jwei
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| Vintage vs. New, Risk vs. Reward Longevity can be an issue. Elements deteriorate and fail with age. Some obvious items include tubes and capacitors in electronics and rubber or other soft compounds in electromechanical devices like speaker surrounds, cartridge suspensions, rubb... | |
| What was the last CD you bought (Name, and year issued)? Latest music disc purchased: Patricia Barber Clique Hybrid Multi-Channel & Stereo SACD released 2021. Bought 2022. Latest CD purchased: The Duke Jordan Trio So Nice Duke XRCD24 released 2014. Bought 2021. Vs Streaming? Hmm. I like to relax o... | |
| different people may hear the same sound differently... My audiophile hobby has trained my brain to hear more precisely, much as my photography hobby trained me to see and envision images better. When I first heard my parents' new Magnavox lo fi console, i thought it sounded great. After I got a mid ... | |
| What’s your latest high-end audio purchase? Bought a used Rane GE215 graphic equalizer (2 channels @ 15 bands per channel) for $65 on eBay for room equalization. More a "pro" item than "high end," but it works good and I am happy with it. | |
| The MoFi Mess and TAS rolling over for them I miss JGH, curmudgeon though he was. | |
| What are/were the best sounding cheap components you have ever had? Early on, Acoustic Research had good speakers but not particularly cheap for the time. But they did offer some bargain stuff -- AR Turntable (Legendary bargain,) AR Amp (Good value back then. Still have mine.) AR Tuner (Another decent valu... | |
| Best driving music. Beach Boys Bee Gees Best of Wham Phil Collins -- "In the Air Tonight" And one of my all time favorites -- "90 Degrees in the Shade" by Heavyshift | |
| Any favorites for cosmetics/design/how a product looks? Hmm. Just for looks. I like meters. I have two Carver M-500t amps, two Pass X600 amps, etc, And a Magnum Dynalab Etude. I like lights. I never had a 70s or 80s vintage Japanese receiver, but they had great lights. -- Kenwood, Pioneer, Sansui, et... | |
| What do the arrows mean on my cable? Probably depends on the manufacturer. Many of my old Audioquest cables have arrows that indicate the recommended "direction" of the signal -- like if you're connecting a preamp to an amp, the interconnect should be oriented with the arrows pointi... | |
| Looking for good recordings of female vocals I have not yet tried... I also like Jacintha's Here's to Ben album nicely produced by Groove Note. Attached below is a sample cut -- Georgia on My Mind. | |
| Looking for good recordings of female vocals I have not yet tried... @curiousjim "Currently I’m on Amazon music and unfortunately Taking a chance on love isn’t on it. That’s why I was asking, because I couldn’t find it. Just looked again.☹️" Sorry you could not find it on Amazon. The "discogs" page below lists ... | |
| Looking for good recordings of female vocals I have not yet tried... Another one of my favorite performances is Nancy Wilson singing First Time Love accompanied by Ramsey Lewis on the piano. | |
| Looking for good recordings of female vocals I have not yet tried... Diana Krall has been mentioned numerous times here. One of my favorite performances is her rendition of "Dreamsville" from the old Peter Gunn soundtrack. | |
| Looking for good recordings of female vocals I have not yet tried... @curiousjim "Do you know what album “Taking a chance on love” might be on?" Taking a Chance on Love is the name of the album by Simone Kopmajer Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight is Simone’s cover of the James Taylor classic. https://www.disc... | |
| Looking for good recordings of female vocals I have not yet tried... Simone Kopmajer -- Taking a Chance on Love ("Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight") Jacintha -- Here’s to Ben https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yS69mWUgotw |