richopp
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| Nearly all manufacturers do not advertise/exhibit their product measurements? Why? @westcoastaudiophile @fleschler Thanks, guys. As I wrote, it was an experience I will never forget, and we had the opportunity to play with many other "famous" bands over the few years we were together. (I was in college and learned over time tha... | |
| Nearly all manufacturers do not advertise/exhibit their product measurements? Why? My 2 cents: In 1972, my band, One Nite Stand (I was going for "cheap trick" but did not think of it) was playing in Bristol (VA/TENN) at a college music fest. We were "second" to another band called The Allman Brothers Band. (We played a set, the... | |
| Who is Gonna Buy A New Jeep Grand Wagoneer For the MacIntosh Stereo? Let's see, the worst rated car with an audio system labeled from a company that can't figure out how to make home systems after 73 years. Yep. Gonna jump right on it...can't get rid of $100,000+ any better way than that! Cheers! | |
| Cable burn in Well, I repeat again, EVERY electron I ever interviewed had very specific attitudes about how they chose to travel on top of wires that WENT THE WRONG WAY, or were NEW, or were made of out materials mined in Communist countries. You should not ta... | |
| The Beatles Revolver While I clearly understand the desire to remix songs from days of yore, my personal feeling is that you get to choose to purchase them or not. I like the original vinyl that I bought new back then and will always play it. If, for some reason, I ... | |
| Sad songs- We love them- We need them Roy Orbison--Only the Lonely, Cryin’ Everly Brothers Cryin’ in the Rain, Cathy’s Clown, When Will I Be Loved?, So Sad, Love Hurts The Happenings Will I See You in September? Elvis, OF COURSE, Heartbreak Hotel Lots more, but these for a start.... | |
| Most underrated female recording artists.. She is "new" and NOT what I would call a "great voice" by any means, but I like her approach to putting her poems to music--Hailey Whitters. This is what people call "country music," so it is not for everybody. The songs are basic as they are m... | |
| Most underrated female recording artists.. @wolfie62 has noted: LINDA RONSTADT She has more range and has SUCCESSFULLY recorded more styles of music than most of these fine ladies put together. The fact that she sold more copies than most of them (the modern ones have a larger audience ... | |
| Why does rock concert sound suck? Good topic. I say it is the sound board person. I attended an outdoor concert a couple of years ago. Cheap Trick, Heart, Joan Jett. Sat dead center about 20 rows back. Cheap Trick was a total mess--could hear NO vocals, the guitars were a sme... | |
| Suggest one obsure album we all should hear @soarnatti beat me to it. It's a Beautiful Day is one and the others, which may not be so rare, are the white NRPS album, Nilsson Schmilsson, and Heart's Magazine, which has the best version of Harry's Without You ever (turn it UP!) Cheers! | |
| Magnepan .7 Alternatives As mentioned, your room size may be an issue. Also, many mention the quality, or lack of it, in the recordings you listen to. I have found over the years that some recordings sound horrible on Maggies. BUT, some bands mixed-down on them and the... | |
| What’s your latest high-end audio purchase? Used Audio Research SP6B--I am retired and poor. AMAZING, as I knew it would be on my Maggies.. Cheers! | |
| What are/were the best sounding cheap components you have ever had? Onkyo 4055 Tuner Radio Shack Minimus 7 speakers Still use the speakers for my surround sound. The tuner is for sale on AudioMart. Cheers! | |
| Best vibration isolation for speakers on carpet? We used to use a couple of cinder blocks covered with an attractive scarf or piece of cloth (after we got girlfriends--women!). When we grew-up we got Magneplaners and all those issues went away. Cheers! | |
| Silver Speaker Cables Every electron I have ever interviewed has their own opinion as to what material they most enjoy traveling on. Maybe interview a few electrons on both kinds of cables. The hard rock ones have their own point of view, but the classical ones, well... |