whart
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| Where does music come from that streams? @tomcy6 -right on, but to expand on that, the record label may own the master but often doesn't not have rights in the musical composition. Those rights, a/k/a "publishing" side, also have to be cleared but there is a compulsory license for that i... | |
| Was 1971 the high point of popular music? I think @ellajeanelle has it right-- to me, it's got a lot to do with your point of entry, when you really engaged. I listen to a wide range of material that goes back earlier- particularly in heavy rock (apropos Alice Cooper, to me, their pinnacl... | |
| Where does music come from that streams? Is this a question about sourcing of the particular master or the way that streaming is licensed? Traditionally, the label (master side) did the deals and cleared the publishing rights (standard, compulsory rates on the publishing side). The Music... | |
| Black Pumas On Tour Now @oddiofyl- Hey, we know each other from SHF. As noted, my wife found good seats for 1/3 the price. And of course, there's the balcony. Don't want to leave the impression that all the tickets are so costly. | |
| Tubes, tone, and old age. I’ve been running tubes since about 1973. I used to retube my ARC SP 3-a-1 with period Telefunken 12ax7s which were about 10 bucks a tube. Finding true unused ones from the ’60s or ’70s is not impossible but they are expensive now. Everything I r... | |
| There is none out there...... How much would it cost to pull ethernet cable to an appropriate location? It has to be a trivial cost in the scheme of things. I'm lucky enough to be in Google Fiber territory, where we get crazy bandwidth on the cheap. A decent network doesn't co... | |
| Do people tire of audio forums? @acman3- thanks for that. I'm like a year behind in writing and publishing about released LPs. I really need to get back to that- it's enjoyable, research is fun, and of course, there's the listening. | |
| Tracking down a hum. I had an intermittent noise problem on my main system that I originally attributed to a bad tube. I replaced all the tubes from phono stage, to the recherché rectifier for the phono, to the line stage (old stock DR 6h30s, no fun to source), to eve... | |
| Goodbye Everyone @elliottbnewcombjr - you seem like a good guy. FWIW, I went through 2 + years of health misery, all related to gastric/Esophageal problems. The drugs exacerbated the problem and I felt like I was spending more time getting lab tests and seeing var... | |
| Do people tire of audio forums? To me, the question is more than just loss of interest in audio fora but engagement in the hobbyist aspects themselves. Long before the Internet, I had periods of intense involvement in the hobby, through such things as the NY Audio Society (or wh... | |
| BEST little know Jazz Album that you ever heard? I have a long list since this has been a sweet spot for me for the last decade. I don’t know about "best," but some interesting ones include: Milt Ward & Virgo Spectrum (reissued as a needle drop- the OG is now very scarce and worthwhile if y... | |
| Invert ? @clio09- I did a cursory search- the booklet-- which was around 99 pages, now sells for astronomical numbers as an out of print publication. There are other things, though- listening tests, which I believe were done after the booklet, are in the A... | |
| Invert ? There was a booklet that made the rounds several decades ago, called The Wood Effect. Who knows, it may still be in print, or available through an online book vendor. The topic was absolute phase- and a number of examples were given as I recall. B... | |
| buying (NOS) tubes online I'm a big fan of Andy at Vintage Tube Services too, and have bought from many of the usual suspects. Most tubes that are marketed as NOS are not- they are old tubes, "pulls," that come out of other equipment. Finding true "never used" old tubes is... | |
| How long does it take your tube amp to warm up? In my main system, 45 minutes to warm up a pair of Lamm ML2s with a fresh tube complement. I usually do that with a digital source. It takes about 3 sides to warm up the tube phono stage and cartridge. I can make the time coincide, but that's the ... |