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| Man between two eras I don't think you can go wrong with a vintage Luxman. The R-117 reciever is almost legendary. It is definitely on the warm "liquid' side and plays at high volumes with ease (160 wpc with huge dynamic power). It has a CD diect switch and a very goo... | |
| Neil Young Unplugged Import Thanks Rja and Mapman. I'm glad I posted as I learned a lot from your responses! | |
| Aerial 10T's - Temporary Solution I went thru the hassle of connecting and disconnecting to do comparisons. The Luxman R-117 did in fact beat the B&K 305 quite handily. Thanks to all who posted! | |
| Duke ellington/Count basie.... Johnny Hodges was a featured sax player for Duke Ellington. Billy Strayhorn was Ellington's arranger. They made a fabulous recording called "Johnny Hodges With Billy Strayhorn's Orchestra". There are sound bytes available on Amazon, but I predict ... | |
| Porcelain makes Stereophile list...after 19 years I look forward to the February Stereophile each year to find good music I may be unfamiliar with. I listened to the Porcelian sound samples on Amazon and bought it immediately. There were lots of used(and new)copies available. I purchased a "gentl... | |
| Aimy Winehouse -- who knows her? I have not heard her but her "Back to Black" Cd is reviewed in the June edition of Stereophile magazine. They give the performance 3 1/2 *'s and the sonics 4 *'s (all out of 5). They allude to "bad girl image" but are quite complimentary of singin... | |
| favorite SOPRANO? Its got to be Chico Esquela. I have not seen nor heard him in along time, but his first release on the SNL label "Opera Been Vely, Vely Good To Me!" is an all time classic. | |
| A "Unique" Voice... Here are a couple I don't believe anyone has mentioned but most would agree have distinctive voices: Patricia Barber and Tom Russell. | |
| Sexiest Pop Song Ever? Not hot, raw sexy but slow, smouldering sexy: 1. Lenny Welch - Since I Fell For You2. Rod Stewart - Tonight's The Night | |
| Your ONE all time favorite love song? I liked all of the Neil Young selections and the Lenny Welch (Since I Fell For You) is really outstanding. As far as love songs go, I think we are all influenced by the music that corresponded to some of our significant life events. For me, that t... | |
| What 'entrance' music? I asked my wife. She suggested "The Stripper" by the David Rose Orchestra. Whoops, gotta go. I hear hear car in the drive now!Steve | |
| Cantus by Stereophile nice? Pingpong,I bought the Christmas one (Comfort and Joy"). After reading about it in Stereophile I was really excited to hear it. Sorry, but I was dissapointed. I might change my mind if I heard some of their other works, but Comfort and Joy just doe... | |
| Your Top 5 Sax Players? 1. Johnny Hodges2. Gene Ammons3. Stanley Turrentine4. Stan Getz5. John Coltrane | |
| Folk/Rock choices that are well recorded Here is another vote for Tom Russell. When I describe his style to others I tell them to think "Harry Chapin with a Southwest motif". My nomination for his best sound and overall performance would be "Borderland". In fact, I burned a compilation o... | |
| Blue for newbie Alligator Records 20th anniversary double CD would be my recommendation. Lots of artists and different styles would let any newbie decide what they really like.Steve |