stevecham
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| Hendrix 50th Anniversary Electric Ladyland Box Release I too heard it when it came out, as I did when Are You Experienced? and Axis: Bold As Love were released. Along with Cheap Thrills, Sgt Pepper/MMT/White Album, Bookends, Surrealistic Pillow/Crown Of Creation and Disraeli Gears/Wheels Of Fire, thes... | |
| What’s a 10k to 15k speaker from smaller company that performs well? Vandersteen | |
| Can I run a preamp through a guitar amp? Output from a preamp into the input of the guitar amp, provided you turn down the volume on both and bring both up slowly, will be ok. | |
| Apple vs Amazon I’ve been subscribing to Apple Music for several years (started with Beats which Apple bought) now and really enjoy it. I noticed they have bumped the sample rate up to 96 for some recordings. Haven’t tried any of the other services so can’t comment. | |
| ... what is Settling Time in cables and interconnects... Manufacturers don’t break in wire because there would be no added value to doing so. They know this. If there was added value, they would do it because they be would certain that you would be able to hear it, refer them to others, grow their busin... | |
| What are you streaming tonight? Procul Harum - Grand HotelSaint Saens - Symphony 3 (Organ) Montreal/Dutois/LondonVan Cliburn - Rach 3 | |
| Speaker Cable Bi-Wire Jumper Break-in No break in required. | |
| CD Transport that has I2S hdmi output, cheaper the better. Your best bet is to buy a pre-owned PS Audio Perfect Wave Transport. | |
| Basic/mid fi headphone advice. For years I've used and other professionals in the studio used, for good reason, the tried and true AKG K240. Very comfortable, semi-open over the ear. About $64. | |
| Is the grass greener on the other side? You asked:"1. How do you deal with the temptation to wonder how much better things could get? 2. Help feed my addiction ;) What should I *fix* next. (Gear list below)"Question 1: Ah, the "slippery slope." I’ve been on it seriously since 1971, off ... | |
| Your single favorite musician on any given instrument? Keith Emerson - Hammond organ and Modular MoogMichael Hedges - acoustic guitarAllan Holdsworth - electric guitarTrane - SaxMiles - Trumpetbass, piano, drums, vocals: I have too many to pick faves. | |
| Cartridge recommendations Nagaoka MP200, really superb sounding mm. | |
| interconne too long ? You are good to go! | |
| Any Mark Knopfler fans out there? Yes, I am a long time fan since 1979.My favorites are Love Over Gold (especially all of side 2 and the title track) and Communique. Next would be Making Movies and the first album.Brothers In Arms, I agree with you, sort of watered-down Straits. O... | |
| Spotify vs. Apple Music vs. Google Play vs. Tidal: Which is Best Here’s a vote for Apple Music. The selection of music and the quality/resolution of streaming is just fine. After all, it’s digital.Also, Tidal seems to have a problem with paying its royalties. https://www.engadget.com/2018/05/16/tidal-reportedly... |