onhwy61
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| Great musicians who should have been famous except.... The "Hot For Teacher" intro has some controversy surrounding it. It's AVH on electronic drums and possibly the exhaust sound of one of EVH's Italian sports car at the very beginning. The drum part is lifted/inspired by a piece by Billy Cobham. ... | |
| Friends hi-fi system not very good, what do you do or say? A good friend of mine knew I was into audio and he asked my about his system. He was using Bose 301 loudspeakers and I told him he could do better. Now he loves music as much as I do and he's also a good guitar player. In his opinion the Bose l... | |
| Who knew? @daveyf My turntable, an Allen Perkins designed Immedia, using high mass. It's around 50-60 pounds and I do use isolation pads and a thick carbon fiber shelf beneath it. Alternatively, Rega goes in a different direction believing light weight, ... | |
| Friends hi-fi system not very good, what do you do or say? If you are a guest in someone's house you should act like one. Be polite! Show some emotional intelligence. | |
| Who knew? Glad to hear it turned out beyond your expectations. What did you do to transport the LP12 back and forth? My turntable path started with a SOTA Sapphire. At the time more than one dealer recommended the Linn, but I choose the SOTA because it w... | |
| Wilson Alexia 2 lacking some bass The minor lack of low end response? Compared to what? Using a test frequency track can help pinpoint the exact frequencies involved. That should be determined before any solution can be attempted. | |
| Drinking Songs playlest... What am I missing? "Knockin’ Lost John" -- The Band "(Last Night) The Bottle Let Me Down" -- Merle Haggard "John Barleycorn Must Die" -- Traffic | |
| Quincy Jones has passed away Regarding Peggy Lipton, you are correct. I should have read the date on her obit. | |
| Quincy Jones has passed away Coincidentally, Peggy Lipton's death was revealed the same day. They are Rashida's parents. She is best remember for her role in "The Mod Squad". Musically Jones was at different time everywhere, but I particularly like his film scores. He wa... | |
| Placing Instrument Separation of Large Ensembles in Recordings You're not supposed to hear individual instruments in orchestral pieces unless they have a solo part. You want to hear the first violins as a group, not individual violins. I believe that what most composers, conductors and engineers are aiming ... | |
| Placing Instrument Separation of Large Ensembles in Recordings You have a well setup, high quality system and you are a discerning listener. What you are hearing is the effect of different microphone recording techniques. For a number of legitimate reasons the engineers/producers may utilize 2 microphones,... | |
| Why tube rectification? In guitar amplifiers tube rectification is revered. The class Fender and later Marshall amps all had tube rectifiers and the sound they produced is a touchstone for virtually every guitar amplifier since. If you turn up the volume and strike har... | |
| 30 yr old speakers- time to replace drivers? The NHT VT is a good loudspeaker, but it's not a special loudspeaker. I have a pair (VT-2, I think) in a bedroom mainly used for watching video and they work well. I would advise not putting much, if any money into them. NHT won't help you wi... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Frogman, as always an excellent point. Let's not forget Wayne Shorter as a composer. It was always Mile's band, but in a group with Herbie Hancock, Tony Williams and Ron Carter, Shorter was effectively the co-leader. There's a wonderful documen... | |
| Jazz for aficionados It wasn't that there was anything wrong about George Coleman with Miles Davis, it's just that Wayne Shorter was magical. |