mapman

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What are you listening to right now?
My dog snoring at the moment.   
When Money Is No Object -- You Buy Bose?
They appear a ways from the walls which is probably a good thing in there.   Probably as good a choice as any for that room.   Its one you have to adapt to as best possible.  Not designed for audiophiles.  
George Harrison - It Don't Come Easy & While My Guitar Gently Weeps - acoustic
Harrsion version is listed on here:https://www.allmusic.com/album/12-arnold-grove-mw0001659965If you can't find this, there are many ways with modern technology  to capture digital audio files from video played on computer.   Analog out from compu... 
George Harrison - It Don't Come Easy & While My Guitar Gently Weeps - acoustic
Harrison played guitar on the original studio hit version as well. 
George Harrison - It Don't Come Easy & While My Guitar Gently Weeps - acoustic
The only thing I can identify on CD is Harrison performs IDCE with Starr live in the Concert For Bangladesh CD.     
George Harrison - It Don't Come Easy & While My Guitar Gently Weeps - acoustic
IDCE on various Ringo releases.   Acoustic WMGGW on Beatles Anthology 3 CD. 
The Moody Blues - "Seventh Sojourn"
Moody Blues nominated for Rock and Roll hall of Fame this year.   Finally!Make it so! 
No-one talks about Rowlands anymore
My observation is that not many do not talk about a lot of things that used to get a lot of buzz here much anymore. I think a lot of it has to do with increased value proposition these days of more affordable and/or mainstream stuff. Of course eso... 
Why is good, deep bass so difficult? - Myths and their Busters
klh yes room acoustics but more specifically, speaker interactions with floors. Especially suspended plywood floors but most any with any give. Floors often ring like a bell at bass frequencies and speakers transmit a lot of energy to them directl... 
Why is good, deep bass so difficult? - Myths and their Busters
I’ve found out by far what public enemy #1 is in most cases when it comes to hi fi bass performance in most home systems and have cited it in various past posts.Guesses? 
Best wishes for Tom Petty
There is something uniquely authentic and likable about Tom Petty as both a person and artist."Petty’s Peculiar Picks" is one of my favorite music acquisitions in recent years.. 
The longest you have owned any gear?
I bought the Ohm Ls currently in my family room in 1978. The Dual 1264 also in there in 1981. 
Synergistic Red Fuse ...
Al you are probaby aware one can do their own digital mastering at home quite effectively and  for free with a tool like Audacity. I use Audacity these days to digitally remaster all my audio files I convert from vinyl or tape.  Some ripped from C... 
Synergistic Red Fuse ...
I'm still here.   Will only go for polka dot fuses at that price.  
Disappointed w/ Klipsch Heresy III. Now what?
Its a very good idea to experiment with placement to get a better handle on the room acoustics. In most cases things are far from optimal when waf is a big factor and that is often tricky to address well with just eqiuipment changes.