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| 'they blew'em off the stage' Philo,I'm glad that you have fond memories of the show. I remember 3 unpleasant things (in addition to the flying bottles!) abou that concert:1 - The band seemed pissed off from the start - I assumed they didn't like the glass assault on Toots.2 -... | |
| 'they blew'em off the stage' On the odd combo sideToots & The Maytalls opened for The Who on the Quadraphrenia tour. This may have worked in England, but at that time the crowd in Detroit (Pontiac, actually) wasn't very receptive. They literally booed Toots off the stage.... | |
| While listening to my system my Rhea blew up Aesthetix can be tough to get hold of -last I looked they didn't have their own web site - but don't be alarmed. You may need to go through the distributor, but in the end Jiim is a great customer service guy. Based on my experience with him (bad ... | |
| Who does not like the Lyra Dorian? A brand new Dorian shouldn't be excessively bright. Right out of the box mine sounded very nice (on an RB300/Acoustic Solid Wood). By way of comparison, I also have an Oracle V/Graham 2.2 w/Nightingale running into the same phono stage and system.... | |
| 'they blew'em off the stage' At a multi-performer benefit for Bill Bradley's first run for office, Paul Simon was supposed to open and close the show, with several acrs in between his two sets. Patti Smith was next to last on the schedule and was so overwhelming that Simon di... | |
| Vpi ScoutMaster vs Acoustic Signature Final Tool I briefly compared the VPI to the AS Wood (large platter version) app 2 years ago. This is the more expensive wood bodied AS, but it's still cheaper than the Final Tool. Both the VPI and AS were clearly very good 'tables and the demos were in diff... | |
| The Tubes Ghost Rider,Are you sure PP died? I saw the smokin' band Todd R put together for last fall's mini tour with Jesse Gress, PP and Kasim Sultan. The set was Nazz like blues/rock and PP was all over it. I'd have thought his death would have been prett... | |
| What's a good beginner turntable at $2500+- range? Mike,I recommended the Acoustic Solid as it really does represent unusual mechanical integrity (key for a mass loaded 'table) at it's price point. I'll stand by that statement, but the Tere/Galibier suggestion is worth taking. The Colorado cottage... | |
| The Tubes "What Do You Want From Live" offers a good feel for what they were all about... which is a rock based comic musical theater of sorts. Often very funny and still rockin'. Think Meat Loaf meets Weny O Williams for an evening of pot and beer.BTW, the... | |
| amps for Merlin VSM-MXE Pedrillo,The Prima Luna Prologue amps allow tube rolling (kt88, kt66, el34, 6550, etc) which may prove very useful to you as you explore the "tube sound" through Merlins. The speaker is amazingly revealing and will change character with each roll ... | |
| Curse you Dynaflex Great record, though. | |
| Longest continuous playing songs Utopia's "Singring & The Glass Guitar/Utopia Theme" medley runs longer than a half hour on one of their live albums (can't recall which off hand). The perfect pop songwriter (Todd Rundgren) shows off some virtuoso guitar in a full blown prog-r... | |
| Benchmark VS older ultrahigh end dac's in these... The divergence of opinion here doesn't surprise me. The Benchmark has a sepcific signature that will polarize opinions. Some will say "transparent" others "clinical". This reminds me of the divide on Quad ESLs and (particularly older) Merlin VSMs.... | |
| odyssey stratos The Stratos is a slightly dark sounding ss amp (my general preference) which will provide lots of current and bass impact. I haven't heard them with ML Sequels, but I have heard both the amp and speaker separately and this would - in theory - seem... | |
| Frank Sinatra CD's with Great Sound? Live At The Sands |