jswarncke

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Home theater design help
I'm currently on my third home theater room, having moved twice and been at this for about 17 years.  The one piece of advice I can give you anecdotally is that oddly shaped rooms tend to sound better.  My current room is L-shaped, and seems to ha... 
Any David Yow fans here ???
Thanks. Been a fan since Scratch Acid back in the early 80's. 
Can even a Novice hear differences in Sound Qualit
I rarely have friends come over to just listen to music. I recently had some guys over for some beers and fired up the system. They ended up getting pretty absorbed. At one point my friend looked at me with something like wonder in his eyes, and s... 
Artists that sound alike - your best match-up
Axl Rose and Ethel Merman. 
Overshadowed by bandmates
Ringo is not a technical drummer, but he has an impeccable sense of serving the song. The beatles might have been very different without his sense of style. Therefore, afeil, not only is you statement not undisputable, it is actually disputed. 
Overshadowed by bandmates
2d on Elliot Easton - the king of the unforgettable four bar guitar solo. 
Overshadowed by bandmates
John Paul Jones in Led Zeppelin. Not only was his bass playing world class, but his keyboard parts added alot of texture, and he does not get his due.Benn Orr in the Cars. Alot of people think Rik Ocasek sang everything, but many of the hits were ... 
best vocal harmonies in rock
jellyfish both albums - SPILT MILK and Bellybutton. 
Overshadowed by bandmates
Third on Mick Taylor. His solo on Can't You Hear Me Knockin is the best in the Stones' entire history. 
Overshadowed by bandmates
Not that I'm a giant fan, but who would have guessed Dave Grohl would be such a pop/rock hit machine from his Nirvana days behind the drums.Daniel Ash of Love and Rockets did surprisingly well as a writer and front man since Bauhaus split - again ... 
Musicians?
I was a professional touring rock drummer for several years, and somehow still have intact hearing at age 43 despite having a monitor blasting 110+dB into my left ear for about 150 nights a year.I don't expect recorded music to approximate live dr... 
amplifiers for sonus faber concerto domus ?
I would not go tubes with these. They are laid back in the highs and need some pretty good power to take hold of the woofers and get more bass definition. I heard them sound great with spectron musician II. Pass or plinius should work great too. 
Top Alternative Rock Albums of 2008
Nobody has mentioned Goldfrapp Seventh Tree. Saw them at Coachella and then bought the record, which became the heaviest rotation album of the year for me. Beautiful, heavily layered arrangements and incredibly well recorded.The Bravery's Sun and ... 
your reference dvd
Music videos. Big explosions demos are lame. I like diana krall in paris for something subtle or plant page 2003 version of Kashmir with the full turkish orchestra. It is a shockingly cool performance. 
Who was your first
When I was a teenager my mom owned Billy Joel's album 52nd street. In the song Zanzibar, Freddie Hubbard blows a trumpet solo that, when I first heard it, I listened to over and over. I decided then and there that I liked this jazz stuff. Freddie ...