flatblackround
Responses from flatblackround
| Rock concerts My very first concert was the Stones. 1966 I believe. Then. James Gang, Alice Cooper, Mitch Ryder, Pail Revere and the Raiders, Kinks, Mountain, Charlie Daniels, Flying Burrito Brothers, New Riders, Three Dog Night, Linda Rondstadt, Buddy Miles, ... | |
| Wow an old album that rocked your world Heart. Dreamboat Annie | |
| Left/Right Channels Lol | |
| Favorite Recordings Featuring Odd Selections of Musical Instruments. No, but I loved the commercial on tv where the triangle player jumps up front of the symphony orchestra and shreds on a solo. He really gets down and even does a Chuck Berry style chicken walk across the stage. Epic. | |
| Silver is the appropriate color for everything but speakers. Black | |
| Most recordings you own by a single artist, group, or composer Bach | |
| What, in your system, have you owned the longest? Purchased in 78 or 79. JBL 65. and McIntosh MA 6100 from Moe’s Sight and Sound, Casper, Wyoming. MA 6100 being refurbished. | |
| Psychedelic Get Down Party The Time Has Come TodayThe Chambers Brothers | |
| Streaming Music through my home stereo Funniest post ever from millercarbon | |
| How does music tastes differ from country to county? Rhythm, Religion and Rhyme.The three Rs. The universal language of music has many dialects that differ infinitely in these three fundamental ways. | |
| Bare cartridge design, Sumiko Blackbird Low Output I liked the cartridge, but I had an unfortunate experience with the blackbird. It developed a bit of fuzzy noise that I thought might be dust. I tried to gently clean it with a “controlled” puff of compressed air. Really bad idea. The exposed ... | |
| What would you say is THE MOST important factor to good imaging? catdoorman seems to imply that mono recordings don’t image well or not at all. I believe that is not true. Sure they don’t throw instruments from side to side across the stage, but most of my mono recordings, especially vintage recordings prese... | |
| Is it all worth it? Everyone must make that decision for themselves. If you don’t enjoy records and all that comes with them, by all means don’t go there. For me, the obsession continues. Music can be enjoyed in so many different ways. | |
| Bottlehead phono preamp project during Coronavirus boredom? I built a Bottlehead Seduction phono amp in 2008 for $279. I added their $75 upgrade kit and later purchased upgraded tubes. I thoroughly enjoyed the build and learned a bit about electronics. Glad I did it, especially at such a low cost. I am... | |
| Power Amplifiers I am currently refurbishing a McIntosh MA 6100 that I bought new in the late seventies. I will use it to drive my JBL 65s I bought at the same time. A great match and a great second system. Old folk like vintage gear. |