mitch4t
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| Johnny B. Goode Xiekitchen, the version on 'Mama Africa' is 7 min long. The version on his greatest hits compilation has the 4 min version, which is probably the same as the '45 you are speaking of....the bass is boiling. | |
| Passing of James Bongiorno .As a college kid in the 70's, I used to dream of one day owning a set of Bongiorno designed SAE badass stereo equipment.. | |
| shipping boxes for heavy electronics .Buy the box from Parasound. Whatever they charge will be worth it.Liz's instructions are spot-on. Follow her instructions and you'll have a bomb-proof box. I've done it the same way dozens of times and I've never had an issue or a damaged item.Pr... | |
| Poor sound from rental Blu-Ray discs .I do not buy blu-ray or dvd discs, I rent exclusively. Once I've seen a movie, I have no desire to see it again, so purchasing movies don't make sense for me.I rent blu-ray from Netflx and Redbox and I've never had a problem with sound from any o... | |
| Cost of Keeping Components on All the Time? .The first electric bill after I got my Pass Labs X-600 monoblocs (4 monoblocs)that were left on 24-7 nearly gave me a coronary. Now I only turn them on when I play the system. No 30 minute warmup and I turn them off after every listening session.... | |
| help on picking new old processor please... .Sunfire Theater Grand II and up are excellent processors.. | |
| Anyone Using Bose 901 speakers In A Home Theater? .Sthomas12321, what model Klipsch would you suggest?. | |
| Why will 4k/8k matter? .4k projectors start at $24k, and that is at the extreme rock-bottom low end. Waaay too rich for my blood. I too can't wait until prices come down to consumer level. I have a 220 inch diagonal screen, a 4k projector would be a quantum leap in pict... | |
| How Much Are You Missing From 20khz to 45khz? .Kr4, do you think there's any value or advantage for a speaker to be able go above 20khz?. | |
| How Much Are You Missing From 20khz to 45khz? .X. Significance of the results Given the existence of musical-instrument energy above 20 kilohertz, it is natural to ask whether the energy matters to human perception or music recording. The common view is that energy above 20 kHz does not matte... | |
| Where to invest .Edorr...I'll have to agree with you. It pays mental and emotional dividends so well that some of us 'reinvest' every five years or so.. | |
| Where to invest .You're spending the money...not investing it. Any money spent in audio is gone forever. It may be money well spent, but never an investmaent. Every 20 years or so a product comes along that will sell for more that its purchase price...in 20 years... | |
| Regional Climate Effect On Speakers .Marakanetz, I was thinking the same thing.. | |
| AR's new DAC digital media bridge .At $15k it would be a shame to waste the preamp section in this unit to use it only as a DAC if you already have an excellent preamp and you need to play vinyl too.But, if you are an all-digital media person, this would be a fantastic unit to hav... | |
| Replacement for Squeezebox Touch? .Seems like someone figured the real value of the SBT. They are listed for sale on Amazon and Ebay from $500 to $1,000. If I didn't already have one, I'd readily pay those asking prices. It is worth every penny.. |