simonmoon
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| Let's talk music, no genre boundaries Sometimes I feel as if I am a bit unique on various music forums I post on, because I have almost zero nostalgic feelings connected to music. Once I reached about the age of 20, music stopped being the "soundtrack to my life", and became someth... | |
| Let's talk music, no genre boundaries @toddalin Bring back Progressive Rock! I don’t think there is anything like Gentle Giant anymore. Gotta be one of my all time favorites. https://youtu.be/ifRnVEkqB2I What do mean "bring BACK progressive rock"? Progressive music has ... | |
| Klipsch and Capacitors Oh! Not sure who this slipped my mind, but this speaker company has prebuilt replacement crossovers, ready to go, in 3 different levels of improvement. But even the lowest level (Copper level) is better than the Ebay kit. Crites Klipsch Cr... | |
| Klipsch and Capacitors At the very least, any electrolytics should be replaced. Even unused, they age and will no longer meet tolerance. Not to mention, that electrolytic caps just don't sound good. But, as one who has upgraded more vintage, and not so vintage speak... | |
| Let's talk music, no genre boundaries I have certain criteria that I love in music. If music does not have most or all of those criteria, I find it uninteresting, emotionally and/or intellectually. And it's not like I made a conscious decision to only like music that meet those criter... | |
| Eyes open or closed? Usually, eyes opened in a lighted, or sometimes, a dimmed, but not dark room. For me, the image and soundstage on my system, is so well defined, closing my eyes does not help enhance the illusion at all. | |
| Your last concert was to see who and when? On 6/28 I saw the newest incarnation of the prog/space rock band, Gong, here in L.A. The current players played in the band while Daevid Allen, the founder of the band was sill alive. They did a great job holding up the feel and attitude of th... | |
| Experience with stacked subwoofers? A good friend of mine has a pair of GR Research, Double Trouble open baffle subs. One stack per channel. Probably the best sounding subs I’ve heard. | |
| Your favorite Cello recording Since I am strictly a fan of 20th century, specifically the mid to late 20th century (up to the present) classical music, most of my choices will be decidedly not exactly "smooth and sweet". My favorite is probably, Elliott Carter’s, Cello Concer... | |
| Encouraging people to consider a traditional 2 channel stereo system. I would believe that that the vast majority of us here are either Baby Boomers or Gen X. Think back to your 20’s, if someone 30+ years older than you tried to get you involved in their hobby that most likely started when they were in their 20’s. ... | |
| Does cover art of an album or recording influences your purchase? More so during the pre-internet era than now. Being a big prog fan back in the 70’s, prog albums tended to have cover art* that was a big clue as to the musical content of the of the recordings. And this was especially helpful when so much worl... | |
| Make speakers disappear. Simple, cheap Diffusion panels on the wall behind the speakers work much better than any visual trick to try to fool your brain. I don't seem to have any problems fully realizing a deep, wide, layered soundstage, whether I can seem my speakers or wall, or wit... | |
| How good is the crossover in your loudspeakers? A friend and I used to have a bit of a "cottage industry" upgrading crossovers in vintage, and not so vintage speakers. This was back in the late 90’s and 00’s. Even if the speakers were engineered well (reasonably flat response, no major phase ... | |
| What do you do when the music’s not speaking to you? When I am in the mood to listen, which is quite often, I hardly ever have the problem of music "not speaking to me". It is more often the case that my initial selection may not speak to me, but I can play something else, which may speak to me. ... | |
| Genesis @akgwhiz Now that we have Genesis fans here, any good "newer" groups that fill that niche for you? I’ll throw out Riverside. Start with their first 3 "trilogy" CDs. Go from there. Recommendations welcome! Don’t get me started with recom... |