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| Is It Time To Sell My Vinyl Rig? Have you considered stereo records? | |
| Worst Concerts You Have Attended ?? Pink Floyd, Oakland Colusium, 1994Had to cup my ears to hear, 2 rows from the top. But the visuals WERE astounding | |
| Speaker recommendation $10-20K (with some requirements!) Many speakers will suit you, but investigate slap-echo in your room. It is an annoying ringing clearly audible after a sharp hand clap. In my small room I tamed it with GIK absorption panels at 1st reflection points, including ceiling. Like Richar... | |
| Best rock song of all times Jean GenieRIP Mr Jones | |
| amp for vandersteens Mccormick DNA-1, rebuilt by SMC Audio, works well with the cloth Quatro. Really well. | |
| Phonostage recommendations under $3K I like the Sutherland 20 20 I'm using now. 2400$ w LPS. | |
| Should people with no turntable or reel to reel be considered audiophiles? Yes, of course.Beating the Porsche Club metaphor a bit: If I drive my VW Bug to the meeting, will I be accepted. Yes again, if I brought beer.. | |
| Ordering Vinyl From Burning Shed In these Covid times, it's up to 3 weeks. Am waiting on a pair of Wetton's solo work. By the by, Wilson's remixes of King Crimson ( and Gentle Giant and Jethro Tull ) are superb. | |
| Most recordings you own by a single artist, group, or composer 40 or so King Crimson and R. Fripp in his many guides. Brian Eno solo and collaborating. Bowie, of course.. Steven Wilson with Porcupine Tree, as Bass Communion ( Continuum ll spinning as I write ). K.C.live is sound to behold. | |
| Vandersteen, DNA & SMcAudio (AKA "Mod Squad") A follow up:The addition of a Holo Audio Spring 2 Kitsune between the Oppo and the new ARC LS 26, Isopods under all electronics, further refinement of speaker, chair, furniture placement. Better cabling ( Morrow SP5, MA 5, Audio Art, Cullen ).Imag... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Great Deceiver: King Crimson live '72-'74Bucket List: Keaggy, Levin, MarottaRaw Power: Iggy and the Stooges | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Jah Wobble w Brian Eno: Spinner..all dubby and Spacey, followed w Ork: Ramagehead.. 21st Century Prog-Metal | |
| Vandersteen, DNA & SMcAudio (AKA "Mod Squad") After six years with a Parasound 2250 driving Vandy 2 CE to excellent results in my small room, The wife and I have remodeled. On the way is a SMc DNA1 Ultra Gold 18 with an enormous Plitron shipped directly from eBay to Steve. Cloth Quatros, ship... | |
| Best Cheap Speakers - New or Old I have two of them- 1981 ish Polk 10A I bought for 200$ in 2010, and 1998 Vandy 2CE for 600, with stands, in 2012. The Polks are used all-purpose, TV, Theatre, and 2/5.1 channel. Love the new 5.1 remixes of King Crimson played on a 99$ blu-ray.. B... |