mcondo

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Best Sound Track Ever Vote for One
Hell or High Water - great outlaw country.   
Blind Test: mp3 vs. 24bit
I find these A/B tests futile. The real test, at least for me, is to listen to a familiar song/album at the higher resolution, then the same at the mp3 (or whatever). Your ears will tell you which is the lesser quality - the song won't sound "righ... 
Best unplugged live
+1 on Stripped. Start with Not fade away and come around back to SFM and Like a Rolling Stone. Much better mix that way imho.    
Nominees For Worst Recording Of All Time
Anything by Arcade Fire. Great live, records absolutely suck.  
Who uses ADS Speakers
Still have my 710's purchased early 80's new. Sound fine for a second system primarily used for TV/movie sound.   
Streaming - Total fail (rant)
Much love for Sonus, I'll check it out - thanks to all.  
Recent upgrade to my hearing with truly amazing results.
gdaddy1, could you clarify how you tune the EQ? My iPhone can adjust EQ, but you seem to imply you can do it in the app. I tried the app (got results I expected - big loss over 2khz). but I did not see a way to adjust boost, etc on the app itself.  
Any good experience in discovering new music via TV or movie recently ?
Music in the Netflix Queen's Gambit is quite good. I made a playlist of most of the songs.  
Floor Speakers Speakers for Movies / TV
Keep the 710's! Especially if only for movies/tv. See if you can move them around a bit to reduce bass. I use 710's in my TV room, they work well for my purposes. YMMV. 
What is a good base for speakers
Nonoise - those stands from DeerCreek are almost exactly what I purchased with my ADS L710’s over 40 years ago! Prices have really got crazy for simple steel stands. Still debating my approach to some stability for the 710’s. Bryhifi - do you worr... 
ADS L710 speaker spring connector repair experts
They might if I could figure out how to remove the old ones!  
ADS L710 speaker spring connector repair experts
Definitely have 710's, but I believe they are an early version. There is no fuse holder or 4 screw "plate" to remove. Further research indicates the connectors are attached to the crossover mechanism, which maybe imbedded in the cabinetry vs. scre... 
The Weekend
RE: the Weeknd, I had no idea what the songs or lyrics were at halftime but yesterday my 4 year old grandson asked Siri to play Weeknd, and my daughter really likes him. It's a generational thing - us oldsters just aren't tuned into todays music. ... 
What is a good base for speakers
Funny russ69..  btw - re: the 3 point solution I have run YBA gear for a long time and they have 3 point feet. How could I have forgotten that! 
Killer used integrated for
Thanks, time for some break in. Search for some ProAc D-2's or Tablette 10 continues.