hifijones
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| Apartment Dweller's Paradise - The Ideal 2 ch. system? Funny you should ask. This is how I did it in the past year....all pre-owned gear for around $10,000.00.Lavardin ITLinn IkemiJM Reynaud Bliss SilversVintage Linn LP12 in NM condition: upgraded the bearing to Cirkus, the sub-chassis to Majik, the ... | |
| Tune of the Day Laura Fygi.Although she's not unknown she's still under the radar to most people. Too middle-of-the road maybe? Imho she shoulda been a contender.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZ_OyBb_nCg&spfreload=5 | |
| Unheralded masterpieces revisited? Can’t think of any majors so here’s some minors:Rank & File ~ SundownDixie Dregs ~ What IfTrip Shakespeare ~ LuluCarlene Carter (b/w Rockpile) ~ Musical ShapesRomeo Void ~ It’s A ConditionNeko Case ~ BlacklistedThe Rain Parade ~ Emergency Thir... | |
| List of artists that have never lost quality throughout entire career @tostadosunidos Just curious as to which Los Lobos album you’re referring to?In an unrelated note....imho R.E.M., Pearl Jam and Los Lobos are the greatest American bands of the past 30 years. | |
| Has anyone considered rebuying a speaker you once owned?? Yes. I nearly replaced the Focal Micro Utopia Bes’ that I was forced to sell 5 years ago when I was unemployed for 6 months. But I purchased a pair of JM Reynaud Bliss Silvers instead because they were a better all-round speaker at less than half ... | |
| Tune of the Day Can't Beat the English!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlbYui-Y3r0 | |
| Tune of the Day Love how the band is having a good time not playing and singing along with the recorded track! LOL Dig those groovy French babes shakin’ a tail-feather!The Small Faces were fricken' awesome!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dptj8Hq-WQs | |
| Brightest but shortest artistic bursts in the sky Steve Miller (Band)Imho everything after 1970 was execrable....WarDrivin' N' Cryin'Mazzy StarThe Black Crowes | |
| Tune of the Day "Tightly" ~ Neko Casehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxlNXZn63e8 | |
| Best produced rock albums......... R.E.M. ~ Automatic For The PeoplePhish ~ RiftJoni Mitchell ~ Night Ride HomeChris Isaak ~ Forever BlueZZ Top ~ Degüello Rickie Lee Jones ~ Traffic From ParadiseFleetwood Mac ~ TuskXTC ~ Skylarking/Oranges and Lemons/Nonsuch/Apple Venus Vol. 1 | |
| What commerical audio system tweaks provide sound quality improvement?? @2channel8: You are definitely on the right track. I'd add ear wax softener and a bulb syringe to your recommendation; used at regular intervals, maybe 5-6 times a year. You'll be amazed at the improvement in your auditory prowess...Vibrapods ar... | |
| Best produced rock albums......... Lindsey Buckingham ~ Out of the CradleLos Lobos ~ Kiko | |
| The "most foolish" loudspeaker tweak/upgrade ... is Well....if the coins just sit on the tops of your speakers then you’ve never spent them, huh? Saved maybe but not spent.Didn’t think that one clear through there didja?And what a coinkydink that a member who's profiteered more from expectation bia... | |
| The "most foolish" loudspeaker tweak/upgrade ... is Well...um...getting back to the subject matter of the thread: this one isn’t the most foolish because it’s free but imo it still qualifies as foolhardy.You know the one where you place several coins of the top front edge of the speaker cabinets? E... | |
| Have you ever tried a pair of speakers and said this Is the last thing I will ever need. Yes. Just happened last week. Bought a pair of JM Reynaud Bliss Silvers with the Magic stands. These speakers handily outperformed my previous reference speakers at less than half the MSRP: the Focal Micro Utopia Be. The Silvers are that good. The... |