martykl
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| Same song different artist. Which ones do you love? LP The first one that always comes to mind:"Knockin' on Heaven's Door" by Dylan and the cover by Warren Zevon (done as he knew he was losing his battle with cancer). The latter is almost painfully poignant.I also have a weak spot for "Oops, I Did it... | |
| New in 2017 I lived on 8th St between Broadway and Mercer. The Bottom Line was at 4th and Mercer. They usually has two shows a night, the latter was doors open at ten, music at +/-10:30. I was single and working in investment banking at the time and my work d... | |
| New in 2017 BDP,Actually,. I agree with you across the board - Bring the Family, Stolen Moments, and Slow Turning was an astounding triple header from Hiatt. PPG wasn't quite in the same league. However....That PPG tour was just a startling live show. Sti... | |
| New in 2017 Bdp,IIRC, Sheryl Crow opened for John Hiatt on the Pefectly Good Guitar tour. I saw the show at Irving Plaza in NYC. I, too, hadn’t heard of Crow and, when she took the stage, I laughed at this little lady who was barely visible behind a big dread... | |
| New in 2017 A new one from Fleetwood Mac is scheduled for this year. First Mac studio album with Buckingham, Nicks, and Christine McVie since Tango In The Night (1987). | |
| (Fun music) Walking on Sunshine (Katrina and the Waves) is the first song that comes to mind. | |
| Vandersteen I understand the OP’s point - but I’d say it’s really only valid in the context of overall high end speaker designs.The Vandy 2 and 3 series are not goosed through the presence region and can sound less dynamic to those used to the many, many high... | |
| Will a new sub sound better than my Velodyne F1200? If you've got the SMS-1 dialed in properly, something may be wrong with your sub. I used the SMS with both small Velo subs (8" SPL x2) and large Rythmik subs (F12 x2). You should get reasonable power with a single 12" servo/125 watts at the kick... | |
| Classic el34 tube amps versus current models I still have my ST 70 as well as PL 7 monos. Over the years, I've own several more modern el 34 based designs as well. The Dyna generally has a bit looser, fatter bottom end than the others. Beyond that, I'd say that characterizing sonic differe... | |
| Magneplanar Listening Comparison 1.7 vs. 3.7 Speakers Well, time for another POV.I've owned both 1.x and 3.x in the past (in both cases, it was roughly 10-15 years ago, so I don't want to swear to the specific generation). I liked both, but the threes eventually ended up in a difficult room where th... | |
| Which songs or musical standards have haunted you? A Song called "Waiting on a Train" by Bottle Rockets is worth a mention. It tells the story of a guy whose car breaks down at a railroad crossing as he reminisces about about losing his family (father to alcoholism and wife/child to divorce) while... | |
| Wilson Audio Haters Wilson was a pioneer in charging prices that obliterated previous limits and delivering speakers wrapped in (then) exotic automotive finishes. That combo struck some people as a bad thing - and likely accounts for some of the "haters". | |
| New Wilson - Wamm Master I believe that the negative reaction here to the proposed pricing increase from the last gen Wilson is overly cynical. Sure, there are only 2 new drivers (and related enclosure costs), but you overlooked a critical distinction:This one is CHRONOS... | |
| What are the smallest speakers that are clean and flat down to 20hz? How clean and at what SPL? Very few speakers of any size (that I know of) maintain clean output (call it 10% THD) at 20hz at 90 db. If you really want that kind of performance from a small speaker, you'll almost certainly need a subwoofer. Some... | |
| Starting from scratch, passion for "steals" I think the $600/pr Magnepan MMG is probably the best value (new) product out there. Add a pair of good subs (SVS or similar) at $1k and a DSpeaker sub EQ at $1k and you have a full-range, $2600 speaker that IMO competes with anything at any pri... |