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| Heading to London - Hifi Store/Record Shop Recommendations? @topofroc Any recommendations for good hifi shops or record stores near the Marllebone neighborhood? I believe that's near the Oxford Circus station and The British Museum. You're best bet might be KJ West One (not too far from the Post Offic... | |
| LOUDEST Concert and Tinnitus @classicalpiano In retrospect, I was careless inflating an old bicycle tire. At 48 psi the tire blow up, causing a traumatic sudden and nearly complete hearing loss. You shouldn't be too hard on yourself because that's terribly unlucky. Tha... | |
| Some famous reviewers have atrocious listening rooms! @audiodwebe Had I known about the listening rooms they use to review gear in the past, I would not have placed such a value on what they were writing. It’s not just their rooms. It took me ages, far too long, to realise that none of their o... | |
| Beatles vs. Stones @phil59 If you prefer pop, you choose the Beatles. If rock and roll is your thing, it's the Stones. That sounds about right. I always preferred the Beatles whilst my heavy rock/metal fan younger brother always preferred the Stones. I still... | |
| LOUDEST Concert and Tinnitus @boxcarman I find loudness depends on the venue. Smaller venues are the worst for me. They usually have terrible acoustics and often no easy means of finding a quieter position. Best gig I went to was to see Richard Hawley. Great sound... | |
| Ripping CD's to hard drive @8th-note 4000 discs? Ulp! I can't have ripped more than 400 of my discs and that was enough. They're now in a bag in the attic along with the rest due to lack of space. I've probably only got around 100 still left downstairs. It's hard to g... | |
| Ripping CD's to hard drive @flyfish77 In some instances, I have purchased FLAC downloads of some of the same albums that I have ripped. In most cases there are minimal if any differences in sound quality between the AIFF files and the higher resolution FLAC files. When th... | |
| LOUDEST Concert and Tinnitus @macg19 I had the pleasure of meeting Douglas Adams - related to an immersive “game” called Starship Titanic about 2 parallel universes on board a ship We provided authoring software he died too early Yes, his death at only 49 back in 200... | |
| Beatles vs. Stones @bigtwin Thanks for reminding me. I can hardly believe that it’s well over 30 years since I last saw it on Channel 4 during their Goddard season here in the UK. I think it was called 1 + 1 over here and Sympathy for the Devil in the US. No id... | |
| LOUDEST Concert and Tinnitus @hifiguy42 Yes, there can be no band louder. Apparently Douglas Adams was a huge Pink Floyd fan. "He named their 1994 album ‘The Division Bell’, and played guitar with David Gilmour at his 42nd birthday party. (The number 42 having particular ... | |
| Name 3 songs where audio quality and song quality completely align Dear God, Please Help Me (Morrissey - Ringleader of the Tormenters) Answer Me, My Love (Joni Mitchell - Both Sides Now 2000) Trailways Bus (Paul Simon - Songs from the Capeman) | |
| Beatles vs. Stones @bigtwin Fascinating to watch in real time as some of the most iconic songs are created out of thin air. Essential viewing for any Beatles fan. The Beatles incredible output in just 7 years is partially revealed in Get Back as you can clear... | |
| LOUDEST Concert and Tinnitus @lancelock Motorhead was ridiculously loud Not entirely unexpected, surely? Some friends saw Motorhead at an old theatre where they said the whole balcony where they were stood was shaking. They were scared that it might even collapse. @b... | |
| LOUDEST Concert and Tinnitus No, it’s not a joke. I still remember a nightmarish evening spent listening to an early Pink Floyd tribute band in a fairly small pub (bar). They were good but the sound seemed to be bouncing off the walls stupidly loud and I should have walked... | |
| Beatles vs. Stones @tylermunns Agreed, the Beatles White Album is a fantastic collection of songs. Hearing The Analogues relive it brought back many happy memories of hearing it for the first time in 1981. Nowadays I’m even getting to like my least favourite tra... |