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| Combining home theater with two channel @ peytoni, what percentage of the time are you listening to your system in "home theater mode" versus "2 channel music" mode? I think the answer to that question will help you focus on a solution. So, good luck on that elusive search to have your ... | |
| 3way replacement for my 2way Sorry, forgot to mention that all three Revel listings are on Audiogon, while the Monitor Audio listing is on US Audiomart, | |
| 3way replacement for my 2way If you want to stay with a bookshelf speaker, The Music Room (TMRAudio.com) has a new pair of ELAC "Uni-Fi Reference UBR62's for $999.98 (retail is $1200). This is one of the few 3 way bookshelf speakers that I know of.There are 3 pair of used REV... | |
| Is The FM tuner obsolete? I've been lucky to live near some great college and/or public radio stations, like WRAS in Atlanta, KUT in Austin and WDET in Detroit; so, as others have pointed out, your ability to access a good local station has a major impact on this question.... | |
| What unknown musical artist would you like to share with your fellow audiophiles? Another big recent surprise for me was discovering Don Was radio show on WDET in Detroit. The show is called "Don Was Motor City Playlist," and you can listen to it on either WDET's website (WDET.org) or Spotify[WDET only has access to the 2 most ... | |
| What unknown musical artist would you like to share with your fellow audiophiles? Well, what a surprise it is to have a thread from December of 2018 come back to life. At that time, Gord Downie of The Tragically Hip had recently passed away. This year in March we lost Michael Stanley (Michael Stanley Band), who I did not see ge... | |
| Best way to spend $1000 on used bookshelf speakers? There is a new pair of ELAC "Uni-Fi Reference UBR62's" on the Music Room website (TMRAudio.com). They normally list for $1200; and, they are one of the rare 3 way bookshelf speakers out there. Plus, the Uni-Fi series typically get very good review... | |
| The Most Philosophical Song You Ever Heard California - Dreams So Real"California falls in the sea,that's when she said she'd come back to me." | |
| The Most Philosophical Song You Ever Heard First off, great topic MC. I find a lot of the songs mentioned walk a fine line between being "observational" about the human condition versus being philosophical about it, although sometimes both will happen within the same song. Both perspective... | |
| The Most Philosophical Song You Ever Heard My Head Is My Only House, Except When It Rains - Captain BeefheartThese Days - Jackson BrowneAlone But Not Alone - Rodney Crowell+ 1 on "Working Class Hero" (Marianne Faithfull version) | |
| The Most Philosophical Song You Ever Heard Ooh La La - Faces"I wish that I knew what I know now...." | |
| Help wanted spending money and improving my system. +1 @oregonpapa Try as many tweaks as you can (based on your budget, space and patience level) before making such a big decision, otherwise you risk "throwing out the baby with bathwater."Personally I tried a similar do it yourself solution for con... | |
| If there’s an audiophile exit ramp, this ain’t it… Most of us chase the dragon with varying degrees of intensity; and, we all have to deal with that in our own way. The main question is do you have the discipline to control this; or, do you let life circumstance (spouse, retirement, job loss, medi... | |
| Critical listening and altered states There is a special place for any music that can give me an adrenaline rush; but, there is a cherished (perhaps even sacred) place for any music that can give me goose bumps, regardless of whatever equipment that I was listening to at the time. How... | |
| Who will soon be going to a live concert? I saw King Crimson a few weeks ago. It was my first concert in 2 1/2 years. I'm glad it was an outdoor show that was only around 75% capacity. |