bkeske
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| Whats playing on your system today? Led Zeppelin (1) s/t, and Led Zeppelin IIFrom the reissued/remastered box set - ‘The Complete Studio Recordings’ released in 1993.Was in the mood for some old school rock. Led Zep beats the heck out the Stones in SQ, that is for sure.CD | |
| times change Interesting. Wonder if the wood was removed?That one on USAudio Mart looks similar to mine with the wood panels, except mine is the 400A @ 200 wpc. Also my power button is an actual small button, not a toggle switch. And mine is a bit cleaner ;-)A... | |
| times change Gotcha. As I say, regardless, these old Belles amps are sought after. The 150A’s were designated ‘Reference’ as well.You may be speaking of the ‘little brother’ of my 400A? Do they have wood sides? | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers. Originally released 1971. From the 14 CD reissue/remastered box set released in 2010.CD | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? @slaw Steve, yea, was a huge fan of her’s in the 80’s. Have two of her albums on vinyl I purchased back then before I began transitioning to CD’s. Oddly enough, for whatever reason, she was probably the biggest reason I began my journey into Jazz,... | |
| times change Yes, there is a demand for them.I was actually looking for an original 150A a while back, and you had to jump on them fairly quickly or else someone would scoop them up.I ended up buying an even older 400A, at an even higher cost than any 150 I sa... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Sade - Diamond Life. CBS 1985poking around my 80’s section of LP’s....obviously ;-) | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Paul Simon - Graceland. WB 1986Haven’t listened to this for ages. | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Royal Concertgebouw - RCO Live box set, 1980-1990. Avro CD 1, 7, and 10.Picked a real mix of more modern composers; Webern, Nielsen, Schreker, Skryabin, Varese, Escher, Berg, with Brahms 4th and Mahler’s 1st thrown into the mix as bookends to the ... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Brian,That’s great brother.Norman Greenbaum - Petaluma. Reprise 1972Brings back memories when it was in a more regular rotation, back in the 70’s. And yes, nicely recorded. And forgot Ry Cooder played on this.Steve, is yours a gatefold with the va... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? "Petaluma" is early Americana at it’s finest! SQ is excellent!I’ve had that album pulled and sitting in front of my rack for a few days now to spin. You are giving me the impetus to play the darn thing......finally ;-)I have not listened to it for... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Yellowjackets - Four Corners. MCA 1987Have not listened to this in a long long long time. More of that 80’s fusion-jazz stuff vs what I prefer now, but really, not too bad actually. Nicely recorded and engineered. Really fills up my room. | |
| ***Lets Talk Smart Phones***What Do You Us???ANY Set Up & Optimizing Tips For Audio??? I only use my iPhone as a music source when in the car, connected to my car sound system. Usually with Tidal, or to stream a radio station, which would be typically non-music. Other than that, I don”t consider my phone an audio source, and probabl... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? The Modern Jazz Quartet - The Last Concert. Atlantic 1975 2 LP setJust picked this up, have had it on CD for years, and although the set is not in ‘tip top’ shape, actually plays better than it looks, which surprises me, regardless, preferable ove... | |
| Should a stereo soundstage be 3D or 2D? @jderimigThat is very true, thus the paradox of live vs recorded music. We are so far from replicating a live performance still, I think the only way we can ’think’ of doing so is with these spacial cues. And I am just as guilty of that. I want an... |