jdoris
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| Discovering New Music..... Raytheprinter: If you liked Julie, try Tres Chicas, "Sweetwater," featuring Caitlin Carey, late of the altcountry classic Whiskeytown. Top of my playlist right now. J | |
| Built a Flexi-type rack? Hi Again!Thanks for the good cheer!OK, Yioryos, I'll put my rack up for $375. Just Kidding! Wonder how long I'd have to wait though, given cost of brass. You've of course a point about resale, although if one could get 50%, that w'd be pretty good... | |
| Built a Flexi-type rack? Greetings!Finally got my rack built. Thanks to Richard, Slipknot, and everyone else for their imagination and good advice. Heres an after action report:The Finished Product:4 Shelf Flexi-Rack: Brass Fittings and Maple Butcher BlockShelf dimension... | |
| beautiful piano recordings: solo or small ensemble Bill Evans, "Conversations with Myself"Red Garland, "Groovy"I don't have strong opinions on the recordings; if you like Jazz from around then, the music is must have.jmd | |
| AMERIAN JAZZ FOUNDATION Thanks for this, Groovey! And thanks to Hifimaniac: I was dithering about giving, since a lot flows out this time of year, but your sophisticated and sensitive political theory and social science prompted me to give on the spot. Guess the light co... | |
| Mini office system? Ralpheburns: The Swans would be fine on the credenza (?) behind you. I'd certainly not want them on your desk space. Interesting question, about imaging from the rear. jmd | |
| Walls, ceilings, floors -- neighbors and sound My suspicion is that the people below you may be especially annoyed -- THEIR ceiling is shaking with YOUR bass. I also think that the music issue is a BIG reason to get a freestanding house rather than a condo, for a music person; I worked in resi... | |
| Mini office system? Ralpheburns: You are right that the Swans are a little imposing on the desktop; in my case a 3'X5' table, also holding laptop, Dell 19" flat screen, and a 14 lb. Maine Coon. I am findingthem a bit cluttering, and in fact purchased them as a gift f... | |
| Mini office system? When I tried to order the Swans from Newegg this summer, they were backordered. I signed up for email notification of restocking, and never heard. If the Swans are in now, NE had a competitive price. I don't see them all that often used.jmd | |
| Built a Flexi-type rack? Maril555: Heh-heh. Robert at Star Sound has been great. If it's any consolation, I got killed on the rest of the brass; I expect the total nears 600. I hope to be able to post a detailed project description shortly. Menwhile, the advice of Slipkno... | |
| Mini office system? At that price point, you might consider another direction: Swan M200 active monitors, plus your PC. The Swans a bit hard to find, at the moment, but probably ranging from around 150 used to 200 new. They are not tiny, but they're the only thing yo... | |
| Built a Flexi-type rack? Slipknot1: And that's before you do anything about footers; go with the fancier options and you are into it for another $175 or so. Sheesh! Starting to have a lot of rack options, for that money. I'll try not to dwell on your "point of reference"!... | |
| Built a Flexi-type rack? Gordus: I just had the same experience with Jamestown. Guess I dallied too long. The price of brass (which may well continue to rise, I'm told) makes this a more than budget project, for sure; I just spent about $160 @ McMaster Carr for the nuts a... | |
| Music Hall cd25.2 or Consonance CD-120 ? New or used? $1500 used means a lot of options, e.g., the Consonance Droplet 5.0, which comes up from time to time at pretty near 1500.jmd | |
| Do audiophiles have a high divorce rate? Well, the US divorce rate is high, period, with estimates ranging from over 40% to over 60%. Split the difference, and you've got the oft quoted 50%. Interestingly, the modal (most typical) prediction of likelihood of divorce for both marrieds and... |