mcrosier

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Ottawa, Ontario
I'm in the middle of building a listening room in the basement so for my turn to host, I decided to invite the club out to a live show. We went to "Le Petit Chicago", to watch sax player, Petr Cancura. I think Petr has been getting used to living ... 
How's your music library?
I have trimmed down my collection considerably and now sit at about 500 LP's and 2000 CD's, of which about 15 are SACD's. I keep them in Classical, Jazz, Blues, World, Country and Pop categories. And keep track of them with an antiquated data base... 
Bob Dylan's Modern Times, a new Masterpiece?
DreadheadI agree with you. That "Modern Times" works the same area as Leon Redbone's career. If I remember correctly Bob said at one time that if he ever started a record label he would sign, Redbone as his first artist. Bob did found a label and ... 
Bob Dylan's Modern Times, a new Masterpiece?
I'm a huge Dylan fan, and I like to see that people still consider his new work worth listening to, but I can't see how you can call "Modern Times", anything more than a three star disc. And that is probably being overly generous. It sounds ok, bu... 
Best Live Shows 2006 ?
Hello,I really enjoyed Matt Haimovitz performing at the Black Sheep Inn with the world group Constantinope and with U-Cello (4-cellos). Great night of fabulous music. Started with a talk from Haimovitz about the night's music being inspired by Bar... 
Canadian Musicians
Hello,I am a Canadian, and proud of it. Glad to see people enjoy music from here. You may like these artistsRoots:Jim BrysonOld ReliableAgnostic Mountain Gospel ChoirElizabeth Anka VajagicRock/Pop:Sadies (hard to classify, but great)Broken Social ... 
Gallo Reference 3 stand bracket question
Davethanks I'll try them out!matthew 
Gallo Reference 3 stand bracket question
DaveWhat is the adaptor called? thanksmatthew 
Gallo Reference 3 stand bracket question
DaveThanks for the tip on finding the photos. Wow! Looks nice and obviously pretty stable. Too bad I live so far away from you (Ontario, Canada). I bet it would be great to listen in person. Anyways, I'm going to try the BDR cones you suggested. A... 
Gallo Reference 3 stand bracket question
DaveThanks, I think I will try the cones.Do you have any photos of your stands?matthew 
Gallo Reference 3 stand bracket question
DaveI like your idea of making stands. And I am interested in the BDR cones to replace the stock feet. Which cones did you use?thanksmatthew 
Ottawa, Ontario
On Saturday June 17th it was my turn to host and I made it a World Cup Affair. With music by composers and/or artists from the nations represented at the 06 Cup in Germany. There wasn't enough time to cover all 32 nations but I got somethin on fro... 
Anyone else seeing Anomalies w. Rega Apollo?
Hello,I've had mine for a couple of months. Works perfectly. Great sounding player. It takes a moment to be ready to play, but I can wait a moment no problem.matthew 
Tube amp recommendation for Gallo Reference 3's
I use a Cary SLI 80 and I love it. I also have the Gallo SA. Together I feel they have enough juice to let the Gallo's open up. With great imaging and tight bass. matthew 
Ottawa, Ontario
Another excellent evening at Konrad's place. Despite his ungodly work hours, he treated us to great music and hospitality. The Earl Klugh was particularly exceptional.looking forward to the next session.matthew