onhwy61
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| 1 Gb RAM enough with Mac Mini? 1Gb is fine. Don't run anything else when ripping! | |
| On evaluating speakers? Then why not just take a well recorded CD, DVD-A or SACD? | |
| On evaluating speakers? Won't work. The microphone you use and how you place it is more important than the recorder. In the end all you'll really be doing is recording the speaker's interaction with the room.It could be useful if you only used it in one room and varied t... | |
| What would you do? Wait until you can afford something nice. Consider the time without music as an appropriate punishment for getting yourself in this situation. | |
| Kharma FE 3.2 - be careful, space crucial It's not really that surprising that a two way speaker cannot fill a 5,000+ cubic foot space with sound. You're in an unfortunate situation, but you do have several options. Have you tried moving the Kharma's to your other room? It's nearly half t... | |
| Anyone catch Robin Trower on tour? Here are the tour dates. | |
| Why the sudden popularity of 12 inch arms The Toyota Prius uses drum brakes. | |
| Got a New CD Player and Now I'm Bummed Just leave everything as is and wait for a few months. Listen and enjoy. Your opinion may shift over time. Is there any real reason to make a quick change? | |
| Planar close to a rear wall? Quad for example? You might want to consider Gradient Revolutions. They are designed to work very well when placed close to the rear wall. More than one reviewer has likened their sound to Quads. They do, however, require large amounts of high current power. | |
| Why the sudden popularity of 12 inch arms Some people are really impressed by themselves. I could more easily accept it if they were to add something positive to the conversation.On topic -- I'm in the camp that the best sound is achieved by the implementation of a technology rather than ... | |
| Buddy Miles My favorite Buddy Miles was his work in the Electric Flag. They were truly one of the great American music bands. I wonder if I can find my copy of "Expressway To Your Skull'? | |
| Why the sudden popularity of 12 inch arms If I understood te RG article correctly, he concludes that a relatively inexpensive linear tracking arm outperforms all the 12 inch designs. | |
| What is the ideal weight/mass for a turntable? There is no ideal mass and in and of itself a turntables weight is meaningless. The proper mass can only be discussed within the context of an overall turntable design with the critical factor being the type of suspension, if any. You can make an ... | |
| Quad ESL or Soundlab? While the Quad 57s may have a purer midrange they are limited in max SPLs and low bass output to such an extent to disqualify them for loud or large scale music. I've never heard stacked 57s. Does stacking eliminate or at least greatly reduce thes... | |
| Herbie Hancock on the Grammys If you liked Lauryn Hill's "Education" album, you'll probably like Amy Winehouse's "Back To Black". Sonically they went for a 60s retro sound with very little stereo info. Think classic Motown with a strong dash of Phil Spectre. It's loud, but not... |