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| A classy tribute to the Bird It's "Bird".Not "the Bird". | |
| Looking for a good tuner with AM too In the late 70's I had a Dynaco AF-6 am/fm stereo tuner which boasted a "state of the art" am section. That tuner is long gone but, to this day, I have never heard better am radio. On a strong signal (say, a nearby 50k watter) sound quality nearly... | |
| Have U ever bought an LP because of the cover art? Before Mary Tyler Moore hit it big on the Dick Van Dyke Show, her career also included modeling. I have an autographed copy of a late fifties "easy listening" lp featuring her mucho pretty face which I picked up recently on eBay. | |
| Who needs spellcheck? Anyone who writes "base" instead of "bass" should be banned from this site. | |
| Song intros that really grab you? ? "You Really Got Me" The Kinks"Can't You Hear Me Knocking" The Rolling Stones | |
| Tube Pre with remote and 2 pairs of outputs Audible Illusions L2. | |
| What about a product can irritate you? Blindingly bright pilot lights.Displays that blink. | |
| What is the one CD you can't find? Original motion picture soundtrack for "Body Heat" by John Barry on the Southern Cross label. I've been looking for tweny years! | |
| Who Was Your Favorite One Hit Wonder "I Had Too Much To Dream Last Night" was by The Electric Prunes. | |
| Allan Pettersson The German label "cpo" has recorded the entire Pettersson symphony cycle and is available here in the USA. The Swedish label "BIS" has a Pettersson project under way. I would think that you'd find these cds at a major record store in a big city. A... | |
| Review: Yamaha S1500 universal disc player CD Player Here I am again with my very last word on this player. For the past two months I've played scores of "redbook" cds', lots of dvd videos, and a few sacds' and dvd-as'.To reiterate, terrific video quality that's immediately noticable over any older ... | |
| Audiogon "SACD's TO DIE FOR" list Don't miss:Eric Dolphy"Out There"A hybrid SACD orginally recorded in 1960(!)that has sonics that are truly superb. Great drive! Pulsating, throbing acoustic bass. Powerful, tonally accurate horns. Clean clear, shimmering percussion and drums! Mode... | |
| Audible Illusion Modulus 3A CD connection Found using the Tape In was best with my AI L1. Noticible increase in transparency. Auxillary input is better than CD input. But Tape In is best. | |
| Polish Music? You should seek out recordings of the Polish ex-patriot composer, Sir Andrez Panufnik. He defected to Gt.Britain in the mid-50's. He passed away in the 90's.It's hard to describe his music but I'll try by saying he is a modernist with warm but dra... | |
| Your First System November 1969. Purchased from Lafayette Radio in Newark, NJLafayette LR-500B receiverGarrard 40B record changerPickering V15/ACE 400 cartridgeKLH 22A speakers |