cornfedboy
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| Promo Pressings i collect promo pressings, among others, for reasons already noted. the more recent promos are pressed with "quiex" labels. the ones i treasure most are those with interviews between tracks. the very best "graceland" version i own was originally p... | |
| AMERICAN BEAUTY by the Grateful Dead i'm with frap on both points. the first edition german and dutch pressings of american beauty are also worth a search, or three. -kelly | |
| AMERICAN BEAUTY by the Grateful Dead yes, the mofi pressing is catalog no. mfsl1-014. you should be able to find a used copy at good record shops or on ebay. BTW, "....from the mars hotel" was also pressed by mofi (mfsl 1-172). -kelly | |
| Thinking of rcprince who works in Manhattan russ: it's impossible to imagine the horror through which you lived. it makes us all realize, or so i hope, how trivial are our concerns about wire and caps and pots. it's gonna' take awhile before i can get back "on topic," at least insofar as au... | |
| What do you choose first SOUND or MUSIC? marakanetz: give us a break. i think you're makin' this stuff up out of whole cloth and a smattering of audio myths derived from god knows what sources. provide us the details, if you can. in particular, explain this bit: ** I talked over speciali... | |
| Nordost vs NBS slawney: i have no idea what some of your descriptions mean; for example: **a sense of over-extension and giganticism** so, tell us, did you buy either pair? -kelly | |
| Can a Sumiko BPS be retipped at a reasonable cost. gabe: nope. it's the audio equivelant of the disposable razor. -kelly | |
| BEST CARTRIDGE FOR ROCK AND METAL? marakanetz: there you go again.**benz is nice for great musicality, but lacks a lot in dynamics**please, once more, tell us the source of your knowledge. you've yet to do so after several requests. thus, IMO, your views are worth, as has been said... | |
| Verdier and Amazon gladstone: verdier makes beautiful stuff, no doubt about it. i've only listened to it at trade shows, so i know nothing of its robustness or parts availability. if you live in north america rather than europe, tho, i highly recommend you consider ... | |
| Audio Recession here's more depressing news if you care to read it:http://www.stereophile.com/shownews.cgi?1131-kelly | |
| LOOKING FOR CD STORAGE RACKS yashu: you might try boltz or billy bags. boltz makes a 2400 cd rack for <700 usd. both company's products are very sturdy and well-built.http://www.boltz.com/http://www.billybags.com/-kelly | |
| Roger Waters... david: no need to apologize to me. but thanks, anyway. -kelly | |
| Running a CD player directly into power amps, croese@creatoaudio.com: **do not listen to self-educated charlatans with distorted technicalorientations, but check with retailers and listen to the equipmentyourself**since you choose to be so obnoxiously pedantic, perhaps you'd like to reveal yo... | |
| Who R U? tthomas: you are a fortunate man, being able to spend so much time with your sons during their most formative years. i have two sons, as well, tho mine are aged 32 and 28. i hope your boys turn out to be young men in whom you can take as much prid... | |
| The first "audiophile"? joeldoss: there have been some recent discussions of your query on another (much-less-friendly) audio site. see, e.g.: http://www.AudioAsylum.com/audio/general/messages/139830.html |