martykl
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| Best Rock Albums of 2012 Jack White - BlunderbussZZ Top - La FuturaLindsey Buckingham - One Man Show (Live)are the 3 that are still in heavy rotation for me. | |
| Who is Harry Nillson You might check out "The Point" an animated film built on a Nillson concept album of the same name. I haven't seen it in decades, and I have no ideas whether it's still available, but I seem to recall admiring the music and the creativity of the f... | |
| Why no as many post about music vs equipment...... It's called "Audiogon", not "Musicgon".Off hand (and I got zero data for this one), I'd guess that music is discussed as often/more often here than audio gear is discussed on most music forums. There's a fair bit of music discussed tangentially in... | |
| Is there an amp that does 2-channel and all this? Michael,I know the feeling.I was unable to audition the HK 990 at the time of purchase ((app 2 years ago) so I replaced my server->dac->pre-> active x-over-> DRC unit ->subwoofer + power amp with a 2 box solution. Server straight in... | |
| "NEWEST'" Favorite album Exocet, if you don't already have it, you might want to chase down "Two Letter Words". It's less well known than some other RT live recordings because it was (IIRC) originally exclusively available thru his website. I've got lots of RT's live albu... | |
| Great albums that don't make audiophile lists Allen Toussaint "The Bright Mississippi".Absolutely first rate for both music and sound in my book. | |
| Mumford Sons I had the same reaction as Jax - my first take was that it sounded like a rehash of Sigh. I guess I gotta go back and give it another shot. | |
| Opposite of Thiel Verity speakers are another small floorstander that leans more toward "musicality" than ruthless accuracy.Marty | |
| Preamp recommendations requested If your system is vinyl only, you might consider the Aesthetix Io. It's basically a high output phono amp with an attenuator so that it can be run directly into a power amp. I can't speak specifically to mating it with your amp, but I have heard i... | |
| Thiel Acquired by Private Equity Firm The article doesn't state it, but (I assume it's the same guy) Bill Thomas (new CEO) is a partner at GKB Capital in Kansas City. AFAIK, they're more an agency/advisory shop than a principal, so the deal is a little unusual. It also makes it hard t... | |
| Monitor speakers that disappear:best image/staging The original ProAc Tablettes produced the most clearly localized (in space, not at the cabinet) pinpoint imaging that I can ever recall hearing. They have other qualities that I'm not so crazy about, but the imaging is pretty remarkable.Marty | |
| Perfect Debute Albums Ghost,Glad you like some of the stuff that moves me. Always cool to find a kindred musical soul.It's strange, but I still remember exactly how I found the E solo records (and the trail that followed):In the late 80s/early 90's, I lived at 8th and ... | |
| Perfect Debute Albums Just a few more: Joe Jackson - Look SharpElvis Costello - My Aim is TrueBruce Springsteen - Greetings From Asbury ParkMarshall Crenshaw - Self Titledand some more post band/solo debuts of note:Paul Simon - Self Titled (He recorded a different debu... | |
| Adding Tone Controls? Bama,This is what happens when you place music before equipment. Shame on you!BTW, I can deeply relate. I rank Todd Rundgren as my favorite songwriter of the r'n'r era and his records are usually borderline unlistenable. I'd agree that digital EQ ... | |
| Heads Up for EELS fans Ray,If you dig Blinking Lights, at least get hold of Daisies of the Galaxy. Both show off Mark Everett's melodic gifts, front and center. From there, their music gets more stylized (in many different directions, depending upon the particular album... |