rpeluso

Responses from rpeluso

Stereophile complains it's readers are too informed.
I was, and remain, remorseful, that John A stepped down and this person took on the role.   
Cat Stevens.... Great Artist or Wacko?
Great artist, no doubt.  I saw his Cat's Attic tour a few years back at the Tower in Philadelphia, phenomenal.  When he sat at the piano and did Sad Lisa I was finished.  A great great artist, no hesitation, no doubt.   
Should a stereo soundstage be 3D or 2D?
I have always assumed it meant left-right and then some amount of depth, so I took that to be 3 dimensions.  Images not just between the speakers (the left-right-center), but also behind. 
Name an artist that had a great debut album and a great final album
Double Down on Merle. 
Oldest Recordings that sound “audiophile”
Sinatra, Songs For Swinging Lovers, its just breathtakingly great! 
Vandersteen updates and amplifiers
tomic601, although we do not know each other, and chances are we will never get to meet, I always look forward to your comments, there is never a hint of envy, jealousy, anger in them just a joy in sharing with others here.   Quite admirable.  I h... 
No Direction Home, Dylan documentary by Martin Scorsese.
black diamond, I was not trying to be provocative in saying I disagreed with your view, just stating mine,  We can co-exist, as we have here for a long time.  I live in a bubble as much as I can, so tend to avoid conflict.   
Doe you enjoy your listening to music and your system more with others or alone?
For me its always alone when I get most enjoyment from the music.  I indulge, in the specifics of the music, in the mood, in the volume, in the repetition, in other words whatever I am feeling I need at the moment I play.  No need for other's appr... 
No Direction Home, Dylan documentary by Martin Scorsese.
I still like and admire Jackson.  Don't agree with your harsh assessment.   
Vandersteen updates and amplifiers
Maybe a little off-base, but I am running my Vandy 5As with a Music Reference RM9 SE, with a Music Reference pre.  I love this combo.   
Bob Dylan - new album just out on Tidal - Rough and Rowdy Ways
Wow, such a broad sweeping statement.  Sorry to read this, and realize how much you have missed.  So much great music after that record.  So much.  But, to each his own.  Rock on. 
Sexy singer(s) and/or song(s)
The beautiful vocalist for A Group Called Smith's cover of Baby Its You.   
Best debut album
August and Everything After has to be on this list 
Favorite Lyricists?
Did Joe Cocker write any of his songs?  I thought not.   
Rock concerts
My first was The Beatles, my 12th birthday, 1964, Baltimore, my Dad took me.