slipknot1
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| What was your first system, & did you like it? -Lafayette Radio Integrated Amp-Lafayette Radio Cassette Deck w/ outboard Dolby unit-Used pair of Fisher bookshelf speakers from a camera shop's used equipment section.-JVC TT with an Audio-Technica cartIt was OK but it didn't last long cause I wa... | |
| Requiescat in pace, that's all she wrote. Gentle slumber, Excitable Boy... | |
| Jazz recommendations for a beginner? Female vocal: "Clap hands, here comes Charlie" Ella FitzgeraldTrio: "Sunday at the Village Vanguard" Bill Evans TrioSax: "Way Out West", Saxaphone Colossus" Sonny RollinsHorns: "Sketches of Spain" Miles Davis (arrangements by Gil Evans)Quartet: "T... | |
| Vinyl pressing mistakes Lugnut,If you liked that one, you should read my response to the "ONE great lovesong" thread. I'm surprised no one picked up on that one. Especially if you are a Warren Zevon fan. ;) | |
| Where R U????? David99-I saw from your post that you are from Perry. I grew up on the other side of Wyoming County from you in beautiful Arcade, NY. Spent my formative years as a slope rat at Blumont Ski Area and drooling over stuff at the old Purchase Radio sto... | |
| Vinyl pressing mistakes I have a John Tesh LP, the cover of which is clearly labled: "Contains music" | |
| Medieval-style music Another Hyperion title featuring the Gothic Voices is: "The Spirits of England and France" (Hyperion CDA66783). This one features the works of Gilles Binchois and his contemporaries of the 14th and 15th centuries. A 1995 recording, with very good ... | |
| Good Jazz/Vocal Reference CD Recommendations? Eva Cassidy - "Live At Blues Alley"Herb Alpert - "Midnight Sun" (I'm not kidding on this one. Stunning sonics)Bill Evans Trio - "Waltz for Debbie", "Sunday At The Village Vangard"Sonny Rollins - Remasters of "Saxaphone Colossus", "Way Out West"Art... | |
| Decent SACD? Have you looked at the new Music Hall Maverick? The CD25 is a great budget redbook machine at around 600.00 retail. The Maverick is built on that platform and style, adding on SACD capability. It also weighs about 9 pounds more than the CD25 at 22... | |
| Your ONE all time favorite love song? "Excitable Boy" - Warren Zevon ;) | |
| Is vinyl dead ? New material on vinyl may be slow, Reissues from the likes of Speaker's Corner, Classic Records, Sundazed, Rhino are hotter than ever. Witness the proliferation of new phono stages, new turntable designs, and the many high-end phono carts on the m... | |
| Best Find Ever??? A Keith Monks Audio Labs record cleaning machine, all dusty and buried under a bunch of used power tools at a store that I have always suspected of dealing in goods that were acquired by less than honest means.I offered the man behind the counter ... | |
| I want peoples opinions on best ac conditioners Audiotomb,When I had the dedicated lines run to my room, I was fortunate to have an electrician who really knew his stuff. he suggested using whole house surge protection. It is a basic grey box with status lights that takes up 2 breakers in the s... | |
| VPI users, what cartridge??? I am using a Dynavector 20X on my Scout. It mates very nicely with the JMW arms. | |
| I want peoples opinions on best ac conditioners I am with Rsbeck on this one. The less between your gear and your power the better. It's like the best preamp being a straight wire with gain. Dedicated, well grounded lines, one for your amp(s), another for your front end. Ideally isolate digital... |