stuartk
Responses from stuartk
| I feel bad for GenX'ers that missed out on the 60s and 70s. "The question and the responses just seem to prove that this is a venue for old men….. Will this hobby survive when all the old men die off?"Hate to be a bearer of bad news, but when we old Boomers die off, they'll be another generation of old g... | |
| Sad News-- Nancy Griffith Has Passed Another one from the same show...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFR0uodFfqM | |
| Sad News-- Nancy Griffith Has Passed @patrickdowns:Yeah-- I'm 65, so I know just what you mean. | |
| Who is ditching their shiny disc spinners? @georgehifi:."The value is, to give the provenance of what they stream/download to you, so you can say yes I'll pay (to uncompressed) or no won't pay (to compressed) issues of the same album." Of course, the above makes complete sense but it wasn'... | |
| Sad News-- Nancy Griffith Has Passed "Our kinda artist, ay Stuart?---Eric"Most definitely! | |
| Sad News-- Nancy Griffith Has Passed Since someone is bound to correct me-- it's actually "Nanci". | |
| Who is ditching their shiny disc spinners? This appears to be one of those divisive issues that cannot be resolved.Some of us prefer streaming and some of us prefer physical media. Why not just leave it at that? Arguing is not likely to change many minds. Frankly, the value of such thread... | |
| How many dealers do you use? @ronboco:I hear what you're saying but I regard "Listen Up" fondly. When I wanted to purchase a SimAudio transport and the closest N. CA dealer refused to provide an in-home trial, I called "Listen Up" and they agreed to ship me one. End results: ... | |
| How many dealers do you use? @oldaudiophile:"The more time I spend on forums like this, the more it amazes me how many audiophiles, apparently, make major moves or changes to their sound systems so frequently."Yes, and these same folks will insist to their graves that it's "a... | |
| Sonics? All Things Must Pass -50th Anniversary From the Fremer review: "The top end is incredibly dull. There’s no sparkle or air. Horns are dull, transients are dull, there is mid-bass bloat that casts a thick warmth over everything. You have to crank it way up to restore any life whatsoever ... | |
| Who is ditching their shiny disc spinners? "But the problem I see is that, because everything is at hand, your listening changes too and you just jump around rather than listening to a CD/LP that often the artist put a ton of time into to create a musical arc. It’s instant gratification... | |
| Sonics? All Things Must Pass -50th Anniversary "The vocals are dry, and the album sounds smaller due to an attempt at 'de-Spectorization'." Interesting, given that Dhani said "de-spectorization" was not his intent. | |
| Keeping Audiophilia And The Love Of Music Alive & Well! @oldaudiophile:Yes-- I'm quite pleased with the results. I have no plans to ever upgrade any of my components except possibly the speakers-- but that will be simply to move to the current model. I agree that it would be wonderful to have places wh... | |
| Is today’s contemporary music lacking? @artemus5: "Most of them are story tellers which goes well in some genre but is mostly wasted in R&R. A case in point is Led Zeppelin". There are plenty of R&R vocalists whose lyrics can be easily understood, and there are R&R v... | |
| Power cord choice? @rsjm80:You will get many, many responses but you will never know what's right for you and your system until you actually demo some cables. Use YOUR own ears! There are cable manufacturers that sell direct with risk-free home trials. Another opt... |