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| Some Musical Truths "When you think that you've lost everything you find out you can always lose a little more."Robert Zimmerman"All you need is love"John Lennon | |
| Which do you feel ... I'll add Phil Ochs to the list of artists deserving wider recognition. I discovered his music long after his death. | |
| Which do you feel ... Viridian beat me to the Pat Boone classic so I'll have to list my alternative choice of Van Morrison's Veedon Fleece. | |
| Pono anyone? I've been using a Pono player for a couple of months now and the sound quality is excellent. I purchased the silver balanced cable from Moon Audio for Shure SE846 earbuds I use 90% of the time and the upgrade bumped the sound quality up another no... | |
| backup cd player I agree with the Oppo 105 recommendation. It can also act as a backup to a DAC. I bought one to use while my Ayre QB-9 was being upgraded to DSD capability. | |
| Charlie Haden RIP Farewell to one of my favorite musicians of the past few decades. Charlie Haden was one of a very few musicians whose releases I would purchase knowing I would appreciate them.RIP Charlie Haden. | |
| Best Live Album Ever... I agree with many of the above albums and I would have to add:Bill Evans Waltz For Debby & Live at the Village VanguardJackson Browne Running on EmptyVan Morrison Astral Weeks Live at the Hollywood Bowl | |
| Sad news for VPI - from their Facebook page... I called VPI years ago to get a recommendation for an upgrade for my HW19 MK IV. Sheila answered the phone and the result of the conversation was that she advised me to keep what I have. I found her to be a lovely person and I've always looked bac... | |
| best phono preamp under 500? There's no such thing as "best" but I would definitely check out the new Musical Fidelity V-LPS II that is just going out to dealers in the US. It retails for under $200. | |
| Selecting headphones and a headphone amp I purchased a Grado PS1000 with a Burson headphone amp recently and it's a great sounding combo. I listened to the Sennheiser 800 which was a close contender but I preferred the Grados overall. The Burson amp has two inputs for headphones with dif... | |
| What Song Reminds You of Your First Love? "Brown Eyed Girl" by Van Morrison Have to add the Righteous Brothers "Unchained Melody". | |
| favorite Apple TV country internet radio station My favorite if folkalley. I listened for hours yesterday with no desire to put anything else on. | |
| Keith Jarrett - Koln Concert out on 96/24 Thanks for the update on your impression of the new HD version. I have not downloaded any of the HD tracks yet but I am tempted to give them a try. The Koln Concert is a great recording and I was hoping to hear that the HD was a noticeable improve... | |
| Amplifier for Magnepan 20.1s I don't use a power conditioner for the amps, they're plugged directly into a 20 amp circuit although it is a shared circuit. My next move is to have a dedicated circuit for each amp. I ran the 250.5 through a conditioner but after calling Pass(th... | |
| Amplifier for Magnepan 20.1s I have the 20.1s also and for a while ran the Pass 250.5 with them. I went up the line to the 600.5s and the Magnepan speakers came to life with them. I have not had an inclination to bi-amp as many have suggested but you may want to consider that... |