jdoris
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| To big to fail? What road are we headed down? Andrewscag's suggestion is right on: if you open the side of the box opposite the tape, and twist and pull on the two sides of the case a bit, the tape almost always comes off easily in one piece. Do try it! When a friend told me about this, it ch... | |
| Cowboy Junkies junky needs to expand I've probably listened to more CJ than an other single artist/group.Of those mentioned, I second Be Good Tonya's (better than Po Girl), Lucinda Williams (!), Gillian Welch, and Jesse Sykes, and Brandi Carlisle (but not her most recent).Ollabelle i... | |
| Full Range Speaker That Can Play Near Boundaries I have the North Creek Eskas, which I like a lot: sweet and musical. They go very close to front wall. Have not heard the Big Kats which Face mentions, but they are said to go quite a bit deeper than the Eskas, and I expect they are very fine. Yes... | |
| Modern Jazz Pianist recommendation Hiromi and Sonic Bloom's "Beyond Standard" is smokin' fusion-y stuff, and an impressive recording. Highly recommended. Johnhttp://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Standard-Hiromi/dp/B00168X0RK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1267499153&sr=1-1 | |
| Thanks to Audiogon and friends Welcome! The Gon needs more nubile members!As Mattzack suggests, I'd seriously consider computer audio; there seem to be a lot of high value DACs out there.John | |
| the greatest pop song ever? Slothman: Exactly. DSOTM definitely popular and music, but I have a hard time featuring it as "pop." J | |
| the greatest pop song ever? Reading this list, I'm no longer sure what a "pop" is. It sometimes (especially when spelled out as "popular music") seems to mean "everything but classical," or "everything but classical and (most) jazz," in which case most everything on the thre... | |
| the greatest pop song ever? Sade, "Diamond Life" | |
| what are the "must have" CD's Since there's some interest in "Americana" here, let me recommend "Heartworn Highways," a collection of informal recordings of some of the great Texas bards (Clarke, Earle, van Zandt), back in the day (mid 70s).Great songs, and though the recordin... | |
| The CD Player Lie? Actually, there's a lot of convergence in judgments about wine, at least for the best samples. If you're skeptical about this, correlate the scores given by top critics (say, Tanzer, Parker, and Wine Spectator) to the major offerings from Bordeaux... | |
| How many hours per week do you listen to music? Dred: That's one more reason to "Kill Your Television"! :) | |
| How many hours per week do you listen to music? I often work at home, so system almost always running in "background" -- 6-8 hours a day. "Critical" listening happens much less, sadly, maybe 5 hours a wk. John | |
| Best 'cue to eat while listening to the Blues It has been a winter! Soon to fire up the Weber Bullet and dry rub ribs, St. Louis Style, of course. Taj Mahal to accompany :) John | |
| Small Speakers for Small Room, Close to Back Wall? North Creek (northcreekmusic.com) is one of the relatively few companies that voice speakers for near wall placement (9" or less). My North Eskas are sweet and musical, and seem to do especially well on vocals and smaller scale music. Unsurprising... | |
| Adcom GFA-565 Slight Thump Another former ADCOMer (GFA 555II) who experienced apparently harmless thumpimg. Weird glitch, tho. John |