martykl
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| What is your favorite 1 hit wonder from the 70's? I'm not sure, but I didn't see anyone mention:"Hooked on a Feeling" by Blue Swede. (Ooga Chaga) | |
| $15,000 Speaker Does Not List Freq Response Specs Before reading this thread, I hadn't really considered that this speaker didn't lend itself to anechoic measurement and I might have been critical of Carver. However, the posts here have built a solid case that that's not true.Maybe Carver could i... | |
| "All Things Must Pass"-Tower Records Documentary I forgot about the in-store performances. I remember once seeing Marshall Crenshaw play a short set at my Tower location. That was very cool in every way. | |
| "All Things Must Pass"-Tower Records Documentary I lived on Broadway and 8th Street for 15 years and visits to that Tower Records store, as well as the used Record/CD shops on St Mark's Place, were essential parts of my week. Every week. Most days, in fact. It's a little sad that that ritual is ... | |
| Anybody into 80s big music? Have a nice day, Andrew. | |
| Anybody into 80s big music? My choice here is World Party. Karl Wallinger left The Waterboys in the mid-'80s and went bigger in almost every meaningful way. Mike Scott is IMO the more original and personal songwriter, but Wallinger is just a master re-cycler. He steals (pret... | |
| What is your favorite 1 hit wonder from the 70's? Not sure if it's already been mentioned, but I just heard:"(Whoa,oh,oh...It's) Magic" by Pilot on XM radio, identified as 1975.A natural for this list. | |
| Essence Electrostatic Speakers...A Bold Statement Without comment on whether Essence sells wonderful or terrible (or anything in between) gear, I can say that the linked article is pretty close to outright ridiculous. What is their point? Well, per their own text:"The real question comes down to ... | |
| Songs that trigger you to switch the station or... Some funny responses here. I have many choices, but a bad college memory leads the way. In my freshman year, one guy on my floor blasted the Styx (IIRC) song "Lady" every time he managed to coax a girl back to his room. Unfortunately, the guy evid... | |
| Overshadowed by bandmates Good to see all the Mick Taylor love here, he definitely fits this thread, IMO. However, Ronnie Wood is a terrific player, too and - in some ways - may be a better fit for the Stones, IMO. He's got a kind of rambling, stumbling looseness to his so... | |
| Overshadowed by bandmates Bdp,I agree that the Little Village album was disappointing on first listen - largely because I had such high expectations. As noted, I'm a big fan of Nick Lowe. Beyond that, I really like Ry Coder and was in the middle of a very intense John Hiat... | |
| Overshadowed by bandmates Plus one for Chris Hillman. Also really love the Souther, Hillman, Furay band. Kinda like Little Village, a supergroup that never gained traction despite great talent and a really good (better than that in the case of SHF, IMO) album. | |
| Best loudspeaker with coincident/coaxial driver One more idea to consider. Coaxial drivers or single drivers are one way to skin this cat. However, certain multi-driver speakers have either no electrical x-over network or a minimalist x-over. To my ear, this may be more critical to coherence th... | |
| Million Dollar Speakers? Opulent!Hey, if it floats your boat, you've taken care of the mortgage, and you've tithed your 10%, I say "Go for it!" | |
| Any thoughts on passive v. active speakers? There should be no doubt that active systems allow lower levels of IM distortion. It is also fair to say "So what?"....if you believe that IM distortion isn't particularly important. The advantage is still real, tho it will - like most things audi... |