martykl
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| What's your favorite lyric from a song? Not sure if we've seen Richard Thompson mentioned yet, but dozens of his songs could qualify. I'll go with "Walking on a Wire":I hand you my ball and chainYou just hand me that same old refrainI'm walking on a wire, I'm walking on a wireAnd I'm fa... | |
| Favorite Subwoofer A pair of Rythmik F-12s used (primarily) with Ohm 100s, but also Maggie MMGs on occasion. Room corrected and crossed digitally at my Onkyo pre-pro via Audyssey. Certainly the best subwoofer performance I've achieved. And I definitely have had seve... | |
| Your last concert was to see who and when? Not a giant Mahler fan. so I don't know the repertoire all that well, but I did see a performance of Symphony #9 many years back that was a knockout. It was memorable enough to prompt me to explore his work a bit further, but I never found much el... | |
| Why Do Musicians Still Need Record Companies? Zd,If I understand you correctly,you're suggesting that the music industry hasn't made sufficient effort to market sound quality and, if they had (successfully) educated consumers on the subject, they wouldn't be "bleeding to death" (my original p... | |
| Why Do Musicians Still Need Record Companies? Onhwy,Lower costs increase profits only if the top line can be held constant. Top line music sales are plummeting. Further, the major labels continue to face new competition that ranges from self publication to streaming subscription services. The... | |
| Why Do Musicians Still Need Record Companies? Zd,I think most data suggests that SQ is the least of the contributors to the problems killing record companies. Consumers overall don't give a sh*t. They want cheap, fast, convenient. Low quality downloads and streams are the fastest growing segm... | |
| Your last concert was to see who and when? I saw the opening night of the Fleetwood Mac tour in Minneapolis last night. Christine McVie is back and her vocals were very impressive. It's amazing that she can sing like this at age 70+. This band is always great IMO, but Christine's presence ... | |
| Eminent Technology LFT8b I spent a fair bit of time with the ET and almost pulled the trigger on a pair. I ended up with MMGs and a pair of Rythmik subs in a system using a prepro (for sophisticated subwoofer integration). I really like the ETs, but I do not for a second ... | |
| Why Do Musicians Still Need Record Companies? The OP asked about record companies, not managers or agents. The admin and financial work mentioned in several responses usually falls to a band's manager. As many have noted, it's usually a bad idea for a band to self manage. See Fleetwood Mac's ... | |
| Why Do Musicians Still Need Record Companies? Truth is, they don't. Which is why record companies are bleeding to death. But....Record companies still represent the state of the art in record promotion. They generate radio play and overall"buzz" for an emerging artist. They also export hit ar... | |
| Similar sounding bands. Agree that Television Talking Heads is odd, but for me Feelies and The Velvets also seems odd, slow tempos vs hyper fast tempos and too cool for school vs hyper nerd sensibility. Maybe later period Feelies bumps up a bit closerI'll nominate post 1... | |
| Audible Illusions Modulus 3 Audio Research SP-11 I've owned a Mod 3 and two different ARC preamps, tho neither was an SP-11. IMO, they fall at opposite ends of the spectrum. ARC gear can get a satisfying 3d presentation, but never gets tubey in a dark or romantic sounding way. Tonality stays neu... | |
| How important for surrounds to match fronts? I've done it both ways and gotten good results both ways. My listening room does double duty as a home recording studio. Since I use a pre-pro in my 2 channel rig, I'm able to quickly go surround if needed for an audio-video session. I have a smal... | |
| help with my sub and settings Pig,How are you crossing the sub? Are you using Emotiva's room EQ?These are critical issues in how a sub performs. Unlike Hew (above), I'd argue that the kick drum enhancement you're seeking is usually centered at about 55hz, so you want to cross ... | |
| I would love some suggestions on great acoustic... You can go so many different ways.Tommy Emmanuel's playing on Center Stage (a live album) may be a little flashy, but Good Lord that man can play a guitar. If you're looking for dazzling technique in a pop format, this is as good a place to start ... |