rocketroom
Responses from rocketroom
| Dire Straits : what is your favorite pressing? If you have a great DAC you can’t beat the original surround release of Brothers In Arms. Beats all the other SHMs (Love OG, Making Movies, etc) which to be are a bit bright and edgy in comparison. | |
| Dire Straits : what is your favorite pressing? If you have a great DAC you can’t beat the original surround release of Brothers In Arms. Beats all the other SHMs (Love OG, Making Movies, etc) which to be are a bit bright and edgy in comparison. | |
| Best music in 2020 Tedeschi-Trucks Relevator— Hi res download from Acoustic Sounds. Although probably doesn’t count for this thread as it was released in 2011. Seriously good music. Check out ‘Midnight in Harlem’. Makes both my systems sing.(Emm Labs/Genelec + Bench... | |
| Music I would succumb to under torture What rabbitholedigger said.Spot on. I’m a musician/teacher and too perform professionally in bands for about 40 years. Additionally I’m a sound and recording engineer. It definitely gives a unique perspective on the art of making music. What makes... | |
| Best song for immediate impact when presenting or testing? millercarbon actually totally gets it, albeit he/she comes off a bit self-righteous. In thirty years of ‘demos’ I’ve found it best to ease your guest(s) into the music by slowly engaging them with something simple... and not try to impress with SP... | |
| Best song for immediate impact when presenting or testing? millercarbon actually totally gets it, albeit although he/she comes off a bit self-righteous. In thirty years of ‘demos’ I’ve found it best to ease your guest(s) into the music by slowly engaging them with something simple... and not try to impres... | |
| Do any of your Rolling Stones recordings bring "Satisfaction"? Love the Stones too. I have a few SACDs including the double Hot Rocks collection. I’ve found the best sounding stuff is the later albums like Tatoo You... I recently picked up the hi res blu-ray Grrrrr... disc. The last 15 songs (again, the later... | |
| Best Tube Amp for B&W Bookshelf Hi! It’s been a while since I’ve been on AudioGon forums. For any and all of you that responded I want to THANK YOU! I did some research and made some phone calls... And the winner is... PrimaLuna Dialog Premium Integrated. Bought one from the fac... | |
| RIP Mark Hollis of Talk Talk Put on the SACD version of Spirit of Eden in the dark. Listen to the album front to back... if possible with a good D/A converter. True genius. Gone too soon. RIP genius. :-( | |
| What's your favorite lyric from a song? Too many masters to mention, Dylan, Waits, Cohen, Taupin Knopfler, Simon, Lennon, Springsteen... Roger Waters here...DSOTMAnd all that is nowAnd all that is goneAnd all that's to comeAnd everything underThe sun is in tuneBut the sun is eclipsedBy ... | |
| Is there any "audiophile grade" Reggae out there on CD? If you have a blu-ray player, check out Bob Marley’s 30th Anniversary Edition of the Legend album on blu-ray audio. Nice touches and the best reggae I’ve heard in hi res. Only complaint is they used a different version of No Woman No Cry (studio v... | |
| Your Favorite Cover Songs? "VooDoo Chile"Covered by Stevie Ray VaughnOriginal by Hendrix"Blinded by the Light"Covered by Manfred Man's Earth BandOriginal by Springsteen"Make You Feel my Love"Covered by Billy Joel (or) Joan Osborne (or) Shawn ColvinOriginal by Bob Dylan"I Wi... | |
| Equipment that has made you 'stop' looking? Emm Labs separates. -Transport-DAC-PreThis head-end combo just can’t be beat. Also, my EquiTech symmetrical balanced power system model 5Q. Nothing touches it.The search continues with all the rest. Have to mention I absolutely love my new PrimaLu... | |
| Pat Metheny Fans, Great Suggestions Please ?? I have and love Imaginary Day and Letters from Home... but I think Still Life (talking) is his best. Get it! You'll love it! | |
| Best female vocal recording on CD? I’m a huge Rickie Lee Jones fan and know every inch of that record... so I was pleasantly surprised when I read your post! I was even at the live show supporting that album; so I think I may know where you’re coming from... I own and have listened... |