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| Bose buys McIntosh Sounds to me like a company that does well in the 21st century marketplace buying itself some prestige. It could become like that conglomerate that bought Panavision and then renamed itself Panavision. | |
| The Allure of Vintage Audio Gear I think you have two kinds of allure for vintage gear, gear that's a kind audio Stradivarius and gear that just looks cool, even if it doesn't perform that well. Not that there couldn't be gear that's both. | |
| PS Audio IRSV selling The Speakers With Concert Hall Sound If You Have a Concert Hall to Put Them In. | |
| Quality of recording while evaluating speakers The last time I auditioned speakers two particular albums I used tracks from were “Sam Cooke Sings Hits of the 50s” and “Ring a Ding Ding” by Frank Sinatra, and one thing the speakers brought out is how much better recorded the former was than the... | |
| Modern Covers of Classics The fellow suggesting the full album cover of Dark Side of the Moon brings to mind Petra Haden singing ever vocal and instrumental part of The Who Sell Out. Petra Haden in general is someone to look into. | |
| Modern Covers of Classics Matthew Sweet, Dave Matthews, whatever, he's obviously not the main attraction. | |
| Modern Covers of Classics Seu George's covers of David Bowie. Also Butterfly Boucher's cover of Changes that Bowie liked so much he dubbed in additional vocals on it. The Under the Covers series by Susanna Hoffs and Dave Matthews. There's always Bryan Ferry. If you're ... | |
| Is the idea of audiophile listening a dying concept as boomers die off? Audiophiles are born by hearing music on a system of someone who has better equipment than he has. We are certainly no longer in the era of audio stores on every street corner, but so long as there's a saving remnant there's no reason why things m... | |
| Audiophilism is a hobby I think it's something you do for pleasure. Is sex a hobby? | |
| Dickie Betts died earlier today at 80 years of age Jessica is one of the great rock and roll instrumentals. It just soars. | |
| Burning-in as a non-linear experience I believe burn in is a genuine phenomenon because I've had it happen when I didn't expect it. I had upgraded my speakers for the first time in many years and at first I was not overwhelmed at first. I hadn't a thought in the world that there might... | |
| Weirdest record defect? I have an LP with a hole too small for a spindle. | |
| The Psychology of Constant (Equipment) Change Always a new experience, and it's fun to make a major purchase. It's a luxury, and those who can afford it like luxury. | |
| Are your record surfaces as silent as CDs? I think when you're listening to LPs surface noise comes with the territory and it's something you live with. Unless it's gravel road extreme our mind largely tunes it out. An odd thing I found when I upgraded my cartridge is that it didn't seem t... | |
| Beatles CD box set Unless the US versions are what you or your wife grew up with I'd go with the Mono Box with the UK versions. |