wolf_garcia
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| Klipsch Forte III--Pleasantly Surprised Tomcarr...The Tung Sols seemed to have a somewhat clearer overall tone than the stock el mysterioso Russian tubes, and I suppose warmth was a component of that. I like the build quality of them...very quiet. I couldn't leave well enough alone thou... | |
| Cronos Magnum II Yeah man, that does bear repeating. | |
| For those of us over 60.. Mitch Mitchell from the Hendrix band was one of the best drummers out there, period. Also, I was a stage hand for a Buddy Miles show right after Hendrix checked out...great show, and Buddy was a really nice guy (hung out with him at the promoter's... | |
| Which band IS really America's Greatest (rock & roll band)? Buffalo Springfield represented an "actual" lunatic fringe, using actual fringe. And "Mister Soul" was a kick a** R&R song as was "Bluebird," especially the long version. In the early 70s I saw a faux version of Buffalo Springfield consisting ... | |
| best preamps I don't have THAT many $k's (for the purposes of this conversation anyway...don't wanna trigger an audit)...remember the aforementioned Santa Cruz? Cocobolo my sneakers away. And it has to be pointed out often that it's way more fun to find relati... | |
| Which band IS really America's Greatest (rock & roll band)? I saw Moby Grape when I was 16 in 1967. A surfer friend I was visiting in Santa Barbara got us tickets to see Tim Buckley since he knew I was a huge fan, and the show turned out to be Buckley opening, with The Jimi Hendrix Experience second, and M... | |
| For those of us over 60.. Not another available option? You gotta get out there man...If your "hopes and dreams" were hanging on Mike Bloomfield and you need an apolitical anti-depressant, get yourself some Julian Lage or John Scofield albums (And I have about 1200 more su... | |
| Cronos Magnum II Mention to a stranger that you have a very nice Cronus Magnum. Go ahead... | |
| best preamps I'm ashamed about my Schiit Freya...it's not expensive enough to be taken seriously, and although it sounds fabulous it engenders scorn and shunning by high end audio geeks who spend multiples of its cost on other things...I mentioned it at Goodwi... | |
| Golden age of vinyl recordings? When I bought my Klipsch Heresy III speakers last year there was a "free album" offer sticker on the boxes. One per speaker...so I went to the Klipsch site and wound up with 2 10" 33rpm mono albums, one of early Monk, and a Miles Davis thing...AMA... | |
| Which band IS really America's Greatest (rock & roll band)? Buffalo Springfield were a major influence on my early musical career, but they were legendary for their inconsistent live shows...fist fights...out of tune playing and singing...but obviously monster talent. I tried to sing like Stills which for ... | |
| No one actually knows how to lculate what speaker cable they need I've mentioned before (but really, you simply can't get enough of these fascinating tales) that my current speaker cable was chosen because Bill Low, who just happened to be standing behind me at a shop when I was talking about bi-wire cables with... | |
| No one actually knows how to lculate what speaker cable they need I purchase solid core (currently AQ biwire works for me) and plug it in...I then listen to music and completely forget about it (the wire, not the music). I am very careful about it being long enough to reach the furthest speaker...hey...I'm a per... | |
| Which band IS really America's Greatest (rock & roll band)? Steely Dan are and were astonishing. Becker's solo albums are so good I was mostly angry about his death because his output stoped. My most recent live experience with those guys was a show with Elvis Costello (!) opening a couple of years ago...t... | |
| Black Friday deals on headphone amps I recently bought a Schiit Magni and it’s a great sounding el cheapo amp built to a very high standard. For $750 you could get one for yourself and give the other six to friends as holiday gifts. |