martykl
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| Heads Up for EELS fans Roscoe,The show should be interesting and I'll be looking to see them here in LA, too. FYI: I've seen the band play twice and the two shows were kind of night and day. I saw a great EELS show when they first toured (behind "Beautiful Freak", IIRC)... | |
| so many speakers Another myth shattered on Audiogon....Wolf's purportedly unharshable mellow is harshable, after all :-( | |
| Verity Audio speakers I've owned P/Es for over 10 years. A few observations, FWIW:IMHO, this is a very fine speaker, but there is a noticeable hump in the octave below 100hz (exactly where is room dependent) and gently falling FR thru the mids and treble region - with ... | |
| what would you do? I'm curious as to what Kevin said when you brought this to his attention. I've been a customer for many years and have had 100% positive experience with him, so I'd be more than a bit surprised if he hasn't been responsive to you. Did he have an e... | |
| Are there any audiophile quality streaming options FYI - iPhone 5/BMW typesToday I learned that the BMW cradle for the iPhone 5 won't be available 'til early next year so you won't be able to get MOG thru your screen+controller until then. In the meantime, I plan on piling up a sh*tload of music s... | |
| Are there any audiophile quality streaming options Just signed on for MOG primo. Thanks to all for the great info here - I'm looking forward to using the service | |
| Is it really possible to compare A/B speakers?? My own take is that you must qualify any judgement on the relative merits of two loudspeakers with "in that room" (first and foremost) and (to a lesser extent) "in that system". Per Al, the latter can largely be controlled for, but often it is not... | |
| Top or best amps for merlin vsm In a small room, you don't need a ton of power to get VSMs to really sing. Unless you like to listen LOUD!, in which case the VSMs might not be the best choice, anyway.Assuming that you're not headbanging, I'd note my experience, FWIW.I've used a ... | |
| Best Artists/Tracks at Chord Changing I agree that Petty plays a pretty straightforward rhythm guitar. IIRC, Petty often plays a major chord thru a measure and susses either the second, the fourth or both of those beats - very simple but very catchy. It's not difficult or unique, but ... | |
| Best Sonny Landreth music Sonny is a monster and one of my favorite players. He has ridiculous skills, although his honking, somewhat nasal lead tone can make extended sessions kinda taxing. Madhf picked two of my top choices among his solo CDs, along with Grant Street and... | |
| Best Artists/Tracks at Chord Changing Petty often favors those ringing open major key chords. There are lots of others who bark up that tree, but rather than listing them here (one LONG list), I'd suggest that you might check out Pandora. Create a "Tom Petty" channel and Pandora will ... | |
| Upgrade speakers from Sonatina IIIs under $5K? I own the original Sonatina (Avalon style cabinet) and have auditioned the Gallo Ref 3.x (earlier gen, not sure exactly which) pretty extensively. These are not the specific models that you're inquiring about, but earlier versions of each. With th... | |
| Green and Clapton BTW,The Green-Clapton dynamic is really fascinating. Both were from the same area, both did their time with the Bluesbreakers, both had enormous influence on modern lead tone, both had debilitating drug problems, and both returned to the blues aft... | |
| Green and Clapton Possibly an urban legend:I heard decades ago that Peter Green reportedly sat in (uncredited) when Mayall's Bluesbreakers recorded "Rambling On My Mind" which features Clapton on guitar and vocals. Marty | |
| Ohm Walsh 2000s vs Vandersteen 2Ces I own Ohm 100s and have spent a lot of time with Vandy 2s of various generations (tho, admittedly, less time of late). Therefore, I can't speak to the specific models you inquired about, but I can offer two observations that IME apply to the "hous... |