n80
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| Whats playing on your system today? I'm listening to Mark Knopfler's Tracker CD. My wife says I listen to it every day...which is not true.But, the more I listen to it the more I like it. The songs are fabulous. The recording and engineering are top notch, to the point that I consid... | |
| Vinyl***What If*** @clearthink said:"You sound like someone in need of serious expert counseling, therapy, and analysis and I hope you seek such solution, remedy, and resolution of you're disturbance which sounds alarming to me."You are probably correct, but there i... | |
| The truth about why modern music is so awful. I agree that music is getting worse. But I couldn't keep watching the video because so many of the reasons he gives and the science behind them are not valid. There is huge selection bias. There are unsupportable assumptions: There is no law or di... | |
| Vinyl***What If*** @inna Agreed. Nothing wrong with anyone wanting to be or being deep into vinyl and all that entails.I just think it is important to understand that the hi-fi hobby in general verges on the ludicrous and that serious vinyl is at the tip top of tha... | |
| Vinyl***What If*** Yeah, that's why I'll never be into vinyl. That's also why I'll never understand it.Granted, I've never heard the "magic" because I've never had or experienced a really good system. It is perfectly possible if I ever did hear that magic I'd be dra... | |
| The Tragic Decline of Music Literacy (and Quality) @schubert Certainly economics play a role. Where there is no money and in regions where the mobile population is leaving it is going to be hard to fund or even maintain interest in the arts.Where I live, which is still considered by much of the n... | |
| The Tragic Decline of Music Literacy (and Quality) From a standpoint of young people and the decline in musical literacy I would disagree that there is a problem....based on my own personal experience. From where I sit it is thriving. I have a niece (9th grade) who plays viola, one niece (11th gra... | |
| Jimmy Page, It's time to call your lawyers? baffler54 said:"For a group that takes 70’s influences and makes them there own, I recommend checking out the Struts’ "Everybody Wants.""I completely agree. With GVF there is almost a wink-and-a-nod to the LZ parody. They just haven't broken away ... | |
| Long-Term Amp Storage Without Use: Bad Idea??? Not that this is a recommendation but my current Proceed HPA2 (Levinson) amp was stored in a damp (really damp) basement for over 3 years (not my doing). There is a trace of rust on the screws that hold the handles on the back. Everything else loo... | |
| Dumb lo-fi question. To complete this thread, I did get the used Polk Audio Monitor 70s to replace my old Bose 2.2s. Got the Polks for $180, near mint condition.I’m really amazed how well this old receiver drives these large speakers which sound great for Polk’s lower... | |
| Modestly priced bookshelf speakers for cabin. So here's the end of the story: Got the Polk Audio Monitor 70's for $180. They are in near mint condition.Yes, they do sound way better than the Bose 2.2s.In fact they sound quite good driven by my 40 year old 25 watt Toshiba. They tend to be a sl... | |
| CD no more produced? @gawdbless stereotypes can be dangerous. I can often be found smoking a pipe (quality tobacco blend, Holy City) and wearing slippers while listening to the Butthole Surfers or Jane's Addiction. ;-)Someone mentioned HD Tracks as an alternative to ... | |
| Dumb lo-fi question. Good to know, thanks. | |
| newbie seeks advice I can give limited advice but there may not be any benefit to it.I am a novice as well. I also inherited a system. And I like it.At its core is a Proceed HPA2 (Levinson) amp (250 wpc) which is basically like two monoblocks in one (100 pound) case ... | |
| Best solution to send digital files to my DAC I'm a novice when it comes to hi-fi but I am using my Mac as a music server connected to my DAC via USB.This is a very simple solution and since I use iTunes I can run it all from my chair with Apple Remote on my cell phone.There are certain thing... |