tomryan
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| 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 ... | |
| Tube CDP/DAC sound: too "refined"? Detlof...Yes, I also find the classic British sound lacking in musical dynamics to the point that I become bored or keep turning the volume up. I've owned Spendors and Harbeths and found this to be the situation. It's great to have excellent midra... |