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| Album(s) That Took The Longest To Come Around To @immatthewj Now you have me thinking of getting a good lp copy of Companion | |
| 4th of July Music Also, for the cheese factor, try The Pointer Sisters' "American Music" | |
| 4th of July Music @hilde45 I love how Sean Hannity used MacBride's "Independence Day" as the theme song to his show. | |
| How cheap can you go and still be happy with the sound? @inna I usually agree with or at least acknowledge your contributions, but this seems a bit out of touch. $10-$15K minimum for "good" sound? Nah. My system now’s total cost is about $4500 and sounds much better than my previous $12K system. But o... | |
| 4th of July Music Great thread! Things at first come to mind are: 1812 overture Spirit of New Orleans California Stars James Brown, "Living in America" Neil Diamond, "America" Rocky Mountain High Everyday People | |
| Do You Have to Play a Component to Warm it Up? I find I can't stay turned on as much as I used to anymore. | |
| SOS! Suddenly have a high-end turntable, need to upgrade Amp + Speakers Yes - A Schiit Raggie integrated along with a pair of Triangle Borea on USAM should set you up just fine. Save and upgrade the phono stage later. | |
| Bandology... I love shows at Deer Creek! | |
| Totem Forrest - old but still good I still toy with getting a pair of Arros simply because the ones I had 20 years ago were so good. | |
| Best and Worst customer service? Schiit Audio has phenomenal customer service. As does Reference 3A. | |
| Worst Rock Band Ever !!!! Just noticed this thread is 24 years old. That's awesome! And we're still finding Worst Bands! But it should be more like "Forgettable Bands". I mean, all the bands mentioned so far (well, most of them) were quite successful and had/have millio... | |
| Is the idea of audiophile listening a dying concept as boomers die off? @rcm1203 I know; I can be an ageist ass sometimes. But I feel people are fossilizing themselves when they write off contemporary music. Still, thanks for the reminder. | |
| Do You Have to Play a Component to Warm it Up? Agreed. Although resistors and capacitors do have to come up to temperature. I would argue for leaving the transport on continuously. The most stressful time for the component is actually turning it on. | |
| Is the idea of audiophile listening a dying concept as boomers die off? @moto_man "In 20 years, is anyone going to want to listen to hip-hop, rap, Taylor Swift, Steve Aoki, etc.?" A. Conflating individual artists with complete genres is a fallacy. Hip hop and rap have been around for 40 years now, give or take, and ... | |
| Why I don't hear bass drums on Jazz LPs? Hi all - jazz drummer here. What @bdp24 wrote is spot on. In a jazz combo, I almost never keep time with the 18" bass drum; it serves as an accent piece while my hi-hat is the most metronomic instrument, followed closely by my ride. When I do emph... |