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1: Tweakers' Asylum, Wow (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2013-10-24, 01:17:23 (71.219.138.205)
You've obviously put a lot of thought and effort into this. There are comments in the archives here from people who have frozen their CDs with dry ice and reported that it works better than using a ho .......
2: Tweakers' Asylum, A question (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2013-10-21, 22:58:35 (63.224.121.249)
Which of his suggestions or products have you tried and found not to have an audible improvement? .......
3: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: Have you tried freezing the CDs first? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2013-10-21, 22:53:11 (63.224.121.249)
If freezing CDs hasn't worked for you in the past, here's the procedure I use: Freezing CDs I do intend to try a sample of the Black Discus, thanks. And while I use an internal CD drive, my PC is fe .......
4: Tweakers' Asylum, Have you tried freezing the CDs first? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2013-10-18, 20:35:05 (71.219.7.104)
I've found that freezing CDs before ripping them makes the rip sound better. Thanks for reporting your results with the CD mats. .......
5: Speaker Asylum, RE: Vivid Audio V-1.5s (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2011-10-13, 02:56:33 (75.169.129.139)
"That said, there are very few manufacturers who design speakers this way. The reason is that the ear is rather insensitive to these phase shifts..." My experience with Green Mountain Audio suggests o .......
6: Tweakers' Asylum, Do you use them? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2011-07-08, 11:40:28 (75.169.129.132)
They're not listed in your system. .......
7: Speaker Asylum, Hsu Research (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2011-06-22, 00:46:37 (75.169.120.54)
Hsu Research is another to consider. Hsu Research .......
8: Cable Asylum, Homegrown Audio Super Silver (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2011-06-22, 00:26:10 (75.169.120.54)
$235 for the 1.0 meter XLR termination. Homegrown Audio Super Silver .......
9: Cable Asylum, RE: MS Audio OCC Single Crystal Copper Power Cord Report (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2011-06-22, 00:14:56 (75.169.120.54)
Duster, thanks for the thorough review. In addition to bartc's question, how is the cable's micro- and macro-dynamics performance when it's feeding an amplifier? I'd also appreciate knowing what "a we .......
10: Cable Asylum, Element Cable VividSilver (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2011-03-23, 00:41:11 (97.126.137.238)
A friend of mine uses a 2-meter Element Cable VividSilver, which currently sells for $60. If you demo it, I'd be interested in knowing how it compares to your WireWorld. Element Cable VividSilver :: .......
11: Tweakers' Asylum, I Am A Scientist - Guided By Voices (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2011-03-23, 00:06:41 (97.126.137.238)
"Why should I? It's more this way." Great song below. It's also "more this way", LOL. .......
12: Tweakers' Asylum, He was referring to Hamlet (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2011-03-11, 22:05:27 (97.126.145.226)
"To free, or not to free..." .......
13: Tweakers' Asylum, Hasn't this gone on long enough? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2011-02-08, 23:58:04 (97.126.145.207)
While most people probably wouldn't mind the discussion of DBTs per se, for some the subject has become a source of zealotry. Consequently, we have the zealots demeaning, deriding, and insulting the a .......
14: Speaker Asylum, A couple of thoughts after building a system to do just this... (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2010-10-14, 01:45:55 (184.10.125.18)
I built my system specifically to obtain the characteristics you're now after, and succeeded using a 2.1 speaker configuration with a budget much more limited than yours. My system is listed, and Gree .......
15: Cable Asylum, RE: Oyaide FTVS-510 (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2010-07-30, 00:17:37 (184.10.122.1)
Have you compared the Oyaide/Xhadow combination to the Homegrown Audio Veritas ? .......
16: Speaker Asylum, Green Mountain Audio (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2010-04-19, 00:42:47 (70.100.40.32)
Green Mountain Audio Somebody had to say it. .......
17: Speaker Asylum, RE: just another side note.......... (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2009-08-18, 00:46:32 (74.37.170.150)
I don't think the felt is a band-aid solution on this particular model, as it's been incorporated into previous GMA designs. There's a PDF of the Rio's "Design Concept" at the GMA website, in which th .......
18: Speaker Asylum, RE: More hmm.... (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2009-07-21, 20:37:32 (170.215.36.183)
Thanks for the detailed response, Roy. I have a pair of Europas, which as you know are fast, and they rock. I love them. Like usual, your answers raise more questions for me. Back to the use of metal .......
19: Speaker Asylum, Hmm.... (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2009-07-19, 18:32:12 (74.37.166.181)
Ah, I wasn't taking into account the subharmonics of the breakup resonance. I knew you'd have the answer, LOL. But if it is common for metal drivers to have a higher moving mass compared to drivers ma .......
20: Speaker Asylum, I do (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2009-07-19, 17:39:36 (74.37.166.181)
I've done this ever since I started using 2.1 systems, and I've never had problems with sonic signature variations while trying to integrate a powered sub with the main speakers. The limited experimen .......
21: Speaker Asylum, Bass driver question (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2009-07-19, 17:24:57 (74.37.166.181)
Hi Roy. That's awfully nice of you to assist a competitor. henrybasstardo brings up a point that I find interesting. I've long thought that metal driver cones of some sort would be ideal for reproduci .......
22: Rocky Road, Wow, thanks for posting this. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2009-07-13, 01:51:39 (74.37.163.108)
nt .......
23: Rocky Road, Agreed (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2009-07-13, 01:27:43 (74.37.163.108)
Mock Tudor sounds truly inspired. "Hard On Me" would have been a radio classic in a better world. And with You? Me? Us? having gems like "She Cut Off Her Long Silken Hair", wow... .......
24: Cable Asylum, RE: Zip cord, 4VS (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2009-07-08, 02:12:39 (74.36.45.79)
As the other responders have said, I expect that the tinny treble was due to the conductors not being as oxidized as those in your old cable, and the loss of power in the bass was because the cable wa .......
25: Cable Asylum, Evidence Audio (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2009-07-08, 01:42:26 (74.36.45.79)
The Evidence Audio guitar/mic cables sound wonderful, much better than patch cord. .......
26: Cable Asylum, The Kimber 4PR is causing the peakiness (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2009-04-06, 02:24:00 (74.45.216.156)
Kimber 4PR is slightly peaky, just as you say. 4VS is a modest price increase over 4PR, but has better frequency extension and resolution, and doesn't have the 4PR's peakiness. However, the old 4TC so .......
27: Hip Pop Stop, American Princes - Other People w/link to album sample (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2009-01-07, 01:33:16 (74.45.216.164)
Sounding much like a compendium of 80's rock music as filtered through the perspective of a modern-day guitar-rock indie band, this is probably the best album I heard last year. Pick a rock/pop musica .......
28: General Asylum, RE: The sound of not being into jazz (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2008-04-22, 03:16:58 (162.42.41.144)
Thanks, I appreciate the suggestions. But although "What A Wonderful World" is a beautiful song, it isn't jazz, it's pop. Still, I've heard snippets of other Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, and Bill .......
29: General Asylum, RE: That's not the point (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2008-04-22, 02:58:10 (162.42.41.144)
For the benefit of those who haven't read my post, by comment about the noise experiment was only in relation to one song. While you may take the whole album to be that way, which I really don't care .......
30: General Asylum, OMG some more... (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2008-04-22, 02:51:53 (162.42.41.144)
The entirety of your post to which I first responded is a long, resigned discourse about the lack of popularity of jazz. I choose to call it complaining, you can call it what you will. Fortunately, th .......
31: Rocky Road, Did you get the rerelease of Ghosts of the Great Highway? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2008-04-22, 01:52:46 (162.42.41.144)
If you didn't, you should, the original is outstanding even without the second disc. ___ Boycott Monster Cable .......
32: Hip Pop Stop, Curve - Come Clean : w/link to album sample (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2008-04-21, 02:23:52 (162.42.41.144)
Dark techno metal. End of the world electric guitars, synths melting their circuitry, and a banshee for a lead singer. Despite the album being 10 years old, the sound programming is so good, and the a .......
33: General Asylum, OMG... (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2008-04-20, 23:47:55 (162.42.41.144)
In a beautiful bit of irony, my trying to address a larger principle behind the complaints in your post has apparently been too...abstract, LOL. Feel free to continue complaining as you were. ___ Boyc .......
34: General Asylum, That's not the point (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2008-04-20, 14:06:57 (162.42.41.144)
You've so missed my point that I'm not sure a response is going to be constructive, but I'll attempt to clarify. I wasn't looking for artist recommendations, although I thank you for them. I also was .......
35: General Asylum, The sound of not being into jazz (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2008-04-20, 03:37:11 (162.42.41.144)
Although I'm a music fan, I say this as someone who doesn't know squat about jazz, so bear with me. A few years ago I saw Peter Erskine(sp?) play with a local college jazz band. The performance was a .......
36: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: Looking for power conditioners that increase dynamics (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2008-04-20, 00:21:00 (162.42.41.144)
If you're comfortable tweaking, you could replace the Furman's outlets and IEC inlet. Furman sometimes uses ferrites, so you could check for those, too. ___ Boycott Monster Cable .......
37: Digital Drive, Liquid Resolution (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2008-04-14, 03:10:16 (162.42.41.133)
Part of Liquid Resolution has been changed, and it's on sale at the moment. Liquid Resolution ___ Boycott Monster Cable .......
38: Hip Pop Stop, Azure Ray - Hold On Love w/link to LEGAL full album sample (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2008-04-10, 22:52:16 (162.42.41.133)
If two weary, earthbound, female angels were to record a somber modern folk-pop album, this is what it would sound like. Hold On Love is, for now at least, the height of the collaboration between Oren .......
39: General Asylum, Interesting...thanks. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2008-04-07, 23:55:42 (162.42.41.133)
nt ___ Boycott Monster Cable .......
40: General Asylum, When is typical not typical? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2008-04-06, 01:48:24 (162.42.41.133)
"SOme of us have a PC in the audio rack! THere is a whole Asylum under digital for highend dedicated PCs." I know, that's why I didn't post this there. :D 5.53 has better resolution, much better dynam .......
41: General Asylum, Did the tuner explain what he did? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2008-04-06, 01:13:54 (162.42.41.133)
nt ___ Boycott Monster Cable .......
42: General Asylum, Latest Winamp sounds great (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2008-04-03, 21:09:32 (162.42.41.159)
No, I don't mean "great" in comparison to what's sitting in your audio rack, I mean "great" for when you have to listen to music on a typical PC. Version 5.52, released three weeks ago I believe, had .......
43: Hip Pop Stop, Shiny Toy Guns - We Are Pilots : w/link to album sample (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2008-04-03, 20:52:17 (162.42.41.159)
We Are Pilots falls on the rocking side of the New Wave that has enjoyed a resurgence of late. The band sound fairly young, and that's reflected in their music, both to it's benefit and detriment. The .......
44: Speaker Asylum, RE: The Most Realistic Speaker Technology? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2008-02-12, 23:34:05 (162.42.41.165)
I would reiterate what mauimusicman said. Search through my posts in this forum, I've previously linked to a couple of very long threads at Audiogon wherein the designer at Green Mountain Audio has di .......
45: Speaker Asylum, Another option (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2008-01-06, 16:09:11 (162.42.41.189)
If you're able to have a Hsu sub shipped to you while staying within your budget, I have little doubt that it will be a lot better than the other brands you listed. If that's not possible, then my nex .......
46: Cable Asylum, Ditto VH Audio Flavor cables (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2008-01-01, 17:31:37 (162.42.41.148)
nt ___ Boycott Monster Cable .......
47: General Asylum, What won't cost you (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2008-01-01, 15:35:52 (162.42.41.148)
I'm using a pair of Green Mountain Audio Europa monitors and a Hsu VTF-2.3 sub, which combined cost ~$1,500. The Europas are heavy, and ugly, but they're the most normal sounding speakers I've heard, .......
48: General Asylum, User-selectable compression rates on playback devices would solve that (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-12-29, 00:51:24 (162.42.41.141)
Someday we will have them, for situations just as you describe. ___ Boycott Monster Cable .......
49: General Asylum, I seriously disagree (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-12-29, 00:39:41 (162.42.41.141)
Overcompression damages hard music just as much as any other genre. You might like the visceral nature of the constant bombardment of "loud", but the same effect can be achieved by simply turning up t .......
50: Hip Pop Stop, Face To Face - How To Ruin Everything : link to album sample (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-12-26, 20:12:20 (162.42.41.163)
Punk doesn't get talked about often on the AA music boards. Perhaps much of the population here is too genteel to handle the genre, LOL. Of course, the genteelites would probably counter by saying tha .......
51: Hip Pop Stop, Yeah (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-12-25, 23:26:41 (162.42.41.163)
While I like all of their albums, their songwriting on these last two has been a lot more focused and consistent. In fact, with Mr. Beast, the songwriting is possibly TOO focused at times. As I said, .......
52: General Asylum, Are your cables broken in? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-12-25, 22:18:50 (162.42.41.163)
If you didn't fry them with some kind of break-in device, they might not be. In my less-enlightened days, I listened to a pair of Kimber 4PR for somewhere over a couple thousand hours, and their sound .......
53: General Asylum, It doesn't have to be exact, it only has to be enough. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-12-21, 12:40:05 (162.42.41.163)
nt ___ Boycott Monster Cable .......
54: Speaker Asylum, Are the Parsifal and Parsifal Ovation the same speaker? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-12-20, 22:04:20 (162.42.41.163)
If so, the dip just below 4kHz shown in these measurements at Soundstage probably has a lot to do with why they don't sound very immediate. So you probably don't need a speaker that's forward necessar .......
55: General Asylum, RE: New Search Beta (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-12-20, 20:34:09 (162.42.41.163)
Reformatting the Forum List - Nah, if it's that much trouble, don't worry about it. Even as it is I like it better than the drop-down box. I've never liked the drop-down box. :) The default site view, .......
56: General Asylum, Also... (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-12-20, 16:36:17 (162.42.41.163)
I'm getting some weird lag jumping between pages. And I love displaying the entire thread in the search results with the red pointer at the specific post. That was a great idea. But maybe you should s .......
57: General Asylum, RE: New Search Beta (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-12-20, 16:21:01 (162.42.41.163)
I think you meant to put radio buttons in the Rank By column, but there's just circles there. Could you alphabetize the forum list vertically, rather than horizontally? And maybe separate somehow the .......
58: General Asylum, For who's benefit? I already know they sound better. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-12-20, 14:30:21 (162.42.41.163)
nt ___ Boycott Monster Cable .......
59: General Asylum, They can't help themselves (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-12-19, 23:49:12 (162.42.41.163)
___ Boycott Monster Cable .......
60: General Asylum, Interesting (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-12-19, 23:42:46 (162.42.41.163)
Thanks for the cogent theorizing. While I've read similar explanations before, none have been accompanied by quite as critical a real-world example. Does 16-bits at 44.1kHz qualify as a very complex, .......
61: Speaker Asylum, If it was me... (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-12-18, 20:27:56 (162.42.41.163)
and I was shopping for an integrated amp, speakers, and sub, all new ... I'd rebuy the pieces I have, and still have money left for cables, power delivery, speaker stands, etc. LOL. Seriously. I assem .......
62: Digital Drive, Nobody mentioned this (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-12-18, 19:38:09 (162.42.41.163)
I thought that AN speakers were at least phase-coherent, but I did a search for your model and didn't find anything that said they were either time- or phase-coherent. To me, non-coherent speakers cre .......
63: General Asylum, Me either (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-12-18, 14:14:01 (162.42.41.163)
I use a Sony burner in my PC that's probably ~7 years old, and I copy & burn with EAC. I do copy discs to the hard drive first, though. ___ Boycott Monster Cable .......
64: General Asylum, No, the copies sound better (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-12-17, 22:52:13 (162.42.41.163)
I burn at 1x to Fujifilm CD-Rs and the CD-Rs always sound better. How much better varies depending on the source disc, but to one degree or another the copies always sound better. ___ Boycott Monster .......
65: Hip Pop Stop, Eisley - Combinations : link to full album sample (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-12-13, 00:45:35 (162.42.41.148)
This is a quirky album that was released earlier this year. I'm not sure what genre it fits in, so I'll be vague and just call it modern indie alternative. On a major label, even. Go figure. The instr .......
66: General Asylum, Why, oh why... (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-12-12, 22:43:44 (162.42.41.148)
are you reading The Audio Critic? Masochist. :P ___ Boycott Monster Cable .......
67: General Asylum, LOL (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-12-12, 22:22:28 (162.42.41.148)
Damn that was funny. ___ Boycott Monster Cable .......
68: General Asylum, Several others (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-12-12, 22:04:13 (162.42.41.148)
Hi-Fi Choice reviews less expensive equipment all the time, usually in multi-component showdowns, no less. Their website used to actually be useful, but it sucks now. Still, the mag is great. Always c .......
69: Speaker Asylum, Will the unicorn from Blade Runner suffice? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-11-30, 00:08:19 (162.42.41.157)
You know, a really good replicant of live? LOL. While there are various aspects of sound quality that constitute "live", much of what I thought I knew about pursuing realistic music reproduction was u .......
70: Hip Pop Stop, Gotcha (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-11-29, 22:54:33 (162.42.41.157)
While "Eurodance" is sometimes used to describe trance pop, I think the term was probably just invented for marketing purposes. There's a lot of things that seem to be done for that reason in the EDM .......
71: Hip Pop Stop, Do you mean trance-pop? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-11-28, 23:24:53 (162.42.41.157)
With the exception of Tiesto, what I recognize in your list is trance-pop. 4 Strings is about as far in that direction as I can go, and mostly only their older stuff with van Hemert singing at that. D .......
72: Hip Pop Stop, Sure (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-11-28, 00:40:24 (162.42.41.157)
Ashley Tomberlin, Carey Skipper, and Justine Suissa have all contributed gorgeous vocals to some excellent songs. ___ Boycott Monster Cable .......
73: Speaker Asylum, RE: A big problem with speakers and bad recordings (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-11-27, 23:54:28 (162.42.41.157)
It sounds like you're already familiar with the issues of coherency. You're fortunate, because this was all news to me. I have not heard any AN speakers, or any VS speakers for that matter. I hadn't e .......
74: General Asylum, Positivity sure is expensive (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-11-27, 22:57:48 (162.42.41.157)
nt ___ Boycott Monster Cable .......
75: Hip Pop Stop, Pelican - City of Echoes : link to full album sample (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-11-25, 20:25:24 (162.42.41.157)
This is heavy, heavy instrumental rock, that has quite a bit of metal and prog in it's influence. And also, surprisingly, emo, which becomes more apparent as the melodies develop. In fact, one of the .......
76: Hip Pop Stop, Great, thanks (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-11-25, 19:29:50 (162.42.41.157)
I've wondered for a long time how SOFAD would sound without Flood's sludge, but I didn't want to fork over the $ for the CDs without an indication if it'd be an improvement. Getting rid of the harshne .......
77: Speaker Asylum, Of course they are (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-11-25, 17:43:41 (162.42.41.157)
I agree that "almost any" typical speaker doesn't accurately recreate all those qualities. That's why I keep posting about the Europa, because it does them to a greater degree than I have heard typica .......
78: Speaker Asylum, A big problem with speakers and bad recordings (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-11-25, 17:04:14 (162.42.41.157)
I have come to the opinion that the swath of piercing glare running through the treble of most audiophile speakers, which I used to assume was the result of increased resolution, is actually the sound .......
79: General Asylum, One thing you could do... (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-11-25, 00:23:35 (162.42.41.169)
...is call the consumer affairs departments of the manufacturers whose products you're considering, and grill them about the safety, inspection schedule, testing verification, etc., of the products ma .......
80: Hip Pop Stop, Mogwai - Mr. Beast, with link to album stream (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-11-20, 01:06:14 (162.42.41.157)
Ah, the sound of distorted, dissonant electric guitars. Mmmm. I've been listening to this album a lot again lately. The difference between it and their previous album Happy Songs For Happy People is s .......
81: Hip Pop Stop, How do the DM reissues sound? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-11-19, 23:54:23 (162.42.41.181)
In particular, how much are they compressed? ___ Boycott Monster Cable .......
82: Cable Asylum, Are you sure it's PTFE? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-11-19, 23:06:35 (162.42.41.181)
Their website says they use FEP. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
83: Speaker Asylum, GMA Europa (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-11-19, 22:38:19 (162.42.41.181)
The most important audio purchase I've made thus far. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
84: Speaker Asylum, But that one aspect is crucial (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-11-19, 22:01:31 (162.42.41.181)
Based on what I've heard from the Europa, that one aspect of crossover slope can make a critical difference. I often am walking around when my system's playing, in and out and across the room it's in, .......
85: Films/DVD Asylum, Clerks (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-11-16, 23:03:13 (162.42.41.171)
nt __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
86: Hip Pop Stop, Link to legal full album stream, 56K friendly (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-11-16, 01:48:47 (162.42.41.171)
If the player doesn't launch at the link, you can click on the Play button next to the album cover to hear the whole thing, or you can just play individual songs. I believe Napster's feed uses Flash, .......
87: Hip Pop Stop, The Honorary Title - Scream & Light Up The Sky (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-11-13, 00:05:37 (162.42.41.171)
Excellent album. I'd say it probably straddles the post-rock and post-punk genres, with songwriting and arrangements that are a bit more diverse than might be expected. Has a somewhat mellow feel much .......
88: Hip Pop Stop, If you're that interested in seeing them perform live, then go to one of their shows. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-11-12, 23:00:21 (162.42.41.171)
nt __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
89: Speaker Asylum, Maybe DHL (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-11-12, 22:26:43 (162.42.41.171)
A few months ago a dealer in Colorado raved to me about his experience with DHL. He said he'd been using them for two years, and they hadn't lost or damaged anything during that time. He said he'd eve .......
90: Rocky Road, Power Pop (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-11-10, 05:19:04 (162.42.41.146)
Redd Kross - One Chord Progression Idle Wilds - You're All Forgiven Dressy Bessy - The Things That You Say That You Do Matthew Sweet - Where You Get Love Sugar - Your Favorite Thing Echobelly - King O .......
91: Hip Pop Stop, Whoa, put down your double-edged keyboard, you mad-skillz internet warrior you (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-11-08, 10:42:10 (162.42.41.184)
"I guess it depends on what you mean by "instruments"..... The problem with society today is people have become conditioned to believe blatant prefabrication is actually talent...... And rags like "Ro .......
92: Tweakers' Asylum, He has prices up now for the IeGO connectors (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-11-05, 23:13:14 (162.42.41.165)
Lee said some of the connectors have the logo stamped into the blades, and some do not. Weird. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
93: Hip Pop Stop, You're talking about Gym Class Heroes? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-11-04, 22:01:28 (162.42.41.185)
I believe they use a Supertramp sample in one of their songs. There's something like five or six guys in the band, and they DO play their own instruments. From what I've seen of them, they look like a .......
94: Tweakers' Asylum, He told me he would have prices by this past week (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-11-04, 15:46:09 (162.42.41.158)
But, obviously, they're not on his site yet, and I haven't followed up with him about it. He said he would also be getting some wire and bulk power cable from them, both in silver. One thing about the .......
95: Video Asylum, Blade Runner and Alien (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-10-30, 00:24:28 (162.42.41.167)
Ridley was on one hell of a roll. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
96: Cable Asylum, VH Audio (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-10-29, 02:00:26 (162.42.41.176)
Having heard both the Flavor 1 and Flavor 2, each of which can be had for well under $150, I doubt there's better sounding finished power cords that can be purchased for the prices Chris charges. ____ .......
97: General Asylum, Absolutely (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-10-24, 01:20:28 (162.42.41.153)
I don't know that there's anything inherent in tube equipment that would damage PRAT. I understand that some tube gear uses a lot of negative feedback, which IME is something that would do it, but SS .......
98: Rocky Road, Bob Mould, Richard Thompson, Joey Santiago, Richard Lloyd... (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-10-16, 04:03:20 (162.42.41.129)
Eric Bachmann Sam Beam Kristin Hersh Glenn Johansson Damien Jurado Trever Keith Tobin Sprout Dean Garcia Had to go with 12... __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
99: Speaker Asylum, Experience with Hsu VTF-2 Mk3 only (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-10-15, 02:19:58 (162.42.41.129)
I can't tell you how the two compare, but I do have a VTF-2.3. I got it to replace a VTF-2.1 because I wanted high-level inputs with binding posts, rather than chintzy spring clips. I was only expecti .......
100: General Asylum, If you decide to check out their albums-- (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-10-15, 00:49:10 (162.42.41.129)
I think their latest is their most fleshed-out, although they have been remarkably consistent over their career. Stylistically, their albums are pretty much interchangeable. Meloy is a songwriting gen .......
101: General Asylum, Wow, excellent post. But... (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-10-10, 23:13:41 (162.42.41.158)
It's "the company" that contracts to artists only a pittance of royalties on album sales, it's "the company" that's corrupted the primary means of media exposure for new artists, and it's "the company .......
102: Speaker Asylum, What cables are you using? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-10-09, 01:37:56 (162.42.41.158)
nt __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
103: Rocky Road, Yeah, I'm sure it's not just you (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-10-06, 15:07:42 (162.42.41.140)
"In my mind, ANY USA band starts out with two strikes against them, mostly, US songwriters don't really understand creative writing anymore, IMO." Right, an entire country of musicians just forgot how .......
104: General Asylum, Something else to consider (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-10-04, 02:03:34 (162.42.41.140)
Mauimusicman alluded to something that this post of mine and my follow-up to it expand on, and might provide some insight for you. To reiterate what I said in that post, IME fixing the temporal distor .......
105: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Biamping, biwiring, more about coherency (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-09-25, 00:59:48 (162.42.41.135)
I expect that each driver's frequency response is still being shaped by the crossover even if such a connection is used, otherwise the drivers would be running wide open. As for Linn, they appear to b .......
106: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Now for something completely different (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-09-24, 04:24:23 (162.42.41.186)
I haven't visited this forum for several days, but I just went through and read most of the posts in your threads about this. My experience in assembling a system may have some value for you, especial .......
107: Speaker Asylum, No, it was my fault (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-09-23, 20:33:54 (162.42.41.186)
The "their" I intended to refer to the dealer, not the manufacturer, but that wasn't clear. It's interesting that this dealer sells both GMA and Silverline, since they both claim time and/or phase coh .......
108: Speaker Asylum, Is a 2.1 system doable? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-09-23, 19:43:38 (162.42.41.186)
If so, the GMA Europa/Hsu VTF2.3 combo I have is around $1500 new, not including the cost of stands. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
109: Speaker Asylum, I use GMA Europas for this (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-09-23, 19:36:28 (162.42.41.186)
nt __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
110: Speaker Asylum, Where would that be? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-09-23, 19:34:15 (162.42.41.186)
There's nothing anywhere on the main page that says "Editorial". __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
111: Speaker Asylum, RE: JMLabs in general, truly high end or Best Buy quality (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-09-22, 01:37:32 (162.42.41.184)
The GMA dealer I mentioned in my reply to your thread on General also sells Silverline. Their website is here . __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
112: General Asylum, Another to consider (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-09-22, 00:52:32 (162.42.41.184)
I replaced a pair of Paradigm Studio 20 v2 with some GMA Europas. The Europa is a far better speaker, and has several of the desirable traits you've listed in this thread. I haven't had the current 20 .......
113: Cable Asylum, VH Audio Flavor 2 (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-09-18, 01:17:30 (162.42.41.151)
If you don't have either of those power cords yet, I would strongly recommend a VH Audio Flavor 2 instead of the Venom. I have a few Shunyata Snakebites, which are early versions of the Diamondbacks, .......
114: Cable Asylum, Yes (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-09-06, 19:17:49 (162.42.41.190)
I think they sound great for a budget mainstream IC. Maybe the previous responder DID have a damaged pair, because my impression of how they sound is not at all like his. __________________ Boycott Mo .......
115: Speaker Asylum, Try to hear Green Mountain Audio...and think about getting a sub (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-08-22, 01:10:44 (162.42.41.137)
I say this not having heard anything other than the GMA Europa, but that speaker was a revelation for me, and their more expensive offerings use better and better-damped drivers. The implementation of .......
116: General Asylum, Galen Carol Audio (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-08-21, 23:50:57 (162.42.41.137)
Even when I've ordered or asked questions about inexpensive stuff, Galen has always taken the time to talk to me and give advice, and has been very pleasant while doing so. __________________ Boycott .......
117: Tweakers' Asylum, Wow, I hadn't thought of that (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-08-20, 01:36:49 (162.42.41.145)
When I started freezing CDs, I made sure that it wasn't just cleaning the mold release compound off that was the sole cause of the improvement. It didn't occur to me that freezing would allow the remo .......
118: Speaker Asylum, Gallo Acoustics (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-08-13, 03:34:17 (162.42.41.177)
They might work for you. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
119: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: Freezing CDs/DVDs (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-08-13, 03:06:18 (162.42.41.177)
I use the Belt method. I think I posted about it some time ago. I've tried freezing them three times instead of twice, but it doesn't make enough difference to me. Don't know about freezing prior to b .......
120: Tweakers' Asylum, It's not all binary (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-08-13, 02:59:17 (162.42.41.177)
There are analog and optical processes involved in reading a CD, it's not just bits somehow magically transferring from the disc to the DAC. And IME, freezing them does reveal more detail, but primari .......
121: Video Asylum, RE: Flat Panel TV (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-08-10, 19:05:35 (162.42.41.169)
I recently did a bunch of research on this for a friend who wanted a new TV, and learned-- if you get an LCD, make sure it has a 120 Hz refresh rate. that while shiny black or silver bezels can make f .......
122: Cable Asylum, RE: About Power Cords (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-08-03, 22:10:07 (162.42.41.133)
Read this . __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
123: Cable Asylum, Good point (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-08-03, 21:57:48 (162.42.41.133)
I'm slowly realizing that what works for audio frequencies doesn't necessarily apply at video frequencies. Which probably explains why I simply cannot find an HDMI cable that has any form of teflon di .......
124: Cable Asylum, Thanks Ted (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-08-03, 21:47:21 (162.42.41.133)
Since my post, I found that Audioquest also uses ferrite clamps on all but the bottom HDMI cable in their line. Then again, they like to put ferrite clamps on almost everything, so they might be a bad .......
125: Rocky Road, Favorite Compositions - What's Yours? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-08-01, 02:00:57 (162.42.41.135)
Inmate snugglebunnies started a thread in General asking this question. While he apparently was asking about any form of music, the answers have mainly consisted of classical works. I'm much more inte .......
126: Speaker Asylum, Green Mountain Europa (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-08-01, 01:29:34 (162.42.41.135)
I also primarily listen to rock music, and I upgraded to the Europa from a Paradigm Studio 20 v2. One of the reasons I got the Studio 20 was for it's treble extension, and the Europa is better in that .......
127: General Asylum, Great question (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-07-31, 03:11:05 (162.42.41.162)
The Jesus and Mary Chain - "Head On" Camera Obscura - "Number One Son" Tobin Sprout - "Carnival Boy" Face To Face - "Disconnected" Archers Of Loaf - "Web In Front" Hum - "Green To Me" The Martinis - " .......
128: Cable Asylum, Any problem with using ferrite clamps on digital video cables? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-07-30, 00:07:16 (162.42.41.184)
I've seen a couple of HDMI cables lately that have ferrite clamps, which don't seem to be a common feature for such cables from other manufacturers: The first is from Kimber Kable. The second is .......
129: Cable Asylum, I was thinking probably 14 AWG (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-07-26, 19:44:59 (162.42.41.143)
But I would be interested in knowing what braid you used, and how the braided cord sounded. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
130: Cable Asylum, Homegrown maybe? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-07-22, 02:33:54 (162.42.41.183)
You could try some of the bulk silver braid from Homegrown Audio and terminate it yourself. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
131: Cable Asylum, Questions (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-07-22, 02:30:31 (162.42.41.183)
Hi Alan, I have some questions about your design: Will the twisting work with solid core cables, or are there sonic reasons why solid core wouldn't be desirable? Do the two twisted pairs have to be se .......
132: Cable Asylum, What I was getting at... (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-07-22, 02:21:17 (162.42.41.183)
Given that silver is a better conductor than copper, it seems like a power cord would be a great place to use it. And if strand interaction in power cord conductors can be as much of an issue as it ap .......
133: General Asylum, YES! (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-07-18, 20:15:33 (162.42.41.139)
"I often entertain the speculation that a lot of the appeal of single driver systems is the fact that those systems tend to be more coherent, particularly in the midrange where many three way systems .......
134: Rocky Road, You'd like Camera Obscura (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-07-18, 01:14:59 (162.42.41.187)
Much of the time I think they're better than B&S, and they keep improving. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
135: Rocky Road, Agreed (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-07-18, 01:05:37 (162.42.41.187)
Just an amazing songwriter. I've been listening to To The Races quite a bit the last two weeks. I'm listening to it now, as a matter of fact, LOL. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
136: Cable Asylum, Power cord conductors: stranded, solid? Copper, silver, silver-coated copper? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-07-17, 00:50:13 (162.42.41.157)
Thoughts or experiences? Do the principles for ICs and speaker cables also apply here, or do power cords follow their own set of rules? __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
137: General Asylum, Paradigm Cinema (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-07-17, 00:16:42 (162.42.41.157)
Paradigm sells three Cinema systems, I believe. The one I heard a few years ago readily demonstrated how badly the primary competition in that segment blose. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable : .......
138: General Asylum, Uhm...Chuck Berry? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-07-16, 23:52:10 (162.42.41.157)
It amazes me how often that man's impact gets slighted, or simply ignored. Highbrow indeed. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
139: General Asylum, Keeping it a secret (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-07-16, 23:35:59 (162.42.41.157)
A friend and I had a brief chat with Eric Bachmann after one of his shows, and the subject of great bands not getting public recognition came up. After a couple of minutes talking about it, he said we .......
140: General Asylum, Gotcha (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-07-16, 23:25:13 (162.42.41.157)
Now I understand where you're coming from: you're just bored, LOL. Consider, too, that as you say, the revolutions can be quiet. Really, what were Massive Attack and Portishead doing that was all that .......
141: Rocky Road, Rex Manning (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-07-13, 00:48:24 (162.42.41.163)
nt __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
142: Cable Asylum, Thanks Jon (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-07-13, 00:16:30 (162.42.41.163)
nt __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
143: General Asylum, Conservatories and schools for the new? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-07-12, 23:51:10 (162.42.41.163)
I think you're more likely to find great new music at the Conservatory of the Street, and The School of Life. Academic study of art is fine, noble even, but the "popular" musical revolutions of late h .......
144: Speaker Asylum, Perhaps GMA Europa Max (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-07-12, 02:43:08 (162.42.41.153)
I'm sounding like a broken record tonight in regard to GMA, LOL. I haven't heard the Europa Max, but based on the sound of the Europa, I think you should add the Max to your list. The Max uses the sam .......
145: Speaker Asylum, Not my experience either (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-07-12, 02:11:00 (162.42.41.153)
Although I have the Europa, not the Callisto, that hasn't been my experience at all. In fact, that I kept reading about that supposed drawback delayed my decision to purchase them. I don't know, maybe .......
146: Speaker Asylum, Another for the Europa (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-07-12, 02:00:37 (162.42.41.153)
But I also wouldn't call them airy or light, unless it's present in the recording. I WOULD call them very clear, and agree that their even frequency response remains intact to a surprisingly low volum .......
147: Speaker Asylum, RE: Looking for an entry-level 2.0 system for music. (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-07-12, 01:31:15 (162.42.41.153)
Although I have no problem with equipment that sounds bright, within reason, I've never been able to tolerate lower-range Klipsch. It's just too piercing to me. Besides, IMO, whatever Klipsch does in .......
148: General Asylum, My favorite is the term "GyroQuadratic" (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-07-03, 00:55:45 (162.42.41.155)
But what does "MST" refer to? I can't seem to find a complete explanation of that anywhere. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
149: General Asylum, I'm sure she thinks you're sweet as honey (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-07-03, 00:36:44 (162.42.41.155)
Even when you start threads that are unbearable. :D __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
150: General Asylum, That's what I mean (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-07-01, 17:57:04 (162.42.41.168)
You show up with the video camera, yell "Bears gone wild!", and those so inclined provide the ensuing chaos. But I find it disturbing that: A) You knew this picture existed B) You knew where to go fin .......
151: Rocky Road, I love The Dagons (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-07-01, 02:34:20 (162.42.41.178)
She sings and plays guitar, he drums. Some great songwriting. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
152: General Asylum, Wellfed, please stop poking the bears (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-07-01, 02:02:55 (162.42.41.178)
The board just gets all messy-like. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
153: Cable Asylum, A question about braiding shapes (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-07-01, 01:19:27 (162.42.41.178)
Hi Jon-- Is it possible to generalize about how the shape effects the electrical parameters of a braid, and therefore the resulting sound of the cable, i.e., flat vs. oval vs. round? ________________ .......
154: Cable Asylum, Thanks for the info (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-07-01, 01:07:02 (162.42.41.178)
That's about what I expected. From a manufacturer's standpoint, it's undoubtedly the prudent decision. Maybe someone should tell Jena Labs, LOL. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
155: Cable Asylum, RE: I have one.... (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-07-01, 01:02:13 (162.42.41.178)
Did you snake a ground cable through the center of the braid? I agree about the potential for damaging the insulation. A rubber hose could always be placed around it to help protect against that. ____ .......
156: General Asylum, Well, when you go see them live... (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-06-28, 13:41:05 (162.42.41.174)
try to keep your screaming to a minimum, and let us know if it was honest to goodness crap live singing or unadulterated, plain out and out miming. : P __________________ Boycott Monster Cable ::: TOP .......
157: General Asylum, Dither? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-06-28, 13:29:15 (162.42.41.174)
I haven't heard the album, so I'm guessing. But depending on what stage of the recording dither was applied, how much compression was used after dither was applied, and what dither algorithm was used, .......
158: Cable Asylum, RE: Safety and comments on the design. (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-06-27, 23:05:34 (162.42.41.134)
Thanks for the reply, Al. Sorry it took me so long to get back. What intrigues me about the design is the lack of shielding. Given that the geometry shields itself, I had assumed that it would also co .......
159: General Asylum, So does aspirin (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-06-15, 02:59:39 (162.42.41.159)
In addition to killing some 2,000 Americans each year. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
160: General Asylum, Oops, screwed up my login (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-06-15, 02:53:57 (162.42.41.159)
nt __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
161: Cable Asylum, I liked it too, and a question (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-06-14, 21:07:46 (162.42.41.138)
I also thought that was a great post, and thanks for correcting that aspect of it. Given how transitory discussions here are, it's nice to have the archive to refer to for gems like these. Also, I'd a .......
162: Cable Asylum, Braided power cords? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-06-14, 21:00:52 (162.42.41.138)
This subject has piqued my interest again, due to the range of power cords sold in the UK by Russ Andrews, all of which are based on Kimber braided designs. You can see their lineup here . If you read .......
163: Cable Asylum, Yet another link (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-06-13, 18:56:12 (162.42.41.149)
Someone at AA recently linked to this post from Shunyata founder Caelin Gabriel, which might provide further insight. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
164: Rocky Road, Here's more (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-06-10, 05:03:42 (162.42.41.147)
Electronic/Electronica Trance Republic - disc one Shiny Toy Guns - We Are Pilots Erasure - Nightbird Massive Attack - Mezzanine Crystal Method - Vegas Paul van Dyk - Out There And Back Paul Oakenfold .......
165: Tweakers' Asylum, If you don't want to build them (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-06-10, 02:51:51 (162.42.41.147)
Russ Andrews has a few attenuators using WBT 0108 RCAs for sale here . __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
166: General Asylum, Thanks for all the suggestions (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-06-10, 01:43:25 (162.42.41.147)
And please feel free to post others, if you've heard a good one that's not listed yet. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
167: General Asylum, Alternative to Bose Wave Radio? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-06-07, 12:51:29 (162.42.41.187)
I know, the second Bose post in two days, sorry. But I just found out today that a coworker intends to buy a Wave Radio. The only other option I'm aware of is Tivoli, and their CD/AM/FM tabletop is ev .......
168: Cable Asylum, RE: AC plugs for VH Audio Flavor 4 ? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-06-05, 00:02:28 (162.42.41.135)
Chris VH told me he thinks the Furutech Gold connectors on each end synergize the best with the Flavor cables. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
169: General Asylum, A couple of points (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-06-04, 20:33:53 (162.42.41.135)
It may well be that listeners are trying to inject some life into their squashed recordings by listening to them louder. And compression absolutely still has artistic usefulness, and probably always w .......
170: Speaker Asylum, You might not be considering this (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-06-04, 20:07:07 (162.42.41.135)
You may have overlooked that the sensitivity spec only extends to 150Hz. I have a friend who's driving a pair with a $500 Rotel RA-02 integrated amp rated at 50 watts, and that amp's got plenty of res .......
171: Speaker Asylum, GMA Europa (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-06-04, 00:31:09 (162.42.41.164)
Bookshelf-sized with floorstander weight, LOL. Meets your budget. Barely. Without shipping. Rated +/-0.75dB 60Hz-20kHz First-order crossover, which I am finding to have a significant effect on the coh .......
172: General Asylum, I do, but that's not why (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-06-03, 23:41:34 (162.42.41.164)
I don't see it as Old vs. New, it's more like Clean vs. Cluttered. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
173: General Asylum, I called Erikson (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-06-02, 00:52:42 (162.42.41.189)
Nak is listed on their website, and the receptionist said they ARE the distributor for Nak car audio in the U.S. and Canada. She said she was new, and didn't know how long Erikson had handled the Nak .......
174: General Asylum, Metal, and audio ear plugs (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-06-02, 00:31:15 (162.42.41.189)
Sometime prior to my contracting audio nervosa, I saw Curve play, a techno-metal band with a helping of goth thrown in. At the time, I marvelled that their live performance sounded just like their lat .......
175: General Asylum, Live music (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-06-01, 23:56:12 (162.42.41.189)
The owner of Stinkweeds also owns a live venue in downtown Phoenix called Modified Arts . It's a converted house/live performance/art space. I've witnessed a number of brilliant musical performances t .......
176: General Asylum, It's been suggested... (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-05-31, 18:51:14 (162.42.41.177)
and got four-wheeled all over. ___ Boycott Monster Cable .......
177: General Asylum, DOH! (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-05-31, 18:26:46 (162.42.41.177)
The Elite Car Audio forum is perhaps the best one for audiophiles, and it completely slipped my mind! There's also an audio forum at CarReview.com I forgot about. Before you buy anything, I'd really .......
178: General Asylum, Hmm... (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-05-31, 18:00:21 (162.42.41.177)
I wasn't sure about Denon, that's a bummer. But Nak's website still lists Jam Industries as their U.S. car audio distributor. Has that changed? __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
179: General Asylum, RE: Car audio info recommendations (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-05-30, 17:57:30 (162.42.41.157)
Ditto the Sound Domain forum. Also try the forums at CarSound.com and CarAudioForum.com . Head units you might want to check out are Nakamichi, Eclipse, Denon, Kenwood Excelon, Pioneer Premier, even M .......
180: Rocky Road, So I've been listening to Doolittle for the past couple of days... (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-05-29, 19:04:20 (162.42.41.188)
revelling in the sound of manic shrieks, spiky guitar parts, and snare drum thwacks blasting out of various levels of quiet, and it occurs to me that had this album been released in the modern era of .......
181: Rocky Road, Anders Parker (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-05-29, 18:40:33 (162.42.41.188)
If you haven't already, Anders Parker's solo work, and his albums in Varnaline, are well worth hearing. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
182: Shady Lane, I knew your hearing was good... (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-05-29, 17:23:20 (162.42.41.188)
...but now you've moved on to telepathy? Truly impressive. : P __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
183: General Asylum, Perhaps not easier, but certainly much more prevalent (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-05-27, 01:15:56 (162.42.41.171)
And it's not only because of current fad, it's also a lot easier to mix if you're just letting the compressor do it. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
184: Speaker Asylum, For Skye and the three mice... (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-05-27, 00:23:56 (162.42.41.171)
LOL... Here you go: GMA Europa __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
185: Speaker Asylum, Green Mountain Audio Europa (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-05-26, 13:46:24 (162.42.41.141)
If your budget is 1K, I'd suggest these. Manufacturer rates them +/-0.75dB 60Hz-20kHz, and they do sound very linear. They also have 1st-order crossovers, which I found out to be of surprisingly signi .......
186: Speaker Asylum, Agreed (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-05-22, 02:20:30 (162.42.41.136)
I've owned a pair of Europas for about two months, and I'm still trying to work my head around the sound they make. But I completely agree with your comment about them not being fatiguing. In fact, la .......
187: Speaker Asylum, Have you heard multi-driver speakers with 1st-order crossovers? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-05-22, 02:03:12 (162.42.41.136)
I recently purchased a pair of GMA Europas, and I am amazed at their timbral coherence. Their frequency response sounds extremely linear, but rather than just being a separate benefit in itself, that .......
188: Propeller Head Plaza, Now you're hedging, but I'll play along (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-05-22, 01:46:57 (162.42.41.136)
Gilmour apparently also had his Astoria Studio outfitted with Shunyata cabling, as you can see here . In fact, that page is quite an interesting list of pro audio clients. Good luck explaining it away .......
189: Propeller Head Plaza, He's the one who trotted out his pro-audio credentials (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-05-22, 01:39:23 (162.42.41.136)
nt __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
190: Cable Asylum, One from the AA archive (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-05-22, 01:03:01 (162.42.41.136)
I bookmarked this post a long time ago. The price at that link is $20. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
191: General Asylum, No more archiving? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-05-22, 00:45:47 (162.42.41.136)
I must have missed that change. Am I correct in understanding that Classic view will not display resurrected threads, while pseudo-vB will? So there could be two significantly different versions of th .......
192: General Asylum, Bah Humbuggery (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-05-22, 00:38:07 (162.42.41.136)
The question is why would a change be made that the established user base doesn't like, doesn't want, won't use, is less clear and harder to follow, and is more taxing on the servers? That doesn't mak .......
193: General Asylum, I knew I could change it, that's not the point (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-05-20, 18:28:39 (162.42.41.146)
I don't keep the site cookies resident beyond the current session, and I have no intention of changing that, which means I have to log in, post, or continually change views to get the Classic view bac .......
194: Digital Drive, What speed are you burning at? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-05-20, 03:21:56 (162.42.41.142)
nt __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
195: Tweakers' Asylum, What did you not like about the Hi-Fi Tuning fuses? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-05-20, 02:51:11 (162.42.41.142)
nt __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
196: Propeller Head Plaza, I guess David Gilmour and John Mayer should know better (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-05-20, 02:20:08 (162.42.41.142)
As you can see here . I'm sure they're just hearing things, though. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
197: General Asylum, RE: Welcome back.... (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-05-20, 01:36:56 (162.42.41.142)
Profiles aren't displaying from Classic view. And I really wish you'd return the default view to Classic. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
198: Rocky Road, This is rhetorical, right? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-05-16, 00:11:46 (162.42.41.147)
Kim Deal, Kristin Hersh, Toni Halliday of Curve, Tanya Donnelly, Carol van Dyk of Bettie Serveert, Sonya Madan of Echobelly, Maura Davis of Denali/Ambulette, Andrea Zollo of Pretty Girls Make Graves, .......
199: General Asylum, Utopia (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-05-14, 23:38:57 (162.42.41.163)
Or Audio Utopia, whichever. Maybe you could arrange for some sort of cross-promotion with AA. Maybe Rod would entertain the idea of the "official" AA classified section existing and being managed unde .......
200: Cable Asylum, Do you leave your system on all the time? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-05-14, 02:15:11 (162.42.41.132)
If you don't, what you're hearing is probably the components (amp, CD player, etc., not the cables) warming up every time you turn them on. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
201: Cable Asylum, VH Audio sells adaptors (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-05-14, 01:31:09 (162.42.41.132)
Available here . __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
202: General Asylum, Nobody expects the... um...the Spanish...um... (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-04-09, 00:55:16 (162.42.41.144)
Ah, never mind. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
203: General Asylum, There's baggage, and then there's... (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-04-09, 00:46:45 (162.42.41.144)
__________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
204: General Asylum, LOL. I need to watch that movie again. (nt...the REAL nt, LOL) (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-04-09, 00:31:56 (162.42.41.144)
nt __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
205: General Asylum, Oh, I see you're really the evil Dark Helmet (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-04-06, 00:07:01 (162.42.41.160)
Put down the schwartz, and back away slowly. LOL... : P __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
206: Cable Asylum, Monster Cable (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-04-05, 19:43:54 (162.42.41.160)
Cable prices aside, Monster likes to sic their attorneys on companies that have the audacity to use the word "monster" in their name, among them a vintage clothing store, and a business that teaches k .......
207: General Asylum, No, Darth Wellfed, it was a joke (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-04-05, 18:21:32 (162.42.41.160)
...that was both funny AND on point. So phhhfftttt. :) __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
208: Cable Asylum, From a Nordost user? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-04-05, 01:51:27 (162.42.41.184)
The prices of Monster products are hardly the primary issue. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
209: Cable Asylum, It didn't (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-04-05, 01:45:29 (162.42.41.184)
These are interesting pictures, however. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
210: General Asylum, "Luke, I am your father." (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-04-05, 00:35:31 (162.42.41.184)
Apparently one doesn't have to speak directly into the fan to get the effect, LOL. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
211: Cable Asylum, If it's the opinion of an expert that's giving you pause... (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-04-02, 01:01:59 (162.42.41.182)
then consider the opposing opinons of the experts listed here , and here . __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
212: Rocky Road, "morality is difficult to define when the law has not done so" (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-03-25, 02:15:55 (162.42.41.170)
I don't think what you said is what you meant. Perhaps you meant to say "legality is difficult to define"? __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
213: Rocky Road, It happens (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-03-25, 00:49:15 (162.42.41.170)
I sometimes have to listen to a songwriting style that is new to me a few times before I can internalize what the artist is doing. The good thing is that you were willing to make the effort, and openm .......
214: Cable Asylum, I emailed Chris once about his preference for connectors on his PCs (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-03-18, 17:50:07 (162.42.41.173)
He said he liked the Furutech Golds better than Oyaide on the Flavor cables, and Furutech Rhodium with Oyaide Gold/Gold on the Airsine. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
215: General Asylum, Right, and that's just it (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-03-13, 02:21:52 (162.42.41.141)
Yes, that's a great example. That thread does not belong on Prop Head. In a quick perusal of it, I don't really see any "technical and scientific discussion" taking place, which is what Prop Head is f .......
216: General Asylum, Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-03-12, 18:13:43 (162.42.41.141)
Is the question unanswerable? __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
217: General Asylum, The internet is a wonderful thing (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-03-12, 18:05:11 (162.42.41.141)
Wonderful Wonderful Wonderful :) __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
218: General Asylum, My suggestions, but... (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-03-12, 02:05:33 (162.42.41.153)
You should find that the current entry-level Rotel integrated amp (1062?) and CD player (1072?), and Paradigm Studio 20 speakers, are in keeping with your clean/clear/dynamic preferences, but they won .......
219: General Asylum, What is the purpose of Isolation Ward? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-03-12, 00:57:36 (162.42.41.153)
We have a post from Rod, and him presumably writing the IW mission statement, that mention controversial tweaks. But we have Ted effectively saying that it's a place to dump threads that have become u .......
220: Cable Asylum, LOL, that's pretty hardcore (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-03-11, 23:51:47 (162.42.41.153)
But I guess it IS the only way to isolate the plug body's effects. Thanks for sharing the info. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
221: Cable Asylum, Re: Damping versus shielding (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-03-10, 23:24:52 (162.42.41.134)
"The machined aluminum housing will mitigate parasitic resonances much better than molded plastic which IME imparts a monotonous quality to the resultant sound especially in the low frequencies." That .......
222: Cable Asylum, Fascinating (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-03-10, 22:32:52 (162.42.41.134)
I had the impression that RF was the main culprit that needed to be addressed. Thank you for disabusing me of that notion, LOL, and for your clear explanations in this thread. __________________ Boyco .......
223: Speaker Asylum, Other options (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-03-10, 06:54:54 (162.42.41.130)
Saw these a couple of weeks ago at NewEgg: Swan M200 Although it looks like there's now a MkII available: Swan Multimedia Speakers These are supposed to be really good, too. I believe I remember read .......
224: General Asylum, A couple of thoughts (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-03-10, 06:05:14 (162.42.41.130)
I've read much of this thread, and I'm still not sure if your discontent is with the content of the recordings or the reproduction of the recordings. If it's the former, perhaps your tastes are changi .......
225: Cable Asylum, Re: Damping versus shielding (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-03-10, 02:38:36 (162.42.41.130)
My understanding of electrical theory is certainly lacking, but would the physical barrier itself not provide some amount of RFI shielding by way of reflection or absorption, even without being able t .......
226: Cable Asylum, Cue the Twilight Zone theme music... (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-03-10, 02:30:54 (162.42.41.130)
...for simultaneously pointing out, and missing, the obvious. If we all shared your socio-economic status and spending priorities, things would undoubtedly be easier for you to understand. I suppose t .......
227: Cable Asylum, Re: BPT Plug-Shield (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-03-09, 00:18:13 (162.42.41.181)
If I thought my current power cords were resolving enough to benefit from this tweak, then I would have tried it for myself. As it is, it's yet one more untried tweak that I'm filing away for future r .......
228: Cable Asylum, Partly (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-03-08, 23:59:33 (162.42.41.181)
Here's what Chris Hoff emailed me about it: "The plug shield is comprised of brass, copper, nickel and carbon fiber and simply slips over existing plugs. Yes, they are available at $25/pair. The plug .......
229: General Asylum, In India? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-03-05, 00:59:25 (162.42.41.146)
If you're still in India, I have no idea what's available there. In the U.S., you could get decent mileage out of an Onkyo TX-8211, Paradigm Titans, and Kimber QWIK-16 connecting them. _______________ .......
230: Cable Asylum, BPT Plug-Shield (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-03-05, 00:44:05 (162.42.41.146)
I noticed this tonight on the BPT upgrade page: BPT Plug-Shield It's at the bottom of the page. I couldn't find any mention of it in the AA archive, and I don't recall seeing such a product before. H .......
231: Cable Asylum, The outlets weren't broken in? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-03-05, 00:13:38 (162.42.41.146)
One would expect them to sound different after break-in, yes? Or did I miss something? __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
232: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Simaudio (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-01-22, 01:26:12 (162.42.41.176)
nt __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
233: Hip Pop Stop, The Thrillseekers - Nightmusic Volume 1 (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-01-22, 00:20:00 (162.42.41.176)
This is an excellent trance release. Disc 1 is a DJ mix, disc 2 is a collection of remixes that Helstrip has done. Both discs are continuous. Disc 2 doesn't gel or flow quite as well as disc 1, but di .......
234: Cable Asylum, Re: other alternatives (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-01-09, 00:13:51 (162.42.41.140)
This company has silver pins connectors, but they don't flex. Cable Pro __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
235: Cable Asylum, What did you find lacking about the Flavor 4 for digital? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2007-01-08, 23:57:43 (162.42.41.140)
nt __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
236: Cable Asylum, No apology is necessary (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-11-11, 16:53:54 (162.42.41.241)
I understand your motivations for getting into these types of exchanges, believe me. If you were less passionate about cable sonics, it wouldn't be as easy for THOSE PEOPLE to draw you into these argu .......
237: General Asylum, There's now three, and Sony's uninstaller is IDing individual PCs (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-11-10, 17:23:08 (162.42.41.213)
An AP story today states that there are now three trojans which are cloaking themselves in Sony's malware. Story here . And Mark Russinovich at Sysinternals.com has determined that the Sony DRM uninst .......
238: Hip Pop Stop, I like it (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-11-08, 23:01:04 (162.42.41.130)
It harkens back to Black Celebration-era DM. I wasn't expecting this, but it's an interesting development. Definitely does have an edgy, industrial sound to it. It sounds like the band have rediscover .......
239: Rocky Road, Wrong (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-11-08, 22:28:33 (162.42.41.130)
Azure Ray? Low? Hello? __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
240: General Asylum, Apparently DRM has been on every Sony release since 4/1/04 (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-11-06, 21:00:19 (162.42.41.130)
See here . I assume this includes all the labels acknowledged to be owned by Sony BMG: Arista Records BMG Classics BMG Heritage BMG International Companies Columbia Records Epic Records J Records Jive .......
241: General Asylum, Exploit for latest Sony DRM already in the wild (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-11-05, 11:45:31 (162.42.41.240)
Story here . Yes, this particular exploit only affects a video game, but this example is just the beginning. The Inquirer also ran a comprehensive editorial about this that's a good read. You can find .......
242: General Asylum, Naysayers. They know all, and they can prove it, too. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-11-03, 17:28:33 (162.42.41.201)
nt __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
243: General Asylum, The latest copy protection scheme from Sony (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-11-02, 00:22:48 (162.42.41.143)
Unbelievable. I wonder how many PCs are already infected with this. Story here . __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
244: Rocky Road, OMFG (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-11-01, 22:18:40 (162.42.41.143)
This is your brain on hairspray... __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
245: Cable Asylum, Click on the letter "A" after his moniker. Then click on the name of his system. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-11-01, 21:56:13 (162.42.41.143)
nt __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
246: Rocky Road, Eminem? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-11-01, 02:11:46 (162.42.41.200)
I hear he's the best thing since Elvis. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
247: Rocky Road, "Black Magic Marker", LOL (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-11-01, 01:40:07 (162.42.41.200)
Didn't somebody else, or some other band, write that song? Sans the inhalant, of course. Maybe. And where did Krieger do this? I must have missed that post: "You going to pull a reference from some he .......
248: Rocky Road, You've wrestled with custard? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-11-01, 01:06:59 (162.42.41.200)
Now that's a disconcerting visual. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
249: Rocky Road, Low, The Jayhawks, Azure Ray, Redd Kross (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-11-01, 00:33:15 (162.42.41.200)
nt __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
250: Hip Pop Stop, Thanks (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-11-01, 00:07:44 (162.42.41.200)
I didn't know about the Silver Jews' new one, I'll have to check it out. I neglected to mention earlier that the M83, Bettie Serveert, and Depeche Mode albums from this year are all pretty decent, too .......
251: Amp/Preamp Asylum, It was in Ultra High Fidelity magazine (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-10-31, 23:37:04 (162.42.41.200)
A portion of the review, which includes that statement, was on their website last time I checked. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
252: General Asylum, Polka. Followed closely by national anthems. (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-10-31, 22:47:37 (162.42.41.200)
Do I really need a reason why? __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
253: Hip Pop Stop, Some of those transitions go too far, though (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-10-25, 01:27:50 (162.42.41.131)
Some songs have so many that they harm the structure. The work would have had more power musically if they had toned that down a bit. But lyrically, yeah, prime Fugazi. __________________ Boycott Mons .......
254: Hip Pop Stop, What are the best releases you've heard so far this year? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-10-25, 01:23:08 (162.42.41.131)
Yes, I'm fishing for recs. For the first time in my audiophile life, I decided to forego buying new music to save funds and upgrade my system. Now I'm having music withdrawls. Still, I DID manage to s .......
255: Rocky Road, They were often trite, weren't they? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-10-25, 01:10:26 (162.42.41.131)
But people seem willing to overlook quite a degree of banal lyrical content if they like the music. I do it myself, to a certain extent. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
256: Digital Drive, Call Oade Brothers (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-10-25, 00:12:49 (162.42.41.131)
About a month ago they had new stock units selling for, I believe, $450. They said that Sony had recently lowered the price. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
257: General Asylum, Any particular brand of power cord? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-10-24, 17:38:24 (162.42.41.131)
If you answer this, I SOOOOO got you. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
258: Rocky Road, "Overplaying" is not a superficial criticism (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-10-24, 00:17:42 (162.42.41.173)
It's pretty simple-- Do you agree that language facilitates communication? Do you agree that art facilitates communication? Do you agree that people can use language to talk too much? I'll let you fig .......
259: Rocky Road, Uh, no (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-10-23, 23:59:33 (162.42.41.173)
If you'll look again, I asked you why you thought the Calexico/Iron And Wine EP was strange. But thanks for the recommendations. I only have work from five of those artists, so you've given me plenty .......
260: Rocky Road, Re: It is, because... (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-10-23, 23:52:52 (162.42.41.173)
If you understood music, you'd know that this doesn't have anything to do with it. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
261: Rocky Road, Re: Songwriting (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-10-23, 23:49:51 (162.42.41.173)
You must not be grasping the point of what I've been saying, because this conclusion you've drawn from it is ridiculous. By your logic here, you must also think that nobody who knows how an engine wor .......
262: Rocky Road, It is, because... (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-10-20, 02:19:02 (162.42.41.172)
Supremely untalented musicians who are excellent songwriters can write great songs. It's less likely that supremely untalented songwriters who are excellent musicians can write great songs. While it's .......
263: Rocky Road, Ah, not so (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-10-20, 01:49:28 (162.42.41.172)
From the perspective of appreciating, or competently practicing, or perhaps improving upon any given craft, good prior works are very much relevant into the future. We are discussing an art form, not .......
264: Rocky Road, What does "matter" mean, though (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-10-20, 01:31:20 (162.42.41.172)
Would it matter to the general public if they heard band A on the radio, being played because the programmer thought they were good, and not because the station was paid $x to put band B in the rotati .......
265: Rocky Road, Songwriting (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-10-20, 01:21:26 (162.42.41.172)
Ultimately, songwriting is the only thing that matters for any genre of music. And to continue the language analogy, songwriting very much has rules of structure, and grammar, and meter, and those rul .......
266: Rocky Road, And let's not forget... (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-10-20, 01:02:52 (162.42.41.172)
that serious "considerations" were given for radio stations to put that music on the air. Otherwise, things might have been very different. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
267: Rocky Road, This is where you and I diverge (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-10-20, 00:58:29 (162.42.41.172)
You have a respect for historical context within the development of rock music which I do not share. This post of yours is a good example, as you're saying Clapton was culturally relevant for his time .......
268: Speaker Asylum, Re: Paradigm Studio 20's--how's the bass? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-10-20, 00:30:15 (162.42.41.172)
I have the v2 Studio 20, in a room about that size, playing rock music. Although I'm using a sub with them, the speakers still sound good alone. The bass in the v1 and v2 is NOT flat, it rises a bit b .......
269: Rocky Road, Those are excellent choices (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-10-19, 23:39:23 (162.42.41.172)
I don't think I can do any better, since I doubt I have anything that's more purist Americana than those. My collection of music in this genre isn't very extensive, so what's some more good stuff, asi .......
270: Rocky Road, Hardly (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-10-19, 23:29:35 (162.42.41.172)
Richard Thompson and Bob Mould are both more relevant than Clapton ever was. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
271: Rocky Road, Speaking of biases (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-10-19, 23:18:54 (162.42.41.172)
"I think the root problem is people seem to be unable to write decent music anymore." That contention is, of course, absurd. Someone mentioned recently that your problem might be a generational bias. .......
272: Rocky Road, A couple more (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-10-17, 22:36:14 (162.42.41.183)
These aren't too preachy, and I don't think I have a very high tolerance threshold. Ester Drang's album Infinite Keys is very pretty and delicate sounding. The Mineral album The Power Of Failing is a .......
273: Rocky Road, It's not a new style (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-10-16, 19:42:39 (162.42.41.156)
His musical style from album to album has varied quite a bit, sometimes being faster and louder rock music, sometimes very much not. The two shows of his that I've seen have reflected those extremes. .......
274: Rocky Road, Truly strange? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-10-16, 19:01:38 (162.42.41.156)
How so? I'm familiar with both acts, but I haven't heard this EP. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
275: Rocky Road, I think I get what you're after (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-10-16, 18:40:54 (162.42.41.156)
BTW, you ARE referring to Control, right? That album is awesome. Here you go: Damien Jurado - I Break Chairs Nada Surf - Let Go Now It's Overhead - Fall Back Open Death Cab For Cutie - Transatlanticis .......
276: Hip Pop Stop, Fugazi - "Full Disclosure" (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-10-15, 02:09:56 (162.42.41.216)
I was listening to The Argument today, and it again struck me that "Full Disclosure" was the first (and is still the only) hardcore pop song that I've ever heard. Are there any others that preceded it .......
277: General Asylum, Nabble? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-10-14, 00:13:31 (162.42.41.224)
Is that the "new view"? It's appearance is pretty cluttered, like glorified email. I prefer AA the way it is, rehashes and all. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
278: Hip Pop Stop, LOL (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-10-08, 02:11:16 (162.42.41.203)
"I like the music I listen to and connect with more than that which I have not heard" What, you're not psychic? ~~~~~~ :o) I checked out the last Cocteau Twins release, and a couple in the middle. Are .......
279: Cable Asylum, What pro cables are you using? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-10-08, 01:45:22 (162.42.41.203)
I've been meaning to ask you that for a while, but I keep forgetting. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
280: Cable Asylum, ::shakes head, rolls eyes:: (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-10-08, 01:41:13 (162.42.41.203)
"Well, they say nothing of 'appreciating' the use of expensive cables." Do you have any idea how much Shunyata's cables cost? When you find out, tell me why you think those facilities would have spent .......
281: Cable Asylum, What are those select few devices, and what works better instead? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-10-08, 00:58:29 (162.42.41.203)
nt __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
282: Cable Asylum, Re: Ferrite chokes -- what are they and are they beneficial? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-10-08, 00:52:59 (162.42.41.203)
Charles Hansen of Ayre Acoustics has posted some unfavorable comments about using ferrites. Search the archive for the entire asylum to find his posts, because they've been on different boards. ______ .......
283: Critic's Corner, Let's try this again (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-10-07, 20:07:25 (162.42.41.152)
I thought I had been clear enough about my query, but I'll make the forest a little easier for you to see. The parallel I was wondering about is between the EFFECT ON AUDIOPHILE CULTURE Stereophile ap .......
284: Cable Asylum, Well, in other mastering studios... (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-10-07, 03:08:41 (162.42.41.234)
they seem to appreciate the use of high quality cables. Like some of the places listed on this page at Shunyata's website. I'd be interested in knowing the brand and model of the high quality cables y .......
285: Cable Asylum, Can you move the speakers closer to the wall behind them? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-10-07, 02:39:02 (162.42.41.234)
That should help, depending on the speaker design and the distance to the wall. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
286: Cable Asylum, You need to attribute that quote to the proper source (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-10-07, 02:34:47 (162.42.41.234)
You know, Samuel L. Jackson. :) __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
287: General Asylum, Hi-Fi Choice regularly reviews affordable gear (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-10-06, 19:49:24 (162.42.41.165)
They seem to be doing just fine. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
288: Hip Pop Stop, www.di.fm (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-10-06, 19:20:40 (162.42.41.165)
Whoever does the programming for the Trance channel at Digitally Imported has excellent taste. A near-perfect balance of underground without going too far out, while almost entirely avoiding the chees .......
289: Hip Pop Stop, I have to plead stupidity on this one (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-10-06, 18:38:41 (162.42.41.165)
Believe it or not, I've never really listened to Cocteau Twins. Oh, I've been aware of them for years, but I just never seemed to get around to listening to them, not even after Fraser turned up on Me .......
290: Hip Pop Stop, Definitely best band to invent their own language (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-10-06, 01:55:20 (162.42.41.187)
Although there's probably a slew of punk bands who sing so damn fast that it sounds like another language. :) __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
291: Rocky Road, A couple of times (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-10-06, 01:22:07 (162.42.41.187)
First time he played an acoustic set, mostly just him and guitar, sometimes with Rosie Thomas on piano-via-synth and vocals, that was riveting. It was quite a tenderly intense show. The second time he .......
292: General Asylum, I think we're saying the same thing (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-10-06, 00:28:51 (162.42.41.187)
I try not to think about this so much anymore because it's heartbreaking for me to see wave after wave of young, very smart, very talented artists, creating outstanding, intelligent, rich and enrichin .......
293: General Asylum, Into the fire you go (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-10-06, 00:01:24 (162.42.41.187)
LOL... I hope you sampled some of them before you ordered. There's stuff I love now that I didn't "get" in my younger days when I first heard it. My appreciation of music has very much been a growth p .......
294: General Asylum, It might just be a matter of taste (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-10-05, 03:27:55 (162.42.41.225)
Most people can't separate the music they like from the music that's good. There's good music I've heard that I don't like, and there's music I like that is embarassingly flawed. Sigur Ros makes excel .......
295: General Asylum, Here's some ideas (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-10-05, 03:04:12 (162.42.41.225)
I took the time to come up with ten suggestions, so you better listen to some of them, dammit! :0 Ride - Going Blank Again This is a no-brainer for people who like classic rock. Guided By Voices - Iso .......
296: General Asylum, Nope (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-10-05, 01:40:57 (162.42.41.225)
I KNOW there's music out there that is FAR more than adequate. The problem, and it's the same problem everytime I get into conversations with people who have your view, is that my "out there" is an en .......
297: General Asylum, Wrong (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-10-04, 12:32:23 (162.42.41.175)
Complaints of this sort are so tiresome. I don't have any problems finding good music to listen to. Then again, I don't expect the major music labels to prepackage and serve to my doorstep anything th .......
298: General Asylum, Yeah, that's bassically what I was talking about (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-10-02, 14:12:16 (162.42.41.220)
Odd that a base player would prefer more trebbles, though. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
299: General Asylum, Bassball is boring (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-10-02, 12:49:32 (162.42.41.220)
But playing electric base is fun. Though I wish I had a bassment to practice in. I guess as long as my sub's base driver doesn't rattle the bassboards off my apartment walls, I'll be ok. Sorry for deb .......
300: General Asylum, You're welcome, and... (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-10-02, 02:30:03 (162.42.41.220)
I don't know what I was thinking by characterizing the Azure Ray release as pop-country. It's not, it's intensely personal and introspective goth-pop, from a decidedly female perspective. All the othe .......
301: General Asylum, Throwing muses (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-10-01, 08:46:34 (162.42.41.193)
LOL... See my posts here and here . __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
302: General Asylum, Your tombstone would be wrong (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-09-30, 17:50:27 (162.42.41.188)
There's any number of outstanding young musicians around today, they just rarely get any airplay on mainstream radio. If the mainstream never hears them, then the mainstream won't know to be intereste .......
303: General Asylum, "I don't want to sacrifice speed and dynamics" (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-09-28, 02:05:18 (162.42.41.253)
See if a local dealer will let you demo a Rotel RA-01 or RA-02 integrated amp and Kimber Kable 4TC speaker cables in your own system. These excel at speed and dynamics, and aren't too far removed from .......
304: Tweakers' Asylum, Eighth Nerve products? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-09-26, 01:15:24 (162.42.41.155)
I haven't heard these, but there was an interesting review of them at 6moons. http://www.eighthnerve.com/ __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
305: Cable Asylum, Homegrown Audio? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-09-25, 19:50:56 (162.42.41.208)
nt __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
306: Cable Asylum, That doesn't match my listening experiences at all (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-09-25, 19:33:06 (162.42.41.208)
The least-expensive speaker cable Kimber Kable makes, the KWIK-16, to me is CLEARLY better sounding than any zip cord I've ever heard. It's not even close, not even on barely entry-level audiophile eq .......
307: Speaker Asylum, A sub/sat system is what I use (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-09-25, 18:28:41 (162.42.41.208)
I'm using a Hsu VTF-2 powered sub with my Studio 20 v2. I listen to a lot of hard electronic and rock music, and I'm very happy with the amount of impact this setup has, considering it's combined pric .......
308: Speaker Asylum, "Good enough" depends on you (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-09-19, 00:07:17 (162.42.41.247)
The generic speaker wire you refer to is zip cord, and to me zip cord sounds awful. The least expensive commercial speaker cable I've heard is the 16AWG Kimber Kable KWIK-16, which sells for $0.80/foo .......
309: General Asylum, To me, the opposite of sweet is dry (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-09-16, 00:21:12 (162.42.41.249)
I hear sweet as being an excessive harmonic richness, a kind of boosted, or exaggerated, or overly colorful tonality. Dryness, on the other hand, to me sounds stripped of harmonic color, just the bare .......
310: General Asylum, LOL, maybe he WAS playing a video game (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-09-13, 01:28:10 (162.42.41.221)
People have been known to sample video game sounds and work them into their tracks, unrecognizably mangled or not. Someone once told me they went to see Aphex Twin play, and he sat on a chair in the m .......
311: General Asylum, The sound is simply the means, it's not the end. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-09-13, 01:00:04 (162.42.41.221)
nt __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
312: General Asylum, What surprises me about synth usage... (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-09-11, 18:23:11 (162.42.41.202)
is how prone people are to treating them as just preprogrammed sound sources, rather than as instruments. It's much less often that I hear someone actually "playing" a synthesizer. The lack of complex .......
313: General Asylum, Not inherently (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-09-11, 17:36:50 (162.42.41.202)
I've seen probably half a dozen performances that were entirely or almost entirely laptop-generated, and I haven't experienced what you're talking about. I HAVE had problems where the person running t .......
314: Speaker Asylum, Simaudio I-3 and Studio 20 v2 pairing (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-09-06, 02:14:29 (162.42.41.218)
I've got a Simaudio I-3 integrated driving a pair of Paradigm Studio 20 v2 right now, and sonically they match surprisingly well. I was fully expecting some degree of excessive brightness, but that's .......
315: General Asylum, More suggestions (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-09-04, 04:36:22 (162.42.41.238)
If sound quality is a priority, you may find that a surround sound receiver is not the way to go. The Rotel RA-02 integrated amplifier lists for $500 new, and has excellent sound quality for it's pric .......
316: General Asylum, Stinkweeds in Phoenix, AZ (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-08-30, 01:59:48 (162.42.41.200)
The two Stinkweeds stores are the best indie music sources in Phoenix. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
317: General Asylum, Why accomodate incivility? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-08-28, 23:53:53 (162.42.41.214)
I agree with your premise that posts from dataphiles can tend to get more hostile than posts from experientialists. But if giving them their own forum would solve the problem, then Prop Head would hav .......
318: General Asylum, Your comment about Ayn Rand... (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-08-28, 23:30:00 (162.42.41.214)
causes a few Google ads for Ayn Rand related material to be attached to the side of the screen. I'd bet she would have loved some of the implications of that. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
319: General Asylum, Well, he IS obligated to regulate what you do with your head there (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-08-27, 06:39:16 (162.42.41.227)
Whether that's hitting it against a brick wall, or doing something else with it. The place does have standards, you know? Maybe they're just not to your liking. __________________ Boycott Monster Cabl .......
320: General Asylum, Jon has been quite helpful to me (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-08-27, 02:45:59 (162.42.41.161)
That he continues to donate his time, energy, and knowledge to the audiophile community, despite the onslaught of insults he receives from certain quarters of that community, is admirable. ___________ .......
321: General Asylum, 700 Kg of 99.9999% copper shielding in your powercord? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-08-25, 00:49:13 (162.42.41.226)
What is that, like, 85% coverage? __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
322: Inmate Systems, Todd B.'s Now I'm Getting Somewhere (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-08-22, 00:42:59 (162.42.41.140)
To add your system, you must register .">
Audio Asylum Inmate Todd B.'s Now I'm Getting Somewhere System
Home
/ FAQ
/ News
Classifieds .......
323: General Asylum, And another thing... (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-03-24, 18:14:26 (162.42.41.243)
Peruse the forum at Sound Domain . It's a very informative car audio website. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
324: General Asylum, Eclipse (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-03-19, 10:01:53 (162.42.41.206)
Website here . Most people don't seem to have any idea how much better car audio systems can be made to sound. Their loss. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
325: Cable Asylum, Could you elaborate on this? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-03-14, 21:36:26 (162.42.41.252)
Your cryptic comment about Electraglide and Z-Cable made me curious, but a quick search in the archive didn't turn up anything relevant. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
326: General Asylum, But I'd like to know YOUR answer. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-03-14, 20:16:32 (162.42.41.252)
nt __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
327: Rocky Road, Try Warehouse: Songs And Stories instead, or the live album (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-03-13, 22:20:34 (162.42.41.211)
Husker Du got much better as they went along. Their songwriting developed nicely, and Mould actually began singing. Warehouse was their last studio album, and the live album simply rocks, in addition .......
328: General Asylum, You're referring to equipment level-matching, though (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-03-13, 15:49:45 (162.42.41.208)
IME, music that's mastered at a higher compression level doesn't sound better, it just sounds louder. Many remastered CDs I've heard have been good examples of this, as they currently all seem to get .......
329: General Asylum, clarkjohnsen, follow-up question on your IC comment (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-03-13, 15:33:44 (162.42.41.208)
Nobody asked you the obvious question in response to your comment here , which is now over on the second page: What are the variables you believe you've identified thus far? __________________ Boycott .......
330: General Asylum, Fitting bandwidth-limited formats is not why pop/rock is so compressed (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-03-13, 15:07:23 (162.42.41.208)
The suits at the major labels got the bright idea that if recordings had a higher average signal level, the public perception of those recordings as being "louder" than recordings from competing label .......
331: General Asylum, You say you want a revolution? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-03-06, 00:55:52 (162.42.41.139)
Maybe Nike will televise it. And Dylan being in Victoria's Secrets commercials was just creepy. There's a whole world of musicians operating outside the realm of the mainstream major label corporate m .......
332: Hip Pop Stop, I'll be ordering it soon, but... (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-02-28, 22:52:55 (162.42.41.232)
I've had that happen on a CD. A replacement copy didn't do it, and otherwise sounded a lot better anyway. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
333: Rocky Road, Nice (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-02-28, 22:41:14 (162.42.41.232)
I love "Grace Cathedral Hill". Good call. Did you know that Molina has formed a band named Magnolia Electric Co.? I think they're releasing a CD soon. Not sure if I can remember everything I listened .......
334: Rocky Road, LOL. What's the left hand? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-02-28, 22:30:37 (162.42.41.232)
Before Braille is the only prog band I've ever heard that I much liked. You can hear one of their recent EPs here . See what you think. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
335: Cable Asylum, LOL. I just checked AR, and now I know why your posts are so bitter. (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-02-28, 21:38:21 (162.42.41.232)
As seems usual for you, your version of the reality of the situation is skewed. AR looks to be in MUCH better shape than it was before Eric took over, but it's not because naysayers such as yourself f .......
336: Cable Asylum, You're just now realizing that? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-02-28, 00:42:55 (162.42.41.222)
I quit moderating there some five months ago, when it became apparent that the posting policy wasn't going to be enforced. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
337: Hip Pop Stop, Who saw the Pixies on their 2004 tour, and what did you think? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-02-25, 01:54:17 (162.42.41.215)
I caught them in September. Since I'd never seen them play live before, and hadn't ever been expecting for them to reform and tour, I was quite the happy camper to be going. Some of my observations fr .......
338: Speaker Asylum, Not really (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-02-25, 00:45:31 (162.42.41.215)
There would just be a lot less anti-Paradigm and pro-Audio Note rhetoric. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
339: Cable Asylum, I hope the moderators consider this to be your one post (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-02-25, 00:25:32 (162.42.41.215)
"Posts that state that audio cables sound the same...may be deleted, re-directed or other actions taken...If you post more than one such post, you may be banned from the Cable Asylum." Taken from the .......
340: General Asylum, Just remember that when you're fishing a slice of bread out of your CD player. :) (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-02-23, 20:31:44 (162.42.41.251)
nt __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
341: Digital Drive, The Sony 999ES has been talked about favorably (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-02-22, 23:47:25 (162.42.41.198)
I think it costs around $1K, but check the archives. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
342: Cable Asylum, Ha! So there! :) (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-02-22, 23:15:39 (162.42.41.198)
nt __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
343: General Asylum, But of course (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-02-22, 22:30:33 (162.42.41.198)
Stinkweeds in Phoenix is an excellent independent. EXTREMELY knowledgeable staff, great customer service, and can usually get ahold of stuff within a few days if it's not in stock. The owner is great .......
344: Rocky Road, Trance (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-02-21, 21:25:41 (162.42.41.133)
Try Paul Van Dyk, or one of Sasha's Global Underground releases. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
345: Rocky Road, I used to listen to Green Day (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-02-21, 21:20:58 (162.42.41.133)
Then I discovered what real music is. Face To Face, for example, are a much better pop-punk band than Green Day will ever be. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
346: Rocky Road, I think I'd rather listen to birds singing. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-02-21, 21:15:49 (162.42.41.133)
nt __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
347: Rocky Road, Yeah, Mad TV is far better, and has been for some time. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-02-21, 21:06:25 (162.42.41.133)
nt __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
348: General Asylum, Never (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-02-21, 01:20:26 (162.42.41.138)
That's an interesting observation, but I will never resort to something so extreme. My mind only wanders at shows when the material being performed is less than interesting, or when I'm having to brea .......
349: Critic's Corner, Thanks. I don't get it either. (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-02-20, 17:14:58 (162.42.41.203)
I completely agree with you. When I can hear a band name for the first time, and get on the net and find out what they sound like within ten minutes, I couldn't really ask for more. I think some peopl .......
350: Critic's Corner, Yeah, who was he talking about? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-02-20, 17:05:48 (162.42.41.203)
If his only frame of reference is the mainstream garbage that gets airplay nowadays, yet his comment was intended to include all of current pop/rock music, then his observation is shallow. I was liste .......
351: Cable Asylum, Kimber KWIK-12 (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-02-18, 00:57:07 (162.42.41.136)
Retails for $1.20/foot I believe, but can be purchased at a discount from TSTO . The dielectric is PE. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
352: Critic's Corner, Not in my world (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-02-17, 23:28:47 (162.42.41.136)
I'm in the U.S. also, but I'm not sure what you mean by "commercial" music. If you're referring to mainstream music, I wouldn't know if it's current swing is to the extremely formulaic side or only to .......
353: General Asylum, If only (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-02-17, 00:10:57 (162.42.41.234)
nt __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
354: Cable Asylum, And roadkill only gets flatter (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-02-16, 02:11:51 (162.42.41.200)
nt __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
355: General Asylum, Puff pieces as damage control (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-02-16, 01:39:59 (162.42.41.200)
With USA Today the willing tool. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
356: General Asylum, Thanks for answering (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-02-16, 01:32:24 (162.42.41.200)
I guess I'll add this to the long list of other audio doodads I have to try. Just what I needed. :) Regarding most of the responses I've seen generated here by this topic: a wise person once told me t .......
357: General Asylum, I know, the question was rhetorical (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-02-16, 01:22:15 (162.42.41.200)
It's amusing that so many people who frequent this board are simply unable to get their ears around their mind, and it's sometimes pathetic what they do to try and make up for it. __________________ B .......
358: Cable Asylum, How To Report Troll Posts (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-02-15, 00:05:03 (162.42.41.145)
At the very bottom of the screen under every post are a series of links, with titles like "Follow Ups", "Post Followup", etc. One of those links is titled "Comment". Clicking on the "Comment" link bri .......
359: General Asylum, About that insincerity: a hypocritical quote from Noel Lee in an interview (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-02-14, 22:48:49 (162.42.41.145)
Found this on the first page of the story here . The relevant excerpt: “We could have called it Monster Cable Park,“ says Lee. “It's an important point to make. We didn't call it that because we didn' .......
360: Digital Drive, Sorry, no can do (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-02-13, 23:14:13 (162.42.41.237)
I haven't heard it, I just knew that it was available and in his general price range. The Soundstage review seemed promising, though. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
361: Cable Asylum, That's not the point (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-02-13, 22:35:33 (162.42.41.237)
If people want to post that they've tried cables X, Y, and zip in a given system, and haven't heard a difference between them, I doubt that Jon will have a problem with it. I personally think that suc .......
362: Cable Asylum, Thank you, thank you, thank you (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-02-13, 22:21:38 (162.42.41.237)
And thanks to Duster for apparently bringing this to a head. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
363: General Asylum, Questions about the Golden Sound Intelligent Chip (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-02-13, 17:08:03 (162.42.41.183)
Sorry if this has been covered already, but I don't have the time to weed through all the hysterical posts this subject has generated here to try and find the answers to my questions. And to those for .......
364: General Asylum, Thanks for keeping us informed, Ray (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-02-13, 15:56:34 (162.42.41.183)
And kudos for continuing to weather the ignorant comments that are hurled at you. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
365: Hip Pop Stop, Curve break up...again (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-02-08, 01:08:16 (162.42.41.246)
The notice is posted here . Maybe they just need another five-year break. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
366: Hip Pop Stop, LOL... (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-02-08, 01:03:05 (162.42.41.246)
Yeah, tell me about it. "Music fanatic" and "audiophile hobbyist", what a wallet-unfriendly combination. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
367: Hip Pop Stop, SHOUTcast (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-02-08, 00:51:42 (162.42.41.246)
http://www.shoutcast.com/ Enjoy. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
368: Hip Pop Stop, Thanks for the link, but... (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-02-08, 00:45:33 (162.42.41.246)
I don't do eBay. I'll keep an eye out for it, though. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
369: Digital Drive, There's another option in that general price range (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-02-07, 23:37:48 (162.42.41.246)
The Stello DA220 . I think it lists for $1200. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
370: Cable Asylum, Where do you get those from? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-02-07, 23:19:55 (162.42.41.246)
I didn't know that anybody was making rhodium plated speaker pin connectors. I've only been able to find gold or silver plated pins. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
371: Hip Pop Stop, Hymn...Recoil (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-02-04, 03:26:56 (162.42.41.202)
I don't have the single for Hymn, and I don't recall ever having heard it. Does it sound similar to the Voodoo Child CD? Speaking of Moby, I wouldn't at all be surprised if he got the idea for melding .......
372: Speaker Asylum, Kimber KWIK (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-02-04, 03:01:46 (162.42.41.202)
Both Kimber Kable KWIK-12 and KWIK-16 are UL rated and inexpensive. I've only heard the KWIK-16, and I think it sounds very good considering it's price. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable ::: TO .......
373: Cable Asylum, Disagree with your dollar amount (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-02-04, 02:05:07 (162.42.41.202)
I've replaced OEM ICs and speaker cables with entry-level audiophile versions in a system consisting of a $200 Onkyo receiver, $150 Sony CD player, and $200 Paradigm speakers, and the cable changes we .......
374: Hip Pop Stop, Thanks for the heads-up, I'll check into it (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-02-03, 02:05:36 (162.42.41.217)
nt __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
375: Hip Pop Stop, You might like some of this (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-02-03, 02:03:47 (162.42.41.217)
The first CD that Moby released under the name Voodoo Child is excellent (the second VC release is not bad, but it is a bit different and not as good) The Album Leaf - very, very nice Mogwai - freakin .......
376: Hip Pop Stop, Wow, the samples sound really good (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-02-02, 00:53:38 (162.42.41.147)
I'll have to pick this up. Thanks for mentioning it. __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
377: Hip Pop Stop, Your band (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-02-02, 00:17:41 (162.42.41.147)
What was the name of your band, and are there samples of your music anywhere on the web? __________________ Boycott Monster Cable .......
378: Hip Pop Stop, More than 10, and with descriptions (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-02-01, 23:49:58 (162.42.41.147)
Better late than never, eh? I was out of the music loop for much of last year, and there's a lot of stuff I haven't gotten around to hearing yet. Still, I did manage to find enough great music that I .......
379: Cable Asylum, Oh, c'mon, be assertive (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-01-03, 23:17:11 (162.42.41.162)
Pro audio cable company Evidence Audio is run by a guy who seems to be sincere and straightforward, and not a, uhm, monster. Read through his design philosophy and see what you think. ________________ .......
380: Speaker Asylum, Is your budget $350 for one pair of speakers? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2005-01-02, 22:25:31 (162.42.41.252)
If so, then why the need for a 6.1 receiver? Are bookshelf speakers a possibility? _________________ Monster Cable Products®...initiating baseless and predatory legal proceedings against large compani .......
381: Cable Asylum, It didn't, and I was kidding. Kudos for not buying Monster Cable. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-12-30, 00:19:35 (162.42.41.213)
nt _________________ Monster Cable Products sucks , and sucks some more. .......
382: Hip Pop Stop, Didn't know that (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-12-28, 23:18:35 (162.42.41.185)
I can't stand Pitchfork, and don't check their site, so I didn't know that. However, I think I also have to say that it's the best I've heard this year, knocking back The Elected album Me First to a s .......
383: Speaker Asylum, Hsu Research (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-12-28, 23:06:12 (162.42.41.185)
Hsu has two subs at and below that price, one is an 8" and one is a 10". Hsu Research _________________ Monster Cable Products sucks , and sucks some more. .......
384: Cable Asylum, Is this question only for attorneys? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-12-28, 22:28:11 (162.42.41.185)
What with the "bottomfeeders" comment, I wasn't sure. :) The XLO Twinax Plus is $30/1 meter, and sounds decent for a commercial cable at that price point. I would expect that there are online vendors .......
385: General Asylum, Washburn D10S (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-12-28, 21:58:28 (162.42.41.185)
I've never been impressed with Fender acoustics. The Washburn D10S, however, is an excellent beginner acoustic, and is easily found for $200. You can see it here . Be aware that a new acoustic will "o .......
386: General Asylum, Then stop reading the threads about it (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-12-28, 21:42:32 (162.42.41.185)
Although I'm not sure that you actually are reading the threads about it, since you seem to be ignorant of the fact that Monster Cable is suing any business it happens upon that uses the word "monster .......
387: Digital Drive, Rotel RCD-02 (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-12-20, 01:08:51 (162.42.41.132)
They sell for around that price new. You might also wait for the NAMM show next month and see if anything that looks interesting to you around that price point is announced. _________________ Monster .......
388: Hip Pop Stop, Finally picked it up (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-12-20, 00:21:04 (162.42.41.132)
It's really good. Like Dave, I had to hear it a few times to appreciate just how good it is. That might be because it strays into rock styles that I don't typically listen to. Seems to have the same k .......
389: Cable Asylum, Excellent post (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-12-19, 23:48:49 (162.42.41.132)
nt _________________ Monster Cable Products sucks , and sucks some more. .......
390: Cable Asylum, Differences (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-12-14, 23:11:23 (162.42.41.208)
There are lots of differences between cables: the connectors, the conductors, the dielectrics, the construction geometries, whether or not they have shielding, etc. You should probably read through th .......
391: Cable Asylum, Did you even read what I linked to? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-12-14, 22:57:03 (162.42.41.208)
I doubt that you did, since the posts at those links have nothing to do with the quality of Monster's products, but with Monster's "tactical marketing executions", as you put it. Then again, you did o .......
392: Hip Pop Stop, Thanks for the link (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-12-14, 01:11:44 (162.42.41.177)
There's also a pop band called Insta that has a similar relaxed, laid back feel. You can sample some of their tracks here , if you'd like to check them out. _________________ Monster Cable Products su .......
393: Hip Pop Stop, Uh, no (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-12-14, 00:57:00 (162.42.41.177)
Let's see...the USPS has wasted how much money sponsoring a cycling team? They've wasted how much money servicing the hard-on they apparently have for cross-promoting children's movies? They've wasted .......
394: Cable Asylum, If you want inexpensive speaker cable... (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-12-13, 23:44:42 (162.42.41.177)
you can get Kimber Kable KWIK-16 for 80¢/foot in bulk. It's easy to strip and sounds a lot better than zip cord. _________________ Monster Cable Products sucks , and sucks some more. .......
395: Rocky Road, Here's a cover for you (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-11-24, 01:47:06 (162.42.41.205)
Go here . Listen to track #3. Glad to be able to, uhm, "share". _________________ Monster Cable Products sucks , and sucks some more. .......
396: Rocky Road, Some in that 40%.... (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-11-24, 01:42:01 (162.42.41.205)
"They can't live, with or without glue." Ha. "We're Juan, but we're not Hussein..." I have got to stop ridiculing cheesy songs. _________________ Monster Cable Products sucks , and sucks some more. :: .......
397: Rocky Road, But the Smiths are oh-so politically correct (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-11-24, 01:05:21 (162.42.41.205)
Surely we can allow a little historical revision for that higher calling, right? /sarcasm _________________ Monster Cable Products sucks , and sucks some more. .......
398: Hip Pop Stop, Remember when the U.S. Postal Service just delivered mail? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-11-24, 00:48:52 (162.42.41.205)
Remember when postage used to be a lot less expensive? I wonder if the changes in those two areas have had anything to do with each other... _________________ Monster Cable Products sucks , and sucks .......
399: Hip Pop Stop, Oh, come on now... (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-11-24, 00:40:24 (162.42.41.205)
I remember reading that something like 3% of acts signed to majors ever make any money. Everybody should know this, since it's covered the first day of Screwing Musicians 101 at Major Label Executive .......
400: Hip Pop Stop, There is no United States Of Leland soundtrack (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-11-24, 00:35:16 (162.42.41.205)
It was never released. There was a demo disc distributed that had the four Jeremy Enigk tracks on it, and somebody had ripped them to MP3 and put them up on a website for downloading, but that website .......
401: General Asylum, Oh, it definitely IS music (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-11-23, 23:28:02 (162.42.41.205)
It's just music as product, and not music as art. _________________ Monster Cable Products sucks , and sucks some more. .......
402: Critic's Corner, They don't want reviews, or, they don't want reviews from Stereopile? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-11-22, 22:48:21 (162.42.41.180)
Stereopile repeatedly makes clear their allegiance to Musical Fidelity, and you're surprised that other manufacturers don't smile blithely and go along with it? How would you expect them to react? If .......
403: Cable Asylum, Russ Andrews in the UK sells them (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-11-22, 20:58:58 (162.42.41.208)
He uses Kimber Kable braided cables in their construction, so the design must have some merit. You can see them here . _________________ Monster Cable Products sucks , and sucks some more. ::: TOPIC:: .......
404: General Asylum, What, no Spice Girls? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-11-22, 20:15:54 (162.42.41.158)
nt _________________ Monster Cable Products sucks , and sucks some more. .......
405: General Asylum, Re: Hearing Problem- anyone else ever...? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-11-22, 20:05:03 (162.42.41.158)
IIRC, deficiencies of vitamin B12 and magnesium can both result in issues with hearing performance. Again, IIRC, it's because lack of B12 reduces circulation to the ears and slows neural repair, and l .......
406: General Asylum, Five desert island catalogs... (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-11-18, 21:52:33 (162.42.41.174)
Husker Du Pixies - Frank Black, Kim Deal Curve Superchunk Fugazi _________________ Monster Cable Products sucks , and sucks some more. .......
407: Rocky Road, The state of rock music has never been better (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-11-18, 00:35:57 (162.42.41.141)
There is so much excellent rock music being released right now that it's absurd. My tastes are fairly picky, and even with that I still have trouble keeping up with collecting all the excellent stuff .......
408: Hip Pop Stop, Death Cab For Cutie do what?!?!?! (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-11-17, 23:15:34 (162.42.41.141)
My, oh my, what have they done ? Perhaps they're having visions of Jimmy Eat World. I hope the machine doesn't crush them. _________________ Monster Cable Products sucks , and sucks some more. ::: TOP .......
409: Speaker Asylum, A couple more to consider (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-11-17, 21:55:24 (162.42.41.141)
Paradigm Mini Monitor - no mail order Ascend Acoustics CBM-170 - only mail order _________________ Monster Cable Products sucks , and sucks some more. .......
410: Cable Asylum, Re: solid core speaker cables (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-11-17, 21:37:47 (162.42.41.141)
As a disclaimer, I haven't heard these... Homegrown Audio Silver Lace __________________ Monster Cable Products sucks , and sucks some more. .......
411: Hip Pop Stop, Song samples? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-11-16, 00:32:29 (162.42.41.131)
Do you know of a site that has samples from this album? Her website doesn't have any, and I can't even find the website for Dot Dash. Amazon has the About Last Night EP, which sounds interesting, but .......
412: Hip Pop Stop, Only a few things (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-11-15, 23:54:44 (162.42.41.131)
Curve, recent Gary Numan, Depeche Mode, Clan of Xymox, Recoil, and...that's all I can think of right now. Orbital did have their moments. __________________ Monster Cable Products sucks , and sucks s .......
413: Hip Pop Stop, Ditto (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-11-15, 23:36:08 (162.42.41.131)
Ah, posting in a thread six weeks after it was started... LOL. You might try these-- Damien Jurado - Where Shall You Take Me? Songs: Ohia - The Magnolia Electric Company Varnaline - Songs In A Norther .......
414: Hip Pop Stop, Re: Wrens - The Meadowlands (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-11-15, 23:23:54 (162.42.41.131)
Yes, you should get The Meadowlands, it's outstanding. IMO, it's on par with You Forgot It In People, maybe even better. Haven't heard Arcade Fire, though, but I'll check it out. __________________ Mo .......
415: General Asylum, My experience suggests otherwise (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-11-15, 00:32:43 (162.42.41.156)
Cable changes among Radio Shack Gold, entry-level XLO, and entry-level Kimber Kable, in this system: Onkyo TX-8211 receiver $200 Sony CDP-XE500 CD player $150 Paradigm Titan speakers $200 are quite ea .......
416: Cable Asylum, Another option (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-08-30, 03:23:45 (162.42.41.92)
Evidence Audio _____________________________ "The corporate grip on opinion in the United States is one of the wonders of the Western world." --Gore Vidal .......
417: Cable Asylum, Homegrown Audio (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-08-05, 01:25:09 (162.42.41.150)
Homegrown Audio also sells bulk silver wire. _____________________________ "The corporate grip on opinion in the United States is one of the wonders of the Western world." --Gore Vidal .......
418: General Asylum, Soundstage takes some measurements (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-08-04, 00:10:28 (162.42.41.168)
I'm not sure if Soundstage is as thorough, but they do take measurements of some of the equipment they review. _____________________________ "The corporate grip on opinion in the United States is one .......
419: General Asylum, Soundstage takes some measurements (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-08-03, 19:48:07 (162.42.41.53)
I'm not sure if Soundstage is as thorough, but they do take measurements of some of the equipment they review. _____________________________ "The corporate grip on opinion in the United States is one .......
420: General Asylum, Check the UK press (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-08-03, 19:23:17 (162.42.41.53)
Hi-Fi Choice reviews inexpensive gear on a regular basis, as does Hi-Fi World and What Hi-Fi? _____________________________ "The corporate grip on opinion in the United States is one of the wonders o .......
421: General Asylum, Re: Little Known Rotel Components (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-08-03, 19:05:04 (162.42.41.53)
Rotel, Arcam, Parasound, and NAD seem to be fairly comparable. The RT-02 was reviewed by Hi-Fi Choice, here , and a search at AA for "Rotel RT-02" turns up some relevant posts. Rotel's website lists s .......
422: Hip Pop Stop, Denali is no more (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-07-29, 01:40:29 (162.42.41.74)
This happened a while ago, but Denali have announced that they are breaking up. So sad, but they do leave behind two excellent albums. Their music sounds like that of a moody, atmospheric, patiently s .......
423: Hip Pop Stop, How big was the crowd? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-07-29, 01:23:02 (162.42.41.74)
Or a better question, how big was the stage? : ) _____________________________ "The corporate grip on opinion in the United States is one of the wonders of the Western world." --Gore Vidal ::: TOPIC: .......
424: Hip Pop Stop, Re: Nice list (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-07-29, 01:17:38 (162.42.41.74)
Just saw your response. The automagic e-mail notifier didn't, uh, notify me. There are indeed a number of really good lines on Mouthfuls. It's better than their debut release, and I would recommend pi .......
425: Hip Pop Stop, The Underground (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-07-29, 00:54:26 (162.42.41.74)
You seem to be saying that you want a forum for music that's new, with the music's age being the only criteria for inclusion. But the posts so far have mostly been about music that's outside the mains .......
426: Pro Audio Asylum, Never mind (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-07-12, 01:39:52 (162.42.41.80)
I just found your post wherein you admit to using zip cord. That explains a lot about your perspective. I suppose you think that pro audio cable companies like Evidence Audio are just deluding themsel .......
427: Pro Audio Asylum, Ouch, indeed (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-07-12, 01:25:27 (162.42.41.80)
"Those who can make music do; those who can't are audiophiles." Surely you recognize the ignorance of that statement. For example, what of the musicians who are also audiophiles? "I doubt if the aver .......
428: General Asylum, Hmm... (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-07-04, 19:08:54 (162.42.41.61)
"As for Ian Mackaye, my appreciation for his work ends at the point at which Minor Threat broke up." Don't like Fugazi, eh? "Yeah, he'd probably end up at that Baskin-Robbins before he'd ever sell one .......
429: General Asylum, I just happen to be listening to it right now (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-07-04, 18:50:56 (162.42.41.61)
How funny... Looking forward to the MBV box set. _____________________________ "The corporate grip on opinion in the United States is one of the wonders of the Western world." --Gore Vidal ::: TOPIC:: .......
430: General Asylum, Aural Audio Audition? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-07-01, 00:41:25 (162.42.41.73)
Here . _____________________________ "The corporate grip on opinion in the United States is one of the wonders of the Western world." --Gore Vidal .......
431: Hip Pop Stop, Soundtrack for The United States Of Leland not being released (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-06-22, 02:33:21 (162.42.41.94)
According to this thread at The Fire Theft's website, the soundtrack for The United States Of Leland is probably not going to be released. If you saw the movie, you probably noticed the Frank Black, P .......
432: Cable Asylum, Wouldn't Homegrown Super Silver be a better value? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-06-22, 01:56:35 (162.42.41.94)
Same geometry, but with solid silver conductors, for about the same price. Here . _____________________________ "The corporate grip on opinion in the United States is one of the wonders of the Western .......
433: Critic's Corner, It's because of the perceived lack of integrity (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-06-21, 02:12:05 (162.42.41.71)
The endless coverage of Musical Fidelity being a recent example. _____________________________ "The corporate grip on opinion in the United States is one of the wonders of the Western world." --Gore V .......
434: General Asylum, About that sampling... (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-06-21, 01:38:33 (162.42.41.71)
Or maybe people would want to sample a sax because they think it would be challenging to design the sampler's resonant filter envelope to track the triggering of said sax sample in a dynamically inver .......
435: General Asylum, You're misunderstanding the title (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-06-17, 23:41:24 (162.42.41.47)
The forum is titled "Hip Pop", you're talking about hip-hop. In any event, if you're making assumptions about whole genres based upon the examples that the mainstream media choose to feed you, instead .......
436: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Also, Odyssey has a forum at Audio Circle (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-06-17, 01:24:50 (162.42.41.22)
If you haven't found it already, Odyssey's forum at Audio Circle is here . Lots of Odyssey-specific info. _____________________________ "The corporate grip on opinion in the United States is one of th .......
437: General Asylum, "Degraded down"? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-06-17, 01:04:29 (162.42.41.22)
You must be referring to your attitude. _____________________________ "The corporate grip on opinion in the United States is one of the wonders of the Western world." --Gore Vidal .......
438: General Asylum, What cables are you using? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-06-17, 00:54:42 (162.42.41.22)
nt _____________________________ "The corporate grip on opinion in the United States is one of the wonders of the Western world." --Gore Vidal .......
439: Hip Pop Stop, What have you been listening to lately? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-06-16, 01:04:37 (162.42.41.3)
My own frequent rotation of late: Barry Black - Barry Black Eric Bachmann side project. Avant-melodic? Free-form structure? It's odd, but I like it. Echobelly - Gravity Pulls Mellowish Brit-rock. Sing .......
440: Critic's Corner, "Where do you think people are discovering high end audio today - on the internet?" (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-05-18, 01:18:25 (162.42.41.26)
That's where I found out about it. _____________________________ "The corporate grip on opinion in the United States is one of the wonders of the Western world." --Gore Vidal .......
441: Critic's Corner, Here's more (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-05-18, 01:13:34 (162.42.41.26)
Odyssey Audio Tempest - $950 IRD Audio Purist - $665 FT Audio LW1s2 - $550 Norh ACA 2b - $400 Oh, wait, these companies don't meet the Stereophile minimum dealer limit, so Atkinson wouldn't have heard .......
442: Rocky Road, Who to check out (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-05-17, 02:40:05 (162.42.41.90)
Pixies - Doolittle Ride - Going Blank Again Sunny Day Real Estate - Diary Fugazi - In On The Kill Taker Texas Is The Reason - Do You Know Who You Are? Echobelly - On Archers Of Loaf - Icky Mettle Varn .......
443: Cable Asylum, Kimber Kable KWIK-12 (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-05-14, 01:13:53 (162.42.41.5)
12 AWG, $1.20/foot retail in bulk, 10% off that from TSTO , or 15% off if you can catch them when they're having a sale. Although it's got an outer PVC wrap, the insulation is polyethylene. __________ .......
444: Rocky Road, Pre-release copy? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-05-11, 02:06:59 (162.42.41.18)
Is that the special edition with the extra disc? _____________________________ "But this is the plastic age, the quiet rage is damned and civilized." --Echobelly, "Ondine" .......
445: Rocky Road, I think so (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-05-11, 02:04:07 (162.42.41.18)
Richard and Linda Thompson recorded a song titled "Dimming of the Day", so yeah, it probably is. _____________________________ "But this is the plastic age, the quiet rage is damned and civilized." -- .......
446: Rocky Road, Richard Thompson "Dear Janet Jackson" download (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-05-10, 00:26:49 (162.42.41.69)
Inspired by the Super Bowl undressing. It's pretty funny. Several good lines, but the best one is this: "When you're sick of all that dancin' around, you'll make a lovely mother. Kids are such a pleas .......
447: Rocky Road, The Wrens - The Meadowlands (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-05-10, 00:12:29 (162.42.41.69)
An outstanding album. It sounds like a best-of sampler from two or three different groups. Their lack of productivity is partially explained in the bio page on their website. It's a disgusting story. .......
448: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Rotel RA-1062 (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-05-05, 23:25:01 (162.42.41.96)
Hi-Fi Choice raved about this piece, though I haven't heard it yet myself. I think that the review is reprinted on the Rotel website, and that the unit lists for $700. Just to give you something else .......
449: General Asylum, I can tell (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-05-03, 00:17:44 (162.42.41.25)
That's a creatively selective interpretation of what I said, but I don't think that I care to take the time to further clarify it for you. Suffice it to say, if you believe that Stereophile's influenc .......
450: Rocky Road, Pixies keep adding tour dates (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-04-29, 01:39:22 (162.42.41.44)
The schedule is listed here . _____________________________ "But this is the plastic age, the quiet rage is damned and civilized." --Echobelly, "Ondine" .......
451: Cable Asylum, Re: Need cable recommendations (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-04-29, 01:20:05 (162.42.41.44)
Not long ago, I had an Onkyo TX-8211 set up elsewhere with a Sony CD player and Paradigm Titan speakers. As far as speaker cables go, make sure you get something other than zip cord. I had Kimber Kabl .......
452: General Asylum, Cute, however... (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-04-29, 00:47:12 (162.42.41.44)
Atkinson will, on occasion, remind people about Stereophile's pervasiveness within the audiophile community. That being the case, it seems entirely reasonable to conclude that the magazine's influence .......
453: General Asylum, A question about that Hamsteratcummaloy dielectric (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-04-28, 01:59:33 (162.42.41.43)
How does it get applied to the wire? Or is this a whole new definition for the term "extrude"? _____________________________ "But this is the plastic age, the quiet rage is damned and civilized." --Ec .......
454: General Asylum, Isn't the current state of the hobby a reflection of Stereophile's influence? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-04-28, 01:48:51 (162.42.41.43)
"The thing is, it doesn't hurt me financially or emotionally when I read the magazine." If you were an owner of a startup audiophile company, one that didn't meet Stereophile's paternalistic and arbit .......
455: Rocky Road, Mike K or John C. Aussie, did one of you get rid of the Clap? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-04-27, 01:49:08 (162.42.41.1)
Where'd the thread on Eric Clapton go? Did it get YECHy and nasty? _____________________________ "But this is the plastic age, the quiet rage is damned and civilized." --Echobelly, "Ondine" ::: TOPIC: .......
456: Rocky Road, Cross-posting, eh? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-04-27, 01:18:53 (162.42.41.1)
AR not enough for you? : ) _____________________________ "But this is the plastic age, the quiet rage is damned and civilized." --Echobelly, "Ondine" .......
457: Cable Asylum, Question (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-04-26, 00:30:42 (162.42.41.66)
What differences do you hear between the 4-wire braids with silver/copper and the ones with only silver? _____________________________ "But this is the plastic age, the quiet rage is damned and civili .......
458: Speaker Asylum, Not exactly (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-03-18, 01:03:38 (162.42.41.66)
The amp in a powered sub will hardly draw any current from the receiver, so that's not really an issue. The hookup configuration I listed avoids making the signal to the speakers go through the crosso .......
459: Rocky Road, What music THAT YOU LIKE have you been listening to lately? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-03-18, 00:44:19 (162.42.41.66)
Denali - Denali Denali - The Instinct The Fire Theft -The Fire Theft Foundation - Foundation The Dagons - Teeth For Pearls The Wrens - The Meadowlands Elliott - Song In The Air Pretty Girls Make Grave .......
460: Rocky Road, All corporate music sucks (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-03-18, 00:20:46 (162.42.41.66)
Save for the occasional interesting artist that ends up on a major label, the majors very obviously don't have a clue about what good music is. They do have a clue about what music will make them the .......
461: Speaker Asylum, Additional hookup option (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-03-17, 23:34:48 (162.42.41.66)
He also could run speaker cable from the second set of speaker outputs on the receiver to the high level inputs on the powered sub, keeping the signal to the speakers from having to go through the cro .......
462: Cable Asylum, Enough with the attitude (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-03-17, 22:26:27 (162.42.41.66)
This member of the herd wasn't aware of the company's connectors until after reading your post. After seeing what they had available on their website, I was sufficiently interested that I e-mailed the .......
463: Amp/Preamp Asylum, FT Audio LW-1 (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-03-17, 21:25:40 (162.42.41.66)
Sells new for $495. Haven't heard it myself, but a search here will turn up lots of people who have. _____________________________ "But this is the plastic age, the quiet rage is damned and civilized. .......
464: Rocky Road, Echobelly returns (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-03-09, 01:41:46 (162.42.41.51)
Echobelly will be releasing a new album in the spring, and it actually will be distributed in the U.S., unlike their previous release. Samples from the album sound like the band has continued to get s .......
465: Rocky Road, The Beatles are boring (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-03-09, 01:19:12 (162.42.41.51)
Though I certainly understand their appeal. But then again, I understand the appeal of Britney Spears, too. _____________________________ "But this is the plastic age, the quiet rage is damned and civ .......
466: Rocky Road, Hmm... (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-03-09, 00:55:57 (162.42.41.51)
That Zero 7 sounds nice. Reminds me of Alpha's vibe. I'd heard of Hybrid before, but hadn't ever gotten around to hearing their work. Sounds like they play in the same dark cave as Alan Wilder, but th .......
467: Rocky Road, You...don't...like...Teenage...Fanclub...?!?!?! (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-03-04, 00:52:23 (162.42.41.76)
I used to think so highly of you... : ) _____________________________ "But this is the plastic age, the quiet rage is damned and civilized." --Echobelly, "Ondine" .......
468: Rocky Road, Rock, or country-rock? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-03-04, 00:49:12 (162.42.41.76)
What you've listed seems to suggest that you're after a country/southern-rock type sound. If that's the case, then you've gotten some great suggestions already, some of which I'd duplicate- Son Volt U .......
469: Rocky Road, The Decemberists (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-03-04, 00:28:33 (162.42.41.76)
Castaways And Cutouts is great. They start a tour next week if you'd like to try and catch them live. You can sample Neutral Milk Hotel at the Tower Records website. You'll probably like them. Similar .......
470: Rocky Road, You must not like that it's harder (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-03-01, 01:26:11 (162.42.41.8)
The Eyesinweasel stuff sounds harder because of the louder backing of the band. He does get gentler and a bit more "twee" when it's just him. _____________________________ "But this is the plastic age .......
471: Rocky Road, It's not a hoax (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-03-01, 01:04:07 (162.42.41.8)
Tickets for the Canada/U.S. dates are already gone . _____________________________ "But this is the plastic age, the quiet rage is damned and civilized." --Echobelly, "Ondine" .......
472: General Asylum, Bob Mould - LiveDog98 (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-03-01, 00:05:37 (162.42.41.8)
nt _____________________________ "But this is the plastic age, the quiet rage is damned and civilized." --Echobelly, "Ondine" .......
473: General Asylum, Wow (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-03-01, 00:01:01 (162.42.41.8)
Thanks for the link. I don't know that I'd give the various traffic management agencies in the state credit for purposely orchestrating this, though. They all seem to just invent policies and techniqu .......
474: General Asylum, When you posted this, I was at the Denali show (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-02-29, 22:58:08 (162.42.41.8)
I was in Phoenix at Modified , to see Denali play (latest album samples here) . Impressive show. Also playing were My Hotel Year , Novi Split , and Laguardia , who all played great sets. _____________ .......
475: Rocky Road, New unofficial My Bloody Valentine website (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-02-25, 01:03:27 (162.42.41.22)
I think it's new, I've never run across it before. Has some recent Shields/MBV news. www.mybloodyvalentine.net _____________________________ "But this is the plastic age, the quiet rage is damned and .......
476: Rocky Road, What don't you like about it? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-02-25, 00:45:08 (162.42.41.22)
The recording quality is decent enough, the performance is fine, and Tobin Sprout is a songwriting genius, so the material is great. I'm not sure what there is to dislike about the album. ____________ .......
477: Rocky Road, Waco Brothers side project Dollar Store covers Cher's "Believe" (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-02-25, 00:39:14 (162.42.41.22)
Of course, Cher didn't actually write the song, it's credited to SIX other people. Gotta love that corporate songwriting-by-committee. Anyway, the cover is a country version of a pop-techno track, wit .......
478: Speaker Asylum, Try Sound Domain (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-02-24, 23:57:03 (162.42.41.78)
Try asking on the forum for Sound Domain . The only aftermarket car speakers that I have any extended experience with are entry-level MB Quart, but even those are much more than "reasonably" better th .......
479: Rocky Road, Yeah (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-02-24, 01:44:59 (162.42.41.97)
Their paying off both major political parties speaks to a larger problem, but almost certainly explains why they've been able to get away with amassing their particular empire. What they've done to ra .......
480: Rocky Road, I love live albums... (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-02-24, 01:22:05 (162.42.41.97)
Archers Of Loaf - Seconds Before The Accident The Breeders - Live In Stockholm Curve - Radio Sessions Eyesinweasel - Live In The Middle East Face To Face - Live Husker Du - The Living End The Jayhawks .......
481: Speaker Asylum, I'm not sure you should do that (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-02-23, 23:40:46 (162.42.41.20)
I haven't heard the Ascends, but based on all the favorable commentary I've read about them, I expect that they're allowing you to hear deficiencies elsewhere in the system. Specifically, the two qual .......
482: Cable Asylum, Agreed, but even less expensive than that (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-02-23, 23:12:25 (162.42.41.20)
Kimber Kable 4VS ordered in bulk from TSTO is only $2.95/foot. Agree that it's a worthwhile improvement, if the $2.00/foot is not a hard limit. _____________________________ "But this is the plastic a .......
483: Cable Asylum, Of the commercial cables I've heard... (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-02-23, 00:24:38 (162.42.41.92)
Between the Kimber Kable KWIK-16 and 4PR, and XLO ER-14, the 4PR is the best. _____________________________ "But this is the plastic age, the quiet rage is damned and civilized." --Echobelly, "Ondine" .......
484: Rocky Road, About that new indie radio station in L.A. (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-02-20, 01:52:57 (162.42.41.59)
Anybody want to guess who owns the new indie radio station in L.A. that was mentioned on this board last month? Clear Channel. I'm not kidding. Read this . The current best example of everything that' .......
485: Rocky Road, Kimi Ga Suki is outstanding (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-02-20, 01:21:22 (162.42.41.59)
Kimi Ga Suki is his best release since Girlfriend. It has the looser song structures of that album, as opposed to the tighter pop of his later work. The playing is VERY unrestrained, almost to the poi .......
486: Rocky Road, Camera Obscura (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-02-20, 01:08:09 (162.42.41.59)
I've only heard a portion of the new Camera Obscura release, but it sounds like they are continuing on with the style of pop that Belle and Sebastian abandoned on their last album. ___________________ .......
487: Cable Asylum, Shunyata Guardian 4-HT (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-02-20, 00:33:41 (162.42.41.59)
Four outlets with surge protection. Their product page is here . They list for $395, but Galen Carol Audio sells them for $335. _____________________________ "But this is the plastic age, the quiet ra .......
488: Cable Asylum, One thing to consider (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-02-20, 00:22:40 (162.42.41.59)
The connectors are nickel plated, which has a reputation for causing sound to brighten. _____________________________ "But this is the plastic age, the quiet rage is damned and civilized." --Echobelly .......
489: General Asylum, The labels would first have to be releasing the singles (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-02-20, 00:03:56 (162.42.41.59)
The major labels have dramatically reduced the number of singles they are manufacturing, then have been citing the resultant lower overall sales figures for singles as yet more proof that downloading .......
490: General Asylum, Another two-bass rock band (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-02-19, 23:26:06 (162.42.41.59)
This might interest you, since two-bass rock bands aren't a very common configuration. The Letterpress , a local Phoenix band, consists of two bass players and a drummer. They have a similar playing .......
491: General Asylum, Greed (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-02-19, 22:00:53 (162.42.41.37)
With rare exception, I've refused to pay more than $12 for a CD for some time now. What that means is that I end up buying a lot of used CDs, a transaction from which the labels don't see a penny of i .......
492: General Asylum, Agreed (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-02-19, 01:13:19 (162.42.41.21)
It's not just rap, either. Portishead uses a DJ, and their music has little to do with rap. What skilled DJs can do with a turntable and a mixer is incredible. _____________________________ "But this .......
493: Tweakers' Asylum, I'm going to try the different colors, eventually (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-02-18, 02:04:00 (162.42.41.49)
But it's far down the list of things to do to my system. If I do manage to formulate the perfect shade, I'll be sure to let you know. : ) _____________________________ "But this is the plastic age, th .......
494: General Asylum, Antidotes to "formulaic force-fed movies" (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-02-18, 00:37:13 (162.42.41.49)
The Sundance Channel The Independent Film Channel _____________________________ "But this is the plastic age, the quiet rage is damned and civilized." --Echobelly, "Ondine" .......
495: Speaker Asylum, Studio vs. Monitor series (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-02-17, 01:12:59 (162.42.41.75)
The 8" midrange driver in the Paradigm Monitor 3 and Monitor 9 is reported to be not very snappy because of it's large size. In any event, the Paradigm Studio v2 series was quite a bit better than the .......
496: General Asylum, But the cheap plastic lime-colored faceplate looks horrid (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-02-16, 22:47:51 (162.42.41.75)
Although it does match the remote and the mixing board. _____________________________ "But this is the plastic age, the quiet rage is damned and civilized." --Echobelly, "Ondine" .......
497: Tweakers' Asylum, Have you tried colors other than black? (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-02-16, 02:58:51 (162.42.41.69)
Comments here suggest that other colors might work better. Since you list so many tweaks on your website, I'd be curious to know your experience with using other colors, if indeed you've done so. ____ .......
498: General Asylum, Sound Domain (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-02-15, 16:03:57 (162.42.41.46)
It's been a while since I've done any research on car audio, but I do recall that the Sound Domain forum was the most useful. _____________________________ "But this is the plastic age, the quiet rage .......
499: Rocky Road, Jeff Tweedy (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-02-13, 00:04:45 (162.42.41.32)
At least for the moment. _____________________________ "But this is the plastic age, the quiet rage is damned and civilized." --Echobelly, "Ondine" .......
500: Digital Drive, Contrast that against the Hi-Fi Choice review (0.00)
Posted by Todd B. on 2004-02-06, 00:26:25 (162.42.41.39)
It's here , and it's not terribly positive. _____________________________ "But this is the plastic age, the quiet rage is damned and civilized." --Echobelly, "Ondine" .......
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