jji666
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| Ortofon Red vs. Ortofon Blue I've owned the Red, Blue, Bronze, and Black. (Unfortunately only able to listen to the Bronze for a little while due to its becoming a casualty to the cleaning lady's dust rag. Imagine my surprise when the cartridge hit the vinyl.)I'd say they a... | |
| What's your favorite lyric from a song? "Remember to kick it over. No one will guide you. Armagideon time" -- The Clash, Armagideon Time (although it is a cover)"F*** it all and f***ing no regrets" - Metallica, Damage Inc."Given a choice between you and me, you pick you, and I'll pick... | |
| Why are so many companies like harbeth making old speakers designs and charging thousends? There are tons of speakers at tons of price points (I guess that goes for all the gear). That is one part of what is the beauty of this hobby, albeit that it can seem very confusing until you get into it a while and realize that there is no commo... | |
| Top Ten Rock Vocalists As a collector of rare concert footage, I have seen a fair amount of Guns 'n' Roses live footage, and it is pretty clear that there must have been a lot of studio takes to get an on-key performance. He appears to be pretty tone-deaf live. Simila... | |
| Austrailian rock and roll INXS? Their first album is pretty darned good, and they had a lot of hits after that...Oh, and The Saints - classic 70s punk. | |
| Lo-Fi, Mid-Fi or Hi-Fi- What's your system and why? Mid Fi: Wyred 4 Sound DAC2->Mark Levinson ML26->Rogue Magnum M-120 monoblocks->Magnepan 3.3rs (recently recapped and reglued)+REL Brittania Subs. According to the mags, that system would barely be on the radar since it didn't require a HE... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Lights Out is a classic. Not exactly HiFi, but hey, sometimes you need something that just moves you! | |
| Whats playing on your system today? A mix of modern punky stuff - Franz Ferdinand, Strokes, Jesse Malin, Benjamin Booker, a few others. Have my server set on shuffle to a mood I've named "Good Comp, Bad Comp." I like vinyl, but there is really something to be said for putting time... | |
| Do 180g vinyls sound better or is it a myth ? My take: a 180G pressing means that someone at some point at least thought about representing it as higher quality, meaning there is a greater probability that care was taken with the record production and pressing. But that is all it is - you ca... | |
| Any suggestion on DAC below $1,500 Wyred4Sound. And they're upgradeable! I've received excellent support and the sound is excellent. | |
| Best budget DAC Check out the iFi line if you just need to use USB from a computer. No frills but very good sound using the Sabre line of chips. In terms of relative quality to using a CD player, it depends a lot on the CD player you have and the computer you u... | |
| R.I.P. David Bowie David Bowie was a performance artist who happened to use music as part of his medium. And...oh yeah...ended up being one of the best vocalists and songwriters of all time. Truly a massive loss. RIP and thank you. | |
| Rogue MS-120 Magnum Monoblocks - tube matching Just looking for some solid veteran feedback here... | |
| Bryston 4b or 3b SST Thanks! That is what I've read and suspected, but the experience of actual users, especially those with similar Maggies, is what I'd value most in this conversation. So that is very helpful. All other opinions are also welcome. |