dgarretson
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| Vince Welnick R.I. P. Jsonic,At age 16 I too was at that Who Saratoga concert in 71. Having only seen Steppenwolf & Arlo Guthrie before, my eyes and ears were thrown wide open at that one. | |
| Best "album" of 2006 Forgot to add Foo Fighters "In Your Honor".Most hilarious sonic miscarriage: Paul Simon with Brian Eno.Dave | |
| Best "album" of 2006 Stretching a few mos. back '06 into '05, best 10 pop are: Rosanne Cash- Black CadillacDavid Gilmour- On An IslandTom Verlaine- Songs & Other ThingsJohn Prine- Fair & SquarePearl JamIsobell Campbell & Mark Lanegan- Ballad of the Broken ... | |
| I saw Pearl Jam last night... BTW, PJ closed the Camden concert with a strong cover of The Who's Won't Get Fooled Again-- reappropriating this anthem for my generation from #1 standing with the American Idol fans at National Review. Dave | |
| I saw Pearl Jam last night... I saw PJ's second show in Camden last night. No ex-prisoners in sight and barely a bathroom break for the band during a long & great show. Up there with Radiohead & NIN as one of a handfull of extraordinary arena-scale performances I've se... | |
| I saw Pearl Jam last night... I will be seeing them myself there tonight. Is My Morning Jacket worth showing up early?Dave | |
| Conservative Politics & Rock Music In 1971, a very conservative high school buddy of mine who joined the YAF and read Pravda for laughs like I read National Lampoon, expressed loathing for The Who & rock music in general, but grudging admiration for the cover art of Who's Next ... | |
| dac chip vs analog stage as to sonic impact Since APL appears to be the only modder that changes the DAC in a commercial player, perhaps one should view Alex Paychev's crediting 70% of total improvement to a DAC swap as relevant strictly to his own shop's choice of CDP and chosen regime of ... | |
| Full range speakers with small footprint? Tvad,I have the Merlin VSM-MXs with a Velodyne DD-15 sub. With the latest BBAM the Merlins have clean and authoritative bass with rock music down to 30hz or slightly below, under which the sub adds the ultimate foundation with the xover set at a 3... | |
| The differance between MFSL Ultradisc I and II? I have the first pressing Track Record/MCA vinyl Quadrophenia purchased on the day the album was released in the U.S., as well as the Mofi CD. The vinyl sounds much better than the Mofi CD, apart from the glow of nostalgia of bonging through all f... | |
| All Merlin family members. Dick,I have a 16'x16'x 8.25'H room, with a fireplace/chimney protruding at front wall center. The speakers are about 3' out from the front of the fireplace, and there are cavities to the sides of the chimney which effectively extend the distance d... | |
| Best phono pre amp for Lyra Helikon I too was at 47K, in conjunction with a BAT P10. But when I upgraded to more resolving speakers I found 47K too tizzy. 100R has a smoother, more delicate treble. It was easier for me to evaluate differences in loading as the overall quality of my ... | |
| All Merlin family members. Possibly a tad more energy & better focus at 7.5'. | |
| All Merlin family members. Last night, without mentioning the change to my wife, I moved the VSMs together from 8' to 6.5' apart (maintaining a constant 9.5' to the listening position). As we sat on the couch reading and listening to music, she mentioned she felt "cramped a... | |
| All Merlin family members. Tab110,Right now I have the VSMs single-wired using DIY Audio Consulting silver wire. I'm in the process of building some copper foil cables in several thicknesses to try out for biwiring.Bobby,Thanks for further clarifications regarding placement... |