gerryah930
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Greatest Rock Drummers My favorites, rock, jazz players who became rock drummers, and jazz (most are still alive):Billy CobhamGinger BakerJohn BonhamJack DeJohnetteSteve Gadd (great session drummer)Mitch Mitchell (he really help make the Experience what it was)Keith Moo... | |
Upgrade path from Wilson WattPuppy 7s? - seeking advice Folks-I appreciate all the advice. I have listened to the lower-priced Vandersteen Quatro CT speakers, which I liked a great deal for their musicality, though maybe because the room was not quite right, they did not seem to have the same "separati... | |
Upgrade path from Wilson WattPuppy 7s? - seeking advice Great advice from everyone here, and thank-you so much. Some thoughts:1. The Vandersteen 7's seem of interest, but I am somewhat concerned with speakers containing a built-in amplifier (but I am not that knowledgeable), and like many speaker compa... | |
Journey ending speakers Old guy, moving from Wilson WP7's to Alexia Series 2. McIntosh system, tube power amp. Focal Utopia headphone rig. Grew up in house with one-off speakers built by Rudy Bozak, a friend of my father. Loved the BW speakers I have owned in the past. | |
Most achingly-beautiful music In no paricular order:Bach, JS: Violin Concerto in D Minor (after Harpsichord Concerto, BWV 1052): III. Allegro - Itzhak PerlmanClair de Lune by Claude DebussyChick Corea/Return To Forever, or Chick Corea and Gary Burton - Crystal SilenceThe Killi... | |
Greatest American Rock and Role Bands of ALL Time Ted Nugent is a ridiculous person, not a rock band. Here is my list, of the U.S. folks only that I have heard in concert:1. The Jimi Hendrix Experience;2. The Doors;3. The Mahavisnu Orchestra, he's a brit, but the others are Americans, but maybe t... | |
Best Jazz pianist Chick Corea (when he ws young); Art Tatum, Lyle Mays, and I would add some non-jazz folks as well, including Evgeny Kissin. | |
Ever Bought an Audio Product that was Stupid Good for the Money? I don't like vinyl (grew up with it). I have never had a good audio system, and I am 60 yr-old medical school professor. Here is my system:Wilson WattPuppy 7 speakers; McIntosh 275 amp; New version of the McIntosh C22 preamp;MCT450 CD player; D150... | |
Best and Worst Rock Concert Moments Best:Cream at Woolsey Hall, Yale, 1967;The Doors, New Haven Arena (Jim Morrison arrested onstage), 1967;Jimi Hendrix Experience, Woolsey Hall, Yale, 1969;Mahavisnu Orchestra, Wesleyan College, Middletown, CT, 1971. | |
Wilson Sasha 2 or Alexia for small room 10' x 17'? First - a real tangent: Is the original poster actually a Porsche cup car owner? I raced Porsches in IMSA as a professional driver in the 1990's, then in club racing. My wife and have owned 15 911's, including several cup cars. Sorry for the distr... | |
Is it too bright or is it high resolution? For me, with a new high resolution system, I do find that some recordings emphasize mid- to high- frequencies, more brittle sounding obviously than the actual performance live. Maybe it is the Wilson speakers.Since I am also a neuroscientist/neuro... |