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| New reissue of Exile on Main Street That's interesting Loomisjohnson, although I suspect that if one is inclined to argue genre's they're also not much inclined to treat allmusic as definitive.I fear Neil may be classified as "classic rock."John | |
| wilson sophias to monitors It doesn't seem unreasonable for partners to compromise on the decor in a shared living space, if both parties are contributing to decoration and upkeep of that space. "Suggestions" about changing conspicuous gear might be a red flag, but needn't ... | |
| New reissue of Exile on Main Street I guess I always thought of alt.country as basement guitars plugged into white boy roots music. Plus something a little harder to peg, about rest stops, interstates, and "three hour away" towns.I don't think the Stones really tapped into this; tou... | |
| Best budget speakers for near-field/small space If you are considering DIY, you might consider North Creek. George Short designs for small rooms and near wall placement. With George's associate Lee Taylor making the boxes, it's a pretty simple DIY, and you could get something well-suited to you... | |
| If you wanted to impress someone, which track? How about Valerie Joyce covering "Little Wing" on her album "New York Blue"? Chesky sure makes a good recording (I have the redbook CD). If you want a demo track to replace the omnipresent Diana Krall cover of "A Case of You," this could be it. John | |
| New reissue of Exile on Main Street This is a surprising statement, Richard:"One of my favorite Stones albums and roughly the birth of Alt country/ Americana."And not just because the Stones are pretty darn English, or so I thought. "Alt country/Americana" covers a multitude of sins... | |
| room setup question According to some, having gear or other artifacts b/w speakers can be detrimental if there is not a direct "line of sight" between the tweeters. This seemed to be true when I experimented with my system. Not sure of the explanation, if there is on... | |
| General PC Audio Set-Up Question You're on the right track, I'd say. If you go USB, cables seem to matter (many people get good results wireless, apparently). I would consider a RAID array for safer storage. Pure Music a worthwhile and inexpensive (if somewhat twitchy) augment to... | |
| Any suggestions for amp for Legacy Whisper XD I demoed the Whisper at Legacy with my Odyssey Dual Mono, and liked it just fine (though perhaps not as fine as the huge MacIntosh Bill D. had them set up with). Good chance of you enjoying them too, and even a set of monoblocks (used) should come... | |
| PS Audio Perfect Wave DAC + Bridge Can't speak to the bridge (which I eagerly await), but I have an early PW DAC, which has been pretty much glitch free. There may be some hiccups with the bridge, but my experience, and what I've read on the boards, has me pretty confident. Like ot... | |
| John Prine Good call on the lyric Hazard. One of his best."Mind all your manners, be quiet as a mouse,one day you'll have a home that's as big as house"John | |
| Monitor speaker that will stop the Quest? "Loving them so much they're for sale less than three weeks later!"He did say he is selling them "with considerable remorse." :)J | |
| John Prine Yes, John Prine makes a good effort live, definitely worth seeing. Jason Wilber, who plays guitar with him, and also works on his own, is very good indeed. John | |
| Most unusual/mesmerizing female voice. Seconding Dodgealum on Jesse Sykes. Definitely some unnerving stuff on "Reckless Burning." Julie Miller on "Broken Things" a bit off the path too.And yes, we do love Margo. :)John | |
| Finding a Power Cord that sounds great I am using the new BPT powercord, and also the new BPT interconnect, to very nice effect in my system. Like Jrn, I recommend them. John |