pjr801
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| Ringo Beaucoup of Blues Definitely worth a listen his Ringo Starr / Ringo album is also a masterpeice with all the Beatles ,Marc Bolan ,Harry Nilsson,Levon Helm, Robbie Robertson ,Garth Hudson,Nicky Hopkins, Martha Reeves ,Merry Clayton -you get the picture.Great songs p... | |
| Schiit - shipments stopped? It’s fine with me if the OP complains, just probably blowing off steam. It’s a tense time for many right now. I’m thankful my family is healthy and we have food to eat and a safe place to live. The older I get, the more clearly I recognize my s... | |
| Perfect Speaker Placement - Put next to the back wall as much as possible. Let your ears be the judge.Linn Isobariks (my favourite speaker)My experience with them isnt against the back wall as reflections from the upward firing mid and tweeter tend to create an unhappy relationship with reflection.Let YOUR ears be the ju... | |
| Does Anyone Think CD is Better Than Vinyl/Analog? Its never an even playing feild.Analogue and digital formats both suffer from poor recordings ,mixing ,and mastering.At the moment Im loving The Beatles Blu Ray of Abbey Road on a Home Theatre system.I have a copy of Red House Painters on Vinyl an... | |
| RIP - Aretha Franklin It might be two years but its a great reason to put on some classic Aretha.Maybe Young Gifted and Black. | |
| If someone looked through you music (records, CDs, etc.) what would surprise them? Its possibly more an indictment of them rather than me. | |
| An old phrase which, I believe, may be timely... Where I live we have a consumer guarantees act,which is a helpful tool against the many slippery traders of new goods.The second hand market is still a wild west affair where caveat emptor should be mandatory.In saying that its been my experience ... | |
| Sorry, it’s not me, it’s you? For me its always been about finding the key to allowing components to sing together.Ive bought speakers that have taken a few years to find the right solution to extracting their potential.Its not as black and white as right and wrong just lookin... | |
| I Was Considering Active, Then I Watched This ... My understanding is that to run in an active configuration that the amps neednt be inside the speaker.The conveniance of having the whole lot in one package appeals to our sense of tidyness,the advantage is the direct amplification without a passi... | |
| Speakers good for close to wall placement Vintage Kef References (Theyve got a special external crossover)were designed to be set against a wall.Linn Isobariks do need a little space but need to have ceiling reflections taken into consideration as they have upward firing mid and tweeter. | |
| Whats your favourite track to play to the non hi-fi visitor? Soloman Burkes That's How I Got To Memphis from Nashville or If you are looking for a video he does a great version of Cry To Me on Jules Hollands Later.Phil Manzanera's, Miss Shapiro on Diamond head, or even East of Echo or Frontera. Has anyone m... | |
| why a 75 dollar blue ray smokes all 2k CD players and any turntable??? Junk In = Junk Out.Its nearly always the case of diminishing returns the further up the audio chain we go. | |
| Versatile, non-fatiguing speakers for a small room under $1500 used or new: advice needed! I've had a pair of Dynaudio 52 SEs(the Se is important)for years and just keep on giving .Nonfatiguing, good detail, look nice, adequate Bass for a bookshelf, The only downside is that although they aren't difficult to drive a 5-watt valve won't q... | |
| Beating a dead horse.... SACD A Denon 3910 should be easy to find and fit into your price point.I had one and liked it.Its built like a tank.The only reason I still dont use it is that one of my cats decided it was nice and warm and at sometime decided that it could double as ... | |
| Kef 104.2 grill question I always remove my grills as most dont add a significant advantage to sound reproduction.Although my Linn Isobareks performed better with them on,until I changed some source equipment.I would keep them dusted.I usually blow the dust off with a sma... |