macdadtexas
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| Subwoofer recommendation for jazz and rock ahhh, I've been on this journey Velodyne DD's, Vandersteen 2wq, JL Audio (truly amazing), Rel B-1, SVS, Sunfire, B & W, Martin Logan... all to get tight bass to my Maggies (mostly for the 3.6R's I had for years). It gets frustrating. Mostly th... | |
| Is Vinyl Worth It I don't get the ticks/pops/surface noise? That would drive me crazy, but I get very little if any of that at all. I clean all of my vinyl before fist playing it, then just use a brush on the records after that. Most records are pretty much dead qu... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Both are new pressings. The Soundgarden is on 200 g vinyl, and is a current "special issue' that I have wanted for a year but didn't want to pay the high cost. I finally broke down and bought it, glad I did. I never owned the CD, only a few digita... | |
| Good bass test tracks on vinyl The Police - Next to YouMettalica - Enter SandmanMiles Davis - So WhatThe Black Keys - Everlasting Light | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Beatles - Mono BoxSoundgarden - SuperunknownShelby Lynne - Just a Little Lovin (new 200g pressing, and it has a scratch!) Stone Temple Pilots - Purple | |
| Is Vinyl Worth It Yes, it's a lot of fun. I think it sounds better, and I actually love the ritual. I even clean every record on a Nitty Gritty Mini Pro, it's almost an addiction.I've never had a digital system, even very expensive ones, that I liked. | |
| Which MM Cartridge for under a grand with your very cool set up, I would suggest a Shure V15 VxMR. If you can find the body only with no stylus even better. You will want to replace the stylus with a new stylus from JICO of Japan. This is a great combo, and a great cartridge needle c... | |
| "New" Beatles Mono Catalog Release on 180gr Vinyl I got this for Christmas, and I think it's truly amazing. I've had some of the older Parlophone mono pressing (not in perfect shape to be clear), and have heard the Japanese boxes pretty extensively, and I love my MOFI box, but these are exception... | |
| Top 5 Hamburgers Best Hamburgers:5) Rudy's on the pier in Newport Beach, CA4) Smash Burger (everywhere)3) Father's Office Los Angles, CA2) Goode Company Taqeueria and Hamburger Houston, TX1) Nic's Oklahoma City, OK (11th and Penn) not even a contest. Oh my God is ... | |
| Great Artists with one great record Tsugury, I'm just stating the facts. That one album has outsold all of her others by a factor of 10.One great album, some others that are liked by ardent fans. | |
| Good inexpensive temporary speakers You need a lot of power for Maggies, the only reason you didn't like them, I'm sure.For temp speakers I would suggest Klipsch Heresy III's, which don't need a ton of power, and sound great. Or one of the last generation Definitive Tech towers, the... | |
| $10K or less speakers for 20x20 rm with open back Magnepan 20.1's and Sanders Magtech amp to drive them. Will blow your mind. You'll still have plenty of money for a nice tube preamp, turntable, DAC and wires. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Black Keys - Turn BlueLed Zeppelin II - new 180g pressing where Jimmy Page turned the bass WAY up. I still like my 1969 Japanese pressing better, but this is good.AC/DC - Back in Black Heart - Greatest HitsBryan Adams - Cuts Like a Knife (wife wan... | |
| Cars. What does the typical audiophile drive? OK, I still have my hot-rodded 2006 Mustang GT convertible (Whipple Supercharger et al), but as I get older I needed something besides a truck so I sold my old truck and bought a Mercedes e350 convertible. Yeah, it's a middle aged woman's car, I k... | |
| Killing BluRay, new Oppo BR 83 Knownothing, I just saw your response. So your kids are the one's who still used discs? The percentage of discs bought, or rented, compared to download is minuscule.Blu-ray is not even the only disc, they still, somehow make DVD's. Neither of whic... |