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| 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... | |
| Audiophiles vs DIY-o-philes The problem has been aggrevated by the trend toward industrial design in fit & finish of audio components, which adds materially to cost without improving performance.No Kidding! $50 drivers in a $10000 speaker cabinet...at least the piano bl... | |
| Sealed Subwoofer Recommendation deep tight bass with weight that you hear in Disney Concert hall.I know exactly what you mean. I spent a few minutes with Ben Lilly last year and he gave me a few tips on my modest setup - no design just some back of the envelope advice. Excelle... | |
| Rear Ported versus Non Rear Ported floor standing Of the three you listened to - what did you like best? What other speakers have you owned that you like? How important are aesthetics? Do you have an amp already or what will you use to drive them? There are a great many good speakers out there - ... | |
| Audiophile Results Depends....a good expensive processor should give you great flexiblility on sources and tailoring teh sound (may even adjust for room modes (notch filtering))A great amplifier will get you better sound - generally more headroom and better transien... | |
| Rear Ported versus Non Rear Ported floor standing You should stay away from ported speakers. Unless you like an overly heavy bass. A speaker with a leaner precise bass response ( non-ported ) will give you far better transient response and the roll-off of 6 db per octave (versus 12) makes this id... |