davetherave
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| anyone mention tull? I've got the Chrysalis CD remasters of 'Thick as a Brick' and 'Aqualung.' 'TaaB' sounds wonderful, but 'Aqualung' sounds very dull and closed-in in comparison. (Luckily, I've still got them both on vinyl too, including a very sweet MoFi 'TaaB'.) | |
| Movies that featured High End equipment In the current TV show, "House," Dr. House has a SOTA turntable in either his office or home (I forget which).In "The Omega Man," wherein Charlton HEston portrays the last (gun-loving) human on Earth, there is a scene with an 8-track player. | |
| Headphone Recommendations I believe that Grados will spill sound out into the workplace. If that is an issue, I recommend Sennheiser HD-280 Pro. Closed-back, as opposed to Senn. 580/600/650 and Grados, and with amazing isolation both ways no one else hears your music, you... | |
| Anyone know of a good pressing of Stickey Fingers? Agree about the MoFi. I bought mine some 20 years ago, and was amazed at how the sax solo in "Brown Sugar" sounds like a kazoo. (I kid you not!) | |
| Your favorite prog rock music? ? I grew up on Yes, Pink Floyd, Genesis, Camel, etc. Current artists of interest: Porcupine Tree ('In Absentia,' 'Deadwing'), The Pineapple Thief ('Variations On a Dream'), Transatlantic ('S.M.P.T.E,' 'Bridge Across Forever').www.progarchives.com is... | |
| What's wrong with a DVD player as a transport? I bought a used Reimyo DAP-777 DAC here on the 'Gon and was disappointed with its performance using both an older Pioneer CDP with the Stable Platter Mechanism and a Muse 9 CDP as transport. I bought a demo Sony DVP-S7700 CD/DVD player on eBay for... | |
| best digital set up 2006 Buy a used Sony DVP-S7700 CD/DVD player for around $200 to use as transport. Put the remaining $1800 toward a DAC (or DAC/digital cable). You might be able to get a Dodson 217 mk. II in that range.FWIW, I recently sold my Cary 303/200 as I found t... | |
| HAPPY BIRTHDAY My birthday was last week. I am celebrating with a friend tonight by going to see Blue Oyster Cult at B.B. King's club here in NYC. To each his own! | |
| Am i benefited from using a headphone amp ? Do some research at www.head-fi.org.(Sorry about your wallet.) | |
| Naming your child after Audio equipment? Berning (for a boy)... Yes!Microzotl... no. | |
| Yes remasters/ HDCD Of the Jaqpanese HDCD remasters, I've found Topographic Oceans and Relayer to be the most worthwhile; good instrument/vocal separation and an ability to "hear/look into the music" more than on lp or atlantic remasters. I have to disagree about the... | |
| What music would you like at your funeral? "Ritual" by Yes, from 'Tales From Topographic Oceans' (all 20 minutes of it) | |
| Advent 201 tapedeck: Is good for a modern setup? The Wollensak (from 3M) and the Advent used the same drive system, though I'm not sure who borrowed from whom. I had a Wollensak 4765 cassette deck in the late 70's and it sounded fantastic. | |
| Best Genesis Album - your opinions please. Selling England By The Pound, without a doubt. | |
| The listening constraints have been lifted Same here that's why I'm into headphones in a big way. When everyone goes to sleep, that's when I get rocking. Check out www.head-fi.org to learn more about headphones and headphone amps from a very nice and knowledgeable bunch of headphone geek... |