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| The cool factor- who has it? Surprised no one mentioned EVH or SRV... Zappa was on a whole 'nother level, I was a Roadie and Stage Security for a few Kid Rock USO gigs overseas and got to hang out with his entourage...I don't care for his music but he was genuinely old scho... | |
| I'm Just Not Hearing It..., Do You??? John Bonham was famous for using Ludwig's SpeedKing bass drum pedal with tightened spring tension. This pedal has been nicknamed the "Squeak King" because of the large amounts of squeaking it produced which can be clearly heard on many Led Zeppeli... | |
| MacArthur Park As a horn player I have to say Maynard Ferguson's cover. My second favorite was my High School Symphonic Band's version with a full trap set. We were a touring band and we visited schools all across North and South Carolina in the late 70's. Ma... | |
| New vs uses in your current setup I'm in a Trigger's Broom (Ship of Theseus Paradox) situation, if you bought it new in 1986 and refurbed it three times can it still be considered original/new? If so I'm at a new/demo/used ratio of 40/20/40. | |
| Help me build up a jazz album collection. Can you suggest a must have album? My must have is a MFSL version of John Klemmer - Touch | |
| If you HAD to purchase a used (over 4 years old) DAC, what would it be? Here's another vote for the Levinson 360S...it's like butter. | |
| What were your favorite gear additions in 2024? I finally retired my 27 year-old bridged Rotel RB-980BX amps and 15 year-old Rotel RC 1580 pre-amp with PS Audio BHK 300 amps and BHK Signature pre-amp (they really make the La Scalas sing). The Rotels served me well for almost 3 decades so the B... | |
| What Are Your Reference Discs? or Specific Reference Tracks Anything but the fucking Eagles, man.I've been using John Klemmer 'Touch', Robin Trower 'Bridge of Sighs', and Little Feat 'Waiting For Columbus' in both MFSL CD and 1/2 speed LPs for demo purposes since the 80's.More recently I've used Dire Strai... |