martykl
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| who has the best recommended product reviews I'll second Kal who contributes here regularly. He's focused on multi-channel equipment and I find his Stereophile column informative and usually consistent with my own impressions. Reviews of straight up 2 channel gear rarely resonate with me the... | |
| Need recommendations.. Solo acoustic guitar CDs Lots of good calls already, but I'll throw two new names into the ring:Bert Jansch and John RenbournThey played a couple of acoustic guitars together as Bert and John, each had a long solo career, and, together they formed the heart of Pentangle (... | |
| Sound format question.... My understanding is that all streaming music services will offer tracks that are streamed at various bit rates, depending on the source files available to them. As Kal noted, Pandora (and IIRC Spotify) are capped at a pretty low rate. OTOH, Beats ... | |
| the importance of music in film One of my closest friends, Rob Guillory, does amazing soundtracks. His most recent, Long Distance Revolutionary, is a really adventurous exercise in avant-garde guitar composition. Unfortunately, the movie is hard to watch and many may find it off... | |
| Alt Country/Folk, American roots I just saw this thread pop back up and noticed that an essential name is missing. The Reivers (4 albums from early 80s to early 90s) were pioneers of the form. John Croslin was a groundbreaker IMO and the band really helped shape all of the Americ... | |
| help me build a cheap second system I'd be very tempted to do something along the following lines:Magnepan MMG at $600/prSVS Dual 12" sealed subwoofers at $1000/prOnkyo PRSC 5509 (recently discontinued, but still available new in box) pre-pro at +/- $2000That's half your budget. Jus... | |
| 5 Favorite Concerts I'll stick with Rock n Roll shows to keep it manageable. There are lots of big name events that are memorable for the hype, but sticking to the actual concert experience, here are five favorites that quickly come to mind:Nov, 1971 Genesis at the B... | |
| Opinions on Lipinski speakers I heard both the 707 and the smaller model several years back at a pro audio dealer. Both models were set up as board monitors and sounded as good in that application as anything I've ever heard. I believe that they were designed for that type of ... | |
| Stepping up to the next level ? HT and Music Lambeau,Sounds like you've got your head around the issues and are going to switch out the pre-pro. It's cool that you willing to commit to a more difficult road that offers a potentially higher upside. Please keep folks here posted on your progre... | |
| Agree or disagree with the following statement. Ironic that the Tice Clock came up in this thread. I've never heard one but would have expressed an opinion on the product if asked. It's a product that begs to be summarily dismissed and that's what I'd have done instinctively. I bet a lot of oth... | |
| Stepping up to the next level ? HT and Music I use subs in my main 2 channel system, too. My suggestion would be to exercise great care before replacing the Onkyo (or at least replacing it with a unit that does not share the Audyssey software).It's entirely possible that other software has a... | |
| If you could bring back one great artist that has Jimi and Duke Ellington were the first two names to spring to mind, but I think I agree with the choice of Beethoven. His very late works were getting kind of strange (some critics I've seen have attributed some of that to possible hearing loss) i... | |
| What tracks really make your system shine? The usual suspects usually do the trick, but here are two interesting outliers:One is the title track from Alejandro Escovedo's "With These Hands". IMO Escovedo is absolutely brilliant, but the SQ on his records is usually mediocre. "Hands" is typ... | |
| Agree or disagree with the following statement. At some point, measurements will be telling, but usually I thinks it's a mistake to judge a product solely on its specs. It's usually a good idea to listen before reaching a conclusion.In fact, I'd go a step further and say that - Even if you HAVE... | |
| Sub suggestions Matt,To clarify:Bob's quote - (and your reprint of it) - states that the signal reaching the DRIVER in the sub in not the same as the signal reaching the drivers in your main speakers. Assuming that you are using a powered sub, he is correct. The ... |