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| CDs Vs LPs I like modern classical recordings on digital media. I do think they tend to be well recorded and mastered and have a dynamic range that is decent, compared to recordings done in the past and offered on vinyl. But, that is not to say that they a... | |
| Road trip to demo $10,000 speakers While you are at Command, don't overlook the Neat speakers and Devore. They may not have the more expensive Neat models in the shop, but, that brand is worth exploring.As to how to audition speakers, I suggest doing a lot of the listening at quit... | |
| Cover songs that are better than the originals. I am not saying that these covers are better than the originals, but, I like them and they can stand on their own:1. Black Box Recorder: "Seasons in the Sun" 2. Prince: "Creep"3. Ryan Adams: "Wonderwall"4. Shonen Knife: "Top of the World"5. Roy Or... | |
| First Watt J2 I had a J2 in my system for two weeks (borrowed from a friend). It ran 99 db/w efficient system easily (I also don't play music that loudly). I thought it was a very good solid state amp. Unlike a lot of solid state gear, it did not sound lifel... | |
| Greenhorn question: Beware! The problem with parallel is that, even based on nominal impedance, you are looking a 2.4 ohms; much lower than that probably at minimum impedances; and what if minimums of the two speaker coincide? | |
| Digital integrated alternatives to SET tube system I am a big fan of low-powered tube gear. While I wouldn't say that the First Watt amps sound like low-powered tube gear, I like their sound more than any other solid state amps I've heard. I don't think they sell any integrated amps, so you woul... | |
| A song murdered by someone. How do people react when a favorite is completely re-imaged as something else? How about this version of Stairway:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTCYLbFxTpI | |
| A song murdered by someone. NPR use to have a regular, very short, program where the host looked for truly awful recordings. Some of them were collected and offered for sale on CDs (I don't know about current availability). I never got them, even though I am a connoisseur ... | |
| A song murdered by someone. I mentioned earlier Jackie Wilson's "Danny Boy." I cannot begin to express how much of a contradiction is that performance--overwrought, corny, excessively showy and cheesy, and it doesn't help that the song is a tired warhorse--but, I cannot thi... | |
| A song murdered by someone. A great song is open to a lot of different interpretations/versions. I think "Unchained Melody" is a great song. There are more than 1500 recorded versions of that song, and MANY are worthy of being played even if the Righteous Bros. version is ... | |
| A song murdered by someone. I love the Concrete Blonde "Everybody Knows." I have it on the soundtrack album for "Pump Up the Volume." There are LOTS of terrific covers of Leonard Cohen songs. Mostly because the songs are well written, but it is also probably the case tha... | |
| A song murdered by someone. "No Mr. Nice Guy," the Pat Boone album of metal done his way is a HIGHLY coveted album and hard to get without paying pretty big bucks. It is really quite a laugh listening to that one. I have not heard the "House of the Rising Sun" mentioned ab... | |
| A song murdered by someone. The original version of "Unchained Melody" is so superior that the Righteous Brothers cover shouldn't be played? | |
| A song murdered by someone. I don't know if great songs can ever be murdered by a cover--they survive and the cover just makes one appreciate the artistry of the original artist even more. I like almost all covers I hear of songs I like, but my least favorite form of covers... | |
| What is the average lifespan of a phono cartridge? It is possible to trace a different part of the groove and mitigate at least some groove damage; I've heard this myself. When a record is damaged by mis-tracking or a bad stylus, chunks of vinyl are removed so that the wall becomes pitted, it is ... |