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| Some irrefutable truths about rock and roll Fred evidently has missed the recent revisionist view of Macca's solo work. Lots of young, hip indie rockers seem to cite "Ram" as their touchstone. FWIW.BTW, I liked the answer to this question that was provided some decades back by a rock critic... | |
| Richard Thompson recommendations Really depends what you're looking for.Thompson is a terrific songwriter who has two styles; character driven narratives (you might particularly seek out his more recent work - back to "Rumour and Sigh") versus personal revelation (more often with... | |
| Some irrefutable truths about rock and roll Map,No judgement of any sort was being inferred, I was merely amused by the thought of WDWDIITR as a lullaby. MartyBTW, I believe that the "it", in "do it" is usually well understood to mean "it" (yes, that "it"). | |
| Lyngdorf RP-1 Room Correction Device, opinions pls Audyssey also makes a room EQ unit that's "plug n play". The Lyngdorf attempts to "remove the room" and leave the sound of the speaker unchanged. The Audyssey shoots for correct total response, it EQs room and speaker to flat. The Audyssey is very... | |
| Recommendation for a New HT AVR? The $1K Integra AVR is a very nice piece. I'm not really picky about the movie room (my wife's domain) but I recently installed this unit and can report that -IMHO- Audyssey EQ alone justifies the price tag. As always, YMMV.Marty | |
| Some irrefutable truths about rock and roll OTOH, "Why Don't We Do It In The Road" is only marginally better for the little ones. | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? No argument re: MBL and value or lack thereof (vs. Ohm). My 100s are also far more neutral tonally than MBL 101s, the $58,200 MBL price premium notwithstanding.Marty | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? IME, the Ohm 100s are a bit more neutral than the Vandy 2 series, which -IMHO- has slighly elevated upper bass and slightly rolled presence/treble. Each of those two qualities is subtle, but taken together the combo of these two characteristics ma... | |
| Best John Mayer Album I just got the Live DVD and I'm more impressed than excited. He can definitely play, but he doesn't have a lot to "say". He works a lot of ground that 's already been covered, and covered with more creativity. If he ever finds an original voice, h... | |
| your reference dvd Lindsey Buckingham Live at Bass Hall on DVDJames Bond in Goldeneye has a great opening scene if you have a very large screen. | |
| Integrating subs into 2-channel and home theatre The Velodyne SMS-1 sub controller combines room analysis, PEq room correction w/video readout, and an active x-over. It also allows multiple EQ curves (for movies vs music, for example). I believe that it's easily the best $500 I've ever spent on ... | |
| Speaker Technology over the last 10 years Back to the original question:For better or worse, there's been one giant change:Digital/x-overs and (sometimes) room correction.All of the DEQX enabled room corrected stuff (Salk, Selah, etc.) and the non-room corrected DEQX (Salagar, NHT Xd -alr... | |
| Best tubed pre-amp w/phono stage for ss amps? The Aesthetix Janus is a great piece that would meet your needs. I use a Rhea (Aesthetix phono stage) with ARC and Joule line stages, but I've heard the Janus (full function pre) extensively. It's worth checking out.BTW, if you're looking for a us... | |
| The Next Level Mattzack,Since Bill had a wine suggestion (Burgundy vs. Bordeaux, not bad advice with your beef - and, BTW, it needn't be La Tache), and Schipo handled the protein (No bacon...No bacon? What's life without Bacon?!), I'll handle the veggies. Aspara... | |
| great sounding cds to audition new speakers I like many of the records mentioned here for auditioning, particularly:Shelby LynneRoots & GroovesCooder/BhattTracy ChapmanTrinity SessionsI'd add 5 more to consider:Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderly (vocals/sax)Duke Ellington's Far East ... |