whart
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| Horns: Why don't they image well? It presents a different perspective than dynamic speakers. I was a very long time electrostat listener (started with old Quads in 1973). I switched to horns (Avantgarde Duo) and SET (Lamm ML2) in around 2006-7. A much more 'in the room' presentati... | |
| What is the fascination? I think @albertporter could tell you his story better than me-- he had a Walker- a fancy, no holds barred modern (at the time) table and was experimenting with the Lenco (if memory serves). He liked the propulsive aspect of the idler but wanted to... | |
| Expanding your hobby by expanding love We should have an Adopt a Musician program. | |
| Seeking listening help in Austin area Do you know the guys at the Sound Gallery in Austin? They are dealers of used equipment, mostly older dynamic speakers, but they have tech chops and are pretty cool~ I can't really help you b/c I'm running a pair of vintage Quad electrostats and v... | |
| Insider or Outsider? To be or not to be,...? I wasn't kidding! Geoff keeps in real in an outer space kinda way. He makes me laugh. I wasn't being snarky!! Man, I dunno. What was it Groucho Marx said?I kind of like the noise and commotion of the public forum. Plus, I learn --- I think being p... | |
| Insider or Outsider? To be or not to be,...? If @Geoffkaitt joins, I'm in. :) | |
| Session Men by Gil Baker Thanks, mon. I’m actually enjoying the music history aspect more than discussing sonics, but I’m gonna lose my audiophile badge. KOJ is pretty intense. Doug was a gas, I may still be able to make a local show. | |
| Session Men by Gil Baker cool. thanks for the heads up Eric. These are the unsung heroes of most recordings. A friend appeared on two tracks of McCartney's new album. (He's the guy from Nashville I've mentioned to you). One of the best natural musicians I've ever heard. N... | |
| Analogue Productions Jazz, Blues and Classical 33RPM vs 45RPM advice needed!!! The Analogue Productions (Chad) versions of Sonny Rollins "Way Out West" are markedly different in presentation: the 33 has the typical hard panning left and right that was characteristic of early stereo. The 45 cut actually has a center image. St... | |
| Best vinyl purchases based on pressing, studio production, sound quality and enjoyment. @knollbrent -- at the risk of sounding snarky (i'm not), try to venture beyond the audiophile approved stuff. Sure, it sounds good, but there's a lot more to music than the stuff that gets released by the small handful of labels that release (and... | |
| How to Be a Contributor to Musical Culture Local colleges, including community colleges that teach recording arts and other schools and institutions that have choirs and other musical groups-- there’s something in it for you too, other than good karma. Help them record their work; if the c... | |
| What is the most $ you have spent on vinyl? @bdp24 - I bought many of those more expensive copies when I was still working as a lawyer in NYC. Now that I’m retired, I have even less incentive to spend that kind of money on a single album. I wouldn’t mind a trip to the Utrecht show, though. ... | |
| What is the most $ you have spent on vinyl? I doubt I’ve spent more than 5 or 6 hundred US on a single record. Those have typically been records that claim a market value of over 1k US dollars for a mint example. I’ve largely quit buying such expensive records since I’m not really buying th... | |
| Audio as a weapon Any time I call Apple for support, I get Bieberized via music on hold. That is a weapon. Bad neo-soul with heavy auto-tune. Bummer. | |
| Best vinyl purchases based on pressing, studio production, sound quality and enjoyment. Run, don’t walk, to buy a copy of Brian Davison’s every which way on Mercury. Pay for a M- copy (you should be able to find it on Discogs for around $30). Sounds like early Traffic, hard rock, blues shouter, jazz motifs, excellent music, first rat... |