rettrussell
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| Do speaker cables really make a difference ? Post script: I got some anticables many years ago and they sound fine. As previously remarked: at some point accept happiness in how your system performs. | |
| Do speaker cables really make a difference ? I thought this subject was a “dead horse “ too but, oh well. My Acoustic Research AR 3a’s were in ‘74 ordered with AR speaker cables and they turned out to be lamp cord, 50’ each I recall. Upgraded to KHorns in ‘81 and kept the cords, believing,... | |
| Is the seated-centered solo listening to music a dated tech? A musician/music lover friend who is deaf in one ear seemed to enjoy album listening sessions as much as I did. Being dense, it took a few explanations from him about his limitation before I finally quit remarking about how cool the panning was o... | |
| Are advances in technology making speakers better? Is it wrong to apply the wife/girlfriend analogy that if it still feels good/sounds good just, for Christ’s sake, thank your lucky stars for your good fortune and enjoy. Employ some Zen thinking and be satisfied for awhile. | |
| How much is about the recording If the sound recording is lousy the performance better be amazing or the record/CD etc. will be relegated to the back of my mind. An example of studio wizardry rescuing a lost cause is the 2011 release of Robert Johnson: The Centennial Recordings... | |
| The Beatles Revolver @vair68robert +1 Back in the day all the tens, hundreds (?) of snippets of taped musical components of a Beatles' song were individually mixed on 4 track and then "bounced down", enabling more musical elements to be added, which inevitably degr... | |
| Most underrated female recording artists.. dynamiclinearity++ the OP specifically requested underrated female vocalists; having seen the Heart Like a Wheel” tour in the day, I think we know Linda Ronstadt is hardly underrated. my list was in violation I think also. Yoko is an artist. ... | |
| Most underrated female recording artists.. The list is large, but here are a few of my favorites: Linda Thompson - (ex of Richard Thompson) Dreams Fly Away Laura Nyro - Eli and the Thirteenth Confession Allison Russell - (no kin) with Quantic- Look Around the Corner Emmylou Harris - Wr... | |
| Record collecting versus hoarding Quality vs Quantity has been my mantra, and I weeded out any record that didn't meet expectations....resulting in a modest 600 plus collection that stopped when my ex finally badgered me into selling them off; CDs were my main interest anyway back... | |
| Did you notice.... The best sound I've experienced has been with BluRay and DVD audio discs, which supposedly undergo no compression..... Ringo's bass drum/toms on Sgt. Pepper are a good example. I'm not holding my breath for more BluRay/DVD releases because the p... | |
| The greatest tweak ever? The OP mentioned “heathens” in his monologue opening, and I’m never one to shy from that descriptive. Do I need to wrap my house in aluminum foil so the gamma, cosmic, radio, etc waves won’t constitute an interference…? | |
| Which pair of speakers changed your Hifi life? When I was 16, around 1969, went with a friend to the house of an acoustics professor/in-home audio dealer and heard a pair of Klipshorns paired with a mono center Belle Klipsch. I was in awe & bitten....own a pair of K-horns today. Technica... | |
| Audio stops pain My parents reported a lot of personal pain from my music choices in the 60's & 70's...... | |
| Hot Rats His levelheaded, televised evisceration of Tipper’s PMRC inanity was a wonder to behold. I don’t think he would have minded what we thought of him as long as it was honest.…. i finally couldn’t stand it and bought the Complete Hot Rats Sessions ... | |
| Best progressive rock album side XTC - The Dukes of Stratosphear The 13th Floor Elevators - Easter Everywhere (a stretch....but, hey!) |