jimmyblues1959
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| If Steely Dan had a different vocalist @mgw I did not mean to be ironic. I misread the post. lol. I just went to YouTube to listen to a few songs by Monkey House and their music does indeed have a sound signature that is very similar to that of Steely Dan. So much so that I would say t... | |
| If Steely Dan had a different vocalist Having grown up in the 1970's, where Steely Dan's Avant-garde approach to making music would go on to make them one of the most unique sounding groups in history, it's difficult to fathom anyone not knowing who they are. But, this is coming fr... | |
| AI-Written Stereophile Articles I think that AI is gradually being used to replace humans. As for the OP’s statement about AI written audio reviews, that would not surprise me at all. I’ve even noticed that when you do Google searches now, the information written about the topic... | |
| Watts! How many do we need? There's nothing like a well designed class A amplifier to bring out the best performance in your speakers. I once owned an original Bedini 25/25 that was a nice match with my 15 ohm Rogers LS3/5A's. It was also supposed be a great match for the... | |
| DCS Sending Legal Notice To Reviewer (Golden Sound) Over an Old Review of Their Bartok DAC It's always unfortunate when these types of situations take place. They tend to detract from what is an otherwise wonderful hobby. This particular situation regarding a reviewer of the dCS Bartock dac , Cameron, is not unique. High End audio co... | |
| Amp showing its age? @hickamore. God willing you'll live a lot longer! 😊 | |
| Amp showing its age? Years ago I read an article whose author stated that as a rule of thumb, capacitors on solid state power amplifiers should be replaced every decade or so. This is even more pertinent when the amplifiers receive a lot of use. 👍 | |
| Mary Martin Died The Mary Martin who died decades ago was an actress and the mother of actor Larry Hagman. | |
| Ears nova: out of business? I think that Ears Nova was in the process of finding a new location when Covid became problematic. Whether this was a deciding factor in why the Ears Nova Website was never updated remains to be seen. I do know that they initially updated their... | |
| RIP Paul Messenger May you Rest in Peace Paul.. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 | |
| The receiver was my intro to HiFi! What say you? I received my first audio system from my parents in 1975, as a 16th Birthday gift. The system was comprised of a Technics SL-1500 turntable with a Marantz 2230 receiver and a pair of Infinity 1001a speakers. I still have the 2230 nearly 50 year... | |
| What the Best Dac have you heard or owned. How could you tell it was that good. Audio By Van Alstine Insight multibit dac from 2008. Retail was around $900 then, about $1250 as of 2024. Bought it used for $300 a few years back. Great sounding dac for the money! | |
| What the Best Dac have you heard or owned. How could you tell it was that good. Audio By Van Alstine Insight multibit dac from 2008. Very musical, non fatiguing dac that I can listen to for hours on end. Best part was I paid $320 for it delivered. | |
| Example of a piece o’ crap, useless review The irony with audio reviews is that everyone hears differently. A piece of audio gear that sounds good to one person may not sound good to another. It's a very subjective hobby. In a perfect world we would be able to listen to audio gear before... | |
| Opinions on NAD please My NAD 3130 integrated from the late 1980's is still going strong. Very nice sounding too. 👍 |