onhwy61
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| "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down". @bdp24 how do you think the song would be different if a Southern black person had written it? Let's face it, most Americans don't sing songs lamenting how bad it must have been to be a German in 1945 when the Russians crossed the Oder River. An... | |
| James Blunt out of tune? The guitar intro to Bungalow Bil was a tape played from a mellotron. | |
| Audio / Stereo Rack Why are you putting your monoblocs on a rack? Wouldn't they be better placed right next to your loudspeakers? | |
| "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down". "Lexicon Of Love" is one of the all-time great pop recordings! I lump Duran Duran with INXS. Both had their own sound and wrote catchy tunes, well performed. Neither were great, but they could be quite enjoyable. | |
| "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down". I much prefer "Acadian Driftwood" as a song and instrumental/vocal performance. Everybody has an opinion... | |
| How serious are you? Listening to music an 8 to 10. Equipment about a 2. Equipment setup around a 5 to 7. | |
| RIP Robbie Robertson Check out his solo work. His eponymous recording is on par with anything he ever did. | |
| How Much Do Aesthetics Factor Into Your Decisions? @dekay it lasted 20 years but it died about 5 years ago and we couldn't find it anywhere. I can't remember the brand, but I think it was European, but it made American style waffles. | |
| How Much Do Aesthetics Factor Into Your Decisions? What looks good or bad is a very personal decision, but if a manufacturer can't make a product that looks good to somebody, then they probably can't make one that sounds good to anybody. The two go hand in hand. It doesn't have to be stylish or ... | |
| If you want lame advice DON'T do this! A flat in room frequency response at the listening position is NOT what you want. You want a smooth frequency response with a rolled off treble. Exactly how much roll off and the break frequency is up to personal preference. Equally as importan... | |
| Tube microphonics If you think about how nearly all loudspeakers radiate bass pressure waves, then it really shouldn't make much difference if the power amp is behind or in front of the loudspeaker as far as exciting tube microphonics. | |
| dacs that I have had in my system - a listing A few questions -- did you ever listen for enjoyment or were you always in critical listening mode? To what extent did you optimize the setup of each D/A? I ask because there are volumes of threads about how critical power cords, digital interco... | |
| Am I broken? Am I stuck? Do I have to return my audiophile card now? There’s a line from the show “Mad Men” — What’s happiness? It’s that moment before you want more happiness. A man’s got to know his limitations. | |
| Need Input on Higher End Soundbars Ended up getting a Sony HT-A7000 soundbar and SA SW5 subwoofer combo. The sound is good to very good and I prefer it for watching movies over the existing Roksan pre/power amp feeding Monitor Audio Studio 20s with a MA Radius 360 subwoofer. Dial... | |
| Am I broken? Am I stuck? Do I have to return my audiophile card now? It's not a life or death decision, so it really doesn't matter what you decide. Kudos for getting your wife's input. If it was my choice I'd keep the existing system and take the wife to Barcelona for a week. |