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| What are the best subwoofers to use with Magnepan 20.1s? I second the Vandersteen. The 2Wq IMO has a big advantage over the RELs, in that the system high-passes your mains, reducing the deep bass the Maggies have to reproduce. The rolloff is first order beginning at 80Hz, so your Maggies will need to ... | |
| Obscure bands Martykl: I for sure remember the Shirts. I have a few of their recordings (dubbed from LP to cassette!). I also think I have the Medium Medium LP with So Hungry, So Angry. Another band from that era is Bush Tetras, who also were a sort of punk... | |
| Obscure bands gnostalgick - Thanks for the very helpful info. I am well acquainted with Talk Talk (saw them on the peer in NYC when they opened for Elvis Costello, back when dinosaurs roamed the earth), and Japan. Funny story about Japan. I was at a record show... | |
| Obscure bands arcam88: The Tubes are obscure? White Punks on Dope was a high school and college anthem in the mid-to-late 1970s. Everyone I knew, knew that song. WPOD!!! | |
| Obscure bands I dunno. I have to say that if a band is signed to a major label, and has some charting singles, I think that means they are not obscure. The fact that I know 60% of the bands people are listing here suggests to me that they are not really obscure... | |
| Obscure bands loomis: If you like the Spinanes, you will likely enjoy a lot of Riot Grrl bands. Frogpond in particular, The Amps, and 100 Watt Smile should ring your bell. Looker is more recent, but excellent in this genre. The Dishes is a great B-52s styl... | |
| Obscure bands I used to do the underground club scene in NYC back in the early 80s. Lots of bands that were unsigned, or on labels like Stiff. Also used to listen to NYU radio (WNYU) - "The New Afternoon Show", which showcased obscure artists, and dropped the... | |
| Time for a new 2 channel amplifier - looking for suggestions I second the Khartago by Odyssey Audio. My Stratos HT3 (with cap upgrade) is now almost 10 years old. Every time I read about a hot new amp, I think about it for about 5 seconds, then conclude that I could not improve on the Odyssey amp without sp... | |
| What's the most overrated or overpriced piece of equipment you own, have owned or come by? zavato: Wow, you must have gotten a lemon of a Thorens. I bought a TD-166MkII new in 1984 and it is still in regular use (slightly modded). | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Actually, mapman, I have read about the "other room" phenomenon in the audio press for years. I am lucky (especially at my age) to have a bathroom in my basement near the man cave. When I go in there I leave the music on. I am always fascinated by... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Mapman - LOL! Flipping the direction of the fuse is on my "to do" list. Believe it or not, even 5 minutes for that is hard to come by. You won't hear any hyperbole from me about the fuse. I am not really a hard core tweeker. It is what it is.... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Thanks for the update, t8kc. I wouldn’t say that everyone who has heard my 2000s has had the same reaction as your son, although several have (and more react positively than not). In fact, my son-in-law was so impressed with my 2000s that he is tr... | |
| Speakers VERY close to wall - Cork board useful? If you want to enable your speakers to create a soundstage, you might try diffusion behind the mids & tweeters. | |
| What's the most overrated or overpriced piece of equipment you own, have owned or come by? Thanks, dgarrestson - very informative. Sadly, I have neither the skills or time for DIY. Not to mention the inability to afford $4K worth of silver foil! | |
| Stylus cleaner FWIW, I have been using the Magic Eraser to clean my two cartridges for a while. While this works very well on my Ortofon OM-30, it is less effective on my Denon DL-160. I would guess that the smaller stylus profile (which is how you get more de... |