rettrussell
Responses from rettrussell
| AI and the future of music Perhaps it’s already happened, but I’m having difficulty imagining A.I. coming up with an authentic blues song. | |
| Stephen Stills I believe For What Its Worth will continue to endure for many years...it gets played a lot, appears on many songlists. Manassas is a great album, and 4+20 is a late night song that still resonates with me as strongly as when it was first released... | |
| Stoned ice coffee? The Doors always got my respect for not succumbing to ad revenue. Guitarist Robbie Krieger was particularly steadfast in resisting the temptation. One can only imagine what commercials "Light My Fire" would be used for... | |
| So This Really Is The End.... I think the title of the post says an awful lot. When Jim Morrison sang “….MUSIC is your ONLY friend….” In The Doors song “The End” I felt he was speaking directly to me. In high school I thought that more than once. Flipping through the record ... | |
| Subwoofer Added an SVS micro 3000 (for dimensional reasons) to khorn-tube integrated system and, at lower volumes, it made a tremendous difference. I intend to add a second one and hope the SVS app will be up to seamlessly integrating 2 subwoofers. | |
| Has Your Hobby Changed? Not having to work enables a simple statement: if the mood strikes you, every night is Saturday night. | |
| Taylor Swift Concert Prices I agree that the “lower tier” artists need and deserve our support. A decent show should cost $100 or less in my book, but I know that’s not the new normal. The Stones Exile tour in ‘72 was opened by Martha Reeves & the Vandellas, then Stevi... | |
| The weirdness of it all @asvjerry +1 Someone has to acknowledge that tired old elephant in the room: We have met the weakest link in our system.....and it is us! | |
| the big one: how do you choose speakers? By what features, data? In the early ‘80s I found some 3 year old Klipschorns for $1,600 (pair). A local audio shop owner (NOLA) recommended tubes and I got the lower end CJ amp/preamp combo that was fantastic to my ears. the audio shop guy was invited to hear my setup... | |
| Hidden Gems in Classic Rock Albums (Sorry for the extra spaces in my last post...) | |
| Hidden Gems in Classic Rock Albums Spirit - Street Worm (from 12 Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus) Danny O'Keefe - Quits (So Long Harry Truman) P. Floyd - San Tropez (Meddle) James Gang - Woman (Rides Again) Zappa & the Mothers - Trouble Every Day (Freak Out) Savoy Brown - I'll Ma... | |
| Admitting my error… It rarely, if ever, gets mentioned that buying used vinyl can be a disappointing venture since the vinyl only sounds as good as the condition of the last stylus that traversed those grooves. I gave up on used vinyl for that reason after springing... | |
| My Oppo 105 finally bricked. Streamer suggestions? @simao I haven't yet, but I will. Thanks for the suggestion. (it goes against the grain, but I might even consult the owner's manual) | |
| My Oppo 105 finally bricked. Streamer suggestions? I just had a WeChat conversation with with the oppo link to India and wouldn’t be surprised if I was connected to AI chat bot. Ultimately I was informed they don’t support products not sold in India, and that was the end of our chat. my BDP-205... | |
| Forced to DIY Being an ME vs EE I stay away from complex electrical repairs, but had to replace 3 or 4 push button on/off switches on a CJ MV-75 amplifier. It was pretty simple, even if soldering multiple wires to a terminal got involved a few times. Consideri... |