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| 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 ... | |
| Some irrefutable truths about rock and roll I'm with Audiofeil. As much as I've tried to convince myself otherwise over the years, no other rock and roll act is/was in the same league as the Beatles. It's sad but true.Maybe rock and roll has finally truly died. Maybe still it will be resurr... | |
| Is dirty power the culprit? Are you playing the same source material when comparing?Seems like an obvious thing but, if not, then this is a likely culprit. Not all recordings are created equal. Mood/disposition towards listening is another likely factor.Power? Maybe. That mi... |