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1: General Asylum, RE: LP vs Digital (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2024-03-25, 20:45:22 (47.186.79.64)
But the music generally sucks. Great as test tones, but who really wants to listen to it. Yeah, I have had some Sheffield Labs over the years. .......
2: General Asylum, You old farts... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2024-03-21, 13:30:36 (166.199.242.82)
... can't hear the difference, as your 70 year old hearing isn't what it used to be. Sorry, but I think the girl did darn well. .......
3: Planar Speaker Asylum, So sorry (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2024-03-19, 19:24:18 (47.186.79.64)
A great percentage of us are in the over 60 age group. Happening all too often now. .......
4: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: New "skinny" Sound Lab speakers (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2024-03-19, 19:18:43 (47.186.79.64)
Yep, that's the room at the Tejas show, Ralph. The guy presenting them was pretty cool. I only got to hear the gigundo set. The new speakers, likely more appropriate for the room size, were in the cor .......
5: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Pardon me (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2024-03-19, 10:55:57 (47.186.79.64)
It was the Forte 4A that sounded opaque. .......
6: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Power amp upgrade - maybe (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2024-03-19, 10:21:13 (47.186.79.64)
For 2 grand or less, consider something used from AGon. I had the Aleph 30 for a few years on my bedroom rig. I found the sound to be warm on my MMGs. But it also had an opaque sound to it. Maybe that .......
7: General Asylum, Yes, last weekend (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2024-03-18, 09:07:48 (47.186.79.64)
It is by the same people that put on the Cap Audio Fest and the show in Denver. It was very good. Much better than the dinky yearly show we've had down here, with garage made speakers and electronics. .......
8: General Asylum, LP vs Digital (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2024-03-17, 15:24:39 (47.186.79.64)
So I went to the Dallas show on Friday. What I heard that really impressed me the most was that much of the digital playback there was exceptional. And I don't mean on 90 K DCS stacks. At 44.1 KHz to .......
9: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Do report back (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2024-03-17, 07:24:04 (47.186.79.64)
On your results. And send reelsmith money via pay pal or Venmo for the consultation fee. .......
10: General Asylum, Looks like an old flame (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2024-03-17, 06:57:22 (47.186.79.64)
The girl on the first LP is a dead ringer for a long lost love. I wonder what both look like now, years later. .......
11: General Asylum, RE: 70 year retrospective (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2024-03-14, 17:12:18 (47.186.79.64)
He's broken more new ground than Miles Davis. Congrats. .......
12: Films/DVD Asylum, We'll have to see the film (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2024-03-14, 10:43:43 (47.186.79.64)
As the series is good. It has been given the green light for season 2, so someone else must like it. .......
13: Amp/Preamp Asylum, We're all just jealous (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2024-03-12, 16:58:46 (47.186.79.64)
Of the young codger. Full of piss, vinegar and has 5 times more spunk. As we all pass he'll buy our overpriced boxes for .10 on the dollar. .......
14: Video Asylum, ATMOS (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2024-03-12, 16:33:36 (47.186.79.64)
I don't see much mentioned on ATMOS. Watching a new Netflix series, The Gentleman, we noticed that the sound is awesome. Enveloping. FINE imaging. Then I noticed that it is encoded via ATMOS. Any reas .......
15: Films/DVD Asylum, A good Netflix series... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2024-03-12, 16:23:24 (47.186.79.64)
The Gentleman. I think it combines Downton Abbey and Breaking Bad, with a twist of Ozark. .......
16: General Asylum, RE: Facing up to reality. Me too! (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2024-03-10, 17:10:42 (47.186.79.64)
Sniff an eight ball? At your age? .......
17: Speaker Asylum, They look like a set of ATCs. (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2024-03-05, 14:25:20 (47.186.64.78)
NT .......
18: General Asylum, He didn't think... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2024-03-02, 10:47:37 (107.116.185.108)
you'd make it this long. .......
19: Speaker Asylum, Only one Manhattan? (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2024-02-25, 08:08:14 (47.186.64.78)
NT .......
20: General Asylum, Y'all must not watch HGTV (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2024-02-25, 07:51:47 (47.186.64.78)
Or you would have gone with French doors. .......
21: General Asylum, Bricks and mortar shops are disappearing (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2024-02-24, 07:25:06 (47.186.64.78)
How else can we audio geeks get any hands on the equipment other than buying it on a 30 day return deal? Next month we have the show in the Big D. Looking forward to not having to cough up for air far .......
22: General Asylum, Yep (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2024-02-19, 17:40:12 (166.199.242.97)
I heard that about the Grasshopper. Another victim of COVID. The Cruise room was designed by the designer of the Cruise Room on the Queen Mary. It is a step back to the 1940s. The music as well, with .......
23: General Asylum, I used to dig... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2024-02-19, 09:56:35 (166.199.242.97)
... El Chapultapec and The Cruise Room. .......
24: Speaker Asylum, Ha (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2024-02-18, 14:42:23 (47.186.64.78)
Bad dog. .......
25: Speaker Asylum, Did you by chance... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2024-02-18, 14:40:33 (47.186.64.78)
... have the drivers repaired in pairs? .......
26: General Asylum, One by one... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2024-02-18, 14:34:06 (47.186.64.78)
... they are all leaving us. Designers, technicians, audio engineers, family, friends. This getting old thing is not working out well. I never did get my SCD-777 back to him to have the sled and laser .......
27: Speaker Asylum, So you hate JBLs (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2024-02-17, 19:34:01 (47.186.64.78)
Come on E-Stat, get off your high horse. Your speakers are extremely high dollar headphones. Yeah, I have met Dr. West. I listened to Ben Webster Live on his stats via a reel to reel with him back in .......
28: Hi-Rez Highway, Do tell (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2024-02-13, 19:26:06 (47.186.64.78)
How can I see this information on my player? For that matter, if the player is left on and not playing discs, is the laser active and potentially degrading tje laser? .......
29: General Asylum, Good link (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2024-02-11, 14:59:12 (107.115.171.39)
Thank you. .......
30: Speaker Asylum, You are right (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2024-02-11, 07:58:05 (107.115.171.39)
Agreed on the sound of the L300s. They were what they were, cranking rock and roll speakers. I had a lot of fun with them in my misspent youth. The L212, on the other hand, were refined speakers that .......
31: Speaker Asylum, That looks like... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2024-02-10, 18:45:30 (107.115.171.39)
... a set of headphones with 600 watts / side driving them. Trippy that they outdo your old Thiels. .......
32: Speaker Asylum, I don't know. (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2024-02-10, 18:26:45 (107.115.171.39)
Those do not look like any JBLs I've ever seen. That said, JBL had a few expensive speakers that were not mirror image. Case in point, the L65 Jubal. I had the L300s way back when. They were verticall .......
33: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Who wins? (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2024-02-10, 18:13:57 (107.115.171.39)
Anyone that can afford any of those fine components. .......
34: General Asylum, Forget audio... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2024-02-10, 18:11:44 (107.115.171.39)
go and hear some jazz, or visit a club that plays LPs. .......
35: Digital Drive, Well... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2024-02-08, 09:35:40 (107.115.171.39)
so how did it sound? .......
36: General Asylum, RE: Sitting in a null (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2024-02-05, 11:11:41 (107.116.185.45)
Get a decent 10" sub with a set of SVS transceivers. Place the sub, downwards firing preferably, and reciever as close and tastefully as you can to the seat. Adjust it as you see fit. All you need is .......
37: General Asylum, The torch has been passed. (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2024-01-27, 13:21:27 (47.186.64.78)
And is in good hands. The girl that played alto on the second tune would kill on I Got It Bad, and That Ain't Good. .......
38: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Pretty scary (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2024-01-26, 14:17:37 (108.147.171.36)
J. Golden Holt praised the amp in that review. I wonder what eStat's old buddy HP thought of it. .......
39: Tubes Asylum, Fixed! (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2024-01-22, 14:04:20 (47.186.64.78)
I replaced the 6CA4 tube and the proper 2 amp fuse. Running strong 2 hours later. Sounding fab, and ready for the wifey to watch The Bachelor tonight. It was a 30 dollar gamble, and I was right in tak .......
40: General Asylum, RE: I haven't attended a show in ~50 years (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2024-01-20, 16:23:50 (47.186.64.78)
They are a reason to visit a city. We would fly in on Thursday, and attend the show on Friday. Do dinner out at fine restaurants every night. Catch a jazz gig or two. See a Broadway show. Kathie can s .......
41: Speaker Asylum, RE: 21" woofers not sounding good (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2024-01-19, 11:40:14 (47.186.64.78)
Set the rolloff to 40 Hz. With a steep curve. .......
42: Tubes Asylum, RE: Blown 6CA4? (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2024-01-19, 09:15:48 (47.186.64.78)
I am fairly certain the PS caps were changed about 6 years ago. I am going to swap the tube and cross my fingers. Ordered one yesterday. It is worth 25 bucks. .......
43: Tubes Asylum, Blown 6CA4? (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2024-01-18, 11:02:31 (108.147.171.43)
I have a fine sounding persnickety Counterpoint SA-5.1 pre amp in the second system. It just blew the AC input fuse. I put in a 3 amp fuse as I could not immediately source a 2 amp fuse. Poof! Blue fl .......
44: General Asylum, From what I just gathered (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2024-01-17, 11:01:39 (108.147.171.43)
Pretty much all of us audio geek posters here are over 60 and retired. Basically other than a few responders we are all boomers. Another thing mentioned is that we are happy with the results of our pu .......
45: General Asylum, Look at that snow (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2024-01-16, 15:26:37 (108.147.171.43)
Beautiful, even if 3 weeks late. In DFW we got a literal dusting Sunday night. It pretty much closed the metroplex down. .......
46: General Asylum, I am the Dallas Ozzie (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2024-01-16, 15:20:19 (108.147.171.43)
I started collecting SS at 62. Have been collecting pension, and have a sugar momma a few years younger than I. We only get to hear music out once every two weeks now. Lucinda Willisms this week. To m .......
47: General Asylum, Where do you stand? (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2024-01-15, 16:49:42 (47.186.64.78)
Almost 65 here, retired at 58. So multi K $ components are out of reach. How 'bout you? .......
48: General Asylum, I knew you were a trust funder (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2024-01-13, 07:57:07 (108.147.171.98)
Ritchie Rich. .......
49: General Asylum, Early Nelson (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2024-01-09, 18:01:14 (107.115.171.111)
kind of looked like Walter Becker way back when. .......
50: Jazz Alley, RE: This is the most "famous" version... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2024-01-07, 08:37:57 (47.186.64.78)
I caught them both in '93 at the Blue Note. They both graciously signed that disc cover. .......
51: Speaker Asylum, Nelson even has JBLs (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2024-01-06, 16:58:39 (47.186.64.78)
L300s, oh my. .......
52: General Asylum, I figured you were there (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2024-01-03, 10:19:38 (166.199.242.40)
Mid 60s. Same here. About time. Congrats. I made the break at 58. Working harder than when I was working. You know 'em, honey dos. I finally completed a soft dome tweeter to planer driver crossover af .......
53: General Asylum, Git 'r dun (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2024-01-03, 09:54:42 (166.199.242.40)
Us old codgers tend to procrastinate, and are running out of time to enjoy the results. .......
54: General Asylum, On my active crossover I did similar (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2024-01-03, 08:41:36 (166.199.242.40)
I changed the attenuators with fixed resistors. The crossover points are seamless and silent. .......
55: General Asylum, RE: REL sub (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2024-01-02, 14:11:45 (47.186.64.78)
One, or two? .......
56: General Asylum, Come on Abe... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2024-01-01, 14:40:32 (47.186.64.78)
... no cable spool for a coffee table? .......
57: General Asylum, So what new component will you be getting in 2024? (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2024-01-01, 14:02:25 (47.186.64.78)
I am feeling maybe a set of rear speakers on the ceiling from Legacy. .......
58: General Asylum, Speaker stands should be no more than 10 dollars (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2024-01-01, 13:58:17 (47.186.64.78)
Dig on Nathan's Walmart sourced speaker stands. .......
59: Speaker Asylum, RE: Yes (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-12-25, 15:07:45 (108.147.171.85)
Is what I thought you meant. Meant. I recall a tilt know on a Quad pre amp that would accomplish the same results. .......
60: Speaker Asylum, To clarify (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-12-25, 12:10:25 (47.186.64.78)
I think you meant slightly up on the bottom (for added weight?), and slightly down at the top (tame slight brightness??). .......
61: Rocky Road, Please change the name of this to... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-12-22, 06:09:05 (47.186.64.78)
Lummy's Lane .......
62: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Sad... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-12-21, 16:11:16 (47.186.64.78)
... you are throwing names of some pretty fine equipment around, yet want a sub 200 dollar amp. Check Amazon for some Chinese clone amps. .......
63: Amp/Preamp Asylum, How do you know... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-12-20, 19:21:45 (47.186.64.78)
...how a French whore dresses? .......
64: General Asylum, The Pizza Tapes.. (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-12-19, 19:24:46 (47.186.64.78)
... is a nice addition to a CD library. .......
65: General Asylum, His dad Bucky... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-12-13, 19:21:03 (47.186.64.78)
was an awesome regular at Zinno's back in the day. .......
66: Amp/Preamp Asylum, I tend to give stuff away (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-12-13, 14:48:49 (166.199.242.61)
Sadly, when there is a problem with anything, people tend to throw out equipment they have not paid for. Sometimes, a quick call can provide a fix. .......
67: Video Asylum, Is DVD Dead? (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-12-09, 13:12:17 (47.186.64.78)
With all of the premium networks, Amazon Prime, Netflix... is there really any need for a Blue Ray / DVD player any more? Having a coffee out back, it's 68 degrees, I brought it up. Told Kathie we nev .......
68: Video Asylum, That's where I got it. (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-12-09, 13:05:21 (47.186.64.78)
I got the 1499 Marantz unit (SR6014) for 699. Y'all were right, it basically blows the old school Denon out of the water. Now what to do with the 4 month old Schitt DAC. .......
69: General Asylum, I consider... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-12-09, 12:55:47 (47.186.64.78)
... my girl old new stock. .......
70: General Asylum, Someone has to say it (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-12-03, 18:07:46 (47.186.64.78)
Regardless of it being playback equipment or software, the manufacturers need us Americans more than we need them. We ARE the market that drives the industry. .......
71: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: "Changes were allegedly made" (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-12-02, 08:41:49 (47.186.64.78)
Hmm, are you unaware of the Carver Silver Seven, or the Hafler DH amps of the 80s? All fine amplifiers. .......
72: General Asylum, RE: Buying American (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-12-02, 08:35:14 (47.186.64.78)
Legacy speakers Magnapan speakers Pass amplifiers Pass pre amp Counterpoint pre amp JL sub Speaker cables Where they were made was in no way a part of my buying decisions. .......
73: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Yep (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-11-20, 16:48:18 (47.186.64.78)
There was a Pass three channel amp that fit that bill nicely. My old el cheapo Denon was dropping a channel. I just bought a Marantz surround reciever to replace it. Does well, and I haven't even run .......
74: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Why not? nt (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-11-20, 10:47:55 (47.186.64.78)
NT .......
75: Video Asylum, Ordered a Marantz (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-11-16, 10:44:46 (108.147.171.124)
So I ordered a Marantz SR5014. I does all I want it to, plus more. I am not sure I care to run the video signal through it as video as it is currently is excellent. I just want the Marantz for surroun .......
76: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Gut it... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-11-13, 18:55:40 (108.147.171.66)
... and replace the electronics with something more modern. What would Dave Kindig do? .......
77: Whiner's Woad, You boomers are just envious of his endeavors (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-11-13, 18:50:22 (108.147.171.66)
Me too, as he is 20 + years younger than I am. .......
78: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: The Pics aren't all his Wife. (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-09-21, 11:17:55 (47.186.64.78)
I know. Was like I was in my well spent youth. With all the flat "mid drifts." .......
79: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Sometimes i wonder what his Wife thinks... nt (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-09-20, 09:08:26 (108.147.171.38)
Us old codgers commenting on his then young wife? Then. She's in her 50s now, and he is quickly becoming one of us. .......
80: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Mid Drift? (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-09-19, 16:41:11 (108.147.171.38)
You guys got me. ;-P .......
81: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Mid Drift? (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-09-19, 13:44:05 (108.147.171.38)
Bada Bing! .......
82: Planar Speaker Asylum, 4500 all in? (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-09-16, 18:44:54 (107.120.35.65)
Do it. A couple of 10" JL subs and you'll be done .......
83: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Oh boy... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-09-16, 18:17:54 (107.120.35.65)
... fine mid drift. .......
84: Video Asylum, RE: I'm a bit corn fused. (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-09-08, 15:45:11 (108.147.171.28)
Good info. Thank you for the info. .......
85: Video Asylum, Need a cheap new AVR (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-09-06, 15:28:28 (108.147.171.28)
The Denon surround integrated we have bit the dust. I run fiber from my TV to a Schitt DAC. I use the RCA outputs of the DAC to the current AVR. The center and 2 Surrounds are all I need it to power. .......
86: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Steve Guttenberg having cluster orgasms over Eminent Tech LFT8C (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-08-26, 19:26:50 (166.205.190.104)
anything to do with Florida disqualifies for me....... Please do elaborate on that. No, I don't live in Florida. .......
87: Speaker Asylum, Once you isolate the bad driver... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-08-26, 19:22:36 (166.205.190.104)
swap both sides out. .......
88: Speaker Asylum, Sounds like an endorsement for... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-08-26, 01:09:37 (166.205.190.104)
The Swarm. .......
89: Planar Speaker Asylum, They may not... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-08-20, 18:39:09 (47.186.64.78)
... be alive. Estate sale? .......
90: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Ok guys... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-08-20, 17:56:48 (47.186.64.78)
... leave it to audiophiles to put the old family joules on the table and compare 'em. .......
91: Jazz Alley, Funny... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-08-09, 21:10:09 (107.120.35.87)
Supposedly Bean did the same thing. But he didn't read music, whereas I would have to believe that Errol Garner did. .......
92: Planar Speaker Asylum, Check out Elliot Sound Products (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-08-08, 18:57:30 (47.186.64.78)
They have some excellent articles on bi and tri amping. I am running active tri with a couple of Marchand's crossovers. Once I got the levels between the drivers set right I eliminated the knobs on th .......
93: Digital Drive, Almost lost my boy last month (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-08-08, 18:29:21 (47.186.64.78)
So sorry for your loss. Luckily, Gus responded by us upping the pain meds. He's a new, happy boy. Ms. Greta Mae will have to wait a while longer before she is top dog. Get the DAC. You'll eventually .......
94: Speaker Asylum, Have you ever seen Lincoln Lawyer? (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-08-08, 16:06:02 (47.186.64.78)
Same house overlooking the valley. No high end audio .......
95: Speaker Asylum, RE: RE Bosch-- Yeah, Good Show. Tubed Mc too, Right? (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-08-08, 11:53:22 (166.199.242.29)
I believe so. .......
96: Speaker Asylum, Anybody here ever see the show Bosch? (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-08-05, 11:13:51 (166.199.242.29)
He's got a small set of Ohms paired with Macintish iron, and a hell of a view of the valley. His taste in music is right on too. .......
97: Speaker Asylum, RE: Single proprietor audio businesses worry me (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-08-04, 18:35:00 (47.186.98.162)
That is pretty much all of them. Us audio geeks are getting old, not older, and companies are disappearing. Sorry, but after us baby boomers die off, so will the high end. Much like with hot 60s cars, .......
98: Speaker Asylum, So above 2 K (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-08-04, 18:20:16 (47.186.98.162)
all sounded ok? .......
99: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Old Sound Labs A2 speakers are great! (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-07-25, 12:27:23 (166.199.242.30)
We all drooled on that stuff back in the 70s - 90s. While I have never heard them, I bet the Mini Grands sound excellent. .......
100: Propeller Head Plaza, RE: Tweeter size change (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-07-22, 08:21:11 (47.186.98.162)
Thank you Tom. You answered all of my concerns. Is mainly the dome size and timing. The driver I have now is by Audax. A 1.3 inch soft dome. It is fine. Just dated. I am looking to improve the highs. .......
101: Propeller Head Plaza, Tweeter size change (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-07-13, 17:37:55 (107.120.35.140)
Has anybody changed an older (soft dome) tweeter of approximately 1.3" or so with a more modern 1" tweeter (titanium). Both are Audax. The impedence, output level, power handling, and dispersion are p .......
102: General Asylum, RE: Not a fan of Steve Guttenberg, although, against my better judgment. . . (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-07-06, 14:17:45 (166.199.242.89)
"Most of us know the definition of insanity." ~:) And yet we are here. .......
103: General Asylum, What happened to the little Bedini amp? (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-07-03, 14:08:24 (47.186.98.162)
I have read that it is a find match either early Quads. .......
104: General Asylum, Corey Greenburg, is that you? (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-06-24, 11:28:14 (47.186.98.162)
I saw what you did there Abe. .......
105: General Asylum, Just east of the Prestonwood Mall (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-06-22, 13:19:43 (47.186.98.162)
I heard the Plasmatronics there in 1981. HP be darned, I think those speakers were damn fine. Maybe if Dr. Hill winked at HP he would have gotten a better review. .......
106: General Asylum, Just get a set of Stax electrostatic phones... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-06-20, 15:05:20 (47.186.98.162)
... and a tube headphone amp. .......
107: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Forget all that (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-06-17, 09:48:25 (47.186.98.162)
If you were using one you weren't getting a sound field. With two it makes a nice little rig. I put on I Heart Radio. Sometimes the Jazz, sometimes the Spa channel. .......
108: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Forget all that (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-06-16, 03:35:17 (47.186.98.162)
Get a couple of Soundcore speakers, connect to them via bluetooth, and play music from your phone. After all it is an outside system, and will be used for background music and sound. .......
109: Music Lane, Baker Street (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-06-14, 08:33:59 (47.186.98.162)
was pretty darn good too. .......
110: Music Lane, George Winston passed on June 4 (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-06-14, 08:32:35 (47.186.98.162)
So sad. His Xmas album December is a must have. .......
111: General Asylum, Nothing will help (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-06-08, 14:08:24 (47.186.98.162)
High end audio is dying with us fat, old, aging baby boomers. Even our kids won't want our precious rigs when we all die. .......
112: General Asylum, RE: Extreme, "Other Side Of The Rainbow" (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-06-04, 15:54:24 (47.186.98.162)
Your girl was a doll. .......
113: Speaker Asylum, Madisound has a replacement (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-05-29, 10:59:49 (47.186.98.162)
Probably for less than you think. .......
114: General Asylum, I have several thousand recordings (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-05-29, 10:53:20 (47.186.98.162)
And here is my address. .......
115: General Asylum, Tom Waits is wrong (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-05-27, 13:51:52 (166.205.190.65)
Cooler, ice, beer and worms. .......
116: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Sounds like Bob Carver... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-05-16, 14:57:25 (47.186.98.162)
has an issue with PWK. .......
117: Jazz Alley, Calming... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-05-11, 21:22:04 (47.186.98.162)
yeah. .......
118: Speaker Asylum, RE: 5 Ohms (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-04-30, 09:39:15 (47.186.98.162)
If the voice coil is fried it will a higher resistance. Use the good one as a baseline measurement, as that's all you've got for it. .......
119: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: New preamp (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-04-30, 09:35:49 (47.186.98.162)
Vs spending a lot of money on a new pre amp that may only be a lateral move, consider a Maggie mod by Peter Gunn. .......
120: Planar Speaker Asylum, You caught me browsing (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-04-29, 15:58:23 (47.186.98.162)
A buddy had the CLSes. Squeaky clean. I presume that ML corrected the one weakness in them; a droop between 125 and 250 Hz. Running anything Velodyne with the CLXes probably won't work. A set of JLs o .......
121: Speaker Asylum, 5 Ohms (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-04-29, 15:37:30 (47.186.98.162)
Any chance you measured the impudance and of the other mid woofer? If the same that might eliminate the idea that they were overdriven. .......
122: Amp/Preamp Asylum, I have the XP-12 preamp (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-04-28, 17:53:07 (47.186.98.162)
We watch a lot of movies. And in that case the Pass is used in home theater Pass through mode. Sorry. Anyhow, when there is a power outage it does lose where it was at and needs to be reset on home th .......
123: Planar Speaker Asylum, Well.. (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-04-23, 19:50:58 (47.186.98.162)
what did you think? .......
124: Speaker Asylum, This is called the Audio Asylum... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-04-23, 19:38:02 (47.186.98.162)
for a reason. .......
125: Jazz Alley, RE: Ahmad Jamal, RIP (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-04-17, 09:14:13 (166.199.242.26)
30 years ago I caught him at The Blue Note NYC. Such a nice man. Great cocktail music. He signed the Pershing disc for me. It is a hit play recording. A trip is that I am now as old as he was that nig .......
126: General Asylum, RE: AXPOBA Atendees (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-04-16, 13:51:27 (166.199.242.26)
Good, 'cause the shows I've been to, and I've been to several, guys are too busy talking about the stuff to listen to it. And by that I don't mean the people putting on the demos. .......
127: Rocky Road, New specialty group (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-04-16, 12:01:20 (166.199.242.26)
"Lummie's Lane, gor all things Lummie. .......
128: General Asylum, AXPOBA Atendees (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-04-16, 11:52:21 (166.199.242.26)
Were you able to listen to the equipment on display? .......
129: General Asylum, One word (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-04-15, 11:08:02 (166.199.242.26)
Luck. .......
130: General Asylum, I'll get the 6 grand one for the bedroom rig. nt (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-04-10, 18:00:33 (47.186.126.65)
NT .......
131: General Asylum, Get off my lawn... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-04-04, 15:49:37 (47.186.126.65)
kids. .......
132: General Asylum, Flip that LP (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-04-03, 18:33:36 (47.186.126.65)
Play the song Brothers in Arms. It'll tell you why. .......
133: Speaker Asylum, RE: At a NYC audio show, I heard Sound Lab speakers... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-03-30, 19:57:48 (47.186.126.65)
Dr. West played Ben Webster's Live at The Renaissance for me on reel to reel. Or was it reel to real? I loved every unplugged mic, cable noise, tape dropout, everything. It was a set of his huge speak .......
134: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Looks excellent (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-03-29, 09:26:01 (47.186.126.65)
Forget Akitika, I'd go with this little guy. .......
135: General Asylum, Saturday Saturday I go out to play... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-03-26, 06:13:23 (107.115.171.8)
NT .......
136: General Asylum, Yo dude... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-03-24, 15:59:00 (107.115.171.8)
this is the Audio Asylum, where guys, not chicks, foolishly spend absorbitant amounts of their income on audio. Find what you want, and pay the man that helped you find it. .......
137: General Asylum, No disagreement there (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-03-21, 16:36:12 (47.186.81.224)
The reels I saw were 300 + per, and admittedly, sounded like it. They played a Led Zepplin tune that had such presence I asked if anybody had anything to smoke. .......
138: General Asylum, Hmmm (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-03-21, 14:51:09 (47.186.81.224)
At the CAF, I'd have to give the nod to a set of 101 Radialstrahlers, powered by a couple of tube amps and a United Home Artist reel to reel. They played some second generation tapes that put any DSD .......
139: General Asylum, Sears had a sale (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-03-19, 19:01:20 (107.120.35.82)
I think it was a repackaged Magnavox. The first disc, Christopher Cross. Was about 15 dollars at the time. .......
140: General Asylum, I wouldn't go that far.. (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-03-18, 19:26:41 (107.120.35.82)
but I do recall Hendrix telling Chicago's drummer that the drummer's band has a better guitar player than Hendrix himself .......
141: General Asylum, More of a complaint (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-03-18, 07:05:51 (47.186.81.224)
I am aware of the g force thing, but all I didn't have was a time and date stamp of when it was done. My beef is you spend a bunch to ship something, then they charge absorbitant amounts for insurance .......
142: Speaker Asylum, Whatever you do... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-03-17, 17:42:50 (47.186.81.224)
repair or replace both. .......
143: Digital Drive, It's all B.S. (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-03-17, 17:40:15 (47.186.81.224)
Go with 75 ohm BNC terminations. It seems to work well enough with high speed transmission of voice and data. .......
144: General Asylum, Damage Claims? (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-03-17, 17:29:48 (47.186.81.224)
Seriously? I had a center channel speaker sent to me 5 years ago. It was double boxed, and bubble wrapped. It was obvious that someone had thrown it, as it was crushed on the corners. Piss on the ship .......
145: General Asylum, St. James Infirmary (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-03-15, 09:01:43 (166.205.190.68)
was a big hit at shows over the years. It was stellar on the Pearls. .......
146: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: I'll take the diaphragm with lowest moving mass -nt (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-03-14, 15:28:51 (166.205.190.68)
As statman insinuated, weight would offset any resistive gains by going with copper. It's not like Magnapan hasn't tried different wires in their planers. .......
147: General Asylum, Earlier than that (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-03-14, 10:25:43 (107.115.171.90)
During the 2003 show there was a hotel workers strike. We were going to go to the show and sites, then 3 nights in Carmel. We canceled due to strike. The B&B in Carmel understood. The hotel billed me .......
148: General Asylum, When was it at... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-03-13, 18:22:59 (47.186.81.224)
The St. Francis Hotel? We attended the show there. I live in Dallas and have been to about 12 or 13 shows over the years. San Fran, L.A., New York, Miami, Chicago, Denver, heck where else. ::: TOPIC:: .......
149: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Discounted wretched excess for Mike K.! (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-03-08, 22:36:31 (47.186.81.224)
Maybe the client died, and his family is dumping the equipment. .......
150: Vintage Asylum, One thing to say to you (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-03-06, 18:05:14 (107.120.35.138)
I was a kid back in '65 or so when a neighbor introduced me to his 389 six pack ragtop. Oh yeah. The Citation stuff probably did the same thing back then. .......
151: General Asylum, In the near future there will be a lot of that. n/t (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-03-03, 09:48:10 (166.205.190.24)
NT .......
152: Amp/Preamp Asylum, We're here to help spend your money (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-03-01, 15:32:47 (47.186.81.224)
And from the looks of your rig, you've spent a lot all on your own. .......
153: Speaker Asylum, RE: Another thing to add (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-02-27, 14:59:25 (47.186.81.224)
These are your main system speakers: Mains: PSB Image T45s Center Channel: PSB Image 8C Surrounds/Back PSB Image 1B Subwoofer Rythmik LV12-R Looks like mid fi to me. Same with your integrated amp. As .......
154: Speaker Asylum, RE: Slope for crossover to sub (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-02-27, 11:56:56 (47.186.81.224)
Yes. If 18 is an option, try it. Think papa bear (24), momma bear (12), baby bear (18), but not cocaine bear. Sorry about that. .......
155: Speaker Asylum, RE: Wanna make your sub blend with your mains better? (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-02-27, 11:45:59 (47.186.81.224)
It's a case of you can do all the math, and run all the numbers you want, but one test / listen is worth a hundred opinions. I have my sub behind the couch (not right by it), as that was the best spo .......
156: Jazz Alley, It's on a wall in one of our hallways. (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-02-26, 18:37:41 (47.186.81.224)
Fab poster, preserved with a good custom frame. .......
157: Speaker Asylum, RE: Another thing to add (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-02-26, 16:21:15 (47.186.81.224)
So you personally have a surround reciever and a single sub in your main system and claim you have dialed in systems in difficult rooms. News flash, they are all difficult. I'll call you out as being .......
158: Speaker Asylum, RE: Another thing to add (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-02-26, 07:02:34 (47.186.81.224)
I only have a single sub so it did not apply to me. Anyhow, at 30 Hz the wavelength is what, about 40 feet, + or -. I think his point was reinforcing the power that way as the two subs would be at lea .......
159: General Asylum, They remind me of my Charlie Harper days (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-02-24, 06:08:48 (47.186.81.224)
Some cases of which I don't remember. .......
160: General Asylum, 3 pedals, of course. (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-02-23, 15:18:16 (107.120.35.128)
NT .......
161: General Asylum, Looks like you've got some good music. (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-02-23, 14:38:11 (47.186.81.224)
And tomorrow night you can have a beer battered Northern Yellow Pike. .......
162: General Asylum, I blew that option (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-02-23, 14:09:17 (47.186.81.224)
I had a lot of extra money at the time as I worked during the summer. I was asked by a broker if I was interested in investing in a software company. Whatever that was. It was in a bar on a Thursday n .......
163: Speaker Asylum, I go back (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-02-23, 12:52:45 (47.186.81.224)
to Ozzie and Harriet rerun days, not biting the heads off of bats. .......
164: General Asylum, How am I going to justify this... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-02-23, 11:21:02 (47.186.81.224)
... without first redoing the guest bathroom. Damn HGTV to hell. I just bought the wifey a speedy Genesis sedan, so I feel that I've got a few months of guilt free audio shopping to do. The Schitt equ .......
165: General Asylum, If I had known then what I know now (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-02-23, 11:20:33 (47.186.81.224)
Like everybody here, other than Lumie, I've been into audio for over 4 decades. Nowhere else does If I had known then what I know now apply more than audio. Not even women, as I was that guy girls wan .......
166: General Asylum, Admit it... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-02-23, 10:41:21 (47.186.81.224)
when Kevin Costner was carrying Whitney in his arms you would have killed to have taken his place. .......
167: Speaker Asylum, I've got it (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-02-22, 06:14:13 (47.186.81.224)
I did a review of it years ago. I don't think people take such a product seriously since it doesn't cost enough. Perhaps if it had a 500 dollar 1/4 inch faceplate. I also have the SVS transceiver setu .......
168: Speaker Asylum, Another thing to add (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-02-22, 06:04:37 (47.186.81.224)
Bill Duddleston of Legacy said if you are running two subs, to set one of them 90 degrees out of phase with the other. Y'all can rationalize why. .......
169: Speaker Asylum, Wanna make your sub blend with your mains better? (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-02-21, 16:59:57 (47.186.81.224)
Once you think you have it set up just right, turn the level down a smidge. .......
170: General Asylum, About people here bring from the 1960s (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-02-20, 16:24:26 (47.186.81.224)
Try the 1950s or 1940s. You'll be carrying the torch when all of us old curmudgeons are on the other side of the grass. It's sad to see a name on an old thread here and look them up. That they haven't .......
171: Planar Speaker Asylum, I bought the upgrade for my MMGs (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-02-19, 17:56:35 (47.186.81.224)
Darn well worth the cost, and they look way better than they did stock. As far as cost, is this place not called the Audio Asylum? .......
172: Planar Speaker Asylum, Perhaps The Swarm? nt (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-02-19, 17:49:14 (47.186.81.224)
NT .......
173: Speaker Asylum, Versus long costly cables (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-02-19, 17:44:53 (47.186.81.224)
Check out the 200 dollar wireless adaptor setup from SVS. .......
174: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Anybody with planers have cats? (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-02-15, 04:51:34 (47.186.81.224)
Ha. .......
175: General Asylum, RE: Sorry, typo on point (1) (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-02-14, 21:58:53 (47.186.81.224)
Even your classical music now has amplifiers and speakers throughout the halls with fine digital processing to compensate for hall acoustic anomalies. Here in Dallas there is a huge box thing that can .......
176: General Asylum, RE: HP was wrong (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-02-14, 21:51:57 (47.186.81.224)
The music we all listen to has some sort of amplification, microphones... All of it. Ever. I don't care for classical music. Some, I can listen to, but to get all excited about attending an event, hel .......
177: General Asylum, RE: The Kitchen Cafe (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-02-12, 11:46:13 (47.186.81.224)
I've heard his little big band play there 5 or 6 times. He puts on a good show, usually revolving around a particular musician. Last one a few weeks ago was Art Blakey. .......
178: Planar Speaker Asylum, Anybody with planers have cats? (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-02-11, 17:20:35 (47.186.81.224)
Some look like fine mountains to climb. .......
179: General Asylum, RE: HP was wrong (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-02-11, 17:13:48 (47.186.81.224)
Sorry, I wasn't insinuating you had. Especially since most live music has some kind of sound reinforcement. I just keep reading that old HP line is the standard. It is irrelevant to me, as I don't par .......
180: General Asylum, HP was wrong (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-02-11, 15:41:06 (47.186.81.224)
Enough of the unamplified crap. I have attended literally thousands of gigs, and rarely is the music unamplified. My current favorite go to club here in Dallas is called the Kitchen Cafe. Fine musicia .......
181: General Asylum, A much better shot (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-02-06, 19:41:47 (47.186.81.224)
NT .......
182: Planar Speaker Asylum, Sorry Davey (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-02-05, 18:17:43 (47.186.81.224)
"They don't have boxy resonances....but they do have panel resonances, complicated radiation characteristics, low efficiency, and various other things that are checkmarks in the bad column." I guess I .......
183: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: the problem with Nagnepans .... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-02-05, 13:27:06 (47.186.81.224)
Those radiation patterns, ok in the bass, helps to tame room lf resonances. Figure 8 pattern in the bass. .......
184: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: It is definitely Maggie Slam (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-02-05, 13:18:32 (47.186.81.224)
Yep. .......
185: General Asylum, Ah yes, RTR. (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-02-04, 18:34:11 (47.186.81.224)
The best reproduction l've heard has been the United Home Audio R2R decks, and Radialstrahlers of different sizes. Wow, presence Your Audio Note speakers and electronics provided the best presentation .......
186: General Asylum, RE: Ears and opinions... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-02-04, 14:30:27 (47.186.81.224)
We all put our money where our ears are at Neil Young sure did. .......
187: General Asylum, Are we past a crossroad? (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-02-04, 11:15:10 (47.186.81.224)
Vinyl or digital, specifically high rez computer based? .......
188: Planar Speaker Asylum, It is definitely Maggie Slam (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-02-03, 14:04:02 (47.186.81.224)
I told Gunn I could hear it when I sent them in. He never did fully resolve it. As we normally play jazz while preparing to go out, or nature music while sleeping, it hasn't been a problem. Until I pu .......
189: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Buzz on Magnastand MMGs (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-02-03, 13:42:07 (47.186.81.224)
Hopefully my terminology is still valid since when I originally got them (the MMGs), people I knew referred to them as Mini Maggies at the time. This set is in our 20 x 20 approx bedroom. With the lit .......
190: Planar Speaker Asylum, Part of the problem is... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-02-03, 08:57:34 (47.186.81.224)
that you can't get past the title page on his website. Clicking on Contact takes you in a loop. Ditto for anything else. Hopefully it is website maintenance, and he is not ill and closing shop. Yet an .......
191: Music Lane, AEva Cassidy BDay today (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-02-02, 14:53:46 (47.186.81.224)
She would have been 60 today. If you are listening to music today play one of her songs. .......
192: Planar Speaker Asylum, Buzz on Magnastand MMGs (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-02-02, 14:32:59 (47.186.81.224)
I've got the Pedro Gunn modded mini Maggies in the bedroom rig. At times in deeper bass notes (ok, movies) you can hear the Maggie buzz, so I guess they need gluing (one in particular). Versus going t .......
193: Speaker Asylum, 'splains it (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-01-30, 14:29:37 (47.186.81.224)
So he preferred that reflected sound. .......
194: Speaker Asylum, RE: Remember banned inmate Soundmind? (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-01-30, 13:49:15 (47.186.81.224)
Did he ever mention that the 3 tweeters provided air up top? .......
195: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Most detailed, quietest low-power SS amp for horns? (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-01-28, 15:47:34 (47.186.81.224)
Perhaps one of the lower powered Nelson Pass designed First Watt amps might fit the bill. .......
196: Speaker Asylum, Oldie but a goodie, the AR9 (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-01-28, 12:42:39 (47.186.81.224)
I heard the AR9 at Pacific Stereo back in '81. Was a fine speaker. .......
197: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: I hope to have mine setup within two years too. I couldn't resist buying it (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-01-23, 10:59:39 (47.186.81.224)
That retirement thing is affecting many here, I presume. .......
198: General Asylum, Why not medium power and an active crossover? (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-01-23, 10:57:03 (47.186.81.224)
Bass: Threshold S300 150 watt A/B Mids: Threshold SA3 50 Watts Pure A Tweets: Threshold SA4 50 Watts Pure A .......
199: General Asylum, Great collection (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-01-23, 10:52:52 (47.186.81.224)
Thank you for sharing. .......
200: Inmate Central, RE: Alec Baldwin - guilty? (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-01-22, 19:17:02 (47.186.81.224)
Everybody should have the same rights. Not special rights for chosen groups. The issue we straight guys have is it being forced down children's throats. Guys in girls' locker rooms. It's gone to far. .......
201: Inmate Central, RE: Alec Baldwin - guilty? (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-01-22, 06:24:54 (47.186.81.224)
Don't you wish, soyboi. .......
202: Inmate Central, RE: Alec Baldwin - guilty? (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-01-20, 19:37:41 (47.186.81.224)
And you are all about gay rights. .......
203: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: in an ideal world .... yes (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-01-04, 19:16:21 (47.186.81.224)
I have been to literally thousands of live gigs. Here's an alternative input... none of them were without some sort of amplification. .......
204: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Marantz SA-10 S1 (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-01-04, 19:06:22 (47.186.81.224)
I can promise you that you will not be disappointed. The black will match your stuff much better than the Marantz Gold. Plug that bad boy in, and enjoy the savings, and the last disc spinner you'll ev .......
205: Music Lane, Wow, just Wow (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-01-04, 10:11:12 (47.186.81.224)
Fine looking girl really bringing it, with a crack band ala The Wrecking Crew. It don't get any better. Is that Chad Kassem's recording studio this was done in? .......
206: General Asylum, Agreed. We are all a little bit of both. (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-01-04, 08:20:06 (47.186.81.224)
Has anybody here ever bought a system based merely on specs and not replaced any of the components in an effort to make it sound better? Or even look at components reviews in the first place. If we di .......
207: Hi-Rez Highway, Marantz Ruby on sale (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-01-02, 12:04:33 (47.186.81.224)
2995 at Music Direct. .......
208: General Asylum, #1 and 2, in no particular order (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-01-02, 11:37:36 (47.186.81.224)
Frank and Ella. .......
209: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Pass labs x260.8 + 20.7 (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-01-02, 00:53:44 (47.186.81.224)
No worry about not being into classical. I'm not either. Maybe I am just not as sophisticated as some of the old guys here, but I like what I like. I'll take Miles live at Carnegie Hall '63 versus Ber .......
210: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Pass labs x260.8 + 20.7 (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-01-01, 19:22:19 (47.186.81.224)
Out of the box they'll impress. .......
211: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Happy New Year Everyone !!! (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-01-01, 19:20:00 (47.186.81.224)
I retired 4 years ago and work harder on the woman's daily honey dos. .......
212: Music Lane, Darn good song (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2023-01-01, 07:26:46 (47.186.81.224)
Well done by the guys. My Delta rep got us back stage passes to hear them back in 1991. Got my gold MoFi Pyromania disc signed by them. I don't recognize any of them from that night. Play on. ::: TOPI .......
213: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Just you're 'magination (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2022-12-31, 15:36:26 (47.186.81.224)
If you know that reference you're old, and have good taste in music. .......
214: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Coincident Frankenstein Stereo SET (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2022-12-31, 10:05:20 (47.186.81.224)
Give Arturo Salvatore a few weeks before he gives it a rave review .......
215: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Sony TA-E1000ESD, Part 6 (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2022-12-30, 12:23:50 (47.186.81.224)
Forget cables and pre amps, us old codgers want bikini shots. .......
216: Speaker Asylum, Don't be giving triode rob any ideas (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2022-12-29, 16:36:38 (47.186.81.224)
NT .......
217: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Just ordered the 100K one (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2022-12-29, 16:23:39 (47.186.81.224)
Will have my tech install it in my Counterpoint tube preamp. Will definitely report on the results when I eventually have him do it. His concern was are these real Alps? My response, like everything e .......
218: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: I don't know about betterness. (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2022-12-22, 10:33:07 (47.186.81.224)
Either one would be an excellent choice, as they will makevyour Maggies sing. Because Pass! If you've got the coin, go with the mono blocs, and don't look back. .......
219: Planar Speaker Asylum, I don't know about betterness. (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2022-12-22, 07:09:17 (47.186.81.224)
ESR is equivalent series resistance. Basically it is an indication mainly how fast the capacitor(s) discharge the electrons stored. As statman mentioned the Pass 350 has the beer can caps versus the l .......
220: General Asylum, RE: One of my favorites... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2022-12-22, 00:35:13 (47.186.81.224)
Mine too. .......
221: General Asylum, RE: Carol of The Bells (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2022-12-21, 12:51:53 (166.205.190.119)
It isn't necessarily the words. I'll make note of the version next time. .......
222: General Asylum, Some great choices (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2022-12-21, 11:42:55 (166.205.190.119)
Bing, Perry, Nat, Frank, Ella, Dean. If my old man played it, it was good. As I am a jazzer, it's no wonder. .......
223: General Asylum, Carol of The Bells (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2022-12-21, 11:33:18 (166.205.190.119)
Now there is an early 60s version where the singers go bing bing bing bing, bing bing bing bing... Every time I hear that version I can feel anxiety building up. They get louder and louder as they go .......
224: Planar Speaker Asylum, Total capacitance is one thing (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2022-12-21, 08:22:27 (166.205.190.119)
Capacitance ESR is another. If timm is buying used he doesn't have the benefit of a dealer bringing both choices out. If he is buying from a dealer all the better. .......
225: General Asylum, RE: Nope. My wife feels the same way. (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2022-12-21, 06:59:23 (166.205.190.119)
It does start at Holloween. The weeks go by faster and faster until Xmas day. So sorry you don't enjoy the season. .......
226: General Asylum, RE: I don't listen to xmas music. I do everything in my power to avoid it. (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2022-12-21, 05:32:05 (166.205.190.119)
You must live alone. .......
227: General Asylum, Got 'em (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2022-12-20, 20:40:29 (166.205.190.119)
Christy Hynde did well. As did many others. .......
228: General Asylum, Yep, got it (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2022-12-20, 20:38:48 (166.205.190.119)
Magic dust makes the reindeer, and Santa, fly. .......
229: General Asylum, RE: Ah, but were they well reviewed in the audio magazines ;-) (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2022-12-20, 15:35:00 (166.205.190.119)
Don didn't necessarily use hockey pucks, but he he did call a few people one. .......
230: General Asylum, Christmas Music (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2022-12-20, 15:28:57 (166.205.190.119)
What format do you listen to for Christmas music? I have easily 60 Xmas discs and SACDs, but tend to listen to Holiday Traditions on Sirius (ch 71?). Sorry, but the Christmas music I heard when I was .......
231: General Asylum, RE: Chet Baker (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2022-12-20, 15:00:49 (166.205.190.119)
Miles Davis once said about Wynton, "That boy's got no soul." .......
232: Speaker Asylum, RE: thats what Dick told me ..... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2022-12-17, 11:48:01 (166.205.190.119)
I heard those Carys at the Stereophile show way back when. The girls in the hallway were knee buckling gorgeous, so I had to head on in. Was not disappointed. Those amp were every bit as sexy as the d .......
233: Speaker Asylum, Wasn't it John Dunleavy that said... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2022-12-17, 11:04:45 (166.205.190.119)
the crossover networks implemented were more important than the drivers chosen? .......
234: General Asylum, RE: EQ makes even the Rolling Stones sound good! (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2022-12-17, 04:24:47 (166.205.190.119)
So what alterations did you do to improve the Rolling Stones discs Lt? .......
235: General Asylum, I recall (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2022-12-17, 04:15:07 (166.205.190.119)
a ski club for kids called Little Monsters that Lee went after. Stereophile followed that suit. .......
236: General Asylum, That Depends (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2022-12-17, 04:13:11 (166.205.190.119)
nt .......
237: General Asylum, RE: A little help (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2022-12-09, 09:08:35 (47.186.81.224)
At 63 this is the music of my early life. I can sing along with every song listed in the article, as can y'all. Thank you Uncle Mike. .......
238: General Asylum, As most of us here are old codgers... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2022-12-09, 09:02:42 (47.186.81.224)
we wish we could go back to 1985. It's up to you to carry the torch when we are all gone Lumi. .......
239: Amp/Preamp Asylum, You're about to cost me.... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2022-12-03, 11:18:28 (107.120.35.57)
1500 dollars. Some of the older music I love can sound rolled off, or dead. The Max seems to be the ticket. Please email me. .......
240: Jazz Alley, Thank you for sharing that (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2022-11-28, 11:09:46 (47.186.81.224)
Even if we didn't know him, we actually did all along, as his sound is in our music collections. .......
241: Music Lane, If that one doesn't make you cry... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2022-11-28, 10:34:28 (47.186.81.224)
you don't have a heart. .......
242: General Asylum, RE: I don't know what it is, but I want one... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2022-11-27, 18:04:42 (47.186.81.224)
Supposedly it can take you back to 1948 NYC. .......
243: Speaker Asylum, RE: Ghastly! (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2022-11-17, 10:21:20 (47.186.81.224)
Looks like a hotel room. .......
244: Digital Drive, Everybody that would want them... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2022-11-17, 10:18:31 (47.186.81.224)
will already be dead by the time they release them. .......
245: Speaker Asylum, Did you hear it (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2022-11-07, 14:40:43 (47.186.81.224)
with tubes? .......
246: General Asylum, Two cool places there (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2022-11-07, 14:24:14 (47.186.81.224)
El Chapultapec and The Cruise Room. .......
247: General Asylum, RE: Michael Fremer Tracking Angle is Back (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2022-11-06, 09:58:55 (47.186.81.224)
At a show in New York we went to hear the latest greatest Wilson speakers of the day. We waited in line, only to find out that the room had just filled up before us. Thinking as we would be first in, .......
248: General Asylum, I want... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2022-10-10, 20:16:24 (47.186.81.224)
the clock. .......
249: General Asylum, And that... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2022-09-17, 10:25:45 (47.186.81.224)
is the bottom line. .......
250: General Asylum, Downloads vs LP (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2022-09-10, 15:33:50 (166.205.190.106)
So I recently read an article on how the latest version of Kind of Blue is the best yet. Are we at the point where downloads and streaming sound as good as, or are better than great LP playback? ::: T .......
251: General Asylum, The Bluetooth is for... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2022-09-05, 13:29:55 (47.186.81.224)
communications between your phone and the sub, not amplifier connections. .......
252: General Asylum, So somebody finally... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2022-08-08, 17:39:01 (47.186.81.224)
bought all of the Dead wall of sound and is putting it to use. .......
253: General Asylum, RE: Hey, Nobody but Nobody squirts whipped cream out her fake tits like Katy! What (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2022-08-06, 11:47:29 (166.205.190.19)
I admit it, I'd lap it up, as she is a cutie. .......
254: General Asylum, Nobody into Katy Perry or Justin Beiber? (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2022-08-05, 16:29:04 (166.205.190.19)
WBut seriously, we strongly dig the jazz singers doing the Great American Songbook, both women and men. .......
255: Jazz Alley, Forget music... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2022-07-15, 10:01:21 (107.120.35.59)
... think clothes. You can get custom made clothes dirt cheap at Itaewon (spelling?). Get a nice custom made cashmere overcoat for those cold winter evenings out. .......
256: Speaker Asylum, great advice nt (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2022-07-15, 09:57:12 (107.120.35.59)
nt .......
257: General Asylum, Ain't nobody be breaking any new ground. (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2022-07-15, 09:53:36 (107.120.35.59)
Per M. Dewey Davis. .......
258: General Asylum, 8 dollars for a concert ticket? (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2022-06-29, 10:15:17 (47.186.81.224)
These days the on line service charge is more than that. .......
259: Films/DVD Asylum, Is great (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2022-06-25, 09:44:46 (47.186.81.224)
One of the best movies I have seen. .......
260: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Wow is right (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2022-06-17, 12:28:05 (47.186.81.224)
It is long overdue that they came up with a 47 step attenuator. The 2 Db steps drove me crazy. Too low, too high. No worry about where the volume setting is at, as it sounds better. A proper volume co .......
261: Digital Drive, RE: SCD777 advice please (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2022-05-29, 11:34:13 (47.186.81.224)
Laser assembly or sled motor. .......
262: Amp/Preamp Asylum, You may not like it (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2022-05-29, 11:30:58 (47.186.81.224)
Sound quality will be fabulous. But the levels between clicks can often be annoying. Do report back with your results. .......
263: Speaker Asylum, I love pitties (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2022-05-25, 15:17:19 (47.186.81.224)
NT .......
264: General Asylum, Hockey Pucks (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2022-05-16, 14:40:01 (47.186.81.224)
Some people have tried hockey pucks under their subs, with good results. I have my sub behind me. Blends with the mains just fine there. .......
265: General Asylum, Yep (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2022-04-30, 06:23:26 (47.186.81.224)
I was trying to get a rise put of people. Yeah, I now about the large number of contributors to the number of people drawing from it back in the 40s. Now it is like 2.5 to one. My accountant said that .......
266: General Asylum, Sorry pal... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2022-04-29, 20:40:02 (47.186.81.224)
but I already paid for mine. Likely won't live long enough to get my money back. .......
267: General Asylum, That's going to cost you... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2022-04-20, 12:08:01 (47.186.81.224)
... a bathroom redo, and a 2 week trip to Maui. .......
268: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Perhaps... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2022-04-14, 06:18:02 (166.205.97.68)
1984's pre amp does not have a power supply circuit specifically for the motor, whereas Abe's more expensive SLP did. Maybe Cut Throat can chime in on his Don Allen pre amp with a Khozo volume control .......
269: General Asylum, That is awesome (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2022-04-05, 10:38:21 (166.205.97.95)
You bet I will look into the final recordings. .......
270: General Asylum, That is going back (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2022-04-04, 19:42:25 (47.186.81.224)
Heirs of CM were across the street from my sister. Very well off. .......
271: Digital Drive, RE: My Luxman Encounter (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2022-03-22, 15:13:48 (47.186.81.224)
Sounds like you found your final player. .......
272: General Asylum, RE: Where to donate tubes and stereo stuff (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2022-03-20, 14:39:39 (47.186.81.224)
Wow, that was a pleasant response. My asking is that many of us are aging, myself included, with no real instructions what to do with it all. I may be old, but unlike you, I am not bitter. ::: TOPIC:: .......
273: General Asylum, RE: Where to donate tubes and stereo stuff (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2022-03-19, 17:33:44 (47.186.81.224)
Not to mind your business, but are you unwell? Many of us aging audio and music geeks have not made any plans for if we are no longer around. We all need to do so, so someone doesn't swoop in and buy .......
274: General Asylum, RE: Choice of Seating (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2022-02-23, 14:19:14 (47.186.81.224)
That looks like the best seat. Complete with a nice warm friend. .......
275: Amp/Preamp Asylum, You need.. (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2022-02-20, 14:22:35 (47.186.81.224)
48 + steps. Otherwise you'll find yourself between not loud enough and too loud. .......
276: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Of course... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2022-02-16, 12:07:24 (47.186.81.224)
... all such maintenance would have been done. .......
277: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Speaking of modern sound (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2022-02-16, 09:44:02 (47.186.81.224)
How do some of the late 80s and early 90s super amps measure up to amps of today? Not 75 or 100 K amps, but 5 and 10 K amps. For example how would a Threshold SA-1s, or a Mark Levinson Model 23 compar .......
278: Speaker Asylum, Now we know... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2022-01-03, 11:38:08 (47.186.81.224)
who ended up with Jerry Garcia's amp. .......
279: General Asylum, RE: I Almost Lost It.......... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2021-11-28, 11:33:48 (47.186.81.224)
There are some good cover bands among us. Here in the DFW area we have Bricks in The Wall, Naked Lunch and Back in Black. All killer. .......
280: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: ! I'm 76 and glad to be occasionally lucid... nt (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2021-11-27, 09:43:00 (47.186.81.224)
If you can still knock down Cherokee on the old Selmer I'd say you are more than occasionally lucid. .......
281: Speaker Asylum, It was 1981 (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2021-11-11, 18:07:08 (47.186.81.224)
I was a punk kid. The rig was probably half of what I made in a year at the time. Lucky for me the sales guy probably just wanted to warm up the system for a real demo. At the time I wasn't as schoole .......
282: Speaker Asylum, I was awed by how they sounded. (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2021-11-11, 15:45:21 (107.127.0.127)
Amazing. .......
283: Films/DVD Asylum, RE: Sorry pal... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2021-11-09, 13:29:28 (107.127.0.127)
I am not debating safety protocols on the set with you, dipstick. They are what they are, and I am sure they are valid for the set. FOR THE SET. Law one of gun safety... you pick up a gun, you are res .......
284: Films/DVD Asylum, Sorry pal... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2021-11-09, 12:39:10 (107.127.0.127)
... how this issue is determined in the court has little to do with on set safety measures. This was no accident, it was an irresponsible thing to do by an idiot that did it. Still no answer on why he .......
285: Films/DVD Asylum, You're making crap up (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2021-11-09, 08:39:15 (107.127.0.127)
Good 90 mph strawman. When it comes to person safety forget laws, a little common sense should prevail. When in London always remember to look right before crossing the street. Hopefully you don't nee .......
286: Films/DVD Asylum, RE: Where will Baldwin's blank take us? (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2021-11-08, 11:39:28 (47.186.81.224)
If you are at a crosswalk and the sign changes to walk, do you look both ways anyhow before proceeding? If someone hands you a gun, do you feel compelled to aim it at someone and pull the trigger for .......
287: Planar Speaker Asylum, Yep, I fat fingeted the 1 (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2021-11-04, 13:26:46 (107.115.5.49)
15 ips .......
288: Planar Speaker Asylum, Now we all know... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2021-11-04, 13:14:47 (107.115.5.49)
... what to spend those multi million dollar lottery winnings on. Forget a 10 k square foot home, complete with the constant maintenance, go 25 ips. .......
289: Planar Speaker Asylum, Forget Maggies... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2021-11-04, 12:27:25 (107.115.5.49)
... any speaker / system sounds best with reel to reel. Listening to the Home Audio unit is eye opening. Forget the CD vs LP debate, reel to reel smokes them both in every parameter. And those 200 to .......
290: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: New Kora TB140 Hybrid Integrated Amp.. Holy Grail Of Integrated Amps ?! (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2021-11-03, 19:47:39 (107.115.5.49)
I was kind of asking you, since you made the post. I looked to see if it was listed in your equipment, but there is no listing. .......
291: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: New Kora TB140 Hybrid Integrated Amp.. Holy Grail Of Integrated Amps ?! (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2021-11-03, 18:27:58 (107.115.5.49)
So what do you think about it? .......
292: General Asylum, RE: Cable sound differenced (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2021-11-02, 11:49:15 (47.186.81.224)
Metal fatigue, or mental fatigue? .......
293: General Asylum, Cable sound differenced (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2021-11-02, 09:58:39 (47.186.81.224)
Not saying that that R sub L and R sub C don't have the ability to change sound. That said, how often can simply unplugging and plugging cables and wires back in make a change? Same with cleaning them .......
294: General Asylum, Don't forget... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2021-10-14, 15:04:47 (47.186.81.224)
El Chapultapec, if it is still there. .......
295: General Asylum, A PI Filter is a good start (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2021-09-24, 09:48:44 (166.205.97.94)
In a 5 K + amp there is no excuse for not having one. .......
296: Digital Drive, RE: Well? (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2021-09-24, 09:41:28 (166.205.97.94)
To start, you've got Avalons... they are some seriously sweet speakers. Good news on the amp, and especially fixing the oscillation thing. That has blown up some amps, taken out tweeters, can cause au .......
297: Digital Drive, Well? (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2021-09-23, 20:20:08 (166.205.97.94)
Did you pull the plug? .......
298: Speaker Asylum, RE: Low-pass to sub at -3 or -6 dB? (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2021-09-19, 06:46:56 (47.186.112.84)
You'll get the best blend by letting the mains roll off naturally. Then splice the sub to thrm. .......
299: General Asylum, We all started somewhere (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2021-09-16, 12:24:55 (107.117.168.59)
For me, starting out it was lowly Radio Shack stuff back in the mid 70s, as that was all I could afford at the time. You're at a good age since as us old codgers go to that big high end emporium in th .......
300: Digital Drive, RE: Ok, Coming Down to the Wire... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2021-09-14, 12:28:47 (107.115.5.129)
I hear you Sibie, life these days with all the perks we all need is muy expensive. Whatever one you choose you must report back on what you think about it, in your rig. BTW, it's long overdue that you .......
301: Planar Speaker Asylum, I bet Ralph has heard them (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2021-09-13, 12:35:29 (47.186.112.84)
Perhaps Ray Kimber is selling them, as I believe he had them in a huge surround rig. EStat can confirm .......
302: Digital Drive, RE: Ok, Coming Down to the Wire... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2021-09-13, 12:20:30 (47.186.112.84)
You've got a 7 figure house and you are nit picking over the Ruby vs the 10? Now that I have offended you, I have the Ruby. Nice player. As I don't use balanced ICs I opted for it. For 3200, click buy .......
303: Speaker Asylum, Replace them now (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2021-09-04, 12:03:46 (47.186.112.84)
Any speaker considered "vintage," that has not had the capacitors replaced, now is the time. .......
304: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Crossover Question (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2021-09-01, 14:05:36 (47.186.112.84)
I currently am running a Marchand XM-44 3 way crossover in my active rig. Sounds bueno, but as an inmate, I have to wonder, what next. Has anybody actually heard the XM-44, then heard Marchand's tube .......
305: Hi-Rez Highway, Where did pudwappersmith go? (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2021-08-18, 14:52:03 (47.186.112.84)
NT .......
306: General Asylum, RE: First hi-end component audio experience? (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2021-08-14, 13:09:23 (47.186.112.84)
Hearing a Paragon in person is on my bucket list. I may have to go back to Japan to do so, at one of those jazz csfes. .......
307: Speaker Asylum, That's a fine looking... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2021-08-07, 13:26:37 (166.205.190.88)
long haired hippy dog. .......
308: General Asylum, 2800 bucks? (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2021-08-04, 18:44:23 (47.186.102.34)
Run to get that fine player. I have to ask, if you are concerned with money for this player, why ask about a comparison with the 10, which is substantially more, for balanced outputs? .......
309: Tubes Asylum, Deano was a tea totaler (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2021-07-18, 18:50:58 (47.186.102.34)
Sorry about the spelling. Dean Martin did drink apple juice, claiming it was Jack. He often was out early the next morning, that morning(?), for a round of golf. Per one of his Bios, Frank, on the oth .......
310: Tubes Asylum, Tube Output Levels (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2021-07-18, 18:41:53 (47.186.102.34)
I have a tube pre amp. I had 4 sets of matched 12AX7s. Unfortunately while troubleshooting a few years ago I got some of them mixed up. How much of a Db level difference may there be from not having p .......
311: Planar Speaker Asylum, What would Jimmie do? nt (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2021-07-13, 12:47:45 (166.205.190.144)
NT .......
312: General Asylum, At your age... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2021-07-09, 22:30:04 (166.205.190.144)
... you are lucky to hear anything, much less sheen. .......
313: Speaker Asylum, Maybe build your own? nt (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2021-07-08, 14:22:46 (47.186.102.34)
NT .......
314: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: ARC Sp11 2021 (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2021-07-08, 14:19:14 (47.186.102.34)
So which pre amp sounded better? .......
315: Music Lane, RE: One of my favourite female singers. (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2021-07-02, 14:47:38 (47.186.102.34)
That whole album rocks. .......
316: General Asylum, Summer of '74 (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2021-07-02, 04:44:13 (166.205.190.64)
Dave Pogue's got me beat, but Santana, then Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young and a couple of others was one fine day in the summer of '74, Buffalo, N.Y. .......
317: Speaker Asylum, Why not two of them? (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2021-06-13, 13:25:24 (47.186.102.34)
NT .......
318: Amp/Preamp Asylum, That thing is damn cute. nt (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2021-06-13, 12:58:29 (47.186.102.34)
nt .......
319: General Asylum, I thought... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2021-06-13, 12:45:06 (47.186.102.34)
you cool guys didn't go by specs. Trust your ears. I am listening to Branford right now. While he may not be here, I feel like I have a little peek into him there. .......
320: General Asylum, RGA should be along any time now (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2021-06-06, 18:52:00 (107.127.0.6)
I'd bet he's heard these. .......
321: General Asylum, A dedicated listening room (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2021-06-06, 18:49:59 (107.127.0.6)
NT .......
322: Critic's Corner, Tone Poems Vol 2 (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2021-05-23, 11:02:10 (47.186.83.28)
Dave Grissman and Martin Taylor. It is an album of standards played on period piece guitars by two very talented musicians. .......
323: Inmate Central, I'll second that (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2021-03-14, 18:26:58 (107.77.199.196)
Beautiful. .......
324: Planar Speaker Asylum, You must... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2021-03-11, 00:02:21 (107.77.199.196)
report back on the results of your quest. Personally I'd be tempted to send them off to Janzsen for one of the refurbs. If they don't work out for you, please drop me an email. I might be interested i .......
325: Speaker Asylum, RE: Many inmates (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2021-03-10, 23:43:49 (107.77.199.196)
Can you include a few of graphs of a typical electrostatic say 15 and 30 degrees off axis? At a show back in the early 90s I met Dr. West. He was playing a reel to reel of Ben Webster Live At The Rena .......
326: General Asylum, RE: I had one of those Sony XBR flat CRT TV's back in the day.... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2021-02-16, 02:06:24 (107.77.196.211)
Elvis looked like a very cool furry four legged buddy. .......
327: Jazz Alley, Any of you guys have any papers? (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2021-02-05, 13:33:54 (107.77.196.211)
NT .......
328: Speaker Asylum, RE: Duelund Speaker Cable is good stuff (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2021-02-05, 13:18:46 (107.77.196.211)
A very neutral sound. As someone else infered, not to be used as a tone ccontrol. No sibilance issues here with 12 gage (have long runs). .......
329: Jazz Alley, RE: R.I.P. Junior Mance and Sammy Nestico. (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2021-02-03, 18:52:03 (107.77.196.211)
I'm guessing that club you recall was Zinno's. That place was oh so right. Great music, sound, martinis, and food .......
330: Jazz Alley, RE: Request for Recommendations (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2021-02-03, 18:49:23 (107.77.196.211)
Smooth jazz is just that. Smooth. It also is lacking to some people, myself included. Once you get bit by the old school cats, '49 to '59, there ain't no looking back. Many are listed here. ::: TOPIC: .......
331: General Asylum, Brother Louie (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2021-01-22, 13:26:25 (107.77.197.140)
when you taste brown sugar... .......
332: Speaker Asylum, RE: John Krutke where are you? (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2021-01-20, 13:30:30 (47.186.80.199)
Like designer, we are all dropping like flies. .......
333: Speaker Asylum, RE: Peter Gunn Contact Info (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2021-01-20, 13:29:26 (47.186.80.199)
Did you use?: pgunn@ptd.net .......
334: Planar Speaker Asylum, Do Magnastands count? (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2021-01-18, 14:12:52 (107.77.199.55)
My little MMGs in the bedroom rig were done by Pedro Gunn. .......
335: Jazz Alley, RE: Jazz at the Pawnshop (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2021-01-10, 18:51:22 (107.77.199.73)
Stompen is a small club located in old Town Stockholm. The street level room that record set was recorded in, among other recording sessions, has remained the same ever since. There is another room do .......
336: Speaker Asylum, I'll second this choice. (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2021-01-10, 18:21:28 (107.77.199.73)
Go big. .......
337: Digital Drive, RE: Marantz SA-KI Ruby... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2021-01-10, 18:13:36 (107.77.199.73)
No argument here. .......
338: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: in the room this morning (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-12-17, 13:13:35 (107.77.200.102)
That is the best recording of Edward Kennedy Ellington I've ever heard. At the end of tune 2 or 3 you can hear his seat squeek, as he turns back at Ray Brown and smiles. .......
339: Speaker Asylum, If you don't get that first watt right... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-12-12, 15:16:27 (107.77.196.114)
... regardless of how many more watts you have, it doesn't matter, as it's already messed up. .......
340: Jazz Alley, Happy Birthday Frank (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-12-12, 15:08:34 (107.77.196.114)
Raise a glass of whatever is your fancy to Frank Sinatra tonight. 12/12/1915 .......
341: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Tilt Control (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-12-12, 15:06:19 (107.77.196.114)
I recall a tilt control on early Quad amplifiers. One of those would work fine for me. .......
342: General Asylum, I'll second that Steelhead (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-12-11, 15:04:44 (107.77.201.47)
Even EStat must be impressed with David's rig. .......
343: General Asylum, So much for a happy life... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-12-11, 14:59:53 (107.77.201.47)
as you won't have a happy wife. .......
344: Inmate Central, No worry... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-12-06, 17:07:38 (107.77.198.90)
Kamala will be seated soon. .......
345: Inmate Central, So are you going you love it, (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-12-06, 17:04:13 (107.77.198.90)
or are you going to list it? Sorry Ralph, I had to take it there. .......
346: General Asylum, RE: If you know anything about Bing Crosby... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-12-05, 02:22:14 (107.77.198.90)
Forget Bing's Astin Martin, driving Grace Kelly must have been the real dream. .......
347: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Does the 25-25 live up to the hype? (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-12-03, 13:52:55 (107.77.198.90)
Will Vincent, as in Vincent Audio? As old as the amp is it was in need of new caps, low noise bias resistors, a modern bridge rectifier... .......
348: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Does the 25-25 live up to the hype? (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-12-03, 13:50:58 (107.77.198.90)
Wow, so it pretty much does live up to the hype. I am surprised on the 300B comparison. Keep warming up that old beast on occasion. She needs love too. .......
349: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Does the 25-25 live up to the hype? (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-12-03, 13:09:25 (107.77.198.90)
What speakers do you have it on? .......
350: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: As I keep telling my wife... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-11-24, 09:29:56 (47.186.80.199)
Usually it is the wife telling us this, as they don't want us to feel inadequate. Mind you my woman has never said this to me. .......
351: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: SonySCD-1 (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-11-19, 10:13:14 (107.77.201.136)
Please attach the info on these gears in this thread. .......
352: General Asylum, Another measurement to mention (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-10-27, 14:35:07 (107.77.200.90)
Ceiling height. The average is 8', which gives us the room boom centered somewhere around 60 Hz. .......
353: Amp/Preamp Asylum, HGTV (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-10-25, 16:45:04 (47.186.87.155)
strikes again. .......
354: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Go with... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-10-04, 18:15:57 (107.77.200.90)
a tilt control ala the early 60s Quad pre amp .......
355: General Asylum, Forget that... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-09-16, 06:02:16 (107.77.198.96)
JURB inferred that vinyl sounds better than reel to reel: "The next best reproduction you can get is probably reel to reel at at least 15 IPS." Not sure what reel to reel JURB is referencing but the r .......
356: Jazz Alley, RE: Defund the Jazz Police!!! (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-09-04, 18:58:48 (107.77.197.201)
There ain't no free jazz. .......
357: General Asylum, Oh shoot (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-08-29, 01:49:46 (47.186.85.102)
I was scrolling on my cell phone and accidently hit buy now. .......
358: Amp/Preamp Asylum, I sold mine 18 years ago, or so. (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-08-20, 12:22:41 (107.77.201.181)
I wonder if you have the modded 4a I used to have. .......
359: General Asylum, High Db Hemi (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-08-20, 12:13:35 (107.77.201.181)
nt .......
360: Amp/Preamp Asylum, I don't know (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-08-13, 12:26:00 (47.186.85.102)
These amps might actually sound good. There are some good tubes coming in from the old country. And their newly made factories likely can spec out the components. Before you give me any xxit, browse m .......
361: Digital Drive, Let's face it... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-08-09, 17:30:52 (47.186.85.102)
we all have better amplification, speakers and cables than back in the 80s and early 90s. .......
362: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Pass XA30.5 (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-08-09, 17:18:14 (47.186.85.102)
I have that little bugger driving a set of Gunned MMGs in the bedroom rig. Drives them fine, and hardly ever leaves Class A. I too previously had the Aleph 3. It was veiled, as you mentioned. The Alep .......
363: Music Lane, Did mine (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-08-03, 17:29:52 (107.77.200.37)
NT .......
364: Speaker Asylum, RE: A couple of observations on that Audax tweeter (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-07-26, 13:28:18 (47.186.85.102)
Brian, thank you for the response. You answered my main question, that adding a 2 ohm resistor (2.2 chosen, and on the way) will give me the 8 ohms at the crossover frequency (where the speakers were .......
365: Jazz Alley, RE: Frank Morgan (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-07-25, 08:11:17 (107.77.199.64)
You must check out Love, Lost and Found. .......
366: Jazz Alley, RE: Annie Ross dead at 89 ... 7/22/20 (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-07-25, 08:00:49 (107.77.199.64)
A jazz station I listen to plays the song Home Cookin' occasionally. Good fun stuff. .......
367: Music Lane, RE: Michael Ruff: Speaking In Melodies (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-07-25, 07:56:40 (107.77.199.64)
rw, you forgot to include Jimmy Johnson's nickname "Flim" of Flim and The BBs. .......
368: Speaker Asylum, All three of you... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-07-25, 07:51:24 (107.77.199.64)
would take her over your knees and spank her. .......
369: Speaker Asylum, One more thing (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-07-25, 07:43:10 (107.77.199.64)
Plugging in the values to the L Pad tool 8 ohms, 2 Dbs of attenuation provides 1.63 and 31 ohm resistors for the series and parallel resistors. Phil Marchand surprisingly has already sourced these two .......
370: Speaker Asylum, RE: Tweeter Impedence (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-07-23, 17:45:17 (47.186.85.102)
Thanx guys. The soft dome data sheet, hopefully attached properly, shows impedence of 8 ohms, with DC resistance of 5.3 ohms. On the curve it shows about 6 ohms @ 10 KHz, hence my thinking, maybe wron .......
371: Speaker Asylum, Tweeter Impedence (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-07-23, 11:26:58 (107.77.199.159)
I am building a crossover between my soft dome tweeter and a ribbon / planer driver. The freq of the crossover is 10 KHz. The planer is listed as 8 ohms. The soft dome is listed as an 8 ohm impedence, .......
372: Propeller Head Plaza, Tweeter Impedence (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-07-22, 10:57:26 (107.77.199.159)
I am building a crossover between my soft dome tweeter and a ribbon / planer driver. The freq of the crossover is 10 KHz. The planer is listed as 8 ohms. The soft dome is listed as an 8 ohm impedence, .......
373: General Asylum, Not ignorant (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-07-22, 10:39:57 (107.77.199.159)
I recall way back during my misspent youth the mention of just the cost to replace road signs would be astronomical. Probably nothing in comparison to what is being spent to keep us afloat from the Wu .......
374: General Asylum, Hey Hey... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-07-21, 11:35:27 (107.77.199.20)
First they kill my horseshoe business, now snail mail. What next. .......
375: Inmate Central, Not one kid responded (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-07-21, 11:32:46 (107.77.199.20)
It's just all of us old codgers, all going to xxit in some shape or form. 61 here, with a nasty case of asthma that progressively gets worse every year. Changing from pricy Nucala injections to an IV .......
376: Digital Drive, I have the Schitt (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-07-05, 11:15:29 (107.77.196.124)
I use it for my home video, fiber out to it from the TV. Running it into my Whispers, and all the home theater Legacy stuff it sounds fine. It does not sound lacking anything, thus a better power supp .......
377: Digital Drive, Under 200 bucks? (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-05-24, 09:20:37 (107.77.199.17)
Please give me a list. I looked for one to maybe eventually try but they were all 500 bucks or more. After a wedding in January, a 40 x 15 foot cedar covered patio / w hot and cold tub in Feb, a Pass .......
378: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Why not... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-05-21, 16:47:36 (107.77.199.157)
a knob that provides tilt ala the 60s Quad preamp? Of course it would have to be included on the pre amp remote. .......
379: Digital Drive, RE: Fantastic (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-05-16, 05:45:07 (47.186.85.102)
Very special. That and the 10 are Marantz's answer, 20 years later ;-P, to the Sony SCD-1 and -777, as one of each has balanced inputs and the other has single ended. As my rig has no noise I have no .......
380: Digital Drive, Fantastic (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-05-14, 01:23:01 (107.77.199.202)
The noise level in my system is so low, basically none, I am not sure there would be any improvement with the SA-10. I have made two audio purchases and a large screen purchase in the last three month .......
381: Hi-Rez Highway, Same here (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-05-13, 20:19:33 (107.77.199.202)
There is a point where it sounds so good it is a waste of time swapping stuff in and out to see what front end sounds better in my rig. The player we've both got is IT. Let the MDs and CEOs that can a .......
382: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Compared to What? (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-05-12, 16:28:41 (107.77.199.202)
It displaced a Sony SCD-777ES with all of the Allen Wright mods, including the Uber clock. You can do the comparisons, I'll just listen to music. .......
383: Hi-Rez Highway, Oh my (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-05-09, 06:54:45 (107.77.199.202)
Fired up my new Marantz Ruby last night. Wow! Right out of the box she sounds beautiful. Dimension up the ying yang. The Ruby is the ahh in that old adage. .......
384: Planar Speaker Asylum, Neolith is right (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-05-07, 18:03:55 (107.77.197.93)
The 50 : 50 power point is 300 Hz. Not my opinion, it was decided by designers. I am running 3 similar Threshold amps in my active rig. An S300 for the woofers, and two SA3s above, for the mids and t .......
385: Digital Drive, I ordered one on Monday (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-05-07, 14:29:52 (107.77.197.93)
Getting it tomorrow. Pretty psyched. .......
386: General Asylum, How old are audiophiles here? (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-04-25, 12:33:51 (107.77.197.93)
I am halfway between 60 and 61. It seems that the majority of us are somewhere between 58 and 70. Older than 70 or so and people are leaving us. My best audio bud passed a year ago. 62. Younger than 5 .......
387: General Asylum, I'll second this (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-04-24, 18:49:24 (107.77.197.93)
The MODI is perfect. Excellent in 2 channel HT, and is not shouty when in home theater surround. For 120 they are giving this box away. .......
388: General Asylum, Sorry I am late to this thread (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-04-22, 17:57:05 (107.77.199.154)
I was in the same situation. There were some good suggestions. As my home theater and stereo are one in the same I decided to go cheap, but not radio shack cheap. Per advice from an AA brother I looke .......
389: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Actually... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-04-13, 14:29:11 (107.77.199.141)
my current TV only has a headphone jack for analog output. I ran a Y cable with the headphone jack plugged into the TV, RCAs on the other end. Sounded ok for TV. .......
390: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Perfect choice (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-04-12, 16:24:06 (107.77.199.141)
It's a Modi 3. Probably just the latest version of the same DAC. I can't believe these things are so cheap now. Progress, I guess. 120 bucks, schitt, that is a decent bottle of cab out. As we haven't .......
391: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Perfect choice (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-04-12, 15:04:28 (107.77.199.141)
I am going to go with the little Schitt as the TV has a toslink output. 119 bucks on Amazon. Supposedly very good sound, and reasonably priced, heck cheap. Thank you for the ideas guys. .......
392: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Accuphase is stellar (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-04-12, 08:42:41 (107.77.199.141)
Every Accuphase component I have heard sounds super refined, and they look gorgeous. As far as the gent below that said that his Class A amp sounds closed in up top, I have to believe that the lower n .......
393: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Connection Quandry (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-04-12, 08:34:34 (107.77.199.141)
I just ordered an 82 inch Samsung TV to replace my current 60 inch Sony XBR. The difference is wow. The integrated amp I use for movies has only RCA inputs, and the newer TVs seem to not provide RCA o .......
394: General Asylum, RE: Indirectly via exposure, I do. (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-03-27, 20:44:09 (107.77.200.228)
He disbanded the Pandemic Task Force of the CDC in order to build his undefendable Mexican wall. He calls it the Chinese Virus. He called it Fake News. He is a person not trustworthy and not to be bel .......
395: General Asylum, RE: Indirectly via exposure, I do. (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-03-18, 11:37:58 (107.77.198.27)
Hmmm, our President thought it was fake news. So why did he contact mayors throughout the country back in November about possible quarantine measures? Or close the flights to and from China back in ea .......
396: Inmate Central, Man, was that some great spin (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-03-17, 06:13:04 (47.186.85.102)
Read like the Tazmanian Devil spun. "Obama didn't declare a more drastic national emergency until six months later, but the reason for the less drastic initial response was that the swine flu was sign .......
397: Inmate Central, RE: I think he's referring to our wonderful President. (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-03-16, 19:04:01 (107.77.198.27)
You better ask old Gavin Newsome what his opinion on the response is. The numbers juggling upthread was impressive. From MSNBC? .......
398: General Asylum, RE: Correct Thought- Wrong Timeline (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-03-10, 18:52:01 (107.77.201.213)
That Trump is a conman? Prior to being President he actually built something. A whole lot of something. Barry built south Chicago, and guess what, it is still the same s-hole it was before he got ther .......
399: General Asylum, RE: Correct Thought- Wrong Timeline (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-03-10, 17:15:08 (107.77.201.213)
You basically spewed MSM talking points. My point was that they could have cared less back then, but do now. So who is your old guy in the primaries? The communist, or the guy not sure where he is on .......
400: General Asylum, RE: Correct Thought- Wrong Timeline (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-03-10, 14:13:16 (107.77.201.213)
Russia, Russia, Russia. We've heard it all for three + years. You hate the guy so much that you bring it up on an audio website. You must be a real prize to live with. Sad that the moderators will onl .......
401: General Asylum, I'd get whatever Dorgay currently has (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-02-18, 17:10:01 (47.186.88.193)
JD has options on it all, and seems to always be at the cutting edge. No, we don't hang. I recently went from a tubed pre amp to a Pass XP12. You tube guys guys can keep them .......
402: Jazz Alley, Anybody that remembers the 60s... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-02-15, 13:28:07 (47.186.88.193)
...y'all know the rest. .......
403: Critic's Corner, RE: Has Stereophile WOKEn up? (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-02-15, 10:56:14 (107.77.201.112)
For the same reason the term "Hell hath no furry like a man scorned" is never said. .......
404: Jazz Alley, Zactly, musetap (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-02-10, 22:59:43 (47.186.88.193)
Nt .......
405: Jazz Alley, Ah, no (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-02-08, 22:21:49 (47.186.88.193)
I dont see no jazzman in that photo. .......
406: Speaker Asylum, Tell the woman... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-02-08, 21:14:46 (47.186.88.193)
to stay off of HGTV. That channel has cost me a ton. I watch Christina on The Coast with Kathie, but she refuses to watch Wheeler Dealers. .......
407: Digital Drive, RE: Schiit Audio CD Transport? (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-01-20, 14:22:23 (47.186.88.193)
As Tom brought up, some of us early adopters have thousands of discs. I for one don't have the time to download them all on a server. I welcome a good hot standby for the bedroom rig. Schitt, please h .......
408: General Asylum, If there is a local club... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-01-20, 14:15:49 (47.186.88.193)
if there is a meeting any time soon, go and let peeps know what extra stuff you have. Maybe take something with you to demo. .......
409: General Asylum, RE: Forest sounds (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-01-20, 14:13:16 (47.186.88.193)
We are wrong, fall or not, regardless if anybody is there to hear it. .......
410: Speaker Asylum, RE: Active crossover and active subs - question (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-01-18, 07:26:52 (47.186.88.193)
I am running my sub connected to the low freq output ( 300 Hz) of my active crossover in parallel with the LF amplifier. I then use the LP knob on the sub to set it accordingly. Works fine. ::: TOPIC: .......
411: General Asylum, Ha grandpa (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-01-17, 14:51:17 (47.186.88.193)
;-) '58 was a great Frank year, with Only The Lonely. 1959 myself, considered by many as the peak year in jazz releases. .......
412: General Asylum, And most of Frank's songs were written by... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-01-17, 14:09:37 (47.186.88.193)
not Frank. As 61 year old Goober insinuated, so what. Has anybody ever heard Hoagy Charmichael sing? Yipes, but he made a lot from other peeps playing and singing his stuff. I recall he was making 300 .......
413: General Asylum, Another one (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-01-15, 12:57:18 (47.186.88.193)
An old budette married jazz writer and historian Scott Yanow. She said his current tally is: "46k cd's and 15k lps plus 800 78's." My response was I am surprised that there is enough room in the house .......
414: General Asylum, Let us know... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2020-01-08, 13:31:05 (107.77.200.95)
how it sounds. Maybe try a tube dampener. ;-P .......
415: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Apparently it didn't affect performance (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2019-12-19, 20:06:42 (107.77.197.129)
"And it was only a prototype." You're right. Hopefully more attention was made to more important stuff like, oh you know, things like solder joints... "How many thousands are you willing to pay to hav .......
416: Amp/Preamp Asylum, To nit pick... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2019-12-19, 07:23:47 (107.77.200.25)
if someone didn't take the time to snip that wire tie in the photo how can we be assured of qc elsewhere? .......
417: General Asylum, Forget the fine print (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2019-12-19, 06:25:55 (107.77.200.25)
What were you expecting for 400 bucks, a DCS stack on the cheap? Not dogging you here, but maybe your expectations were a tad high. .......
418: Critic's Corner, RE: A bit of context... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2019-12-14, 11:32:33 (107.77.200.40)
"however his feeling was that the valuing of those differences were a matter of personal taste and he was not one to split hairs." I have always had this belief, that he thought there are greater diff .......
419: Critic's Corner, Julian Hirsch couldn't have said it better (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2019-12-08, 10:17:43 (107.77.199.155)
"And so to the nitty-gritty: What does this betubed monster sound like? Nothing. Simply nothing at all. If it has any sound of its own at all, we were unable to hear it, on the most revealing speaker .......
420: General Asylum, Mind if I ask... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2019-11-28, 07:54:05 (107.77.199.155)
how much for the two new circuits? .......
421: General Asylum, Not sure if he was around yet... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2019-10-29, 14:03:40 (107.77.200.26)
but with that blonde running around the casa I would have sought out some Barry White. .......
422: General Asylum, First players in the states (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2019-10-02, 20:52:03 (107.77.197.154)
The first two players in the states were a Kyocera and the CDP101(?) Sony. They were in LA one week, then here in Dallas the next. A guy at the local radio station dropped the Kyocera and broke the lu .......
423: General Asylum, RE: Yep... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2019-10-02, 20:42:59 (107.77.197.154)
Same here. Have the bill of sale in it. .......
424: Jazz Alley, Thank you for sharing tenorman (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2019-09-10, 13:03:33 (107.77.200.43)
I ended up going on quite a few tangents on that website. All good stuff. Now if I can only get Miles' blue horn into the casa without the espousa noticing. 10 grand sounds low for such a piece. ::: T .......
425: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Most Koreans believe the opposite (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2019-09-10, 07:10:02 (107.77.200.43)
Yeah, you hung out with the US hating Koreans. .......
426: Music Lane, Why female over male? (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2019-09-02, 17:34:11 (47.186.88.193)
I read a few weeks ago that male singing voices are actually more difficult to reproduce as their range can be within the low frequency to mid frequency crossover range. So why all the chick singers f .......
427: Amp/Preamp Asylum, A great buy (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2019-08-31, 11:31:20 (47.186.88.193)
While I dont have his pre amp he worked with me briefly with an issue on my home brew. He's a knowledgable and nice guy. I am certain his pre amp is your last. Had I not already been done with my buil .......
428: General Asylum, RE: You have an enviable space (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2019-08-31, 11:09:10 (47.186.88.193)
The WAF on those rigs is off the charts. .......
429: General Asylum, RE: Nice! (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2019-08-26, 05:57:58 (47.186.88.193)
"Unfortunately, you have to pay to play and the system is such that without a college degree you are pretty much sentenced to a life among rednecks." What an elitist and bigoted thing to have said. An .......
430: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Arkansas Sound (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2019-05-28, 22:36:51 (107.77.200.109)
NT .......
431: Rocky Road, Heartwarming story (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2019-05-28, 22:34:59 (107.77.200.109)
That was a heartwarming story Lummie. And that bittersweet feeling of it being over come Monday morning. Make it last forever is an appropriate song. Not for the originally intended meaning, but for t .......
432: Jazz Alley, Basta Pasta is excellent (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2019-05-28, 22:18:33 (107.77.200.109)
In a city with hundreds of excellent places to eat BP is one of my favorites. You get a perfect meal, great service, it is reasonable, and like you said, it is right there. They make a healthy martini .......
433: Jazz Alley, Who's playing always determined where I went (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2019-05-11, 13:08:00 (47.186.88.193)
I commuted to the city for a year and a half back in the mid 90s. Did all the clubs that were open at the time. Me and my gal often did two or three different gigs in a night. I pretty much always wan .......
434: Jazz Alley, I've gotta admit it... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2019-04-28, 19:31:30 (47.186.88.193)
I'd take Katy Perry over my knee in a heartbeat. But spend money to hear her at a jazz festival? Ah, no. When she's headlining at Yoshi's someone please turn out the lights. .......
435: Digital Drive, I knew... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2019-04-23, 06:48:04 (107.77.200.101)
you were a bimmer guy. .......
436: Critic's Corner, RE: I'd rather have the Tannoy Westminster Royal GR (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2019-04-23, 06:44:01 (107.77.200.101)
Am I seeing that right? It almost looks like the tube power amp is on the base of those Tannoys. .......
437: Critic's Corner, RE: And now for a dose of reality: Editor's choice awards loudspeakers )$100k (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2019-04-23, 06:36:51 (107.77.200.101)
100k + for speakers? Forget that. If I had the coin for a set I'd much rather have live musicians play in my home and back yard. A win win in that all audiogeek concerns are out the window, and you su .......
438: General Asylum, Two more years here. (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2019-04-16, 15:38:37 (107.77.199.203)
Retired also. Living on my pension and sugar momma. .......
439: General Asylum, Bingo (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2019-04-15, 11:56:18 (107.77.199.203)
Wearing your age on your sleeve there old timers. .......
440: Speaker Asylum, RE: New reissue JBL - L100 (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2019-04-14, 22:29:39 (107.77.199.203)
I'd bet that nobody that claims to have heard these speakers actually have, but are relying on past exposure. Most of us have so much high frequency loss in our hearing from cranked up 70s rock that t .......
441: Amp/Preamp Asylum, I heard them with MLs (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2019-04-14, 22:21:49 (107.77.199.203)
Heard a full surround setup with BM mono amps and mid sized MLs at the Cap Fest the last two years. That was one shrill rig, both years. .......
442: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Help: Need Bright Forward Sounding Solid State Power Amp (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2019-04-14, 22:09:04 (107.77.199.203)
I heard the Bryston speakers with their 3 way fully active setup a year ago. My buddy called the rig "Brightston.' A good match for speakers tilted down up top. .......
443: Critic's Corner, Why not one of my amps? (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2019-04-14, 21:57:47 (107.77.199.203)
Wah. I have seen the Ongaku twice at audio shows. Seen it. Only. Did they hook it up, not hear the magic, then decide to just show it? .......
444: General Asylum, Yo Kitch... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2019-04-14, 21:48:07 (107.77.199.203)
I can help you out if you can lend me a hand on a situation I have. .......
445: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Meet Wendell and Galina at Axpona? (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2019-03-17, 14:30:25 (107.77.201.151)
So Bernie Sanders walks into the presentation. "A round of drinks for everybody. Who's buying?" .......
446: Amp/Preamp Asylum, 91.1 KCSM (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2019-03-17, 08:26:19 (107.77.201.38)
THE best jazz station there is. I listen to it on I Heart Radio. Love the Marriane McPartland shows at night. Turn the channel when Chewy takes over on Sunday afternoons. .......
447: Jazz Alley, RE: Don Shirley/Green Book (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2019-02-26, 21:00:30 (47.186.82.213)
In the movie it seemed like modern classical, if that is a valid term. I call it that as the music was his. Near the end of the movie he ended up in a southern nightclub and lit the place up. Was a bl .......
448: Jazz Alley, RE: I'm NOT older than my mid-30s Baritone!! You mean Lester? (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2019-02-26, 20:56:54 (47.186.82.213)
Lester, yes. You've got my favorite jazz station out there in the Bay area. 101.1 KCSM. I heard it while commuting to San Jose a few years ago. I listen to it on I ❤ Radio. I just gave some money to t .......
449: Jazz Alley, RE: Ken Nordine RIP (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2019-02-22, 19:46:49 (107.77.198.220)
Damn, are you that old Selmerman? Pres would have been 50 on the day of my birth had he lived through 1959. .......
450: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Knock off - why we have Trump here in US to protect out companies (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2019-02-22, 19:31:13 (107.77.198.220)
I am still waiting for my 2500 dollars less on my med insurance. Maybe it'll happen when we all go with single payer, eh Gruber? .......
451: Speaker Asylum, RE: Thoughts on the Paradigm Persona line-up... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2019-02-11, 20:15:46 (107.77.200.123)
I heard the 15 K pair at the DC show. They are absolutely gorgeous. .......
452: Inmate Central, RE: Wide Right (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2019-01-17, 19:55:18 (107.77.197.95)
That game was not lost by Scott Norwood. Buffalo's last two drives of the first half were ended by two dropped third down passes by Andre Reed. Both passes were laid right in there, and both would hav .......
453: Planar Speaker Asylum, The thought of... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2018-11-14, 20:51:28 (47.186.71.96)
getting that many audio geeks into a room and actually being able to hear the speakers. Wow. .......
454: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Those supposedly sound gorgeous. (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2018-11-14, 20:28:27 (47.186.71.96)
Unobtanium, before the rags made some of them that way. .......
455: General Asylum, You got me started... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2018-11-14, 18:29:26 (47.186.71.96)
I recall J-10's "The ribbon chair..." Lets be real, life was better in that very chair than whatever chair we commoners listened to music in. Especially if Patty Barber was playing. IMO, if you can't .......
456: General Asylum, It ain't going back (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2018-11-14, 18:11:51 (47.186.71.96)
This is a fine recording of songs that we are all familiar with for as long as we have been. While sometimes corny, isn't all of the Xmas music of our youth(?), it is, dare I say, fabulous music, reco .......
457: General Asylum, Alright regmac, it's all on you (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2018-11-11, 15:31:38 (107.77.196.100)
I ordered a copy. No looking back. Let the holidays begin. .......
458: General Asylum, The Paradims... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2018-11-03, 13:17:06 (107.77.204.55)
were excellent. The guy said 8500. I did not hear him say a piece, Still, I was very impressed. They had a very lively and present sound. Similar results were heard on the DeVore room. Man, that guy h .......
459: General Asylum, RE: Old News - Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2018-10-16, 07:08:52 (47.186.71.96)
The espousa bought the disc a week ago. The highlights were when she was singing alone. And sadly the sound quality is lacking. Kathie made note of that by asking why it doesnt sound as good as one of .......
460: Digital Drive, Here's a good jazz station (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2018-09-28, 12:12:11 (47.186.71.96)
Check out KCSM 91.1 San Fransisco. I listen to that on I Heart Radio. Great music and good enough sound on my 1More Quad earbuds. No, I am not a local, but I heard that channel when commuting weekly t .......
461: General Asylum, RE: Yes ! If I found a JBL Paragon at a thrift store. :) :) :) (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2018-09-28, 12:01:26 (47.186.71.96)
Sure you did. .......
462: General Asylum, Amp stands... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2018-09-01, 06:13:56 (107.77.197.196)
for a couple of big Krell monoblocks from the early 90s. .......
463: Jazz Alley, RE: Wow (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2018-08-13, 14:40:21 (107.77.200.40)
Ain't that the truth rr. As the one friend said in the article, paraphrasing... It was the longest suicide ever. Still, I am glad it was shared here. Brilliantly written. .......
464: General Asylum, Must have been an audiophile. n/t (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2018-08-12, 20:09:16 (107.77.199.189)
NT .......
465: General Asylum, RE: Pet peeve (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2018-08-12, 20:06:47 (107.77.199.189)
I have seen Klipsch listed as one speaker. I think it was Kevin Deal's website. .......
466: Hi-Rez Highway, Tweeters (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2018-07-30, 18:17:53 (47.186.71.96)
BobH, I would have emailed you but you don't accept undolicited email. You might consider swapping out your other tweeter as well. They are best done in pairs. .......
467: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: ? is there a simple preamp with bass&treble (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2018-07-30, 18:05:57 (107.77.199.96)
I recall a tilt control on an early Quad pre amp that people liked. .......
468: Music Lane, RE: The Van Gelder Studio, NJ (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2018-07-28, 16:25:42 (107.77.200.211)
Looks like a bit of Frank Lloyd Wright influence, whether intentional or not. The wood inside is gorgeous. I'd have goosebumps standing in that room. I'd say if those walls could talk, but it isn't ne .......
469: Hi-Rez Highway, I've been there a few times (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2018-07-28, 16:14:29 (107.77.200.211)
Went downstairs there one night and caught a Swedish R & B band. Imagine a 6'2" 260 lb white guy with rosy red cheeks and blue eyes. Between songs the band spoke in their native tongue. But when the m .......
470: General Asylum, RE: Small business is usually a one guy and a room. If the 'one guy' gets sick.. (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2018-07-28, 15:20:07 (107.77.200.211)
That kind of stuff scares me TP. The older I get the likelihood there won't be anybody that can fix my stuff. .......
471: Cable Asylum, RE: Duelund tinned copper multistrand 20ga (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2018-07-25, 15:08:03 (107.77.198.215)
So did you ever make the cables up? My big rig has the 20 ga Duelund RCA cables and sounds fine. Went with the Switchcraft connectors. I just made a 6 foot pre amp to power amp cable in the bedroom ri .......
472: Speaker Asylum, Do you have another U.N.C.L.E with s '63 Ferrari by chance? (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2018-07-25, 14:37:10 (107.77.198.215)
Enjoy the five sevens. .......
473: Speaker Asylum, Or bare wire (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2018-07-17, 06:45:21 (47.186.71.96)
Jeff Day of Jeff's Place suggested going with bare wires for the most snug connections on both ends. If you want your speakers to sound their best, to steal a phrase from CG, go nude. .......
474: Hi-Rez Highway, I was lucky (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2018-07-13, 23:36:02 (107.77.204.172)
Got him to sign that disc before he passed away. He was not aware that it was out on SACD at the time. Gotta break it out for a listen. .......
475: General Asylum, So what was his stance on Dipole bass? (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2018-07-13, 09:58:58 (107.77.204.172)
I for one like how planers and dipole woofers load a room. I recall a speaker of his with an 8 inch driver in dipole, a 1 inch tweeter, and a couple of 10s set up as a dipole. That was one fantastic s .......
476: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: I wouldn't be knocking those speakers (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2018-07-09, 12:55:48 (107.77.200.26)
Pardon me airtime, but I have yet to hear a DIY speaker that really makes me want to replace what I have. BTW, my response was the reply to feaner's unsult, not the other way around. .......
477: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: So you spend +$1000 to upgrade a CJ 'CLONE' ?!? (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2018-07-09, 10:56:17 (107.77.200.26)
So says the guy that has a high buck Pass amp powering DIY speakers. .......
478: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Tortuga Audio (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2018-07-09, 10:16:15 (107.77.200.26)
I have a home brew Conrad Johnson clone pre amp. It sounded good. Never leaving well enough alone I decided to upgrade the volume pot. I went with the Goldpoint and it sounded excellent, but over time .......
479: Amp/Preamp Asylum, What, no cinder blocks? (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2018-06-24, 18:57:58 (107.77.198.85)
Those are some vintage audio racks. At least I didn't ask about a spool coffee table. .......
480: Critic's Corner, Nervosa, yes (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2018-06-16, 16:07:54 (47.186.71.96)
How often do people hear differences by replacing a regular fuse with a high buck fuse? Some differences heard may be due to the scraping of any oxide buildup between the fuse and the fuse holder duri .......
481: Speaker Asylum, Why is this not big news? (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2018-06-07, 21:19:10 (107.77.201.68)
This should be everywhere. .......
482: General Asylum, RE: The real question is: what's the point of an atomic clock? (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2018-06-07, 14:13:23 (107.77.201.68)
Toddman, I think you basically just identified the XRCD scheme. ;-) They can sound fine. I had read years ago that even if a source clock is slightly off that a solid clock on the replay portion can m .......
483: General Asylum, You beat me to it Dave (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2018-06-07, 14:07:00 (107.77.201.68)
Eventually at one of the shows I am going to call these guys out. .......
484: General Asylum, Selling point on clocks (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2018-06-07, 14:03:13 (107.77.201.68)
I get a kick how the marketing people always bring up one major spec that is irrelevant to digital as audio reproduction. That these high priced clocks have one bit timing error every 300 years. The t .......
485: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: One of a Kind MG 20.1 (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2018-05-26, 19:07:09 (107.77.197.92)
I have a set of Gunned MMGs in the bedroom rig. They sound fine. I'd like to hear what these big guys sound like. Likely the best 8 grand speakers around. .......
486: Rocky Road, 25 + years later... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2018-03-25, 17:23:53 (47.186.71.96)
and that song still gets me. Where are these kind of singers now? .......
487: Rocky Road, Jeanie (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2018-03-25, 17:15:58 (47.186.71.96)
That was the next question at the time. Liz Montgomery was no slouch either. .......
488: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Hello, I have a valve preamp. Is there any problem using different brand resistors in a preamp? Or is it better to (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2018-03-24, 19:37:47 (47.186.71.96)
Used, you have a 24 or 48 step attenuator in the Sony pre amp? .......
489: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Hello, I have a valve preamp. Is there any problem using different brand resistors in a preamp? Or is it better to (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2018-03-22, 20:58:38 (47.186.71.96)
There are a lot of people that have upgraded these two series resistors to foil types on their attenuators. None have gone back to what they replaced. I am currently in the process of replacing my Kho .......
490: Speaker Asylum, And Congrats to you for having them (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2018-03-12, 19:31:58 (47.186.71.96)
Not being smart there. You heard them and put your hard earned down on them. No need for the rags to tell you how good they are, as you hear it every day. As a retiree, that would be any time you choo .......
491: General Asylum, RE: The Green Door, Water Cooler, and Whiner's Woad (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2018-03-06, 12:48:14 (47.186.71.96)
Does this question have to do with a dog encounter? After reading this?short thread I saw a note posted by inmate51. .......
492: General Asylum, Exactly, (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2018-03-03, 19:18:35 (47.186.71.96)
To me a live jazz gig is the musical equivalent of a painting while it is being created. A recording can't capture that moment (sorry Waltz For Debbie), nor can filming it with your phone. Like seeing .......
493: General Asylum, Ha (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2018-03-03, 15:15:54 (47.186.71.96)
All three have their place. When I first heard Amanda it was at Pizza on The Park in London. We walked up to go in and there were two guys dress in all black with ear buds out front that stopped us. T .......
494: General Asylum, Bucky Pizzarelli (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2018-03-03, 15:05:03 (47.186.71.96)
When I commuted to NYC I heard Mr. Pizzarelli often at my favorite jazz club there: Zinno's. The food was excellent. The bands played in a room with about ten tables. To the left the bar was open to t .......
495: General Asylum, George Winston (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2018-03-02, 19:35:39 (47.186.71.96)
A few years ago George Winston was slated to play at Bass Hall in Ft Worth. Versus spending 100 + for crappy seats my sister set us up the night before in Irving. There were 20 tables, of 6 or 8 perso .......
496: Speaker Asylum, L212 was the best JBL (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2018-03-01, 21:26:31 (47.186.71.96)
When I was a kid I had the L300. After a while I regretted not getting the L212 instead. Live, spend, learn, and spend some more. .......
497: Critic's Corner, What about Corey Greenburg? nt (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2018-03-01, 21:05:57 (47.186.71.96)
NT .......
498: General Asylum, Live versus Home sound (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2018-03-01, 19:55:20 (47.186.71.96)
A weekend ago we did Manhattan. First we took New Jersey for a Friday wedding. Anyhow we attended a jazz gig of my choice (Steve Davis) and a Broadway show of Kathie's choice (Waitress). The jazz gig .......
499: General Asylum, RE: Wow, this place hasn't changed much... (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2018-02-03, 12:36:24 (47.186.71.96)
The same snobs are still here. .......
500: General Asylum, Not necessarily (0.00)
Posted by Ozzie on 2018-02-03, 12:33:17 (47.186.71.96)
At a show a few years back Linkwitz had 4 60 watt Pass monoblocks running his Orion speakers. The sound and imaging was fantastic. You could easily hear the sound from the right speaker when seated to .......
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