goheelz
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| Better stands for Spendor SP100? My strong recommendation for Spendor speaker stands is Sound Anchor. Heavy steel, spiked, rock-solid, beautifully made. I have a pair under my Spendor SP1/2E speakers (similar in size to the SP100's), and they work great.Jim | |
| Better than Aries Scout?: the New VPI Scoutmaster Hi Doug,Thanks very much for the thoughtful suggestions about my turntable upgrade path. I'm not an experienced DIY technician, so I've not thought seriously before of the Teres route. But I like the idea of using the RB-250 (modified) on the new ... | |
| VPI vs Nitty Gritty I am very happy with my new VPI 16.5 record cleaner. (Thanks to Mike and the guys at Audio Alternative in Atlanta). I compared it in the shop to the Nitty Gritty machine in the same price range, and while both seemed to clean well, the VPI seemed ... | |
| Best cover tunes "One" (U2) by Johnny Cash | |
| Where have all the protest songs gone? Steve Earle, yes. And Sinead O'Connor in her better moments. Also, rap music--like an earlier generation of reggae--has a lot of the protest spirit that's missing in other genres. Much of it also panders to the market's desire for vulgarity and co... | |
| 5 most recognizable voices in American music? screamin' jay hawkins (hands down winner!!), dylan, johnny cash, roy orbison, billie holiday | |
| Mandolin music Some good suggestions already, esp. Grisman, but I'd also recommend going back to the master, Bill Monroe, before you decide for good that bluegrass mandolin is not what you're after. Grisman's got the jazzy complexity, but no one has topped old B... | |
| So you're an audiophile - are you also a musician? My daughter (age 11) is an excellent classical violinist and a pianist, so any hi-fi investments are simply part of her education expenses! I'm also an amateur bluegrass muscian (banjo, guitar, mandolin). There are certainly a lot of musician-audi... | |
| Recommendation for guitar duo CD Some good suggestions already, including the Demeola, McLauglin, Paco de Lucia recording. Also check out anything by Bucky and John Pizzarelli, a wonderful New York father-son jazz team. "Passion Guitars" is the one I listen to often, and it is ve... |