martykl
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| Live Performances Gone Awry Philo,I was there, too. But The Who left me cold that night (pun intended as it was well below zero outside). Lots of recorded accompaniement to Quadraphenia. Different strokes, I guess.Other Michigan disasters:Patti Smith's band gets snowed in an... | |
| Suggestions for current blues guitarists Sonny Landreth is a great call. The guy's fingers are longer than my arms - which doesn't hurt when you're playing. For an added bonus, check out his very, very early stuff with the Zydeco singer Zachary Richard. Less flahsy than his later materia... | |
| speakers/sub Mission,Have you heard any of the DRC systems (ala Audyssey). If not, you may want to audition one. Try it in a small room. I can't guarantee that you'll like the result, but I'd be shocked if you couldn't hear the difference.As Drew notes in his ... | |
| speakers/sub I agree with Drew.The best bet that I could point to is either the Velodyne SMS-1 sub-controller (app $400, I use one in my system) or the SVS Audyssey Box (app $800 plus the cost of the required external active cross-over). The specific choice of... | |
| Smallish floorstander that sounds good placed just Sorry, I just saw the budget note. Merlins will almost certainly be too expensive. I also use Preludes (in my gym) as recommended above. They sit near wall with pretty good results.Marty | |
| Smallish floorstander that sounds good placed just The older version of the Merlin VSM (SE or earlier) actually benefits tonally from such placement (tho the imaging is slightly traded off). The speaker was a little lean thru the mid/upper bass and the reinforcement/rise in cancellation frequency ... | |
| Wouldyou have another brand speaker next to mains I rotate among Ohm 100s and Magnepan MMGs (both with subs), and Merlin VSMs and Verity P/Os full range. The subs are in permanent residence. The speakers rotate from "storage" on a stairtop landing just outside my listening room into the main list... | |
| Bert Jansch dies That is sad. You can hear his playing echoed in so much of the work of many of those British "guitar heros" of the '60's. I find that most of his music (the Pentangle stuff, in particular), remains compelling all these years later.RIP.Marty | |
| Favorite poorly-recorded albums One more for Todd."Nearly Human" is IMHO an utterly fantastic album, one of my all-time favorites. The SQ sucks.Really odd. Given that so much of his career has been spent producing other artists, coupled with his penchant for technology, you'd th... | |
| NAD T 747 vs. Marantz SR6005 Kelntash,I'm pretty sure that your receiver went into "protection mode". Dangerous operating conditions don't trip a breaker or blow a fuse on the Marantz AVRs - they engage "protection mode" (and blink at you). That happened to mine. Marantz tech... | |
| What is would be a small listening room size? Medium.I use the terms "small", "medium", etc. to reflect a room's suitability for large, high end speakers. Many large, full-range systems produce enough bass to overwhelm a typical 12 x 17 x 7.5 space. Many large planars will physically dominate... | |
| Need Blues Rec--burn the house down guitar stuff I don't know if anyone has mentioned the Alligator Records "Houserockin' Blues" sampler series. These compilations include contributions by a variety of blues artists (some already listed here) on the Alligator label, and are pretty much specifica... | |
| Best CD I've heard so far 2011......... Speak for yourself, Marco.I wear my oversize Todd Rundgren, Billy Gibbons, and Richard Thompson amulets rather smartly, I'd say.It is possible, however, that this paricular issue has been fully digested (so to speak) and that the associated debate... | |
| 6 channel volume controller? No argument here. (tho I've never heard the Magico, so I'm not in much to position to argue it, anyway).You might try to track down the ARC unit that Kal mentioned. They usual make pretty good stuff, IME.Good Luck.Marty | |
| Best CD I've heard so far 2011......... IIRC, the cinematic amulet in question indeed contains a "floater". I haven't followed LB into the loo just yet, but - then, again - I've never had the opportunity. Myabe it's for the best.... |