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| Songs that Inspire or Move you marty, i just listened to "man of the world", which I've heard before but never really focused on. it really is quite a subtle powerhouse--very insular and personal. "closing my eyes" off then play on is in the same vein.another guilty pleasure is... | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report matt keating, killjoy--literate, tuneful singer/songwriter from sf somewhat in the vein of freedy johnston and paul westerberg, tho he also channels leonard cohen at times. a bit more vocal oomph and studio polish and folks would be calling this a... | |
| Good, basic receiver for $500 or so? per avgoround et. al., at this pricepoint for a newish receiver i like hk, which has a more robust amp section than its peers--the 3490 (which has apparently been replaced by the 3770) is quite a good piece with a lot of features (usb dac, etc.) p... | |
| Best speakers to buy for around $1,500 no wrong or right answer of course, but if it was me i'd opt for a really good monitor like the kef ls, totem model 1, dynaudio, etc., rather than one of the good-but-not-great floorstanders you'll find at that range. you won't feel the need to up... | |
| Should i have my Harmon Kardon repaired or replace i own the same rcvr and sorta agree with all of the above--if you're just using it as a phono preamp you're probably better off with a modern nad/parasound, etc. however, to me it's real value is as an amp/tuner--like raymonda says it's a very goo... | |
| Who is your overall favorite guitarist? i generally agree with marty (which is usually good policy). i think chuck berry is probably the second (or third or fourth) greatest lyricist ever, and his influence on other guitarists is unquestionable. personally, however, i never really dug h... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? eddie floyd, big bird--mindbogglingly great r&b tune from the curiously underrecognized singer/songwriter (he wrote "knock on wood" and many others)elvis perkins, ash wednesday--tony's son; very talented; unusually structured folk-rock with da... | |
| Who is your overall favorite guitarist? "i'm on fire" is classic, but the real killer on that record is the guitar solo on "sincerely", which was played by roger linn, who designed all those pedals and electronics. | |
| The Band: S/T and/or Music from the Big Pink format aside, and purely on their musical terms i've always preferred big pink to the s/t, though they're both great. for one thing, the dylan songs (esp. tears of rage) are among his very best + richard manuel's stuff is subtly brilliant. the sec... | |
| The New Cream re-issues i just checked and fresh cream was produced by robt. stigwood (never my fave), while on the much better followup, disraeli gears, stigwood is listed as "arranger" and felix pappalardi is listed as producer | |
| Parasound's new Halo integrated i'm interested in this piece, too--it looks like a helluva lot of power (stable at 2ohm) and features for the price--inboard dacs, bass mgmt., etc. | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report dead can dance, aion--for the goth in all of usfreedy johnston, live at mcabes guitar shopthe who sell outsocial distortion, hard times--highly underrated longrunning l.a. senior punks | |
| Is 50 wpc SS NAD enough to power Spendor SP1? +1 phasecorrect. i briefly owned the sp 1/2s and 2/3s and never found 'em particularly hard to drive (they're 8ohm nominal); nad if nothing else can drive challenging loads easily despite their very conservative power ratings. i personally don't b... | |
| Best drink while listening to your rig? just saw this online:http://www.businessinsider.com/best-beers-and-breweries-in-america-2015-6pretty credible results as far as i'm concerned--bells, founders, lagunitas all place very well. pliny the elder is still the top-rated and i still haven... | |
| Songs that Inspire or Move you "this perfect world" by freedy johhnston has got to be the saddest damn thing ever written. it's the sonic equivalent of a raymond craver story--a dying father returns to his estranged daughter seeking forgiveness for his unstated misdeeds (which,... |