lpretiring
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| Suggest one obsure album we all should hear Lord Sutch and Heavy Friends. (Bought in a cut out bin at Woolworth's early 70's).Now we're talkin! | |
| Suggest one obsure album we all should hear How about the Strawbs. Several IMHO questionable albums but many greats also. Start with "Grave New World", "From the Witchwood", or "Hero and Heroine" to start.One more quickly comes to mind. Black Mountains "In the Future" which happens to be a ... | |
| 1st Album you Ever Owned? It was some Ricky Nelson album with a huge picture of Ricky's head on the cover. I must have been something like 10 y.o. at that time.For some reason it's no longer in my collection. | |
| For the Audiophile with a taste for good design(looks)....a question. Some turntables appear to be on steroids recently. Hundreds of pounds of metal, chrome, brass, you name it. A few quite impressive.But I’ve always enjoyed the aesthetics of the more modest Oracle Delphi. | |
| What made you put together your first 2nd system? sensibility | |
| Carver 275 Crimson tube amp --- any feedback appreciated Has anyone experienced mating this amp with any Tekton speakers, preferably that includes the tweeter array? If so, could you please offer your opinion of the pairing. | |
| Tim deParavicini has passed away Another one of our greats is gone.I had a pair of his 509's and they were excellent.2020, the year that continues to give. | |
| Dedicated Music Room Recessed Lighting (High Hats)? "Glued and screwed" is the route I took but with a couple extra steps a long time ago converting my garage to an audio room. Used double 1/2" sheetrock along with 3 headers between each stud. Along with concrete slab this room was solid.Here's a l... | |
| McIntosh fuse changeout to make better sound Yoko Ono sounds fantastic, but ONLY with perfectly selected fuses. | |
| Who are your three favorite female singers? I still have a credit of one so...I think Melissa Etheridge deserves a shout out. She's a rocker but damn good at it. | |
| How to physically move large heavy 100lb amplifiers easily (up and downstairs) An elevator would do the trick. I think they run about 50k. Or perhaps some type of dumb waiter if the budget or space is limited. | |
| Who are your three favorite female singers? Loreena McKennittAnn WilsonI'll leave it right there. | |
| Maggies to Tekton? @jrod68, I've owned 3 different pairs of Maggies a very long time ago. Nowadays I owned Electrons and now I listen to Double Impacts for the last 3 years.You are right on target about the extra dynamics you would find with all or at least most of ... | |
| Best "Bang for the Buck" you have owned? Best bang for the buck has been my battle cry for the last 30 years after considerable expenditure. To me the question is easy. The Truth line stage. Feed it clean and it will sing! | |
| Update on Audiogon Member Almarg I can't begin to find the words to express how deeply I am saddened by learning of this illness to one of the, if not the finest gentleman to grace this large forum.I can only pray for the best. |