kyle76

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Carpenters
If you love Karen Carpenter’s vocals, a very worthy successor is the artist Rumer. She’s got several good albums, including one of Bacharach/David tunes. Give her a listen.   
Favorite Guitar Solo
Elvin Bishop on “Fooled Around and Fell in Love.” I learned it and played it with the band at my second daughter’s wedding reception. Such fun! 
Is louder better?
For me and my system, 80 dB, give or take, is just about perfect.  
Worst Concerts You Have Attended ??
Speaking of bad concerts, am I the only one who absolutely abhors the fact that about a quarter of the crowd at any one time these days thinks it’s cool to pull out their cell phones and record for minutes on end? It takes a lot of enjoyment out o... 
Worst Concerts You Have Attended ??
Sly and the Family Stone, early ‘70s. The start of the show kept getting delayed. We waited probably two hours. When it did start, Sly was so blitzed he was incomprehensible. My date had to be home by 11. We pushed that a little bit, but heard abo... 
Subwoofer xover settings for KEF LS50W (orig model)
I hear 80 more than anything else and overlap the low and high settings because of the way the filters roll off instead of hitting a brick wall.  
Finally found THE SPEAKER!!!
@wweiss: “the time I heard Brothers in Arms through a pair of Apogees in the 80's was a religious experience I have never forgotten.”“Brothers In Arms” was my go-to auditioning CD when I was looking for components. In particular, the track “Your L...