n80
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| The current best band in the world? Another stones distinction: None of them has strangled on his own vomit or died in a plane crash. Who can top that? | |
| The current best band in the world? bdp24, you have pretty tight criteria some of which might be more implicit than explicit.But if by current you mean either new music being produced or playing previous music at the highest possible level, then no, The Stones don't fit that bill.Wh... | |
| The current best band in the world? Too many obscure bands in this list. And maybe what I'm going to say should refer to the best 'group' in the world if we accept bdp24's distinction between group vs band.But the best group in the world and ever is the Rolling Stones. And no, I'm n... | |
| Cleanest CD recording to test with I agree. It is a good topic. And yes there are many variations of it going in various active threads. But that's okay.Most new music is being recorded in sloppy, low DR high loudness format so it is good to hear what is out there that is well prod... | |
| The future of new music....... I have to make a little correction here:Gary Clark, Jr.'s album Blak and Blu does have very poor DR on CD and lossless download but the DR on the vinyl is quite good.I really, really do not want to be pushed into vinyl...........If you haven't hea... | |
| Questions about my system. I have heard that they are prone to failure. I hope that mine continues to function properly as repairs+shipping (100 pounds) would be too expensive for me I'm afraid. | |
| Questions about my system. mechans, I was pretty sure my amp was SS. From what I've read in reviews etc, it sounds like the original owner knew what he was doing or was well advised regarding that matching of components and cables with this system. I guess I'm doubly fortun... | |
| Experiences moving from high-power to lower-power system I don't understand speaker specs and such but I understand the concept that some can be driven effectively with lower watts (efficient) while others take more watts (less efficient).So, does efficiency have any bearing on SQ across the board?Does ... | |
| The future of new music....... Well, I do think that audiophiles have become a rare breed indeed and have to admit that if my system had not been given to me I would not be dabbling in it now.Having been exposed to hi-fi I have now become less tolerant of low end systems and ve... | |
| The future of new music....... I've read up on the loudness wars and understand some of the premise behind it....but even that sounds a bit far fetched.But why the compression of the dynamic range? Is that solely a product of the loudness issue? I don't expect every new struggl... | |
| Questions about my system. So the warmth, etc that is supposed to be the benefit of a tube system comes from the pre-amp through the amp? | |
| Experiences moving from high-power to lower-power system Interesting post. Can't help you because i have no experience with low-power systems and only experience with one high power system (250w/c). But I have an add-on question: You mentioned space/size constraints. What other reason would there be for... | |
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| Which band IS really America's Greatest (rock & roll band)? I don't agree with you at all about the Grateful Dead. For a lot of reasons.But at least you put them out there and staked your ground whereas most of the rest of us are just listing names of American bands we like or have heard of.So for that rea... | |
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