larsman
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| Where to start upgrading? There are a lot of wonderful tube headphone amps out there and I've had several - Woo certainly makes some great ones in varying price ranges, and I've had that Quicksilver HP amp that @johnss mentioned; great bang for the buck, that is! But there... | |
| Genesis @jpconer - did you ever listen to KOME in the '73 - '76 period when they were pretty much prog and psychedelic rock all the time, with DJ's like Phil Charles and Zim Zoots? They turned me on to so many great bands. @mapman - you are right about T... | |
| Mid level listening For me, the music is the most important thing. I read people say a certain system got their toes tapping. To me, music is what gets my toes tapping, head bobbing, etc; I had no more problem doing it with a handheld transistor radio when I was 16 t... | |
| Jill Sobule has passed away in house fire That's awful - so sorry to hear that. I was on a train trip through the Southwest with her in 2009; she was one of the performers and passengers along with Stan Ridgway and the Handsome Family. She was very sweet. RIP Jill. | |
| Genesis I've been a big fan since I saw them play at my college gym in early 1973 on the 'Foxtrot' tour. Seen and photographed them many times since then. I seem to be the only Genesis fan who doesn't rate 'Selling England' very high in my faves; 'Dancin... | |
| Does other Audiogon members' opinion carry any weight for you ? No more and no less than the online and YouTube reviewers I read and watch. I take everything into consideration. | |
| Mike Peters has passed away I saw that yesterday; RIP Mike.... | |
| Critical listening and altered states @bolong - that's interesting about those Lion's Mane mushrooms; wasn't familiar with those. There's a 'mushroom church' a few blocks from where I live where you can go and buy 'shrooms as 'sacrament'. That's the only kinda church you'll get ME in! | |
| Will AI. Minimize the Design differences of audio It can be a very useful tool in other arts as well. As a concert photographer, I sometimes use it to remove mic stands in front of performers or amps in the background that are just distractions. But I certainly don't just turn it loose and say 'M... | |
| How much do I need to spend to make vinyl sound better than digital? @inagroove - One might also add that the gear sounds no better than the room, which is the biggest influence on sound. | |
| Critical listening and altered states Good points! Since I discovered the wonders of cannabis back in 1970, when I sit down for serious music listening, I am almost always in an ASC with it. There were plenty of other substances involved through the years, especially in the 1970's, bu... | |
| Record Store Day @klimt - a pressing is how a vinyl record is made; it's literally pressed/stamped from a glob of vinyl material. Think of it like printings of a book where each printing can be slightly (or not so slightly) different. | |
| Vinyl Me Please...well, not anymore I'm glad I got that Miles Davis Electric Years box set from them while they were still here.... | |
| Anyone heard the new Mofi V10 Master Edition at Axpona? So people who had praised the speaker before have been silent since some measurement reviewer pointed out how flawed the speaker is? Really? A 'measurement reviewer' can get people to not listen to what their ears and brains are telling them and t... | |
| DAC 'Scam' Vid @2psyop + 1 |