mitchagain
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| How many of us are truly satisfied with their systems? It is not easy to exhibit financial restraint when it comes to our hobbies or passions (in our case, music & audio). However, retirement or impending retirement will certainly force one to do so. If you are in that boat, I hope that after 40 -... | |
| Used vs New vs Vintage vs Floorstanding vs Bookshelf vs ..... OMG! Ty; if you are going to buy used equipment:THE MUSIC ROOM: Pro's: They are the only used outlet that I know of that you will give you a trial period where you can listen to what you bought and then return it if yo... | |
| Used vs New vs Vintage vs Floorstanding vs Bookshelf vs ..... OMG! Tykozen:If you like watching movies or concert DVD's thru your audio system, then finding a multi - format player is a good idea. But, in doing so you'll probably need to add a stand alone DAC in order to get a higher level of sound quality. Compa... | |
| Used vs New vs Vintage vs Floorstanding vs Bookshelf vs ..... OMG! Based on my recent speaker shopping experience, some of the older speakers that you are likely to encounter probably are outdated.I tend to replace my speakers every 10 years. My last speakers were DALI Helicon 400's. They initially retailed for $... | |
| Music lover or audiophile? The definition of an audiophile is: "A person who is especially interested in high-fidelity sound reproduction."Is that a bad thing? I think not. I agree with many of the posters who see no issue with being a music lover and an audiophile; and, th... | |
| Newbie looking for speakers + 1 on what audionoobie said (good advice).My suggestion is to build your system in "stages," so that you can buy the best of what you like and can afford at that particular time period. Doing things this way will satisfy your itch to upgrade your... | |
| Best 80s New Wave Here's a few more 70's - 90's bands of note.Rhythm Corps: A Detroit band who only released 2 albums and a local EP. They were originally called Rhythm Method; but, they lost a legal challenge for that name (which is a shame because if that is not ... | |
| Best 80s New Wave @jplunkettj Your two compilation recommendations look good. I recommend the "POPTOPIA: Power Pop Classics of the 70's - 80's & 90's (3 single discs put out by Rhino Records). Excellent songs, booklet and packaging on all three. | |
| Best 80s New Wave @yyzsantabarbara I had the first 3 Pursuit of Happiness records, and I thought their debut ("Love Junk") was by far their best effort. My favorite cuts from that were: "She's So Young," "Tree of Knowledge" and "Ten Fingers." | |
| Best 80s New Wave First off: I'm really impressed that both of my favorite Canadian bands (Martha & Muffins and The Spoons) were mentioned. Also, big props for the multiple mentions of Propaganda.Secondly: It's hard to believe that no one has mentioned the foll... | |
| I want to be moved and have the music touch my soul! If I were you, I'd add a good DAC. Keep the Oppo and use it as a CD transport and your DVD player. A good stand alone DAC will be a big improvement over the Oppo by itself. Some of the DAC's that I see most frequently mentioned in these forums are... | |
| Relaxed, musical DAC around 2k used? I used to have an Esoteric D - 07; but, I found it to be a little too relaxed for my tastes. Someone has one currently listed on Audiogon for $1385. Could be worth a look. | |
| Your favorite male soul voices R&B = Bill Withers & Brook BentonFOLK = Jeffrey GainesCROONERS = Bryan Ferry & Jim MorrisonROCK = Joe Cocker, Paul Rodgers & Rod Stewart | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report @ tboooe; do you have (or know about) Bic Runga's two live albums:1) "Live in Concert with the Christchurch Symphony - BIC RUNGA (03)2) "Together in Concert: Live" - TIM FINN, BIC RUNGA & DAVE DOBBYN (00).I picked these up years ago. Both of t... | |
| What unknown musical artist would you like to share with your fellow audiophiles? @boxer12: In 1982,I asked a British exchange student what was the next UK band that I should be on the lookout for. He recommended THE THE. I laughed and said that I liked them already, just based on their name.The following year Soul Mining came ... |