rettrussell
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| Can someone please explain When I look at a painting I generally view it as a whole creation.....not individual components of paint colors/textures, tints, composition, view angle, etc. (abstract stuff too).With music, for me, the same thing goes....and I either actively en... | |
| What would be your favorite 3 tracks that demonstrate how great your system sounds? Joy Inside My Tears - Stevie WonderInto the Mystic - Van MorrisonWhole Lotta Love - Led Zepp All selections are BluRay audio except Led Zepp, which is DVD audio. | |
| How loud are you typically listening? I’d like to add that after an exceedingly loud session I usually don’t listen to my system for a few days.The danger/fear of developing tinnitus is real enough to keep me in check. | |
| How loud are you typically listening? Music is therapy. Concerts can be therapeutic.When i therapeutically need Rip This Joint or Communication Breakdown the decibel level is irrelevant ...however many db that ends up being.Time is best kept short at those levels, and I’m thrilled to ... | |
| Ready, set, comment! Speaker cables don’t make a difference? In the 70’s I bought Acoustic Research speaker cables to go with my AR-3a’s: 50’ of zip cord x2 with spades as I recall.Used them for 25+ years, even with my Khorn upgrade, until my brother mailed me a pair of Monster Cables he didn’t need.To hono... | |
| If you had access to a time machine, what concerts would you go back to see? Obviously I would see the classical creators/masters...Bach especially....too many to do justice by mentioning.Miles Davis in the 50's; Charlie Parker and the great bands he was in; Jimmy Reed for sentimental reasons; Jimi Hendrix; Cream in 1968; ... | |
| Worst Concerts You Have Attended ?? BTW, RIP Keith Emerson.In New Orleans, early 80's, was looking forward to Johnny Winter; he injured his fretting hand before the show and played the whole concert with a slide...LOUD x7 .....he clearly adhered to a rigorous regimen of painkiller(s... | |
| Suggest one obsure album we all should hear + 2 BOBDG2000Anyone who cares a whit about Steely Dan owes it to themselves to hear Root Boy Slim & His Sex Change Band....demented, freak-frat lyrics backed by a pro-level band.e.g...from "He's Not Too Old For You"Those lonely lonely nights t... | |
| Suggest one obsure album we all should hear Heatmiser - Mic City Sons (Eliot Smith's former band)Vulgar Boatmen - You and Your Sister (pure low-key R&R pleasure)A Man Called E (Eels frontman - prior to) | |
| Best temperature for optimum tube performance Thank you one and all for weighing in...As an aside, I drilled a series of 1-1/4” holes in the upper back of the cabinet to provide convection venting....the two independent top drawers hide those holes.I did install a small, quiet computer fan bu... | |
| Neil Young calls out Tidal If you can get your hands on the BluRay release of Neil Young Archives Vol. I you’ll find the sound as good as it gets.big disappointment to me he abandoned that format. | |
| looking for a Integrated amp $6,000 range What's wrong with a Prima Luna EVO 400?I love the sound... | |
| Does Anyone Think CD is Better Than Vinyl/Analog? Why no mention of DVD or BluRay audio?The latest remasters on those formats are stunning....and it's more than just the tom tom's super-realism (non-compressed) as one feels it in ones chest.My understanding is that it requires the master tapes to... | |
| How old are you? 60+7(Do we get to erase this whole year......?)Is it a stretch to say Hi-Fi enthusiasts helped advance the quality of live music? | |
| Name the most recent album that has shaped your musical world New:Skyway Man - The World Only Ends When You DieLana Del Ray - FNRSoccer Mommy - Color TheoryOld:A Man Called EIts a Beautiful DayBert Jansch - Just a Simple Soul |