lindisfarne
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| Best "Rock/Pop" Debut Album? Guess u knew this was coming:"Nicely out of Tune"-Lindisfarne | |
| calling all headphone gurus Let me add, I'd like to have the flexibility to cut in and out of my speakers with the flip of a switch. I do NOT consider moving the CD interconnects out of the pre or integrated and into another box a viable solution. | |
| Your favorite prog rock music? ? Let me add to my list the following:King Crimson-Starless and Bible Black (heavy)King Crimson-Larks Tongues (really heavy)Strawbs-Hero and Heroine (folky elements in this band add character to the prog feel)Eno-Another Green World (really more "am... | |
| Your favorite prog rock music? ? I used to be a real maven on the subject-I've aged and gone in different directions. I can, however, give u some ideas:Yes-Close to the Edge and Topographic Oceans (Latter is a controversial choice as many hate it)Genesis-Selling England (A killer... | |
| Best New Riders of the Purple Sage recording This band had a shelf-life of 3, possibly 4 albums. Start with the first 3 (NRPS, Powerglide, Gypsy Cowboy) then only wind into Panama Red. PR is a lackluster effort even though it contains their "hit".My personal fav is Gypsy Cowboy. Wicked hard ... | |
| Best rock song of all times There's this little number by The Beatles called "Revolution". Listen to the single, not the White Album version, and tell me the song does not have it all. | |
| Integrated amp for my Sonus Faber Guarneri Exposure or Naim. Lavardin is wonderful, but expensive! | |
| Cayin A - 88 T , sounds great but ... Fi or Wright are amazing. Fi, as I understand it, no longer builds an integrated. However u may be able to find one used. Wright is coming out with an integrated. Both Fi and Wright offer simple separates, though. All self-bias. Finally, there is ... | |
| Best Rock Drummers A drummer that "swings" is the great, sadly underrated, Charlie Watts. | |
| Who's Your Favorite Bass Players; Why? Basic choices, nothing too esoteric here. I love "The Ox", Chris Squire, Billy Wyman and one of the guys in the Fab Four. All very melodic. Lesh is really good too-very powerful lines. Berry Oakley was amazing. | |
| a little dinner music Try The Damned, "Damned, Damned, Damned". It is perfect. | |
| Have you tried Red Wine? Have the little "baby" integrated (6 watter). Cool product. Punchy, revealing. Ordered the new "big brother" (30 watter). Will have in a few days. I use with Omega. I'll let ya know my impressions in a few weeks. | |
| Which integrated amp with Harbeths? Exposure 2010S or Naim 5i. Simple. | |
| Digitally recorded lps? Here's the short and sweet answer-"worst of both worlds". | |
| Which NYC Dealers REALLY know how to setup a TT? Since u asked 4 NYC, I'm not clear on why u are getting the responses u have received thus far. The master of TT set-ups in NYC is "Fred" at Ears Nova. Shop was formerly on Long Island. I have lost contact but he's a swell fellow. His boss is the ... |