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| Which Jazz Albums are similar to Kind of Blue "but in general, nothing will be "like" "Kind of Blue"."I'm with Audphile1 here; KoB does not invite many direct comparisons (sui generis, as they say).I find "Sketches of Spain," closer than many in the Miles catalog. I do not find the In recordi... | |
| Odyssey Stratos or Krell 400Xi for Usher 6381's For the Stratos, the dual mono (180 wpc) is one way to go; 20% more power than the regular Stratos, if the specs are to be believed. One just sold here for $1250. I have the extreme version, and enjoy it; I'll also join the choir about how great K... | |
| Comparing CDs marketed for the U.S. to imports try separating the two parts of the jewel box. the annoying label can then be easily removed in one piece by pulling the two 1/2s apart. hard to describe, but easy to do. jmd | |
| Built a Flexi-type rack? Thanks for the update, Jim. I've got two 24"x18"X3" maple blocks coming from Tony; cutting boards for gifts, @ $101 ea., shipped. I'm tempted to go for cherry for my rack, a wood I'm partial to; Tony offers it at the same price as maple. Are there... | |
| Cabinet Builders??? I warmly recommend Lee Taylor (as, apparently, does Gmood1). He built me lovely boxes to the North Creek Eska design, at a reasonable cost and time, and he was very happy to chat with/work with me on the details (I had fun and learned a lot along ... | |
| Power Cord for Jolida JD-100 If you search, there's a recent thread on PCs for the JD 100, and numerous threads having to do with tubes. I expect you'd find helpful information on those, too.Best,jmd | |
| Best lines in a song Richard Buckner:"I shot my insides out, with grief and Mr. Kessler, all holed up in my room."From the indispensable "Bloomed."jmd | |
| Built a Flexi-type rack? Hi Jim, and thanks for the lead! I've already emailed Tony. Could you give a report once you've seen the blocks, re how much finishing is required, etc.?Thanks!John | |
| Built a Flexi-type rack? Thanks to everyone for their suggestions! Shersta: Elegant solution, having a machine shop point the rods. Could you still thread things on at that end? Don't suppose it matters too much. Jdubs: My noodling around the web found only 3' and 6' rods... | |
| Built a Flexi-type rack? Thanks, Palasr!I'm about convinved to give it a whirl.How did you do the jig? Just a perfectly square piece with a hole to line up the pilot?Best,JohnPS: "Measure twice and cut once," indeed. If you've got reservations now, you'll be making 'em la... | |
| Built a Flexi-type rack? Slipknot's suggestion of Boosblocks in very well taken: 24X18X1.5 $86, 24X18X2.25 $107. I have one of their blocks, put to the more conventional use of a cutting board -- very nice. The blocks come with a very minimal oil finish, which might be an... | |
| Importance of warm up. I hope this helps someone Cassettes seem to me have at least one advantage over CDs for the car: they are less sensitive to the kind of rough handling that may occur when ones is doing something else -- like driving! I try to stick to copied CDs for the car, for this reaso... | |
| Discovering New Music..... Thanks Ray, I'll look for Kasey's new one. If you like her sort of "little girl" delivery, do try Julie Miller, "Broken Things," if you've not already. jmd | |
| Discovering New Music..... If you don't know Cowboy Junkies, definitely worth a spin, as Qdrone says. I might start with Caution Horses, but lots of nice stuff, like Miles from Our Home (but note the music runs to a fairly homogenous sound, across discs).Other female vocals... | |
| Discovering New Music..... If you tend to female vocals with a bit of country/americana, I strongly suggest Shannon McNally, "Geronimo," and "North American Ghost Music." Compares favorably with the recent best of people like Lucinda Williams, Emmylou, and Julie Miller (her... |