coltrane1
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| How to bias a tube amp with a Multimeter | |
| Can anyone tell me when XLR connections were first used on stereo equipment. (what years)? @atmasphere Steve is a truly nice guy! He and I had many conversations, and all the while I was thinking, don’t you have more important things to be doing than talking to me? Nope, Steve always took time to speak to people, and for many years he w... | |
| Can anyone tell me when XLR connections were first used on stereo equipment. (what years)? ^ Steve Bednarsky? | |
| Reliability - what’s your experience been? In 40 plus years I only had one item fail. It was a used Plinius SA250 power amp. The dealer who sold it called Plinius. Even though the amp was long out of warranty, Plinius had it serviced and repaired locally. I eventually sold the amp for twic... | |
| Friends hi-fi system not very good, what do you do or say? Say nothing. This is not a contest akin to “my bike is better than your bike.” We’re grown ups now. Be happy with your bike. That’s all that matters. | |
| Open baffle speakers ^ Can’t wait to see these OB’s. People who are against OB’s haven’t heard all OB’s. Their designs are endless. | |
| Jazz for aficionados Yes indeed, RIP Quincy Jones. Quincy won every possible award and excelled over 4 decades, from Sinatra to Michael Jackson, Quincy produced a countless number of stars to greater heights, and was the voice behind a generation of talent. His career... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Give me some old school jazz from the 50’s and 60’s. Although I definitely dig some Roy Hargrove! https://youtu.be/1w3FVfkBVTE?si=kJkcMsnqAq9g21xz | |
| Looking for more advice on purchasing a new turntable. +1 for that VPI HRX listed for sale on AG. I’m guessing it could be purchased for $5k or less! | |
| Recommendations for a jazz record which demonstrates vinyl superiority over digital Jazz doesn’t, and shouldn’t appeal to everyone. It’s like a very rare and fine wine, which only a few appreciate. Music theory isn’t necessary to appreciate jazz, nor is it complicated. Jazz uses the same 12 notes used in Classical music. So how ... | |
| Open baffle speakers @phillyb, Great take! I could not agree more. But first you’ve got to have an open mind. I’ve owned Electrostats for over 40 years. For years CLSiiz’s were my speakers of choice. I relished in their midrange which I believed was not matched by box... | |
| Recommendations for a jazz record which demonstrates vinyl superiority over digital @richardbrand, being a fan of Classical you may relate to Wes Montgomery records from the 60’s. All of his stuff with producer Creed Taylor was done with string arrangements. Wes received criticism for abandoning his pure jazz roots, but these rec... | |
| Recommendations for a jazz record which demonstrates vinyl superiority over digital @richardbrand, I didn’t mean it as an insult. We’re a similar age, that simply walked different paths. I enjoy Classical too. But my collection is mainly jazz and popular music from the 60’s, 70’s. Each of us had different influences. Wes Montgome... | |
| Recommendations for a jazz record which demonstrates vinyl superiority over digital @lewm, not in the least. I know where jazz’ bread is buttered. But as bebop became dominant the majority of listeners were forever lost. I don’t mind, because bebop was a natural step for new jazz. Personally, bebop was a statement by certain musi... | |
| Recommendations for a jazz record which demonstrates vinyl superiority over digital Before there was a thing called Rock n Roll, there was jazz. At one time in America it was jazz that was the popular music of the younger generation. Who cares it got side tracked by a thing called bebop. The musicians desired, and deserved, to be... |