onhwy61

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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.   
In the sand box
Sand works very well when used with a quality shelf.  You should use play sand.  It's very dry and has been filtered.  Sand will absorb moisture so overtime you will need to replace the sand.  That's not really a problem since it's dirt cheap, but... 
Room with glass windows as a walls.
I respect that the OP has good intentions as are all the responders, but the situation getting absurd in that a bunch of old men, at least demographically speaking, are advising a young woman on how to decorate her apartment.  Are we next going to...