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| Stereo Times 2024 MOST WANTED COMPONENTS List I'm pretty sure a sense of humor exists on this and the S.T. Most Wanted site. The Coda Technologies S5.5 amp is apparently sentient, even at an entry-level price point: "It offers beautiful tonality/colors with total transparency reviling all t... | |
| Can we make major musical discoveries at age 50, 65, or 80? I stream YouTube music and am constantly amazed at how well the algorithm can predict enjoyable new music. My current pastime for the algorithm is to simply choose ONE song I want hear at that moment, select it, and then see what comes next. Hou... | |
| What were your top musical discoveries of 2024? Kid Loco - A Grand Love Story (French DJ with a knack for Steely Dannish melodies....?! I know) Adrienne Lenker (of Big Thief) - Bright Future | |
| Favorite scream in rock? Shocking Blue - Venus has a pretty good one. | |
| Modding a Oppo 103 Modwright has been doing this for years. I have a UDP 205 of theirs that has a single tube auxiliary power supply and in the main unit Dan Wright added two tubes to the audio side of the unit; the video side, which apparently runs in parallel, was... | |
| Whole Lotta Led Rolling Stone reviewers consistently eviscerated their early albums but they were unstoppable. LedZep II was unlike anything else at the time, so much so that the MC at a James Gang concert in Memphis stepped up to announce the playing at midnigh... | |
| I hate to say it, but now I think maybe I like my amp in ultralinear mode versus triode All I know is that on my system some music cds sound better in ultralinear but most sound better in triode. I’m a big fan of high definition music (Blu-ray audio primarily). Nearly all of them sound better in ultralinear. i have a horn system wi... | |
| Seeking speakers under $3K for 10x12 ft room and driven by 20wpc tube amp Early 80’s in New Orleans, the audio dealer that recommended C-J MV75 amp & Pv2ar pre for my new-used ‘78 vintage Klipschorns stopped by to hear my system and asked if I wanted to hear a couple of bookshelf speakers he was fond of selling. Th... | |
| another one passes. “The wind cannot hear said the late man, to the straight man” Reminds of the Cream co-lyricist who was there for “White Room”, “I Feel Free”, and “Sunshine of your Love”, poet Pete Brown who passed last year. | |
| Pop album that has stood the test of time +1 slaw Bruce Cockburn - Stealing Fire Saw the album tour in London, Ontario where the bass /lead used a Chapman “Stick” to amazing effect….the simultaneous, repetitious runs were done with it and made for a mesmerizing show. Of course, Bruce i... | |
| Pop album that has stood the test of time Roxy Music - Avalon New Order - Power, Corruption, Lies ZZTop - Eliminator Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues Tears for Fears - Songs from the Big Chair Prince - Purple Rain Gregory Isaac’s - Night Nurse Steel Pulse - True Democracy Pl... | |
| Steve Morse pays tribute to Jeff beck The thing is....they were competent players but weren't in bands and the rehearsal space was in the back of one of the guy's houses. He lived in middle Florida, Ocala I think, at the time so he had to drive down to Tampa to drop off the truck. I... | |
| Steve Morse pays tribute to Jeff beck Steve Morse is indeed a class act. Musician friends of mine in Tampa, who own an automobile body repair shop, traded Steve to repair a vehicle of his in the aughts (?). The price of repair was that Steve come and jam with them in their rehearsal... | |
| Mark Knopfler & James Taylor Glad to see Procol Harum spelled correctly....+1tumblingdice1972. (stones '72 tour still tops my concerts). Procol Harum - Home: Whaling Stories, Still There'll Be More (parental guidance may be necessary) Danny O'Keefe: Quits & The Road (or... | |
| Small footprint subwoofer Since the SVS 3,000 Micro was the only sub I could find that would fit under my modified, antique buffet stereo cabinet I got one (to go with my corner horns). It improved the sound so much I added another across the room, hard-wired. My room is... |