mr_hosehead
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| Where to spend some money? Speakers. Monitor 11s are quite decent, but if you want to actually hear an upgrade then that's where you can likely get your biggest bump up. Changing your electronics just will not yield as big a change nor improvement as speakers can. There are... | |
| Best "Rock/Pop" Debut Album? Great suggestions - I agree w/ most. Audiofeil, etc. lists were home runs - plus Boston, Costello, CSN, Dire Straits, Santana, Dan Fogelberg, Hornsby & the Range, Joni Mitchell, Carole King, Neil Young, etc. (although technically some were sol... | |
| 0 feedback sellers Hard call sometimes, 'cause we were all obviously at zero. I personally shy away from zero-feedback sellers for bigger-ticket items, just 'cause. I also have stuff I'll eventually sell, but won't ever consider doing that until I buy a few more thi... | |
| Best rock song of all times Layla. I know, I know - not necessarily simple, not necessarily very basic, but after those first 7 notes you are already crankin' the volume. And if you don't crank it, then you're already dead... | |
| Safe way to change cables with tube amp on... Go ahead - try it! No guts, no glory...But, before you do anything like that, make sure you have already ordered your new amp. 'Nuff said. | |
| Paradigm Studio- 40s, 60s, or 100s 100s for me. Went through most of the Studio line, wound up w/ the 100s up front (though still keep the 60s right there next to 'em to A/B every now & then), 20s in back. Just sounded better - fuller, richer, more naturally carbonated, whateve... | |
| Plastic ring over tweeter opinion Duct tape didn't help my circumcision (or my tweeter). Neither did a "Clever Little Clock" - with or without duct tape. I guess that a little time can't heal everything and maybe these cure-alls can't cure all? Darn... | |
| Guitar player? , What model do you own or play? Very, very occasional these days. They're mostly "mature" instruments: a Martin D28, Yamaha, a semi-ancient Mosrite, whatever. | |
| Owning too many speakers Hello. My name is HoseHead, and I am a serial speaker purchaser...I'm not going to dive any deeper into the gutter and totally embarrass myself by listing 'em all (and come on - how much more embarrassing can it be than to admit you're a hosehead?... | |
| Naming your child after Audio equipment? "this from a guy who likes to be known as "Mr hosehead""Never said I liked it - it's just that I yam what I yam: a hosehead. "Hi - I'm a HoseHead!" Marco, you have it soooo easy... But while we're at it, let's say "Hi" to the rest of the family. T... | |
| Naming your child after Audio equipment? There must be something in the master list that would work. Let's see....Ampzilla? Arcane? Ascend (careful w/ that spelling...)? AV123?Bag End? (sorry) Billy Bags? (sorry, again) Bottlehead? Buggtussel?Copulare? De Hifiwinkel? Dowdy Lama? Fluance?... | |
| Buyer Beware of Late Part 2 Why does it seem like so many of these are targeting B&W wants? A couple of today's "interesting" ads:"B&w NAUTilus like new10/10" $2999/obo 10/10 zero-feedback seller"B&W 802 MATRix series iii black ash speakers" $1200/obo 10/10 zero-... | |
| buyer beware of late Distortion - Glad you got 'em, but it does appear that Audiogon has only locked 5 of the 7 as of this evening. And the biggest problem is that one of those remaining 2 listed (or re-listed?) B&W speakers for $6,000 and now they're marked as "S... | |
| buyer beware of late Distortion - you caught that too? All of those speakers sold within a day of being listed, and ain't it amazin' that the deals apparently were closed w/ overnight shipping 'cause all of the feedback was also posted within a day. And I thought ther... | |
| Best Guitar CD Recording Don't know if you prefer acoustic or what, but you've already gotten some fine suggestions there. Gotta agree with practically anything Fahey, Kottke, Hedges(RIP), Cooder, some selected Bromberg (if you're OK w/ those vocals ;~), etc. Maybe check ... |