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| What other Hobbies or Interests Do You Have? mijostyn ...Yes, thank you. I love those guys. Here is THE Robert Bonfiglio CD to own. Super nice recording, great group, and Bonfiglio’s genius: Recorded live at the amphitheater at the Grand Canyon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXiQbV5qY-k He... | |
| Vivaldi, played badly, is the worst classical music on earth Something a little different for the Vivaldi fans. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sa5RaiPLm0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veoAq2UEXcU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTqIL9rNGhc | |
| Maybe being discerning isn't that good for us? larry5729 ... I spent 40 years in the residential real estate business. As a result, I have been inside thousands and thousands of homes. It always amazed me how many homes contained no music and no books. Big-screen TVs? Yes. Video games? Yes. ... | |
| What other Hobbies or Interests Do You Have? axememan ... Love me some Harmonicas ... Me too. Been playing them since I was nine and still haven’t mastered the darned things. I listen in awe to the likes of Charlie McCoy, Robert Bonfigileo, Toots Thielemans, and Lee Oskar. Frank | |
| What other Hobbies or Interests Do You Have? "Content may be removed for one or more of these reasons:It looked like spamIt was abusive towards another memberIt depicts explicit and/or violent contentIt contains profanity"So, posting two links to pictures of bicycle frames applies to the a... | |
| What other Hobbies or Interests Do You Have? taras22 ...Do you remember the early Colnago bicycles with their elaborate lug work replicating the suits of cards? I loved those bikes. And talking about lug work, my Schwinn Paramount had beautifully sculptured chrome-plated lugs. I had just got... | |
| Atlantic City casinos closing... zd542 ...Do you reside in the Southern California area? If so, I think you and I could become good friends. I like your style.Frank | |
| Maybe being discerning isn't that good for us? "She noted that studies show very heightened listening capability among those who grow up in highly stressful households, because you learn to listen veeerrry carefully for nuance in tone before someone explodes."I didn't grow up in a stressful ... | |
| What other Hobbies or Interests Do You Have? taras22 ... Kinda curious....who built your 753 ? The frame was built in Leeds England by Bob Jackson. Prior to buying the custom frame, I rode a Schwinn Paramount for years. A car running a stop sign took care of that on an early morning ride... | |
| Can someone explain to me why : Accupahse Equipment is that expensive ? mijostyn ...The best CD player I ever owned was an Accuphase. I wish I never sold it. When I worked for an ultra-high-end dealer, one of the lines we carried was Accuphase. I was allowed to take just about anything home that wasn’t too heavy to ca... | |
| Synergistic Research Cable Risers? heaudio123 ...Agreed. Without engineers, as weird as they are, we wouldn't have the technology that we enjoy today. They put the satellites in space that allow us to talk on our cell phones. They design our infrastructure. Even traffic control r... | |
| Synergistic Research Cable Risers? I'll be the first to say proudly that Ted Denney is a salesman ... and a damned good one at that. He's also a promoter ... and good at that too. He's a manufacturer in a very competitive business ... and he excels at that as well. Starting out liv... | |
| The shams, scams and dead ends of the High Fidelity hobbie/passion/adiction Same old bull #### by the same old artists: "I haven’t tried any of the SR products, but I, you see, am an expert, and I just know this stuff is a scam, a sham, a con, and nothing but oil of snake. And, anyone who says otherwise is a shill." Frank | |
| I'm interested in hearing what "the best" systems sound like, where to go? @gaclagg ... I have my system sounding pretty good now with a wide sound stage and good depth and imaging. I hear faint details that I have never heard in songs before. Consider getting off of the equipment merry-go-round and start reading the ... | |
| New Omega E Mat from Perfect Path Technologies Thank you, grannyring. Yep, the sound here is spectacular. There is no "dulling" of high frequencies at all. I'm not doubting your results in removing the mats from the panel in the least. If it works for you, then great. I'm happy for you. After ... |