stuartk
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| Sonics? All Things Must Pass -50th Anniversary It's now possible to compare the 2014 remaster and the 50th anniversary on spotify. Even on my computer speakers, the differences are fairly obvious. The The 50th A. features more up-front vocals and at first, an refreshing overall impression of ... | |
| DAC Choices - $5,000 to $7,000 @mitch2: Used Aqua La Scala | |
| Why Don't More People Into Music Reproduction At Home Play Around With Musical Instruments "In the pursuit of music reproduction in the home it is my firm belief that you must listen to live music every now & again so that you know & understand how real music,with real instruments,in real physical spaces sounds..."Although I've ... | |
| I feel bad for GenX'ers that missed out on the 60s and 70s. "But you probably had to walk to school both ways uphill through the snow"Yes, with only half a small banana for breakfast and rabid wolverines to fend off along the way. . . | |
| Sad News-- Nancy Griffith Has Passed "Sad to lose such a good soul."Yeah-- my sense is that she would've made a great contribution just by being alive, simply due to who she was as a person, whether or not she'd been a performing artist. | |
| 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 ... |