dgarretson
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| CD's vs Vinyl - Finally hear the difference "(RBCD) does not do the various things as well as good vinyl, but it does them competently.....and you don't feel 'soiled' when listening to redbook"I've arrived psychologically at a similar place as Mike L. on this point. The things that used to ... | |
| Steam cleaning records 2 +1 SRWooten and gawd IIRC at some point HELLO! was replaced by an emoticon. | |
| Amy Winehouse.RIP To paraphrase Amy,They say 'Agon the Glory Hole,No! No! No! | |
| Amy Winehouse.RIP Agree with Blkadr on every point. The expression of so much animus toward this artist says more about the scourging effect of tabloid media than anything else. Moveover extreme animus often suggests that something really original and interesting (... | |
| Amy Winehouse.RIP These interdependencies extend from artists into other human endeavors and deserve a more nuanced perspective than most are willing to consider. A recent study of Freud and the pioneering surgeon William Halsted gets to the point. http://www.nytim... | |
| Amy Winehouse.RIP "Man is kind enough when he is not excited by religion." Mark TwainIn some cases the same could be said of over-stimulation by drugs & alcohol. However with or without the booze & drugs the artistic temperment has its own imperative. It's ... | |
| Steam cleaning records 2 This is just fine:http://www.walmart.com/ip/Shark-Super-Steamer/11061818IMO steam cleaning has been over-hyped, but is still a useful tool to have on hand. | |
| Best CD I've heard so far 2011......... Brian Eno's Drums Between the Bells. If you can meet him half way on the spoken poetry accompaniment-- well composed and electronically enhanced, btw-- Eno has brought his full palette to the music. Well worthwhile. | |
| Best CD I've heard so far 2011......... Alpass, Scarcity of Miracles is something of a throwback to '70s KC. A very smooth & lyrical album. Mel Collins's alto & soprano sax is great and reminiscient of Andy Mackay's sound with Roxy Music. Tony Levin is righteous. | |
| Experience w/Cabasse Farella 400s/Audio Note AZ2 I had Farella 400 for a long time in my B system, driven by various low-power 2a3 SET and moderately powered tube and SS amps. They are good speakers at used prices. I wish I had taken a look at upgrading crossover components to improve the 400, w... | |
| Best CD I've heard so far 2011......... Jakszyk, Fripp, and Collins: A Scarcity of Miracles--A King Crimson ProjeKctAs Fripp writes in the liner notes, for the first time since 1981 an unexpected 4:1 English:American DNA..."more is going on than could be predicated merely on what has go... | |
| What defines a good tonearm I'll vote with Sgunther for the Trans-Fi Terminator and submit the following list as ideal criteria for a tonearm:1. Linear tracker for perfect tangency. It's disingenuous to suggest that small errors in tangency of pivot arms are of neglible sign... | |
| Who stay with Merlin longest time Replaced Wilson Watt/Puppy with VSM-MX and BBAM around 2005 and have since installed many running DIY modifications to Merlin. The underlying design is sound. Piece parts substitutions and other mods to VSM/BBAM have always been rewarding. | |
| I got the USB DAC per everyone's sugguestion BUT.. At Axpona/NYC I just heard a nice sounding Mytek hi-res DAC in the Chesky/HD-Tracks booth. This is a new product that I don't see on the Mytek web site. Mytek's background is in pro audio. http://www.frontendaudio.com/Mytek-Digital-Stereo192-DSD-D... | |
| computer audio question Not sure what recent upsampling DACs Steve is skeptical about, but IME the relatively new ESS 9018 Sabre chip(when implemented in dual mono with well-executed discrete dc regulation) is an advance over any commercial offer that I've heard. Detaile... |