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christmas music
Howard Blake "Walking in the Air" from The Snowman" - this piece is a modern composition and is haunting and beautiful!I have several versions but I am a complete nut for every genre you can imagine...of course you can get Jingle Bell Rock if you... 
Music Recommendations
Russ,Yes some of the best modern classical is written for movies. It is often well recorded too....they got big money behind them, after all!If you like dynamic then try Hans Zimmer 1 and Hans Zimmer 2 . Take the time to watch it all and you may ... 
Modern "vintage style" monitors out there?
They still make these kind of speakers for pro audio markets. Big Boxy and not at all aesthetic; Adam, Meyer, ATC, Genelec etc...consumers will often not consider them no matter how good they sound because they look ugly and are often much more ex... 
It's Hammond B3 Organ Day
Sorry my bad - wrong link on post above Zen Blues Quartet 
It's Hammond B3 Organ Day
I just want to thank everyone with such great suggestions and Angela for starting this thread. I have spent $300 on music in the last day!!Keep it coming.... 
It's Hammond B3 Organ Day
Here is another addition to the B3 list - Jeff Young. He plays on this simply awesome CD (available from CDBaby) Zen Blues Quartet! Zen Blues have another album coming. I can't wait. 
Speakers placed against back wall
The 2.4 have a passive radiator (think port).You need a sealed box with modest or flat bass and a 6 db/octave roll off that takes advantage of the wall without sounding boomy. Try some to audition some British speakers - they often have smaller sp... 
It's Hammond B3 Organ Day
I love Steve's Strutt...such a shame they had an issue somewhere about 3:00 minutes in where you hear distortion (listen carefully) ...seems to be the Hammond on one of the key boards which has the bass notes cranked too much (or microphone too cl... 
It's Hammond B3 Organ Day
Fmpnd,Thanks for the tips. I will spend my weekend ordering more CD's. Great suggestions - all of them. I see TOP are in Seattle in December I am sorely tempted to catch a plane and make a weekend of it and see a show....how good is the current ba... 
It's Hammond B3 Organ Day
Angela,Glad to hear you appreciate TOP! I expect you have it but Soul Vaccination Live Album really captures their amazing live sound! You need to crank it though (thinly mixed especially so it sounds correct at live levels)Enjoy... 
It's Hammond B3 Organ Day
Just to add something positive to this thread, I would like to share another Hammond tip (and funkify your day): THE Hammond Master is, the one and only, incomparable, Chester Thompson. Check out Tower of Power or Santana...amazing stuff.(Note thi... 
Lotus cleaning system oxygenated water for LP's?
Have you considered the Bissel Spotbot - it is amazing!!! Water spray (with special Oxy water and formulas), brush and vaccuum up dirt all in a handy portable device (no mess). The bonus is that it can clean carpets too! Great if you have pets. 
Cable angst and Vandersteen 2 ce signature
best out of your speakers/system....Have you considered acoustic treatments - you can do quite a lot for $800 bucks?How about a power conditioner - if you have dirty power or weak power supplies or noisy PC's connected to the same electric circuit... 
Cable angst and Vandersteen 2 ce signature
I suppose that your 9 year old 2CE's are worth about the same as you propose to spend on speaker cables.Time for a "sense check" => a cable is just some wire - should never cost as much as your speakers! Would you put high end Pirellis on a 9 y... 
Direct-to-Disk, Yeah, Baby
D2D of Harry James orchestra for $3. Took it home and spun it, and Yowzah! This may be the best-sounding LP I have. Agreed. I have the JVC XRCD version of Harry James and his Big Band made from the analog tapes recorded during the D2D sessions ( d...