mashif

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Sam Ash closing
Hopefully it will lead to more local businesses catering to the specific needs of the local musician community.  
Those rare albums that are great on first listen.
Sarah Jarosz. Undercurrent Buddy and Julie Miller. Breakdown on 20th Ave S.    
A great video on an artist you may not be aware of. Participants include Elvis Costello.
Another album catching my ear is Trail of Flowers by Sierra Ferrell. After listening to it 3 times, I got curious. Sure enough, the same producer/engineer from Sarah Jarosz and Allison Krause is involved.  @bdp24  Hopefully you're not too old to... 
A great video on an artist you may not be aware of. Participants include Elvis Costello.
Living in Nashville for the past 30 years, I've had the pleasure of seeing Jim and other great artists many times. Jim, Marty Stuart, Buddy Miller, Emmylou and several others often host charity events, music celebrations, and local shows that are ... 
IFi Zen Stream connection problem — hardwired from Wi-Fi extender
I've found that my WIFI extender tends to lose connection with my router. I eventually took it offline. Some devices are super sensitive to fluctuations in network speed. Even a brief slowdown can kill the connection. So your complex WiFi routing ... 
Anyone listen to entire albums?
+1 @bwguy  It's about 50-50 for me. Certain albums don't go on a playlist because they need to be listened to as a whole. But having my personal radio station (playlist over 2000 songs) is great when I don't know what I want to hear. Fortunately ... 
Audiogon Seller Communication
Maybe Agon should institute a time limit for shipping. If seller misses it, buyer has option to cancel and get refund.  
Cool running, low powered power amp
I've used Duct fans to get more AC into distant rooms.   
Cool running, low powered power amp
Parasound A23+ is under $2k, Class A/AB and has a powerful but warmish sound. Used probably ~$1000-1200. You might end up keeping it.     
Insurance for system
Lloyds will insure just about anything of value, for a cost. But maybe just a rider on your homeowners delineating all your audio stuff.  
If you have a nice system why do you really need room treatments?
Very few residential rooms have any positive "room sound quality". The improvements with room treatment has as much to do with reducing "room sound" reverberations that distort the sound coming out of the speakers. This is really more important th... 
Audiophilism is a hobby
@bdp24  https://www.nodepression.com/spotlight-buddy-and-julie-miller-make-one-for-the-team/ media object widget  
Audiophilism is a hobby
@tomic601  An amazing musician. Buddy's playing and tones are one of a kind.   
Audiophilism is a hobby
Julie is the writer. Buddy is the producer. Neither could do it alone. I love all Sarah’s albums but Build Me Up From Bones probably tops the list. The new one is infectious and brilliant, but more commercial. Not the free flowing sound of the ot... 
Audiophilism is a hobby
@bdp24  I'm deep into that whole scene of artists, and fortunately live in Nashville. I've seen Buddy several times, including with Emmylou. Do you know WMOT radio? If not, there's an App. Roots Radio.  Enjoy Sarah. Gonna see her next month. Ste...