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| Favorite Beatles Song All My Lovin' from "Meet the Beatles" and Help!. And by the way, good choices above ezwind. | |
| replacement parts or replacement woofer for ElectroVoice 15W, 16 ohm made in 1958 Have you tried Ebay. They currently have two hundred parts/speakers listed for Electrovoice, a few of them as vintage as yours, and the 16 ohm variety. Of course most of them, but not all, are used parts, but better than nothing at all. I searche... | |
| Country Joe McDonald As a teenager I saw Country Joe and the Fish at Central Park in NYC back in the late sixties. It might have been a free concert. Can’t remember for sure. You don’t see many of those anymore. Anyway, an online article a few years ago pointed out t... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Billie Holiday from The C omplete Billie Holiday on Verve set. | |
| Most listened to artist Rolling Stones Derek and the Dominoes (more than other Clapton) Miles Davis John Coltrane Wayne Shorter John McLaughlin Laura Nyro Band-Maid (listen mostly to their YouTube live performances, almost every day since discovering them) Joni M... | |
| Best selling albums of all time I've the Beatles' Abbey Road, Fleetwood Mac's Rumors, and both Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall. Used to have Michael Jackson's Thriller, but threw it out. | |
| Any modern rock recommendations? Band Maid is to my mind the best rock band to come along since the Stones. Easily among the ten greatest rock bands of all time. They are an especially great live, Check out their official live Youtube videos. I would suggest listening to "Hate",... | |
| What artists can you not get enough of? Band-Maid, easily the best band in the world right now. I’m a refugee from the sixties and love the Stones, but Band Maid is coming in a close second of late. They’re a great live group. Catch any of their official live performances on Youtube and... | |
| What were your top musical discoveries of 2024? Band-Maid. Listen to any of their official live recordings on Youtube. Good examples are "Domination". "Hate?" "Freedom", "Play" and "Thrill" (the studio version, their fist hit) and many, many more. These five Japanese women are the real deal, ha... | |
| Why Do ~You~ Still Play CDs? I don't want any more bills (like for a streaming service) to add to my budget in retirement., not that I couldn't afford it. I also find it greatly satisfying to have complete collections of an artists output on vinyl or CD. It's one of life's... | |
| Steve Morse pays tribute to Jeff beck Nicely played. Appreciate the link stuartk. | |
| Hana Umami Red or Lyra Kleos? I've been on the VPI site numerous times slaw, not in while though, but never came across that feature. It would be a good thing for them to have compatible cartridge recommendations listed. I did contact VPI just prior to purchasing my Lyra Kleo... | |
| Does it have to sound good for you to like it? Charlie Parker can be rough to listen to on many poorly recorded outings. But he is so phenomenal you can't avoid appreciating and enjoying his playing even on the worst recorded records. My latest favorite rockers, Band-Maid (from Japan) have s... | |
| Would you move to a bigger house if you could just to have a better listening room ? Inna, took care of that business thirty-four yeas ago. Well worth it and have enough surrounding acreage to not bother neighbors with the sound of music. What a joy every day. Mike | |
| Help me spend $100,000 on a new system Maxwave, I’m still in the considering options phase and have not sold my house as of yet. I’ve been seriously considering becoming an expatriate, except that moving all my stuff to another country and dealing with buying a home, visas and the like... |