rockadanny
Responses from rockadanny
| Are your current amps and other gear the best you've ever had? Yes! Best ever! Although I am extremely careful what I purchase and greatly minimize risk of purchasing gear inferior to what I have. | |
| About to invest in room treatments; GIK, RealTraps, DIY -- what is your experience? I've purchased panels from GIK a few times. Always good products, helpful, and good customer service as well. | |
| Need a new amp For power amp check out Audio Mirror's 45 WATT SET monoblocks. These are awesome sounding amps and rated very conservatively, so well capable to drive your speakers. They drive my 87dB/8 ohm speakers very well.http://https//www.audiomirror.com/pro... | |
| Do you ever miss vintage gear you no longer have? No! Newer gear is SO much better. Although it costs WAY more than my old gear. | |
| Suggest one obsure album we all should hear Sorry, but I cannot control myself by listing only one:All Them Witches, "Our Mother Electricity"The Bassholes, "Blue Roots"Sheila Chandra, "Weaving My Ancestor’s Voices"Con Brio, "From The Hip"Demolition Doll Rods, "Tasty"Mia Dyson, "Parking Lots... | |
| Critical subwoofer tip My subs have "infinite"-ish variable phase controls. Very glad to have this feature. | |
| Craigslist Fraud Nothing wrong with using CL. Like anything, just use it wisely. I sell and buy on CL. When I sell, I always state that the price is firm, pick up only - no shipping, and accept only cash, exact amount - no change will be given. Never an issue. | |
| Shopping for new speakers-need ideas... Selling old DQ-10's... silk dome tweeter+1Love my EgglestonWorks Fontaines - they sound like you describe. You should be able to get a used pair under your budget. I've often seen them for sale in/near Chicago. | |
| Killer Floor Standing Speakers under $4000 for Rock? I auditioned a pair of Cornwalls (III) and felt that if I listened ONLY to rock & roll I’d have purchased them or the IVs (used). They were fun. | |
| Your favorite 'concept' album Patricia Barber - MythologiesA song-cycle based on Greek mythology where each of the 11 mythological characters in Ovid’s Metamorphoses is fleshed out in music. | |
| Late Night Jazz Mark Murphy - Once To Every HeartMadeleine Peyroux - Half the Perfect WorldTierney Sutton - Blue in GreenEmilie-Claire Barlow - Seule Ce Soir | |
| Late Night Jazz Stacey Kent - Raconti-Moi; The Changing LightsKarrin Allyson - Ballads: Remembering John ColtraneDorothy Ashby - In A Minor GrooveAnouar Brahem - Le Pas Du Chat NoirAlice Coltrane - Journey in SatchidanandaGal Costa - Live at the Blue NoteBill Eva... | |
| What is the name of the tool? What is the name of the tool?Why, it's FLOYD, of course! | |
| Ever Hear a Tube CD player? Every time I listen to my system and I love it:Opera Audio Consonance Reference 2.2 CD Player - upgraded: Auricaps, power supply, tube, etc. | |
| 1st Album you Ever Owned? Bought first two in 1970 together:Santana, "Abraxas"Edgar Winter, "Entrance"And to this day I still love and play them (as CDs now) |