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| Share albums where EVERY SINGLE song is good Springsteen- Born to Run Everly Brothers- A date with the EB. (Huge influence on emerging band of the 60s and its all on this LP) Van Morrison/ Moondance The Doors Thelonious Monk- Monks Music F. Mac- Rumors Beatles/ Sgt. Peppers Eydie Go... | |
| Vote for Your Top OP'er One Only Please ! Raul. Knows everything analog, always respectful, detailed answers. | |
| Magico A5, Wilson SabrinaX, or PS Audio FR30? Congrats on choosing the Magicos! Excellent choice. | |
| Beautiful Music That Reduce You To Tears Cry, by Ray Charles Cry Me A River, by Julie London When i paid $5.99 for John and Yokos Two Virgins. I cried. Kinda wish I still had it. The cover was interesting. She's Leaving Home, by The Beatles. | |
| How long do you or should you keep your gear. I still have the first album I bought when it came out- The Doors. Until the end. That's how long. | |
| Room Treaments - Where To Begin... Is your stereo in a dedicated listening room, or, living, shared space? Sometimes, you must compromise and are limited to what and where you can place things. Another good all around audio book, which mentions acoustics and treatments is Robert... | |
| Nietzsche and Runaway Audio Consumption Perhaps we “audiophiles “ owe Mr. N a little consideration. He might’ve been an audiophile? So often, when my Audiofoo buddies come over for a listening session, the first thing they do is blah, blah blah…talk about equipment, cars, etc… They ... | |
| Best speakers around $130k? Good question (because I’ve had the pleasure of listening to all the speakers I mention). Very difficult to choose from these 3. Looks, WAF and placement might help you decide. 1. Alsyvox with external crossover. Ribbon panel. Huge, crystal clea... | |
| How do you know when a stereo sounds good? When the stylus hits the groove of my favorite Howlin’ Wolf album, and my dog starts wagging his tail feathers. For digital, that’d be Steppenwolf. | |
| Gamut Lobster Chair That chair is only good for one tune. B-52s. | |
| Who are the Stand Up Guy's and Gals in this Audio Industry? J. Tull’s second LP. | |
| What are your top three live concerts of all time? 1. Bruce. Portland, OR2. Talking Heads. 1977 in a honky tonk, Eugene, Oregon. I’d not heard of them. My roommate said he’d by me a beer, so…3. Jethro Tull. Stand Up concert. Forum, Los Angeles. | |
| How Do You Learn? What was the question? | |
| Turntable versus tonearm versus cartridge: which is MOST important? I I agree with Raul. Assuming one has a GOOD table and arm- good tracking, steady speed…Then cartridge is most important. It all starts with the cartridge. | |
| Why the hate for mcintosh amps? “McIntosh are like elephants, nice to look at, but, I wouldn’t want to have one.”W. C. Fields |