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| Why does most new music suck? I hate Elvis Costello. Why? Because he's married to Diana Krall .... and I want to be married to Diana Krall. | |
| Be honest please I use a vintage Sherwood 7100 receiver in my bedroom. It has a very musical tube sound and really good headphone amp. Its great for listening to CDs through my Grado RS-1s. Found the Sherwood receiver at a local thrift store, mint condition ... 20... | |
| Howard Rumsey passes ... Elliotdrum ...Back in 1955/56 my buddy and I used to frequent the Lighthouse two to three times a week. We wouldn't leave until closing. Staying awake at school the next day presented a challenge. The musicians and the waitresses were very kind an... | |
| Pani ... New ART-9 up and running ... Return it. No excuse for it not being perfectly aligned. | |
| Transitioning from SS to tube amplification Some of the most beautifully accurate and tonally right classical guitar reproduction I've ever had from my stereo system was when I had a pair of Atma-Sphere M-60s on loan in the system. Relaxed and gorgeous. They put the great guitarist John Wil... | |
| Recent equipment you hated, thought overpriced Here's a little bad press regarding the Shakti Holograms in this thread:"Shakti's 1200 to 1700 for a few pieces of wood? Yeah, right."I have two pairs of the Holograms ... one pair in the corners of the room behind the speakers and another pair sp... | |
| Was this Miles Davis Steamin LP a rare find? Instead of paying the big bucks for audiophile reissues, that I admit can be really great, try some of the Fantasy reissues of the great jazz albums.They are readily available used on Ebay. Especially good are the ones that the Contemporary Studio... | |
| A new player in the quality Mono cartridge game I have a mono switch on the ARC PH8. Virtually all mono records sound best on my system in mono mode. Here's the kicker though ... can anyone explain why some stereo recordings sound better in mono mode? Not a lot of stereo records, but some. | |
| Was this Miles Davis Steamin LP a rare find? Fjn04 ...You don't feel bad about passing on a great mono record? Why? For anyone reading this ... if you can find it, pick up an original copy of Mile's "Round Midnight" album on Columbia. Yep, its mono ... but the sound just fills the room. With... | |
| Interesting project started by Michael Fremer Digital done right can be excellent. The problem is, on so many of the modern digital recordings, the engineer adds so much artificial digital reverb that I can't stand listening to it. The CD's I have, for the most part, are not "audiophile" reco... | |
| A new player in the quality Mono cartridge game Johnny ...I used to have a second turntable ... an old Technics with an SME arm. I used it to play 78's. No room for a second table at this time though. Its really surprising how good mono records can sound. I have hundreds of mono jazz albums, vo... | |
| Super Noisy Phono Pre--Help? Could be an errant IC cable. Try swapping cables. Sounds like it could possibly be a ground problem to me. | |
| What speakers can make a convert of Maggie lovers? I'm an old planer guy ... Acoustat IIIs, Acoustat IV's, and Martin Logans. I never thought I'd ever leave the planer camp even with their hunger for power. Then, I had the opportunity to buy a pair of used Legacy Signature III's. Original cost of ... | |
| Why does most new music suck? Musical taste seems to be generational. Every time I hear an "artist" like Bruce Springsteen, I have visions of Nat King Cole or Johnny Hartman turning over in their graves.I began to get turned off on "new" music when the guitar replaced the saxo... | |
| $510.00 for an Aluminum cover for the ARC Ref. 10? And $100.00 for one fuse is a bargain? What does a re-tip on a $15,000 cartridge cost? |