions for 'filling the port' of bass reflex I used expandable rubber test plugs available from the plumbing department in any hardware store to plug ports in my PSB Stratus Goldi speakers. They happened to be a perfect fit and made an airtight seal. They come in 1-1/2, 2, 3, 4" sizes and if... | |
| The Better My System Gets.... Lately at live performances I have endured unlistenable sound quality, one of my favorite artists couldn't remember the words to her own songs (blamed it on new motherhood), almost lost it and killed the yapper sitting behind me, and other disappo... | |
| Top 5 Rock n Roll Vocalists Adam Lambert. He can mimic most of the singers mentioned and maybe sound better. If he developes his own style he may really be something. Yes, I do blow valuable listening time in front of the TV watching American Idol. | |
| punk was an assault on disco I like punk and cherish my Ethel Merman Disco Album. | |
| Parasound Halo JC-1 and JC-2 How good are they? I had JC-1's. I thought they were great and better than the Nuforce 9SE's that they replaced. Then I went back to the Rotel RB-1090 that I had before the Nuforce and Parasounds and I'm happier. Go figure. You have to try them, everything I read ab... | |
| What do you see as the downside of tubes? My friend has two lava lamps, Carver electronics and Double Advents, and a Members Only jacket. | |
| Why do Audiophiles feel the need... Some dealers do the same thing. I've had a few dealers ask what I'm currently using and then tell me my amp or another component of mine "has to go" because it is dark, thin, or whatever derogatory comment is on the tip of their tongue. Most times... | |
| Is A Live Concert Stereo Or Mono Yeah, TVAD'S right and who says live sound is best anyway? Kind of off topic but when I read that our hifi's should sound lifelike I don't know, some of the worst sound I've endured was live and some of the best musical moments I've enjoyed have b... | |
| Moving from PSB Stratus to Synchrony ... questions I have both Goldi's and Synchrony Ones. I prefer the Synchrony Ones to the Goldi's but not by a huge margin. The Goldi's are more bombastic and will play louder and make a better rock or electronica speaker, and have a larger soundstage. I still l... | |
| Emmylou Harris - All I Intended to be - Love this I like most everything that she does but my favorite is her duet album with Linda Ronstadt called Western Wall: The Tuscon Sessions. There are a few moments on it that are truly sublime. Two girls that really know how to sing and are experts at co... | |
| thoughts on NAD M3 Rcrerar, part of my observation is how quickly some items show up in large quantities on AG after their release. In the case of JC-1's they have been around for many years. Adagios and M3's began showing up pretty soon after the rave reviews. I ha... | |
| 1 piece of audio gear I really regret selling is.. My '93 VFR750. What beautiful music that V4 engine made... | |
| thoughts on NAD M3 I have not heard the M3 but was tempted to start a dialog about certain items getting great reviews and soon after that those same items become very plentiful on AG. The M3 is one of those. Seems like if they were that great buyers would keep them... |