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Tinnitus - do you have ringing in the ears?
The tinnitus in my right ear came about in Early November 2000 when I forgot my ear plugs (stupid , stupid, stupid)going to a rehearsal and did'nt go back and get them as I was already half way there when I realized and it was too far back and I d... 
Guitar playing audiophiles, Martin or Taylor?
Gags aside this is a good example for the smaller manufacturers as Martin used to play his own model Yamaha when they were paying him bucket-loads of cash to do so but has since moved to a small luthier Mike Vanden in the late 90's and with Mike d... 
Spanish Guitar
Jlamb has a good list there but I believe Paco Pena should also be a must listen as the world's first Professor of Flamenco Guitar and one of the all time great Flamenco Masters. 
ultra low capacitance cables
Sorry eyeyone this should have been posted in lost in a sea of cables.Doh! 
ultra low capacitance cables
Hi Sean, I mailed Mark your post and he could'nt find this thread so he asked me to post this response. Koester's comments:Hi Sean, your post is an epic. I've done a once through and only wish tooffer one correction, plus one suggestion. The cor... 
Mis-guided passion, mis-spent cash, my advice.....
There are some sound recordists' (engineers) here as well as musicians, instrument manufacturers, elctrical engineers who love tinkering with gear all of whom would have the same sort of satisfaction from what they do not to mention other interest... 
I need a female jazz vocalist. No Krall, No Norah
Barbara Morrison! This woman can sing. 
Why do mass marketed CD's sound so crappy?
Thats funny...maybe if I....DOH!Cheers 
Why do mass marketed CD's sound so crappy?
Eldartford, I know where your coming from...I have the simplist of recording set-ups in my house... I still use a Yamaha MT3X 4-Track and I have used this technique for a long time(mostly)for acoustic by putting the 4-track on the floor and using ... 
Why do mass marketed CD's sound so crappy?
Sean is right with what he is saying. Eldartford I have been involved in recording as a musician for more years than I want to admit (my early days saw me study sound engineering breifly) and unfortunatley compression/limiting is what was used (or... 
Your favorite type of music and genre?
I'm with Raytheprinter but as a guitarist I listen to mostly to guitar players of all genres. 
B&W Nuatilus
Armandito, How much do you want to spend?Bluebull, What predictions were these? 
Guitar playing audiophiles, Martin or Taylor?
Having played guitar my for over 30yrs (since I was 6yrs) and sold guitars in my younger days (for some time) I have owned or played most makes and models vintage and otherwise. I have recently sold most of my guitars and currently have a great lu... 
B&W Nuatilus
Washline thanks, makes feel a little better hearing that as I purchased a pair of N800's just before the D series rumours started and when I heard rumblings that the differences were huge I was cursing that I did'nt wait that bit longer as common ... 
B&W Nuatilus
Whashline can you please elaborate.