wharfy
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| One of my favorite bands, one that many have never heard. @winoguy17 The Astoria. Are you from the area? I grew up in the Hudson Valley. | |
| One of my favorite bands, one that many have never heard. @bdp24 Thanks for starting this thread, and the videos. This may be the closest NRBQ got to making it bigtime. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFxpFm1u26k | |
| One of my favorite bands, one that many have never heard. NRBQ is the best band "you never heard of." In the 1980s and 1990s I saw them dozens of times. They performed regularly at both The Lone Star Cafe and Bottom Line, in NYC, and extensively in the Northeast. At one show at the Bottom Line, Terry gav... | |
| Favorite Albums Not in the Mainstream Found on Streaming Services @bdp24 Thanks! Someone correct me if I am wrong-the masters for this excellent record were destroyed in the big Universal Studio fire, in 2008. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Universal_Studios_fire | |
| Favorite Albums Not in the Mainstream Found on Streaming Services Tony Rice-Church Street Blues | |
| How long should high quality speakers last? Until you get the itch to upgrade? | |
| Help me mod my tube amp Start by swapping out the signal tubes? | |
| 12AX7 tubes for the phono stage of VAC Avatar SE integrated. @inna Your query got me to look through my signal tube stash. In a box labeled 12AX7 is a pair of NOS Matsushita, black plates, that were manufactured using Mullard tube tooling equipment. I bought these from Brent Jesse at his recommendation. ... | |
| 12AX7 tubes for the phono stage of VAC Avatar SE integrated. @inna When I was looking for 12AU7 tubes and variants, I contacted these two- Brent Jesse and Andy at Vintage Tube Services. | |
| 12AX7 tubes for the phono stage of VAC Avatar SE integrated. @inna If you want mids, NOS Mullards have the mid-range-to-die-for-reputation. I imagine older 12AX7 have higher-microphony issues. Thoughts? | |
| The "young people' music thread - Artists younger than 40 years old AJ Lee and Blue Summit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bp4EjMmowHI | |
| Walk On By - The Story Of Popular Song (BBC Documentary 17/23) @bdp24 - That's fun.Thanks for posting! After watching, this is what showed up on my feed. Steve Ferguson, after his NRBQ days. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlTLr5aZ_jg | |
| A music thread for diehard analog guys that get great sound from cd @slaw - Agree about Dave Alvin! He was/is fabulous with The Blasters, and has put out two really good CD's with Jimmie Dale Gilmore. | |
| Patty Barber Like JT Agree with everyone about Patricia Barber. Her CD, Cafe Blue, is fantastic. It is often on audiophile best recordings/production lists. | |
| The best opening act you've ever seen & heard? @immatthewj - I don't remember the song they played together. Looking through setlist.fm it probably was "Daddy's Little Pumpkin". "Girl in the War" is one of my wife's favorite Ritter songs. He's quite a songwriter and performer. Last Spring h... |