mapman
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| Am I totally nuts or just a bit off? Good mono recordings are also very useful as a reference standard to help get things set up well for stereo. If you get a solid and full nicely centered and focused image with good mono recordings, chances are the speaker setup will be pretty well... | |
| Why are subwoofers so polarizing? When I use a sub, I try to set it so it sounds right with the more bass heavy recordings first. That means it may do little or nothing with other recordings that do not have much going on in the lowest octave. IT seems to be a reasonable and relat... | |
| Why does most new music suck? "Aren't you forgetting something?"Where's the new Dylan???? | |
| Why does most new music suck? "There is plenty of music being produced every year that is as good or even better than the Beatles ,Stones,Who, etc... IMHO "IF those are one's reference artists, it's no surprise no others would be deemed as good or better.Doesn't mean those who... | |
| worse entertainer or performer of all time?? I'll go with Garrison Keillor. | |
| Why are subwoofers so polarizing? Because they are often problematic to get set up well and essentially an optional accessory and not necessarily always a core part of a good sounding system.There are three scenarios one can follow regarding subwoofers:1) pass on the lowest octave... | |
| What is the best subwoofer you have ever heard? The ones that have been best set up and integrated into the rest of the system and the room. | |
| Hi-Fi Fuses - SNAKE OIL? - or something in it? "When does it ever stop?"An appropriate albeit rhetorical question. | |
| Never heard of Sound Projects Baltimore? I live in Baltimore area. Nice to know about. | |
| Am I totally nuts or just a bit off? The OHM Walsh speakers I use have no match when it comes to delivering the goods with mono recordings. It's like they are there playing/singing in your room. Gotta hear it to believe it. Its about as good as it can get. | |
| Com'on...confess.......... Whenever I hear a song I hadn't heard before by Collective Soul, I am almost always pleasantly surprised. Lots of really good songs over the years from this act that you do not hear much about. I have almost every CD of theirs and I like them all. | |
| Does anyone like country Older country acts like Johnny Cash, Buck Owens, Porter Wagoner, Jim Reeves, Chet Atkins, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. I like lots of other country acts including some newer acts when I hear them. Yes I am even a Scotty McCreary fan. | |
| Am I totally nuts or just a bit off? Good mono recordings can be a very special audio treat. | |
| Why does most new music suck? Basie last recording from the 80's "Fancy Pants" is reference material in regards to sound quality + good performance as well.Many newer albums by newer groups are very well recorded. I find few CDs that I want to like but cannot because of poor s... | |
| progress? So when does the new and improved 45 rpm re-issue version of the classic Telarc 1812 recording come out? That might be the new King Kong of record tracking challenges. BEst sound ever if anything could play it without the stylus getting launched a... |