mcondo
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| So disappointed in today's Americana I guess my fix is not to listen to heavily compressed recordings in my main system. BTW - watched Brandi Carlile on the 2018 Americana awards show last night. Nice performance that sounded good on my upstairs A/V system. The rest of the show was a... | |
| Ever tossed a record aside as poorly engineered and produced only to think otherwise later Two come to mind. First, Madman Across the Water (SACD). Sounded very muddy when I first got it, but an upgrade to my spinner changed my mind quickly (Marantz SA 11s2). Second is still a mystery - the Stones "Stripped" cd. No change in equipment b... | |
| So disappointed in today's Americana The 2018 awards show is streaming now at the PBS website. Not sure if it will be broadcast over the air on my PBS station - WTTW. | |
| So disappointed in today's Americana Kinda come full circle on my original post. Brandi won. | |
| Home owner's insurance question Jumping back in here. Policy limits will certainly play a role, as will the cause of loss (peril). If you have a renters policy your limit may be too low for a high end system. Raise the limit if this is the case. If you own, typically your conten... | |
| So disappointed in today's Americana Love Sarah, haven't listened to her in a while. Will pick up Undercurrent from the library for a listen. | |
| So disappointed in today's Americana One of the more unusual "Americana genre" performances was Robert Plant's Band of Joy performance at the 2010 Americana awards. I think having recorded with Alison Krauss and with Patti Griffin in the band gave them some Americana cred - but it wa... | |
| So disappointed in today's Americana PS - check out the 500+ comments. | |
| So disappointed in today's Americana Here's a current article in the NYT's about the loudness wars. It even has charts, including Brandi Carlile's grammy nominated song I was bitching about.https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/07/opinion/what-these-grammy-songs-tell-us-about-the-loudness-... | |
| Home owner's insurance question Ex claims guy here. you are typically covered for replacement cost - insurance carriers will work with vendors to buy the equipment for you. They will get a better price than you and I. If you don't replace you will get actual cash value vs. repla... | |
| So disappointed in today's Americana N80 - you have expanded on my original post re: compression on today's Americana. I have listened to several of the cd's on your list and concur - why trash your sound and smash your musical arrangements. Doesn't make sense for an artist that is n... | |
| So disappointed in today's Americana I think if you stay in the Blues, Roots, Americana or Folk categories there are usually quality artists I haven't heard - hence off to the library to check them out. | |
| Prince - Piano and Microphone No. But I have older ears and if high enough frequency I might not hear it. | |
| Marantz sa11 S2 - upgrade to outboard DAC? What don't you like about the Sa 11- S2? Fairly well respected unit that plays cd's & SACD's very nicely. | |
| So disappointed in today's Americana Very familiar with The Band. I have the Rock of Ages live MoFi SACD. Happy New Year! |