jeromedny
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| I'm Stuck, MMF9 vs. MMF7 vs. Scout vs. Space deck I have an MMF-7 and have been very pleased with it. I do not have a depth of listening experience (just recently jumped into entry-level audiophole vinyl), but I know it is head and shoulders above what a CC or BB $89 turntable would have offered.... | |
| Ready to try vinyl I am enough of a rookie that I have picked up some tips just reading through this thread. But I would second the vote for the MMF-7. They do show up hear from time to time for $6-750. It is a great entry level table that you will be able to live w... | |
| What is the best iPod base? I own the folding system by Altec Lansing. I like it because the sound is good for the office, it's very portable (vacations and business trips), and it charges the iPod while its docked.I read a review on ipodlounge.com that said you get a much b... | |
| Review: B&W DM-602 s3 Monitor I just sold mine. It was not by choice. I bought them when I was putting together my first serious system. I drove them with an Arcam AVR200 and played vinyl on a Music Hall MMF-7. Are they house shakers? No. Can you hear the saliva in a vocalist'... | |
| Lucinda Williams Fans? There is something inescapable to her voice. And I mean that literally. It is not smooth and her songs are often not pleasant, but her voice is so compellingly raw that you just have to sit and listen. I played "Just Wanted to See You So Bad" the ... | |
| Song intros that really grab you? ? Theme from "Shaft" - Isaac Hayes: it's a bad mutha"Bad, Bad, Leroy Brown" - Jim Croce: finger poppin' and head bobbin'"Pursuance", 3rd movement of "A Love Supreme" - John Coltrane, with Elvin Jones on drums: you are exhausted by the time the horn ... | |
| sexiest sounding female vocalists? Another vote for Sade.A whole-hearetd second for Shirley Horn, but "You're Blase" instead.And one vote for Nina Simone, "I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl" . . . she ain't talkin' 'bout breakfast cereal. | |
| Blue for newbie If you want the true original, it has to be Robert Johnson. Great later recordings are "The Rainmaker" by John Lee Hooker and "I got What It Takes" by Koko Taylor. | |
| Jazz Crossovers to the Pop Charts/Timeless Classic I believe that Ray Charles' ability to blend genres pretty much makes him beyond classification (though if pressed I might go with soul or ORIGINAL R&B). Anyways, not sure how far it made it in the pop realm, but his "One Mint Julep" is classic. | |
| Best Live Albums? ELLINGTON AT NEWPORT 1956 - the 1999 reissue using the recording from the mike that Gonsalves played to for his solo. | |
| What music would you like at your funeral? Just for laughs, "Spirit in the Sky." To be real, "Come Sunday," the only hymn written by Duke Ellington. | |
| B&W 600 Series or PSB Image? I would second Estrong's comment about the 602's. I run the Series 3's with the matching sub and am very happy with them - mostly jazz, but plenty of acoustic rock and hip hop as well. The looks (yellow kevlar cone) take a while to adjust to, but ... | |
| New room/ need new speakers I have the B&W 602 S3's (on stands) with the matching sub. The combo does very well in my 13x20x10 living room. Great imaging, and can be driven hard. (Also used them in a skeleton HT set-up with good results.)However, I actually am looking to... | |
| Jazz-suited speakers for an Arcam amp? I thought I would add some room dimensions, and maybe get more responses. The listening room is approx 11x20x8, but it is L-shaped with a 10x10 dining area that merges to one end of the room. I place the speakers on the narrow wall away from the d... | |
| Please help a rookie wire his sub Thanks for your reply. My understanding of the pre-out was that it was only for dedicated LFE tracks in digital 5.1 media, not 2-ch stereo. If I understand the three options, the third one sounds like it gives me the most use from the sub in that ... |