larsman
Responses from larsman
| How did you get started in this hobby Back in 1975 or so, I went to a hi-fi show at San Francisco Civic Auditorium where I got to see all these high end brands and associated gear. SF Civic Auditorium was also a good-sized live music venue, so they had Sensational Alex Harvey Band and... | |
| Does remote control degrade the sound of tube preamps? I doubt I'd hear any difference at all, and the convenience of having the remote would far outweigh any miniscule difference there could possibly be. I've got a Herron Audio tube preamp, and I think at one point, Keith Herron did not offer remote... | |
| Isn't it really about quality of recording? I listen a lot with my Susvara headphones and my tube headphone amp, and that really reveals the good and bad of the recording. But yes, even not-so-great recordings are very enjoyable through this, though it's noticeable that it could have been b... | |
| Quality of recording I'd say most all of them do that want to sell any quantity of music; nobody is depending on audiophiles to sell music to except for MoFi and the like.... I know back a few decades ago - they might still do, I dunno - producers would often liste... | |
| what’s a song cover that you think is better than the original? @pesky_wabbit - Before I even looked to see what the link went to, I was thinking, 'my favorite version of 'Walk On By' is by the Stranglers!!' Big Stranglers fan, here... | |
| what’s a song cover that you think is better than the original? I don't know if it's better than the original, 'cause 'Billie Jean' was a pretty great song to begin with, but the late, great Chris Cornell slowed it down to almost a blues type of song, and he puts so much feeling into the lyrics; I really under... | |
| Suggest one obsure album we all should hear @nutty - Indeed it was, Nutty! I think there were 2 Paris albums that came out. I was fortunate enough to see them at Winterland in San Francisco in the mid-70's... Bob Welch was very underrated... | |
| Suggest one obsure album we all should hear @nutty - Paris was a band that Bob Welch started in 1975.... | |
| Music for the Pacific Audiofest show Diana Krall! Norah Jones!! 🤣🤣 | |
| what’s a song cover that you think is better than the original? @painter24 - I'm so with you on the merits of Graham Nash. Nothing against the guy - I loved him in the Hollies and he's a fine photographer, but his CSN(Y) songs, to me, are about the most insipid things I've ever heard (and back then, I listened... | |
| what’s a song cover that you think is better than the original? @painter24 - I much prefer the JA version of 'Wooden Ships', and Paul Kantner did co-write it with Crosby and Stills. But then, I like JA a whole lot more than I do CSNY anyway. | |
| Favorite religious song @bdp24 - I think I'd have gone with 'Highway to Hell' - I suppose that could be considered a 'religious song'! 🤣 | |
| What is the best 2 channel listening chair? @ghdprentice + 1 - Totally agree - I used to have a stressless zero-gravity chair where the back went above my head, and it was terrible for listening to music - it sounded so different when I moved my head forward away from the seat back. I event... | |
| Why do hipsters prefer analog? @cpr267 + 1 | |
| Best/Cheapest/Easist Way To Burn CD's? @mahler123 + 1 |