frogman
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| Best CD's of 2001: Classical Sugarbrie and Rcprince, I'm intrigued by your comments concerning union labor costs; I'm not so sure I fully get the thrust of your implications concerning them. The issue of musicians' wages is frought with misinformation and misunderstanding in ... | |
| Best "Used" Audiophile speakers for 1000-1500 My recommendation, based on MY tastes and room considerations would have been to buy a pair of Maggie MGIIIA's (600-700)and use the leftover money to help with the purchase of a pair of VTL 225's or even a Conrad Johnson Premier Four. Those are IM... | |
| Magnepan SMGa Maxwell, I've been a Maggie owner for many years, my next door neighbor and audio buddy owned SMGa's for several as well. As I recall the SMGa's used planar/magnetic drivers for it's entire operating frequency range; I believe it was a two way des... | |
| spikes under a subwoofer ? I realize you are talking about a Velodyne, not a REL, but my experience with my REL is as follows:Sumiko advised me AGAINST using spikes under the REL because it would change the distance that the sub "sees" from the bottom of the cabinet to the ... | |
| If there was Nobel prize in audio... Harry Pearson. While some may disagree, and many others may be turned off by his pompous or grandiose attitude, I firmly believe that High End audio would not be at the level of sophistication that it is if not for this man.His contribution to the... | |
| Best Find Ever??? My wife. Very fast and extended response, without any solid state nasties. Lots of warmth, and I love the glow of those tubes; especially in the dark. Definitely performs better with audiophile-grade power cord.Kept my first way too long. Blue Boo... | |
| Stradivari Drum Funny What's the definition of "perfect pitch"?-You throw a trombone in the lake and you hit a viola. | |
| Stradivari Drum Funny What's the difference between a violin and a viola?-The viola burns longerHow can one tell that the floor of the stage is level?-The violists are drooling out of both sides of their mouthsA violist, on her way to a rehearsal, stops at the 7-11 to ... | |
| Why Doesn't Contemporary Jazz Get Any Respect? The problem here is the insistence of some on calling this genre of music, Jazz; not the inherent value of the music. The great irony is that the PLAYERS of this music themselves would be the first to admit that this music is not Jazz. Call it fus... | |
| Why Doesn't Contemporary Jazz Get Any Respect? The problem here is the insistence of some on calling this genre of music, Jazz; not the inherent value of the music. The great irony is that the PLAYERS of this music themselves would be the first to admit that this music is not Jazz. Call it fus... | |
| Cough vigilante Thanks for sharing. Regards. | |
| Cough vigilante I have been following this thread for the last two days and planned on contributing my thoughts on this unfortunate phenomenon today Sunday. Detlof, you have expressed my thoughts on this perfectly. I can only add that unfortunately, this behavior... | |
| Planning audio audition trip to NY/NJ, vendors??? Three weeks ago I had what was without a doubt the most pleasant experience I have ever had at a dealer's showroom. This was after 25 years in this hobby and visits to every major showroom in the NYC area, as well as showrooms in several other cit... | |
| Time Life Classic Jazz It sure is! | |
| Stacked/Double Advents..a modern version? I enjoyed your post Al. |