ethiessen1
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| Greatest Rock Drummers There is sizzle and there is steak...one mention of Steve Gadd, but no mentions of Bernard Purdie who can include Jeff Beck, Steely Dan, The Beatles, the Rolling Stones, etc on his resume. Spent a wonderful evening at Shanghai Jazz in NJ sitting 2... | |
| Why don't amplifier Companies use high end fuses? Or perhaps the higher end fuses change the sound of the component away from the desired sound the designer seeks...if I were an amplifier designer and changing fuses either didn't drastically effect the sound at all in my view or into a direction ... | |
| My Home Speakers, My Car, and Me...The Ballad of What's Going Wrong? I would echo Handymann's suggestion of inverting the room with the speakers where you now have your sofa and the sofa where you have the speakers.. | |
| What is your speaker ownership history since 1995? In 1987 I bought a used pair of Spica TC-50s (with stands). Still have them. Last year I bought a one owner pair of Magnepan 1.5 QRs, and use them exclusively with the Spica's as a back up should anything arise. Also have owned Grado SR 125s for m... | |
| Would "Sgt. Pepper's" be a better album if..... Actually I think Within You Without You is far and away the best song on the album and, in hindsight, one of the very best Beatles’ songs. That said, Sgt Pepper was an album that was more influential than good (compare the 1963 Beatles with the 19... | |
| What have I missed in the last 12 years? rhum runner-You may find simply cleaning the ends of your interconnects and playing with speaker placement might give you a very inexpensive upgrade. The system you have already would be a step up for some. Happy listening! | |
| Jerry Garcia, A Legacy? In the early 1990s, Coleman was hanging out backstage, waiting to sit in with the much beloved and much detracted improvisational rock band, the Grateful Dead. Coleman didn't like what he was hearing. An admirer of Jerry Garcia's effervescent guit... | |
| Dave's Picks 23 Show times for above post:Total times:Jan 2 early 63:08 min.late 118:29 min.Jan 3 early 60:10 min.late 111:52 min. | |
| Dave's Picks 23 Probably not both nights in one release as there were early and late shows both nights-it would take 6 discs, and given the subscription nature of the releases (4 releases per year @ $100) , anything that size would mess up the numbers...Jan 2, 1... | |
| Who listens primarily to Redbook CD? One issue with cds relative to a copy perhaps sounding better may have to do with the computer drive reading the disc while it's being ripped having better error correction and/or simply reading the disc more accurately than the cd player the user... | |
| What are you using to rip your cds to a hard drive? Exact Audio Copy (EAC) is the best, and free. Foobar 2000 is also good. One unmentioned factor is to a) make sure the cd surface is clean-fingerprints and detritus will effect your laser’s ability to accurately read the disc and b) clean the laser... | |
| Amps from the 1980's -- What gear holds up sonically? Reliably? I have a Hafler DH 220 that I’ve been using since 1984, driving first Spica TC-50s and now Maggie MG-1.5 QRs with no hiccups. | |
| Wife trouble If music is truly important to you, best find a partner who either feels the same or is very tolerant...perhaps with an equivalent hobby that you can't stand :-) | |
| Tips on dealing with audio dealers >> In the USA all retailers have to be offered the same cost price as a rule by Federal law. <<Not even remotely true.>>If its ten Grand , mark up can be 60% depending on the company <<More like 10-15% on average... | |
| Wife trouble The upgrade from the much smaller Spica TC-50s on stands to Magnapans was made easier once my wife heard them. In fact she's commented several times how she can hear details in familiar recordings that she hadn't noticed before...of course some of... |