martykl
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| Sneaky Pete Is Gone - R.I.P. Jaybo,Fantastic guitar is...well, fantastic, but Pete was a) a pretty fair player himself and b) awfully influential in the manner noted by Musicbuff. I'm not sure comparisons here are apples to apples as Rhodes seemed to be an historical touchsto... | |
| amps for Merlin VSM-MXE As I've noted on a few other threads - I really like the VSM SE with Cary 300B monos. You can't get really high spls in a medium/large room and deepest bass may be MIA... but the combo is magic dynamically and timbrally. Vocal reproduction is star... | |
| Why organ music It's kind of strange to say - because I think I know what you mean and I agree with you to an extent -but I've found that organ music reveals the weakness in lp more than other genres. Sustained notes in the deep bass are the easiest way for me to... | |
| Matching Merlin VSM's with a Cary SLI-80 I used VSM SEs plus BAM with the 10ish watt Cary 300B monos in a medium sized room with GREAT success, subject to ultimate spl limitations. This combo produced the best vocal representation I've heard. Can't speak to the SLI though.MartyPS I under... | |
| Best Acoustic Guitar Players Of All Time? DjangoRichard ThompsonJerry DouglassA sleeper - Marshall Crenshaw; maybe not in quite the same league as some listed here, but continues to hone his technique over time. If you can find his acoustic greatest hits, you'll hear him show off a bit.Marty | |
| Acoustic Zen Adagio, How Good Are They? Keith,Last I looked, both Upscale and Katli had the Adagios for audition. If you decide that you're gonna schlep an hour east of LA to listen at Upscale, you might as well hit Katli on the way back (or vice versa) as these dealers are almost due n... | |
| Pappa John,Frank,Fred,and Jack Assunto.50s music If this is the New Orleans based Dukes of Dixieland, by the late '80s they were playing Dixieland, not rock. I used to be a banker to the independent power production industry which held its annual convention in New Orleans. Every year, our bank, ... | |
| Best Genesis Album - your opinions please. This thread brings sure back some memories. I was in high school in Northern New Jersey and had just discovered the band. Fanatacism that is only possible among the high school aged ensued. The first (of many, many) time I saw Genesis was in the g... | |
| "new country" music recomendations please Both Delevantes cds "Postcards From Along the Way" and "Round About That Time" may now be out of print, but are definitely worth seeking out. In a more traditional vein, you might enjoy Alison Krauss & Union Station which features AK's great v... | |
| Anyone owns the mbl 116? I demo'd the 116 in a room a little larger than yours with MBL electronics and an esoteric cd player (sorry all model #'s forgotten) at Katli Audio in SoCal. I also heard the MBL 101 at the LA Audio show. I'm pretty sure the 101 will not work in y... | |
| Best "Rock/Pop" Debut Album? Warren,I distinctly remember hearing Disreali Gears on the 8-track player in my older brother's car on summer camp visiting day in the summer of 1967 or 1968. From that moment until reading your post, I always thought it was their debut album. Liv... | |
| Best "Rock/Pop" Debut Album? Most of the cream has already risen, but I'd addCream-Disraeli GearsMarshall Crenshaw - Eponymously titled debutJoe Jackson - Look SharpRockpile - Seconds of PleasurePolyrock - Polyrock (This was Phillip Glass's rock vehicle)E - A Man Called ELos ... | |
| Optimism in Music. "Love is the Answer" Todd Rundgren"No More Casual Sex" Kid Creole"Merry Christmas From The Family" R.E. Keene"Truly, Madly, Deeply" Marshall Crenshaw"The Christians and The Pagans" Dar Williams"Don't Tell The World" Kyle Davisand many,many more.Fu... | |
| Front vs. Rear Port Hope I'm not hijacking here, but a related question on downward firing ports and woofers:Does a downward firing woofer and port (i.e. all meaningful output below, say 100hz or 150hz) greatly reduce or eliminate the so called "Allison Effect" and m... | |
| Any comments on the MBL 121 Compacts For me, the problem with the MBL 121 is the MBL 116. If you are going to add the MBL sub to the 121 (I would), the cost approaches the 116. Even though the 116 doesn't match the bass extension of the 121+sub, I prefer it overall.In turn, the probl... |