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| RIP Tony Rice NY Times profile from 2014 ... excellent.https://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/16/magazine/tony-rice-guitar-hero.html | |
| RIP Tony Rice Blue Railroad Train https://youtu.be/yhI-4Agmax4 | |
| RIP Tony Rice He's getting a lot of appreciation on Twitter. I have listened to his records with David Grisman for a long time ("Tone Poems" is one). Many say he is the King of flat-picked flattop guitar, and changed bluegrass forever. He lost his voice in the ... | |
| Living room system: class A or AB amps? Focal Stella Utopia EM Loudspeakers (pair) Regular price $97,499 ... | |
| KEF ls50 meta’s are on the way @KENJIT never disappoints. :) LOLThe engineers at KEF have a lot more work to do before they can impress a master audiophile such as myself. | |
| Why do I "need" Audirvana, Roon or the like versus just Tidal App? " How Musicians Make Money — Or Don’t at All" (2018) ROLLING STONEhttps://www.rollingstone.com/pro/features/how-musicians-make-money-or-dont-at-all-in-2018-706745/ | |
| Why do I "need" Audirvana, Roon or the like versus just Tidal App? Here is a deep-dive into payouts by streaming services.https://soundcharts.com/blog/music-streaming-rates-payouts#amazon-napster-and-tidal-the-top-3 | |
| Tim deParavicini has passed away Another interview, from 2009https://www.stereophile.com/interviews/tim_de_paravicini/index.html | |
| Tim deParavicini has passed away I regret never owning some of his lovely gear. Here’s a 2007 profile:https://www.stereophile.com/interviews/1107parav/index.htmlI first learned of him when I started listening to recordings by Water Lilly, including Ry Cooder's "A Meeting by the R... | |
| Looking For Best Headphones How much do you want to spend? Arguably, the best bargain reference headphones are the Sennheiser 600 and 650. You can find Senn 6XX on Massdrop for a good savings over the official ones, and they are identical. The Sennheiser 6XX paired with an A... | |
| Aesthetix Mimas vs. Calypso + Atlas? https://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/aesthetix-mimas-integrated-amplifier/?page=2 | |
| Music streamers cleeds Feedback like yours on the Aurender was what steered me away from them. I get that their Conductor app is good, if you don’t want Roon, but if you decide you want Roon later you’re SOL. I’m kind of blown away that the $20,000 Aurender is a ... | |
| Harbeth 40.2 or Vandersteen Quatro CT tomstruck Absolute Sound has a review of the Kento in the new edition, just arrived last night. I haven't read it yet, but the teaser says it's amazing. From what I have heard listening to the Quatro CT and Treo CT, I would be very happy with ei... | |
| LSA 20 Signature Loudspeaker / Great Performer & Great $ Bargain until end of the year http://v2.stereotimes.com/post/lsa-20-signature-tower-loudspeaker-by-terry-london/ | |
| Harbeth 40.2 or Vandersteen Quatro CT karmapolice Tomic has the Treo CTs I know, which I have heard and love as I do the Quatros. If you are satisfied with the bass response on the Harbeths (frequency response: 35Hz–20kHz ±3dB ), would you be seeking a lower range with the Quatro CT (... |