rodzilla47
Responses from rodzilla47
| Does cover art of an album or recording influences your purchase? I bought the first album by "It's A Beautiful Day" at the Air Force BX for $2.35 in 1969 strictly because I liked the cover art. It was a winner! | |
| Happiness is... Happiness is finding a pair of Monitor Audio Gold 200 5G tower speakers for $2500 that were demos at a HiFi shop. Which I did two weeks ago. | |
| Footers under new speakers A recent test of isolation tweaks that Might be helpful: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32DrKCqLWkk | |
| Drinking Songs playlest... What am I missing? Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs - "Bottle of Wine" | |
| Spades vs. Banana plugs ?? I've made several sets of speaker cables using crimp on connectors from Analysis Plus. I put spades on the speaker end because I don't want the weight of the cables pulling down on banana plugs. Plus spades are more secure if you occasionally mov... | |
| Favorite Obscure Rock Song This is basically the second Jeff Beck Group without Jeff. The first Hummingbird album was released in 75 while I was working at a record store and it has been a favorite ever since. This is the first song: | |
| Songs with excellent advice? Hummingbird "For The Childrens Sake" | |
| Sat front row at the symphony... I sat front row center for Hiromi "The Trio Project" in the concert hall at Lafayette College and it was one of the best concert experiences ever for me. I prefer to sit close for smaller groups so I can hear the actual instruments rather than th... | |
| Tune of the Day https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zYZbaFiVb8 | |
| Name 3 songs where audio quality and song quality completely align An album that I always take when I'm auditioning equipment is "Another Lifetime" by Simon Phillips. It's well written, well played, very well recorded and it's my favorite kind of music. | |
| Fyne Audio - Anyone heard lf it? The Fyne dealer at CAF was Now Listen Here located in Harrisburg, PA. I live nearby and hope to get there soon to audition the F501. https://nowlistenhere.net/ | |
| Canare 4S11 I just bought some Canare 4S11 at this place for $1.16 per foot. The lowest price by far that I found anywhere! https://www.performanceaudio.com/accessories/cables-connectors/bulk-wire-cable/speaker-wire.html | |
| What Are Your Reference Discs? or Specific Reference Tracks I usually take 4 or 5 CD's with me when I audition equipment. The main one that I always take is "Another Lifetime" by Simon Phillips. It is well written, well played, and very well recorded. It is also very representative of the type of music ... | |
| If you could, what live performances would you enjoy re-living? The Allman Brothers at Harrisburg Area Community College on April 18th, 1971. | |
| Favorite song to demo or test drive speakers? I've used this one for years.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmyhVCG8Pes&list=PL0B4E1E95A6E1B81F |