onhwy61
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| Listening to what we Like Instead of what we have to I often have to listen to only the most well produced and best recordings Why? Is someone forcing you to do that? Of course not! It's something you choose to do. You have other choices. It's not about the equipment or even the setup, it's ... | |
| I Sold my CD Player!!! Streaming sounds so incredible!!! @wolf_garcia, please explain the Linda Rondstadt comment. While she no longer controls or profits from her musical catalog, she has a reported net worth of over $100 million. | |
| Cartridge upgrade $3,400 will buy you more sonic benefits if spent on a cartridge than on a turntable. You have a fine phono preamp and the turntable/tonearm is good enough, at least for now. Think about your end game system and plot a path. The Manley was a gre... | |
| Speakers on top of subwoofer It's not optimal, but it's far from the worst thing you could do. A bowl of water can help give you a visual impression of how much vibration is present on the top surface of your sub. It may not be a lot. You'll have plenty of options on how t... | |
| Townshend Pods under TT Don’t Do @mulveling thanks for resurrecting this thread. You make several really good points. My main listening room is in a wood framed house above the garage. Someone using the garage door makes for loud noises, but doesn't induce any skipping. The ... | |
| Townshend Pods under TT Don’t Do Could be my sample size, but I don't see many wall mounted TTs in the virtual system section. For me I find wall mounting just a little too permanent. About once a year I rearrange equipment just for the sake of it. A wall mounted TT would real... | |
| Kenny Burrell's album Midnight Blue Any number of test CDs or albums have left/right channel identification. It's nice to be consistent, but it's only really important for certain types of classical performances, IMO. | |
| If A.I. took the place of musicians, would you listen to it? Yeah, that's about right, but it's not a yes/no proposition. The intent of the artist can add to a listener's appreciation of the art work and it can also be completely irrelevant. Can a person enjoy the music of Charlie Parker without knowing a... | |
| If A.I. took the place of musicians, would you listen to it? hilde45, you should drop the whole intention angle. It’s misleading. The throbbing of a big twin motor is definitely music to the mechanic’s ears and only a few are immune to the heavy metal thunder -- intent notwithstanding. Btw, very nice threa... | |
| Mary Martin Died The way I heard it Rick Danko sent a tape of his band to Mary Martin. She thought they would be good for Bob Dylan and passed the tape along to him. Dylan didn't go for them, but Martin persisted. She ultimately set up a face to face with Dylan... | |
| If A.I. took the place of musicians, would you listen to it? The idea that music can really only be created by humans is very limiting. Some of the most musical sounds I've ever heard were not created by humans. A few examples: water falls a thunder storm, especially with lightning bird songs rain fal... | |
| Mary Martin Died Mary Martin convinced fellow Canadian Leonard Cohen to not go to Nashville and instead stay in NYC. She then introduced his songs to Judy Collins who then recorded several and Cohen then went on to sign with John Hammond at Columbia records. Muc... | |
| Mary Martin Died Is it that hard to imagine there's was more than one person with the name Mary Martin? I'm referencing the one who convinced Bob Dylan to take on Ronnie Hawkin's backup band as his own. | |
| I’m confused. Please explain. Unless you were in the mastering room where the sonics are finalized, you have no real idea what a specific recording is supposed to sound like. This applies to acoustic and non-acoustic recordings. Live, unamplified music is an imperfect refere... | |
| If A.I. took the place of musicians, would you listen to it? The overwhelming majority of music is not the work genius. It's work and involves craftsmanship, but it usually involves working within forms that is fairly well defined and providing small variations to those forms. For most listeners likable m... |