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  1. cwall99

    Wish I could have seen this song done live

    I'm a late arrival to the Harry Nilsson party, but, dang, I love cranking up Jump into the Fire. It's a shame we lost him so young. He was a brilliant man. Would have loved to have seen Jump into the Fire at club volume levels and just get pummeled by that extended drum solo. OK, I can push it...
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    Interesting thoughts on speaker cabling by a speaker manufacturer

    I was just over on Audioholics, and was reading their review of the 25th anniversary version of the Legacy Audio Focus SE when I came across this little comment in the review: Better than that, though, Legacy's user manual gives consumers a basic lessen in cable physics. It’s a good read, and I...
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    An old friend is starting to struggle...

    So I got my new copy of Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers' Moanin' LP in the mail this morning. Dropped it on my trusty, old (hey, I bought it in the spring of 1981) Philips AF-829, and wow!!! Sounds great! Five minutes into the first track, and I get nailed with that 60 Hz tone.... No...
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    Lookin' for Thelonious Monk recommendations....

    I have a decent-sized music collection. I'm sure it pales in comparison to most AK members, but it's good for me. I'm working on widening my horizons. One of the directions I'm exploring is 50s and 60s jazz. In particular, I'm wanting to explore Thelonious Monk's music, and am hoping to pick up...
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    HD Vinyl?

    I know it sounds a little ridiculous, but I stumbled across this article and found it to be intriguing! http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2016/03/15/high-definition-vinyl-will-soon-become-a-reality/ Now, whether they're starting in the analog realm and staying there is something I don't know...
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    Can your ears tell the difference?

    I forget how I stumbled across this, but it's a good listening test. Granted, I was using my crappy $10 ear buds when I tried this (with predictable results). I'm gonna see if I can co-opt my wife into randomly sampling them for me (kind of a single-blind test) to see if I can make out the...
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    Magnavox console unit on the side of the road in Troy, MI

    Not my thing, but I know lots of AKers really go for the old console units, so I thought I'd put this out there... Was just taking my dog for a walk and we came across an old Magnavox console unit on the side of the road. It wasn't there yesterday so I'm assuming it's been put out in the past...
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    Virtual tour of Abbey Road

    Have any of you guys seen this? I think it's pretty freaking awesome (at least as far as interactive, virtual environments go): https://insideabbeyroad.withgoogle.com/en
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    Cool Abbey Road tour...

    Anybody else see this? https://insideabbeyroad.withgoogle.com/en/welcome I hope there isn't a thread about it already. Very cool, IMHO. Lots of cool stuff to explore. The way web-based interactivity ought to be done, but rarely is.
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    The Who's Quadrophenia on Blu Ray Audio

    I can still remember the first time I ever listened to Quadrophenia. It was the summer of '79 (apologies to Brian Adams), and I had just bought the album (at this time, other than a few of their big songs, I knew very little about them). I was tempted into buying the album because, well, it was...
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    Nifty "tip of the hat" to vintage gear from Enjoy The Music...

    Came across this today: http://www.enjoythemusic.com/magazine/equipment/0215/Breathe_New_Life_Into_Old_Gear.htm Kind of a nice tip of the hat to fans of vintage gear.
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    The most influential speakers of the last 50 years?

    I'm gonna say, right up front, that they're talking about influential speakers, not best speakers (a point they make more than once). It seems to be a pretty good list when you consider it in that light. After all, it's all about the discussion...
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    Salk Sound Speakers

    Two or three years ago, at AKFest, I heard a pair of Jim Salk's HT3s (http://www.salksound.com/ht3%20-%20home.htm) playing in one of the larger demo rooms. Even now, when I think back to that show, the hair on my arms stands up. By the way, despite the presence of the Salk Sound banner ad on...
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    MoFi - What customer service should be!

    A few days ago, I posted a not-very-complimentary thread about MoFi (http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=577026). In it, I complained that a ... Well, if you go to that thread, you can see what I was griping about. Anyhow, I sent an email to their customer service email address...
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    What is MoFi thinking?

    OK, so, the other day, I saw that MoFi had released their version of Los Lobos' Kiko on their Gain 2 Ultra Analog (is that even possible?) 180 gram series. I didn't waste a second and ordered it. This is one of my favorite albums. I have it on CD (ho-hum) and I have the Kiko Live Blu-Ray...
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    Van Morrison weather

    I just heard the meteorologist on my local NBC affiliate say it was "two below, honey."
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    Jessica Hernandez... an awesome new-ish Detroit act

    Anyone see her? She sorta makes me think, "If Amy Winehouse had only started as part of a garage band..." Here's a nice sample: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfFlKQ-zjXQ
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    How to make a record, the old school way

    I hope not too many folks have already seen this. First time for me. I thought it was pretty cool. http://youtu.be/otR-MGsmCeE
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    How Music Works: a fascinating book by David Byrne

    One of the coolest things I got for Christmas is a copy of David Byrne's book, How Music Works. I've only just started reading it (I'm on page 50 of 358), and while much of this is an essay based purely on his feelings about things, it is a well-researched tome (he has 13 pages worth of...
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    The joys of not tweaking...

    I had an interesting experience the other day. It started with a bone-headed mistake I made last weekend: forgetting to drop the needle guard/brush on my Shure M97xE before cleaning my plinth (with predictable results: I knocked the stylus out of whack). Rather than futz with ordering a...
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    Should I get a phono pre-amp, and if so, which one?

    Kind of a goofy question, I suppose. I run my Philips AF-829 turntable (with a stock Shure M97 xE cartridge) through the phono input on my AVR (why yes, Virginia, some AVRs do have phono sections). By and large, I'm fairly satisfied with the quality of playback. Here's the thing, though: the...
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    Los Lobos' Good Morning Azatlan on SACD

    It's a 2.0 SACD (with the hybrid layer) by MoFi. Are you kidding me? What an amazing recording!! What an awesome rendition in the mix. Listening to it fairly loud (the SPL meter on my iPad says I'm peaking around. 95 or 96 bB. Sound is full, almost viscerally thick. Kick drums are...
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    Any southern Cal Whole Foods shoppers out there?

    Saw this on FB this morning... http://entertainment.time.com/2013/08/23/a-fresh-sound-whole-foods-starts-selling-records/
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    Leave it to Elvis...

    Always reinventing himself... Nifty new video: http://pitchfork.com/news/51583-watchlisten-elvis-costello-and-the-roots-walk-us-uptown/ And check out that 78 RPM portable progenitor to the iPod!
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    Who owns that digital download anyway?

    Heard this story on the way into work this morning. Very interesting: http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2013/04/11/176787372/whose-mp3s-are-they-anyway
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