rockadanny
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| Tell Us about an Album That Took a Long Time to Grow on You Miles Davis’, "Bitches Brew". It took me almost 40 years before I finally enjoyed this album. (Not just this one, but his subsequent releases as well.) It was not as if I listened to it every week for decades, but would periodically give it a spin... | |
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| groovin organ based soul & jazz These will surely satisfy:Lonnie Smith - Live at the Club MozambiqueSoulive - Turn It OutDon Patterson & Booker Ervin - Legends of Acid JazzReverend Organdrum - Hi-Fi StereoRon Levy - Zim Zam Zoom | |
| What is your go-to online place to buy physical medium of music? And why? Oops, forgot to mention why I buy where I do - cheapest price and availability. | |
| What is your go-to online place to buy physical medium of music? And why? Amazon for most of my CDs. Also will buy used from Discogs.com for OOP CDs. Also belong to swapacd.com - super cheap swapping site. And sometimes I have no choice but to go directly to the producer or artist site. | |
| Albums you can listen too all the way through and it's all good All of the ones I own - thank goodness for writable CDs. Some in their original state, if not enjoyed completely, I’ll delete tracks. If I need to delete too many I’ll purchase more from the same artist and put together a "best liked" compilation.... | |
| Diffuse Front Wall? Absorb rear wall? ptss - thank you for the good advice. yes, one does need to keep their bs radar on full scan whenever speaking with a manufacturer, dealer, or fan boy. that is for sure. GIK Acoustics and Brian Pape have helped me resolve some past issues so I am ... | |
| Austrailian rock and roll Not a "band", per se, but a terrific performer, Mia Dyson. I have two of her releases, "Parking Lots" and "Struck Down", both excellent music. | |
| Diffuse Front Wall? Absorb rear wall? After speaking with one of the well known manufacturers of acoustical products, based on their recommendation, for my new room I will be treating the front corners and first and second side reflections with absorption/traps; and the back wall with... | |
| Best significant upgrade? Dac? Preamp? Get a tube amplifier. Something like a VAC 300.1 or VAC Phi 200. Or perhaps one of the big boys from VTL or BAT. | |
| Downsizing Setup Looking for Small 2 Way speakers. Selling my Perfect Storm Vapor Audio. "Not tried the Adams yet. are these near field? "I believe so. But since you will be only 1.8 meters from them I suspect they may work out. | |
| Downsizing Setup Looking for Small 2 Way speakers. Selling my Perfect Storm Vapor Audio. I REALLY like my Adam F7 2-way actives (60 watt woofer; 40 watt ART tweeter). Clean, clear, and smooth. They are billed as "studio monitors" but do not let that scare you off. These are for all-day enjoyable listening. And support your move to dow... | |
| Speakers VERY close to wall - Cork board useful? Contact http://gikacoustics.com/ and ask them for assistance. They have excellent acoustical products for affordable prices and will guide you as to the best solution as per your budget. They are experts. They will help. (No affiliation, just a ve... | |
| Has there been any inexpensive item that enhanced your system's sound? knghifi , foster_9, and others who've replaced their outlets ... before switching out your old one did you first clean their contact areas and plug blades too and then listen? And only then replace with a different brand to compare? I sometimes wo... | |
| What's the most overrated or overpriced piece of equipment you own, have owned or come by? Luckily I've never owned a regrettable piece of kit. But I do research the heck out of something and nearly always audition before buying. I also avoid flavor-of-the-month kinds of gear. |