fatparrot
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| A.O.R no screaming Sorry, Curbach, I disagree! Supertramp happens to be a personal favorite. While some of the albums (especially "Breakfast in America") may sound somewhat commercial and contrived, two albums each have songs that, for those alone, are worth purchas... | |
| Any Opinion on DCC/MoFi CD Quality? Cbucki, I'm curious...what was your gripe(s) with P.F.'s "The Wall" on Mo-fi? | |
| What is the minmimum room size for Magnepan? The Maggie 1.6's require oodles of power to sound right. I used a pair of 1.6's powered by a Spectron Digital One (500 wpc into the 4 ohm load...1 KW total power!) and the speakers never ran out of power or had anemic bass as others have often com... | |
| What pets hang out with Audiophiles? I have a Blue Front Amazon Parrot. Sometimes, with female vocalists, he likes to provide backing harmonies, with warbling and trilling, singing his beak off! It's just too funny! Happy Tunes! | |
| Best Female Rock Group I always thought that Joan Jett (and the Blackhawks) could play rock & roll with the best of the kick-ass male bands. Of course, this goes back to the 80's. Last I heard of Joan, she had shaved her head, and was starring in a remake of the "Ro... | |
| Dripping faucet leading to a flood; performed by? It's NOT Wakeman's "Journey to the Cener of the Earth". | |
| Still Freaking Out Over Tube Noise I agree, use a known service! Of the "big three" mentioned" here, Andy at Vintage Tube Services (www.vintagetubeservices.com) knows tubes, has testing procedures and equipment that the others DON'T, so that when you buy a Mullard, you get a MULLAR... | |
| Ear Plug/Hearing Protection Poll A quicky "cheater" ear plug can be made by snapping off the filter of a cigarette. There were times at concerts when the music was just too damn loud! Most smokers will be happy to part with a couple of butts for a buck, so an emergency supply is ... | |
| 5 most overrated movies ever...... Did anyone mention "American Beauty"? An Academy Award winner? Did I miss something? Also, "Titanic" and "Gladiator" as Academy Award winners? The Academy has now become a popularity and promotional marketing (read that "vote buying") event, NOT h... | |
| More Questions about Tube Noise Good informative post, Ariaaudio. As a musician, you should know that quiet tubes are an oxymoron for many guitarists, who PURPOSELY drive their amp output tubes into distortion! Tubes are know and selected for their distortion characteristics. No... | |
| Tables with no belt change for 45's and 33's? The basic Linn LP 12 involves not only a belt change, but a drive hub adapter change (UGH)! I believe that this horribly time consuming and somewhat difficult procedure is eliminated with the upgrade power supply mods (Lingo & Valhalla?). | |
| Tables with no belt change for 45's and 33's? The SME Model 10 has a separate contol box that eletronically changes the motor speed with a simple touch of a button. Happy Tunes! | |
| Turntable Stand Here are some requirements for consideration: I don't want to use a wall shelf, as the only location for mounting would be a corner too close to the speaker (possible standing wave feedback). Thanks anyway, Viridian! I am using an SME 10 turntable... | |
| Attack of the Clones When the village idiot was asked why he kept banging his head on the wall, he replied,"Because it feels so good when I stop!" Kinda sums up the reoccurring "Star Wars" illegitimate spawn. | |
| Are all copper cables virtually oxygen free? Let me add another question, Ozfly. Is there really any audible difference between 99.9999% (4 nines) and say 99.999999% (6 nines) purity copper? Just curious. Happy Tunes! |