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The greatest Pop song yet written and recorded.
  During the Hippie era, Pop became a dirty word. The 3-minute single became the domain of teenybopper music, not serious "Art". Pretentiousness became rampant, reaching it’s peak with Progressive Rock, the appearance of The Ramones finally putti... 
You’re An Independent Dealer, Which Companies And What Products Would You Represent?
Oh, and amps and the pre-amps EAR-Yoshino, Pass Labs, Atma-Sphere, and perhaps Zesto, VTL, and Manley Labs. For cables Auditorium. And the full Vandersteen line. One main reason dealers need to be selective is that they have to sell enough of the... 
The greatest Pop song yet written and recorded.
  Fantastic list @tylermunns! For an example of Carole King’s early songwriting quality, give a listen to her "Halfway To Paradise". I first heard the song on an early (pre-debut album) Nick Lowe single on Stiff Records, and was stunned speechles... 
You’re An Independent Dealer, Which Companies And What Products Would You Represent?
  @goofyfoot: Challenge accepted!   - Eminent Technology LFT-8b and 8c loudspeakers - SoundLabs electrostatic loudspeakers - Sanders ESL speakers and amplifiers - Kuzma tonearms and turntables - London phono pickups - Degritter record clea... 
The greatest Pop song yet written and recorded.
@jmalen123: Rodney Crowell's "Why Don''t We Talk About It" is from 2001. Lucinda Williams' incredible song "West" is from 2007, her song "Essence" from 2001. The latter, by the way, is the most intense song I've heard from this century, with a voc... 
The greatest Pop song yet written and recorded.
@mrskeptic: You misunderstand my intent in the use of the term "greatest" (but @tony1954 doesn’t). It was deliberately chosen not to apply that adjective as a simple-minded statement of fact, but rather to make a polemic assertion. My statement as... 
The greatest Pop song yet written and recorded.
  @rpeluso: Oh yeah, if you remove the "Paul and" the sentence would read "agree with me". So even with "Paul" in the sentence, "me" is correct. Smarty-pants. 😉   Another Top 10 song for me is "What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted". Like "God Only... 
BEL The Wire S-24 Speaker Cable
@audiolui: Ooh, the Mk.V iteration of the BEL amp! That's the one to have, or I should say have a mono pair of. I didn't know it at the time (in the 1990's), but my favorite dealer in L.A. (Brooks Berdan, Ltd.) sold the BEL amp. BEL was pretty uni... 
BEL The Wire S-24 Speaker Cable
@audiolui: In watching all the used hi-fi sites for years, I have seen a pair of the BEL speaker cables come up for sale only one time in the past ten years or so. I wouldn’t hold your breathe on finding a pair anytime soon. You could try a "Wante... 
Interesting videos about sounds and music
@8th-note: Agreed, I have the Tom Dowd video on DVD. While his recorded sound quality isn’t in the top tier, he worked with producer Jerry Wexler on some of my favorite albums. They include all the recordings the two made in Muscle Shoals for Atla... 
Does the Audio press ever excite you anymore?
PS Audio's Copper Magazine is worth your time, and it's free.  
Interesting videos about sounds and music
@mahgister (and all others interested), what makes the above video by Ben Shelton so interesting and valuable is this: When discussing Brian Wilson and The Beach Boys, it is always their vocal harmonies that is focused on. That is understandable,... 
Interesting videos about sounds and music
  Here’s a video wherein a musician sits at a piano, explaining and demonstrating the construction of Brian Wilson’s masterpiece of a song, "God Only Knows":   https://youtu.be/PjPN9zRUrgI?si=iUrEC88LWrxKw9EO&t=11    
What new gear have you just bought?
Music Reference RM-5 Mk.!V.  
The Aaron Copland / Bob Dylan connection
I've been obsessing on the Oh Mercy album for the past week, and loving it.