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| Best "Green River" Available on Vinyl? BTW, for really really well recorded and very good Creedance-like stuff, try John Fogerty's more recent recordings. I can vouch for the fact that "Full Moon Swamp" sounds about as good as anything in its genre and this is Fogerty at his best....he... | |
| managable and affordable indoor FM antenna Unless you can go with an outdoor directional antenna and rotor, stick with the dipole.I have a Godar and no longer use it. It is unobtrusive in some setups and serviceable on some tuners but utterly fails on others, depending on the tuning system... | |
| Best "Green River" Available on Vinyl? Jaybo and Stickman said it. | |
| Emerald Physics C2 or Usher BE-718 Ushers are nice but fairly conventional in design and sound in comparison to many other makes.I'd love to hear Emerald Physics. New, innovative approaches to design can have huge upside when done well. | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Another outstanding reference recording heard on OHMs notice (off today for Good Friday and time to spin some vinyl not heard in a while):"I Robot" by Allan Parsons Project on Mobile Fidelity Master LP - yeah baby! Hadn't spun it in a while. Outst... | |
| Some irrefutable truths about rock and roll "Naturally it was looked upon as being rebellious and a Communist threat.'It was/is rebellious.Surely is/was considered a threat to some.Communist threats are passe though. We've discovered others to take that place. | |
| Some irrefutable truths about rock and roll FWIW there is an all McCartney internet radio station called Maccaradio. Check it out and decide for yourself for free regarding Paul. | |
| Some irrefutable truths about rock and roll "In the Beatles case, the whole is better than the sum of the parts."Kinda like the epitome of music and audio itself. | |
| Is Musical Fidelity a downgrade? I don't know for a fact but I suspect they are more similar sounding than different from what I have read, personal taste being the main discriminating factor.The Bel Canto seems to have a large following though on this particular site. | |
| How is your power bill? Well, Obama is a very dynamic and omnidirectional kind of guy! But I think he is more into efficiency and innovation so he leans towards music servers, horns and Class D.Bush was more of an OHM person! Also loved his big power guzzling Class A amp... | |
| How is your power bill? "No way would I be President,"Some nice perks though. YOu should see the stereo system at Camp David! | |
| Some irrefutable truths about rock and roll "How can the Beatles be so good (I'm not a big Beatles fan, but think they are/were good) and Paul McCartney (as a solo act) be so bad?"I hear Paul still puts on a good live show!Even in their prime, no solo Beatle could be equated with the Beatle... | |
| Top ten DD turntables of all time? T_bone,Thanks for the info. I'll check it out further.That Denon looks and sounds like a winner! What does it give up to your other good tables?In my case the Linn Axis sits on a very heavy and sturdy solid oak table. That and my other main listen... | |
| Top ten DD turntables of all time? T_bone,Please bear with me in that I am very interested in understanding the practical benefits of a more solid plinth and the effect it has on the sound.What if I just don't tap and keep the jack hammer in the closet? Can I assume that airborne v... | |
| Top ten DD turntables of all time? Can sitting on a solid foundation be a reasonable substitute for having to re-plinth any of these tables?If sitting on a solid foundation otherwise, does the plinth matter as much? That might be a more digestible option for those not inclined to p... |