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| "God Bless the Child" on Idol? Not everyone with "talent" will be in the final group selected. You can bet they will select some "human interest" personalities - e.g., a "youngster like a 15 year old "phenom" (who'll be eliminated in mid season), a "difficult" personality, and,... | |
| Who are these crazy people? Who are these people? People interested in discovering music as an artistic experience and expression rather than piece meal and as background fill.First, the high era of "classic rock" (60-mid 70's) was characterized by albums, a collection of so... | |
| Wynton Marsalis His "Live at the Village Vanguard" CD box set is one of my audiophile reference recordings. It's culled from performances from the early 90's in the famed NY basement venue. Each disc is compiled in such a way as it creates a complete set with ope... | |
| If you could only keep 5 Lp vinyl which ones * Allman Brothers Live at the Fillmore East* Abby Road by The Beatles* Blood on the Tracks by Bob Dylan* Sunday at the Village Vanguard by Bill Evans* Beethoven "Kreutzer" Sonata by Jascha Heifetz w/Brooks Smith | |
| Piano on vinyl - the best Tommy Flanagan's trio works deserve a listen. Long associated as Ella Fitzgerald's pianist for two stints, his lyricalism and tone is gorgeous. If you look carefully you see his name on lots of people's records - Coltrane, Hubbard, Burrell - a pia... | |
| Opinions - The Absolute Sound I subscribe to both and find myself enjoying Absolute Sound a bit more. Their articles are more accessible and readable without being "dumbed down" like an A/V monthly publication I won't mention. Stereophile reads a little too serious for even a ... | |
| Did you hear that ALBUM? Think "photo albums" - a collection or compilation. | |
| Vinyl comeback now, cassette tapes next? Alternately, reel to reel would be a much better format. Surprisingly, there is an active community of reelheads selling-buying of machines and tapes. I got a used r2r this summer as an alternative to a turntable because my HT shelf couldn't accom... | |
| Best vinyl stereo press of Hendrix - Experienced? I hope you get a direct reply as I'm encouraging you Hendrix lovers to check out the recent vinyl pressings of "First Rays of the New Rising Sun" (2010) and "Valley's of Neptune (2010). Both are 2 disc vinyl sets and both are sonic and visual deli... | |
| Milty Zerostat - Questions I am using the Zerostat by Dishwasher to rid my record of static. Period. To check for static hold your record tilted on the edge and drop a styrofoam packing peanut or bits of a crumpled styrofoam cup. If the bits cling, you have static which att... | |
| PS Audio GCPH mod vs. Heed Quasar I second the modded PS Audio GCPH with the caveat you "burn" it in for 72 hours to get a proper first impression. I used a Granite Audio Model #CD101.1 Phone Burn-In & RIAA Test CD from Musicdirect.com. Otherwise, I was ready to send the unit ... | |
| Rolling Stones Fans- I Need advice A final coda: For the new reissue of Exile on Main Street due out later this month with extra unreleased tracks and alternate versions. A source reports Mick Taylor was brought back to help complete some of the new released tracks. The source said... | |
| Rolling Stones Fans- I Need advice Look for an original first pressing with the yellow label stamped with "COC 59100" at the top edge and at the bottom edge "Distributed by ATCO, Div of Atlantic Recording Corp. 1841 B'Way, NY, NY." The second pressing will read 39105, have a "WEA" ... | |
| My ears of tin are over 50 Any truth that a viagra tab on top of KT 88's improves the sound? How about other componets? Jus' wonderin... | |
| Benchmark DAC1 vs CAL Sigma Can someone respond to the original question? I, too, have a Cal Sigma I and II, and have had good experiences rolling tubes for this DAC. However, I want to hear about options for the next step up. Insights or comparisons with PS Audio DAC, Bench... |