davej857

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No. California instrumental rock and jazz heads?
As Duane was saying, Lucas Niggli's Zoom will be playing at the Jazz House in Berkeley 6/27 & 6/28, and at Zebulon's Lounge in Petaluma on 6/25. The gig in Petaluma will feature Married Couple, an excellent quartet from the S.F. bay area (sax... 
Green Mountain Europas....
Kclone, You'll definitely hear improvements as the woofers loosen up and then finally as the tweeters break in. If I remember correctly, at the 80 hour mark the sound was noticeably better and then again at around 150 hours I noticed significant i... 
Green Mountain Europas....
I've just passed the 200 hour mark of the break in on a set of Europas and thought I'd post my impressions. The speakers that I was using before the Europas are the Triangle Titus, which I think are also a good bang for the buck. I'm using a Wadia... 
I need a recording with a good drum solo .
LES BATTERIES - Demesure RevolutionnaireLES BATTERIES - Bell System Rick Brown and Guigou Chenevier,two of the best. Great interwoven patterns and some kick ass drumming from both. Probably would want to start with Bell System. Dont even try to ta... 
Good sources for oddball recordings
lots of great tunes out there,here's a few more good links:http://www.barelyauditable.com/http://www.drimala.com/http://www.evandermusic.com/index.htmlhttp://members.aol.com/ninewinds/ 
Good sources for oddball recordings
here are a few sites that are cool:http://cuneiformrecords.comhttp://www.forcedexposure.comhttp://tzadik.comhttp://www.cadencebuilding.comhttp://www.omnitone.com/index.htmhttp://www.getcheapmusic.com/gcm_new/default.asphttp://www.clamazon.com/ 
Has anyone heard the 47 labs Shigaraki DAC?
On the OTA tweak, I drilled a 3/32"(to fit OTA dia.) hole in a piece of 1.5" thick pine and then simply tapped (lightly w/ hammer)a brand new very sharp razor blade across the center of the hole exit on one side.The OTA is then pushed through the ... 
Has anyone heard the 47 labs Shigaraki DAC?
On the OTA tweak, I drilled a 3/32"(to fit OTA dia.) hole in a piece of 1.5" thick pine and then simply tapped (lightly w/ hammer)a brand new very sharp razor blade across the center of the hole exit on one side.The OTA is then pushed through the ... 
Platforms: granite, marble, maple or other?
I also have a wood floor and am using two schools of thought for isolating my gear.For my components I'm using a rack and shelves that dissapate energy rapidly-Apollo Aria equipment rack and Neuance Shelving.The rack is NOT mass loaded (filled w/ ... 
Dave Holland's LPs
Make SURE and get "Gateway"-1st,s/t with DeJohnette and Abercrombie.Incredible stuff.Saw these guys last year at Yoshi's in Oakland,they've still got it,fantastic show.Also "Prime Directive" by the Dave Holland Quintet is excellent. 
What's under YOUR CD player?
Neuance! (under the amp too!) 
Who is your overall favorite guitarist?
let's not forget the guys in the trenches........p.w. long (mule)philip lithman (snakefinger)thurston moore (sonic youth)jim thomas (merman)king buzzo (melvins)brandon ross (harriet tubman)reeves gabrels (tin machine)donald roeser (blue oyster cult) 
Best Male Singers of the 20th Century
Strike the Suzanne Lewis.....obviously not a male..sorry Suzanne! 
Best Male Singers of the 20th Century
Don Van Vliet,Damo Suzuki,Lee Ving,Kurt Cobain,Suzanne Lewis,Howlin" Wolf,and of course the venerable Yoshida Tatsuya and Sasaki Hisashi 
Review: Neuance Alpha & Beta shelf / Apollo Aria 455 rack Stand
I first became aware of Neuance Shelves through the 47 Labs site about a year ago.I ended up buying the Gaincard (which I love) and just using MDF shelving on my Apollo Aria rack; thinking that someday I'd have to give the Neuance stuff a try.Well...