rockadanny
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| Who is your overall favorite guitarist? Oh my ... only one overall? ... um ... Michael Bloomfield! ... no wait ... Grant Green! ... no wait ... Albert King! ... no wait ... Rory Block! ... no wait ... Duane Allman! ... now wait ... SRV!, no wait ... Never mind. | |
| What is an Audiophile? Here's the list for newbies. Hilarious stuff all! Love it! | |
| Eggleston Works speakers: Expensive, but are they worth the money?? I have a pair of their Fontaines, original version, and they are excellent. Sub(s) required for this model for music other than acoustic IMO, so I augment the low end with a pair of ACI Titan subs (powered, 12" driver, sealed). Exquisite sound, wi... | |
| Highest BUILD quality tube amps? My Audio Mirror 45 Watt SETs have been working flawlessly for years. And with auto-bias, the power tubes last a very long time. Glorious sound to boot. | |
| 2 channel setup IMO, I would not even consider thinking too much about cabling yet. Just get decent copper cables all throughout to start with. The most important thing to consider at your stage is deciding which speakers you like, then getting a proper/capable a... | |
| Your last concert was to see who and when? Two highly enjoyable shows:1. Dave Alvin with Jimmie Dale Gilmore2. Jesse Dayton (at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland) | |
| A New Coltrane Recording! Sweet! I just pre-ordered the Deluxe version on Amazon. Can't wait to get it! | |
| New system has fatiguing, harsh high frequency sounds. How to fix? @kosst - Not sure who voted you king and supreme intellect. I am sharing my opinion based on experience. If you disagree with my opinion you can simply disagree (as in your sentences which follow your first). No need to make disparaging comments a... | |
| New system has fatiguing, harsh high frequency sounds. How to fix? For 2-channel listening I'd recommend a tube amp, room treatments, and possibly speaker toe-in/out adjustments. Borrowing a partial quote posted by a very knowledgeable man from another thread touting an advantage of employing a tube amplifier .... | |
| For tube sound, which is more important: preamp or power amp? My experience has me agreeing with nickolaspappas. | |
| Done, really done! Money to spend on audio is gone, really gone! Therefore, I am ... Done, really done!Although I am completely satisfied with the audio quality of my system, had I cash to spend I'd attempt to lower its required power, consolidate components, and ch... | |
| Starting off the New Year 2018 @tweaknkeep - you first | |
| What do you listen to when no one else can hear it 99% of everything I listen to no one else hears, but my secret spin is Michael Jackson. If my friends knew they would kick my ***. (Maybe I need new friends?) | |
| Live show audience noise Immature, attention seeking, twits. Sorry, they're everywhere. | |
| What is your favorite holiday song? Cheech and Chong, " Santa Claus and His Old Lady" |