mapman
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| The Next Level Nice story.That's the chick from Portishead, right? Gotta check that one out. | |
| Internet Radio Hardware You are on the right track. I use the Roku Soundbridge as a cost effective means for this but there are other devices and ways to do it also.You can check out RadioRoku.com. The Soundbridge provides access to thousands of internet radio stations a... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Martykl,I picked up a copy of the remastered "Far East Suite" by Ellington on Ebay recently per your recommendation and was just giving it a listen.You are right. A fabulous recording. Both exhilarating one moment and sublime the next. A definite ... | |
| Top ten DD turntables of all time? It is a mystery to me how a belt drive table "sounds" compared to DD?Shouldn't all tables sound, well like nothing?I have a belt drive table. With a good quality pressing, all I hear is the record as delviered by the cartridge in the tonearm. I he... | |
| pc to dac? Shooting for "the best" out of the gate guarantees mostly only that you will spend a lot of money right away and likely spend even more later to actually get it right.You don't have to spend a fortune to get excellent results, but there is a lot t... | |
| Some irrefutable truths about rock and roll How about this one:In order to continue to thrive, R&R must continue to evolve but unfortunately it has not thrived very much since probably about the time of Nirvana.Or have I just become too old to notice since then ( I'm of the late stage o... | |
| Some irrefutable truths about rock and roll Marty,Not sure about who had greater influence but otherwise you state some additional sure irrefutable truths regarding the roots of R&R. | |
| Is dirty power the culprit? Leaving the amp on is a good idea for a test to see if that makes things sound more consistent. Problem is it is not practical with tubes on a regular basis because you will shorten tube life. Works good with SS amps though. I do it all the time. | |
| Some irrefutable truths about rock and roll irrefutable truth - Little Richard was an early r&r innovator and widely acknowledged as a major influence to a lot of other influential artists. | |
| Some irrefutable truths about rock and roll Little who? | |
| Squeze Box Question If you have to run a very long cable from your computer, then it might definitely be time to consider a wireless network player like the Squeezebox line and save having to worry about whether your sound quality is impacted. With this approach, onl... | |
| Some irrefutable truths about rock and roll "The Beatles have become the yardstick that others are measured by. IMHO, "No doubt.Over the years, as I listen to all kinds of new, old and different music, and then re-visit those Beatles songs that still resonate all these years after the fact,... | |
| Squeze Box Question I'm in same boat as Mitch4t only with server, Roku + external DAC. I use the Roku for ~ 80% of my listening currently between music server and web radio. Most of the rest is turntable, with occasional use of FM tuner or CD player, but I tend to ri... | |
| Is dirty power the culprit? So if the problem is indeed dirty/variable quality power, aren't there meters or other gadgets out there that can measure and confirm this rather than guess or assume and possibly avoid a (potentially expensive) wild goose chase? | |
| Some irrefutable truths about rock and roll Hmm, can't disagree about the "Sex Pistols" comment in terms of the epitome of what rock represents as a whole in its purest form.If they were in fact the peak of what rock as a whole represents then it may have been inevitable that rock has been ... |