tomryan
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| audio research sells out good or bad ? Pops,That's the corporate World, not just America. In my part of the country German and Australian companies have come in, bought businesses, bled them, shut them down, and then walked away. In one case (Australian) more than 1,600 people lost the... | |
| Records that made you reassess your music beliefs Hmmm...haven't listened in 35 years. Maybe I'll try it again. I did buy the best of The Bonzo Dog Do Dah Band and on CD a few years ago. Listened once for nostalgia sake and had a lot of laughs. Also have the first 4 Firesign Theater albums, great... | |
| Eagles One of these Nights - run off area wording "Everything you know""Is wrong" | |
| Records that made you reassess your music beliefs Please be honest with me...do any of you actually listen to Trout Mask Replica? | |
| Macintosh vs Pass labs I had called Pass Labs about 7-8 years ago and talked with Nelson. This, as I remember, was during CES and he had stayed behind that year and was answering the phones. I have been a tube guy since the mid 80s and explained this to Nelson saying I ... | |
| What time do you wear? Cell phone w/ satellite correct time. And I get to call for pizzas. | |
| Discography of JVC K2 discs? K2 Discs (half the price so twice as nice!):Thelonius Monk - Brilliant CornersThelonius Monk - Monk's MusicGene Ammons - Boss TenorArt Pepper - + ElevenCredence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's FactoryActually, I paid about $12.00 for each of them a f... | |
| Discography of JVC K2 discs? A bunch of K2 masterings were released on various jazz labels a few years ago, and they were, to my ears, as good as any XRCD but at 1/2 the price or less. I bought a bunch for $12.00.Try Gerry Mulligan/Thelonius Monk - "Mulligan Meets Monk" | |
| I need new music.... Break out a little bit, especially if you have a good stereo system. Try "John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman" and "Ballads" by John Coltrane. Also:Bob Dylan - Nashville SkylineArt Garfunkel - Angel ClareJanis Joplin - PearlJerry Mulligan/Thelonius M... | |
| iPod vs CD: WSJ CES I remember going on a date in the very early 80s and the girl was 19. I asked her where she would like to go to dinner, she told me Taco Bell was her favorite restaurant - "They have the best sour cream!" (Taco Bell's sour cream at that time was p... | |
| SACD & DVDA done? SACD is a tiny niche market now, probably will be completely gone within a few years. DVD-A is dead. Blu-Ray will probably be dead quicker than DVD-A. Apple is now downloading movies and Blockbuster will start soon. | |
| Where are the female Audiophiles? Nope - chances are very, very thin that there will be more female audiophiles in 20 years. I heard this argument 25, 20, 15, 10, and 5 years ago. No more women today than in the past. And there was an issue of Time magazine some months (couple of ... | |
| Tube CDP/DAC sound: too "refined"? One of the worst systems I've ever heard was at a guy's house who was a dealer. He'd set up a system in his best room consisting of Edge amp & pre-amp and Wisdom tower speakers. Bright, edgey, and restricted dynamics. On the other hand, TAS ha... | |
| Tube CDP/DAC sound: too "refined"? By the way, you've gotta be suspicious of anyone who uses "Jazz At The Pawnshop" to demonstrate a system. Check out "Organic Grooves" by Essence All Stars and "Andrew!!!" by Andrew Hill. | |
| Tube CDP/DAC sound: too "refined"? Speakers that got the midrange right in my room:ProAc Response 2.5Merlin TSM MXSpendor 3/1Spendor 3/5Harbeth C7 2Dynaudio Focus 140 & 110I'm now using Audio Physic Steps and getting excellent midrange. I think there are lots of speakers today ... |