jrosemd

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WHAT IS THE MOST UNIQUE SONG THAT YOU HAVE EVER HEARD?
There are so many unusual songs by They Might Be Giants:Particle ManBirdhouse In Your Soul Istanbul Boss of Me (the theme song to "Malcolm in the Middle") 
What is the actual percentage of people exclusively listening to vinyl vs digital?
I have roughly 2000 CD's, 100 SACD's and 1000 LP's. For convenience, I listen to CD/SACD 75% of the time, and LP's the remaining 25%.  By the way, I believe SACD's rivals LP's for quality of sound, especially since I have a high quality Marantz CD... 
WHAT IS THE MOST UNIQUE SONG THAT YOU HAVE EVER HEARD?
Andrew Gold - from the Album "Fraternal Order of the All" - Ccosmicc Ccarnivall. The album is fantastic - some really melodic tunes - but this song is off the wall." 
WHO ARE THE BEST SONGWRITERS IN THE LENNON McCARTNEY Traddition?
bdp24 above has some great recommendations,I would add to his list:-Brian Wilson-10cc (Godley-Creme and Stewart/Gouldman)-Electric Light Orchestra (Jeff Lynne)-Harry Nilsson -Todd Rundgren -Eric Woolfson - Alan Parsons Project  
The myth of "best" in audio needs to be addressed by all of us
"It's all in the mind, y'know" - George Harrison, "Yellow Submarine" film, 1968.  
The two most common mistakes are bass and treble
To Atmasphere:  I'm on my third pair of  low impedance, super-inefficient Magnepans.   I've had many other brands of speakers - Altec, Allison, Advent, AR, B&W, Definitive Technology, Elac, KLH, Klipsch, and Wharfdale.In my opinion, Magnepans ... 
SACD Warning--"Do not use liquid cleaning..." ?
Turtle Wax (for cars) 
Stirring Up Trouble
Did anyone notice that this diatribe is labeled "Part l"?Looking forward to Part ll: The Empire Strikes Back  
Replacement Motor for a Vintage Thorens TD 160 Turntable
Try this place: KAB Electro AcousticsPreserving The Sounds Of A Lifetimewww.kabusa.comwww.twitter.com/kabelectroP.O.Box 2922Plainfield, NJ 07062908-754-1479 Phone908-222-3442 Fax 
Is it possible to bring your kids into this hobby?
I have three sons.  They're all hooked on audio AND on vinyl.  Fortunately, I have enough equipment to pass them my hand-me downs - speakers, amps, pre-amps and turntables.  All three have respectable systems. For example, one son has Elac B6 spea... 
Floor Speakers Speakers for Movies / TV
Definitive Technology BP9080S - High-Performance Tower Speaker with Integrated 12" Powered Subwoofer.   $1,500 per speaker.  My nephew has a dedicated home theater - approximately 15' x 30"  - they have tremendous output on films like Top Gun.  I ... 
Speaker Suggestions/Opinions
Magnepan 1.7i's.  Great value.  Highly rated.  
Is This even possible
Why can't he just connect the left and right channels from the amp to the speaker terminal - in other words have both left channel and right channel positive and negative speaker wires going into the same speaker terminal? 
If you had access to a time machine, what concerts would you go back to see?
9-74 - Roosevelt Raceway in Long Island - Crosby Stills & Nash, The Beach Boys, Joni Mitchell and Jesse Colin Young 11-75 - Stephen Stills - solo acoustic concert in Boston 
Can't believe I let myself get sucked in again.
Think of all the money you saved in the last ten years by not pursuing this "hobby".