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Recordings with BASS For setting up subs REL recommends the sound track from "Sneakers". I have it and it is quite good for both bass and musical content	58
Explain the asthetics of Punk Is this a shortest book in the world contest	54
Have you treated your listening space? Yes, see pictures of my room in system listing. Used Ready Acoustics panels, which I recommend	52
HDCD VS SACD I have several HDCDs, they play on my system that usually includes a DAC produced before HDCD was introduced, do they add anything in this case or just play as standard discs? The. . .	50
How large is your music collection? About 3000 LPs and 3-400 CDs	50
Name 3 under appreciated pop/rock drummers If they were all that under appreciated we wouldn't be able to name them, would we? LOL	42
what was your wedding song? "Prince of Denmark's March" by Jeremiah Clark	41
Remember the Electric Light Orchestra Dimly	38
Witch vinyl LP , EP or single you acquired FIRST? Music from "Victory at Sea" by Richard Rogers on RCA. About 1958	37
any new Beatle fans because of the remasters? I still don't like them	37
How old is too old? "Life is that which ever must surpass itself", F.N. PS I'm older than you are and still buying gear	36
American Folk/Bluegrass music to die for I would get the 3 "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" CDs. First is a 3 CD set [ be sure to get the remastered one, the original was unlistenable compared to the LPs] the . . .	35
Do you understand the words to the Mus U listen to What about " A girl with colitis goes by"? I remember a article by William Safire in which he said that a friend had named these kind of mistakes "Mondegreens". . .	29
Help with bluegrass music... All three volumes of the "Will The Circle Be Unbroken" now that the original one has been remastered. The first CD set was bad." Old And In The Way" on Rounder . . .	26
How organized are you with your music I have many records I don't know I have. Bought mass quantities of them when record stores went out of bissness in the late 80s. Haven't played them all yet	26
...and now a word from your anti-sponsor... Freeing from what, any conception of sound representing anything real? Total BS. A violin has a real sound, whether it is recorded or not. A recording of it is either a realistic . . .	25
Jazz at the Pawn Shop... I have had it for 30 years or so; I like it but I am not a jazz expert; very natural sound on LPs	24
Maple Shade Recordings? They are really exceptional. Pierre uses a very purist approach to recording and tries to get as natural a sound as possible. The Clifford Jordan jazz recording "Live at . . .	22
Best sounding Beethoven symphony LPs Bruno Walter for the 6th, my favorite recording period. Karajan is better on the odd ones , 3,5, 7 and 9 are very good. If you are going to get one set the Karajan should be easy . . .	21
Jazz at the Pawn Shop. Anyone know what Vol. ? I think FIM may have this, they have Three Blind Mice recordings as well. Japanese jazz recordings that are also very good. I have a couple of different LP editions and the older . . .	20
Help this budding Classical audiophile Look at the web site for Berkshire Record Outlet. They have a wide selection of classical at very good prices. Harmonia Mundi is almost always excellent, They have many other . . .	20
Indian Music? Second looking at the records of Ali Akbar Khan	19
Vote for your "Favorite Christmas Music CD or LP" Mannheim Steamroller 1st Christmas LP	18
HDCD music suggestions??? Try Dave Carter and Tracy Grammar's recordings. At least some of them are in HDCD and they should be something you would like	17
ever been duped ordering "new" CDs on Amazon? One and a half a week; I do the same. I can play the one on my regular CD player but have to get the half track dac out for the .5 one. This is dedicated to my one time neighbors . . .	16
Why can't all/most recordings be this good? It is sad but true that there seems to be no correlation between sound quality and record sales, therefore there is no economic incentive to do records better. I have heard of . . .	16
punk was an assault on disco When I was a boy ads for large assortments of fireworks always ended with "free punk". I never ordered any so I never found out what it was but I imagined it to be some. . .	16
Richard Thompson recommendations The greatest hits CD with his wife is also good. Fans should check out the CD-DVD Thousand Years of Music. Good sound and see him in concert and in casual interviews. Get Rumor . . .	15
Classical Music on the Radio Try to get WFMT in Chicago, the best classical station in the world	14
Vinyl and SACD rule when it comes to... Don't hold your breath waiting for the big companies to improve quality. Years ago a large Japanese pressing company that was doing 30 million CDs a year sent a British mag 2 CDs. . .	13
Cozi fan Tutti, EMI or Angel Records? I have many Angel recordings, none are as good as the EMI recordings I have, I would always get the European pressing if I had the choice. This is true of just about every label I . . .	13
Recommended CD's for classical good recording ? Harmonia Mundi is a good place to start as is Naxos. The 70s were a good period for recordings. Only recently has digital recording become competitive with good analogue recording. . .	13
Jazz at the Pawnshop - LP It was also available in a premium edition originally , to the best of my memory. I was a dealer for Audio Source, who I believe imported them. Anyway I use to carry them	11
Do newer releases of CD's sound any better? Everyone is right , it's a disk by disk matter. They CAN make them better if they wish. The remastered disks of "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" and Glen Gould's recording . . .	11
best small combo jazz recordings on vinyl Mapleshade has some exceptional recordings with minimal processing and natural sound. The Clifford Jordan "Live at Ethyl's" is great	10
Mono recordings - Listen with one speaker or two?? To properly listen to mono you should cover one ear, otherwise the stereo perspective of using 2 ears will degrade the pure mono experience. I started with mono, 2 speakers are . . .	10
Best Orchestral Film Scores Any of Bernard Hermann's film scores, Glory, Patton, Willow , The Right Stuff. Victory At Sea by Richard Rogers for the TV series. I liked Dimitri Tiomkin's westerns. Morriconi ( . . .	10
Does anyone have an opinion about 7 ch. stereo? Yes, but my mother told me that if you can't say something nice about something don't say anything	8
Best Karmina Burana performance I have both those as well as several others [ Ormandy and PSO, etc] My favorite is the original version on Harmonia Mundi	6
Quality Record Pressings "Tea for the Tillerman" From the things I have heard half speed mastering creates more problems than it solves	5
any nitty gritty dirt band fans out there Yes. I have all three "Will The Circle Be Unbroken" sets; recommend them all, but for the first make sure you get the remastered CDs, close to the LPs. The first CDs were. . .	3
Where can I buy Chinese SACD Music in Bay Area? I don't know about the Bay area but May Audio imports some good ones if you can find one of their dealers	3
Not sure I am hearing what I think You don't really give enough info to guess. What are the old CDs? If you loaded them unto your Mac one suspects either they are very old or else religious music. Sorry, the devil . . .	3
Paulo Nutini I thought he was a runner in the 1930s. A Scottish singer named Nutini? Along with the race car driver named Dario whatever. Did Italy invade Scotland and the story didn't make . . .	2
Reference/Test Cd’s The soundtrack from SNEAKERS is good for setting up subs, recommended by Sumiko. Bass drum being hit repeatedly is good for positioning subs	1