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| Great Organists in Rock Dunno how "great" they are (though I do enjoy many of the previously posted musicians)...here are a few of my favorites I don't think have been listed so far:Matthew Fisher (Procol Harum)Brian AugerRod Argent | |
| stripped allen wrench screws A 2nd for Sfar's recommendation. Lowes or Home Depot will have it. You can by a set to fit various size "stripped head" screws. Useful tool for other than audio as well. | |
| Why CD players will never be dead Thanks to all that replied. This is a very helpful thread. | |
| Why CD players will never be dead Nonoise- Thanks for the helpful reply. I have a bit more of a clue about this now. | |
| Why CD players will never be dead To Steve (Audioengr) or anyone else inclined to explain...How is it possible for a copy of a CD played from a computer hard drive to sound better than the original CD? I'm not trying to be argumentative. I would really like to understand what the ... | |
| Basics for connecting PC to stereo I can't help you w/details about the best digital formats or software for storing music on your computer hard drive -if that is what you mean but listening from a computer is pretty easy. I'm just using an ASUS netbook. Kimber cable w/USB from net... | |
| Svetlana KT-88 From what I've read, back in the 70s Svetlana Winged C did exist as a brand of Russian tube produced in a factory in St. Petersburg. Sometime since, an American company, New Sensor, began buying up rights to various tube brands such as Mullard, Tu... | |
| Christmas Music and Audiophiles? Blkadr has it right with respect to contemporary Christmas music though lately it seems like Christmas muzak offerings are heavily weighted towards Santa Fraud and his ilk. My personal Christmas music preference is certainly for that celebrating t... | |
| Harman Kardon Citation 22 No Love? I don't have any experience w/H-C Citation amps but did note that Jim McShane appears to work with Citation gear. Check out his website. I think it's a mod/upgrade offering but not sure. In any event, it seems to me he wouldn't work with the brand... | |
| At what volume do you typically listen? Mid-80s, C weighted/Slow on my Radio Shack meter sounds good to me. | |
| Name 3 under appreciated pop/rock drummers Can't think of three but tend to agree with Ryriken. I don't think Ringo gets the respect he deserves as drummer in the Beatles. Maybe because he wasn't so much a straight ahead rock drummer but (to my mind) more a percussionist/accompanist. (And ... | |
| The Audiophile's Wife Grannyring - You're one lucky dude. She's not nearly as uninformed or uninvolved as she claims to be. Great stuff from her. I'm thinking I will forward to my wife but trying to evaluate the potential consequences. She is MAJORLY disinterested in m... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Live Rust...maybe some Roy Buchanan later. | |
| What started you on your audiophile journey . Hard to pin it on one cause. Some early memories that are possibly relevant:*My mom teaching me how to play yellow 45s on this portable record player with a mechanical arm. Kind of scary to a pre-school kid, as I recall.*A couple of different "cry... | |
| Best treatment for speaker feet???? My preference for my room/speakers...(flooring is padded carpeting over poured cement basement floor)18" x 18" Travertine tile, 2" thick maple plinth from Timber Nation on that, then Totem Ball & Claw supporting Totem Forests on the maple plin... |