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| Chicks With Guitars As far as playing and interpreting goes:Kaki's so good it's scary! She's the pick of the litter, in my book. Sharon Isbin can play a ton, but I find a lot of her stuff cold. Impressive, but just not my cup of tea. Orianthi has her moments, too.Let... | |
| Is true-biamping now cheaper and easer? If you use exclusively digital sources, I'd say that the answer to both of your questions is "yes", but not via the route you describe. Crossover units operating in the digital domain provide a bi-amping solution that is immensely effective. You c... | |
| Rest in Peace Dan Peek Good to hear. The tone over there got a bit testy for my taste. I guess that I prefer amicable relations among 'goners. (I know, another pun). | |
| Rest in Peace Dan Peek Theo,Haven't you followed the Amy Winehouse RIP thread? G-d knows (pardon the pun) what can of worms you've opened. That wretched horse in that pagan desert....MartyPS In truth, I was saddened by this news, too. America is about to start touring w... | |
| worse entertainer or performer of all time?? I once sat thru a Yoko Ono set at John Lennon's One to One charity concert at Madison Square Garden. I can still recall thinking that, when the subway screeched around a turn on my ride home after the show, it sounded more musical than Yoko.Anothe... | |
| Who is your overall favorite guitarist? Of late, Chuck Berry has been hogging the spotlight at my place. His playing just defined so much of what makes rock n roll music...well... rock n roll music. Marty | |
| Ohm Walsh 2000 vs MMG vs Vandersteen 2ce Sig? My Ohm 100s have about a full octave more bottom end than my MMGs - not so critical for me as I use subs - but a major delta between these designs. The Vandy 2s (don't own 'em, but have head 'em extensively) are similar to the Ohms in this regard,... | |
| Sonus Faber Cremona vs. Cremona M again, I know I own very old Minuettos and pretty recent Cremona Ms and have heard just about everything in between. The M series did what pretty much every post above describes - tamed the mid bass energy and boosted the presence region, bringing the SF sound ... | |
| Retro Hi End Trivia Question How about the SS Audire pre and power amps? Legato? Crescendo? Etc.Back in the day, I bought a set of the pre and power amps at Crazy Eddie - a NYC based Home Electronics discount store - which had somehow gotten the line. The designer was Julian ... | |
| Terrible/Inappopriate songs ... "Bang The Drum All Day" from Todd Rundgren's "Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect". Not necessarily an "otherwise wonderful" release, but this is a TRULY bad song on an otherwise reasonably satisfying record. | |
| Amy Winehouse.RIP For Glory's sake, I hope G-d indeed values righteousness over compassion. | |
| From Pipedream to MBL 101e, any thought? Well,I will say one thing;You wanted holographic imaging - you will get holographic imaging from the 101s. For your stated goal, I think you have made (IME, anyway) the best possible purchase.My only advice is that bigger (as in the size of your l... | |
| Must Hear Speakers in $10K range MBL 111s can sometimes be found in the $11K-$12K used. They stage/image like nothing else. To be clear, these omnis sound different (tho, not necessarily better, to every ear) than speakers with other dispersion patterns. Some folks (including me,... | |
| Shangri-Las The evolution of vocal music (doo wop) into rock is IMHO one of the most critical (and interesting) developments in the evolution of rock 'n' roll. The Beatles made it pretty clear that they viewed Brian Wilson and The Beach Boys as a kind of "gur... | |
| Anyone else really likes Shawn Lane? Vin,I watched a Shawn Lane lesson on YouTube and just laughed. Maybe in my next life....Marty |