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1: General Asylum, RE: Another ground question--help (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2010-09-09, 13:25:40 (24.90.81.196)
Well my super, who happens to be a retired electrician, didn't seem too concerned. Anyway, just today I had one of his workers in my apartment for something unrelated, and I mentinoned this. He had an .......
2: General Asylum, Another ground question--help (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2010-08-27, 13:22:01 (24.90.81.196)
I just moved into an older building. My Belken power strip has a light to indicate whether the outlet is grounded. Well, just my luck, every outlet is ok EXCEPT the one I am using for the stereo. It i .......
3: General Asylum, RE: What are your fondest audiophile memories? (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2010-07-22, 13:40:16 (74.108.156.67)
Mid 1980s, Iwakuni Japan, the PX on the base had a hifi shop. I was fascinated by the place. It probably was mostly mid-fi, thinking back to it now, but it seemed awesome at the time, like the Nakamic .......
4: Rocky Road, Bob Weir & his McIntosh Gear (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2010-07-22, 13:09:40 (74.108.156.67)
Nice photo. .......
5: General Asylum, What happened to mbl of America? (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2010-03-20, 09:49:01 (70.19.46.199)
Their website says that "Due to ongoing legal action against mbl Germany, we are temporarily closing our website." It was announced that GTT Audio in New Jersey is the new mbl distributor. ::: TOPIC:: .......
6: General Asylum, RE: And I thought Harman International a good buy at $40... (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2010-02-09, 11:33:57 (162.83.156.232)
You should have listened to ol' nyctc7. Up $5 today, back to 40 bucks. .......
7: Shady Lane, No longer on Audiogon (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2010-02-07, 09:14:33 (162.83.156.232)
I noticed that MSS no longer sells on Audiogon. See semi-rant on their re-vamped website .......
8: Rocky Road, RE: Winterland 1977 (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2009-09-15, 23:00:18 (162.84.155.194)
I just pre-ordered. I think this will be superb. Only other interesting news on the Dead front that I know of is the upcoming "further" concerts w/ Bob and Phil, and featuring Dark Star Guitarist Joh .......
9: Rocky Road, Kiss (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2009-09-04, 17:22:47 (162.84.177.227)
I'm not a Kiss fan, but they should be there. There are so many in the Hall who are not of the Rock genre, but there because of their influence (and rightly so), that they might as well induct a rock .......
10: Rocky Road, RE: I was at Charlotte 3/22/95 (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2009-09-01, 16:27:25 (162.84.177.227)
Hey, 3/22/95 was no slouch, and I'm going to add it to my collection, now that you mentioned it. From a review by D. Scott Allen in "The Deadhead's Taping Compendium": This show is easily overlooked d .......
11: Rocky Road, Do check out these latter shows! (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2009-09-01, 10:57:50 (162.84.177.227)
Following the conventional wisdom that the Dead sucked in their last couple of years, I completely ignored post-1991 shows until fairly recently, when I discovered that the Dead played some strong sho .......
12: Rocky Road, RE: The new Road Trip 93 by the Grateful Dead is not worth. . . (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2009-08-31, 20:44:52 (162.84.177.227)
Wow, I have a completely different take! I love the music on these discs, and I think they sound just great! 5/26/93 and 5/27/93 are wonderful shows! .......
13: General Asylum, RE: Whats up with ebay. (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2009-08-22, 18:33:10 (70.19.46.36)
I just had this experience as well, selling a CD Boxset. They wouldn't let me enter more than $3.00 for shipping, which is fine for media mail, but too cheap for priority mail. The explanation seemed .......
14: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Amp Repair In NYC? (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2009-07-24, 18:09:35 (70.19.39.58)
I had a good experience with High End Audio Repair in Brooklyn. (Link Below.) Tip: Call in the afternoon. .......
15: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: REVIEW: Edge Electronics G.5 Amplifier (SS) (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2009-07-20, 11:02:18 (70.19.39.58)
Audio Federation has been trying to unload their demo pair for many months...no takers. .......
16: General Asylum, RE: I Was Also There... (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2009-07-19, 09:53:28 (70.19.39.58)
Try as I might, I just couldn't get an answer when Paul was scheduled to hit the stage. I couldn't pin down a box office number to talk to a live person. As you say the tix said 6:30, so I thought it .......
17: General Asylum, RE: Paul McCartney live.... (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2009-07-18, 15:06:24 (70.19.39.58)
I was at the show. It was my 1st visit to Citi Field, the replacement for Shea Stadium. This new facility, directly adjacent and almost abutting the old Shea Stadium site, is really beautiful and a lo .......
18: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: REVIEW: Edge Electronics G.5 Amplifier (SS) (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2009-07-16, 16:10:11 (70.19.39.58)
Have to agree on T&A. I would have to explain to every guest who ever came to my house what it doesn't stand for. With all the brands out there, who needs that kind of aggravation? I don't think Edge .......
19: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Preamp out questions (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2009-07-13, 16:09:38 (70.19.39.58)
Think of the main out as a "variable" out and the tape out as a "fixed" out. The "variable" out is variable because it varies with the volume control. This is for connecting to a power amplifier. The .......
20: Rocky Road, Not current, but... (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2009-07-10, 16:14:07 (71.247.72.206)
...I'm not current. .......
21: Rocky Road, RE: 11-Year-Old Girl Band Covers Kansas!!!! (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2009-07-08, 12:45:34 (71.247.72.206)
I think this was posted before, but it is worth repeating (she's all of ten years old): I believe this is the same girl, at age 11 (love her Rush shirt, which you can see at the end when she tak .......
22: Rocky Road, RE: Some people get all goofy eyes when I talk about the GD. . . (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2009-05-31, 11:10:33 (162.84.153.161)
Well I certainly have far more Grateful Dead CDs than any other group. They've been my favorite band ever since I was fifteen, and I just turned 50. The music just touches some people in a certain way .......
23: Rocky Road, RE: Blues for Allah Print (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2009-05-07, 07:49:06 (162.83.245.155)
Really nice! Excellent choice of frame & matting--it looks great! I've been reading a GD bio by Dennis McNally "A Long Strange Trip." I've read many books about the Dead and this one is one of the bes .......
24: Rocky Road, Saw "The Dead"...twice (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2009-04-30, 18:22:15 (162.84.144.113)
They were very enjoyable. Branford Marsalis at the Izod was an added treat. The Garden was the quickest sell-out of the tour. The New York energy is great, but the Garden sucks. The bathrooms suck, ge .......
25: Speaker Asylum, RE: Factory direct (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2009-03-03, 08:12:17 (71.247.64.228)
I've only bough one item factory direct: a Ridge Street Audio Designs interconnect. The cost to send this back would have been very small. But it is a great product. When it comes to speakers, though .......
26: Rocky Road, Got my "The Dead" ticket (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2009-01-24, 13:50:17 (162.84.176.162)
For Madison Square Garden in April. It's been an instant sell-out. Easier in some other locations, but with only one show in NYC, tickets evaporated. There were three ways to get tickets. The online p .......
27: General Asylum, I concur. Not good. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2009-01-11, 09:12:21 (162.84.209.196)
nt .......
28: General Asylum, Not mutally exclusive (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2009-01-08, 11:40:46 (162.84.209.196)
That audiophiles are somehow not music lovers is a common argument against audiophiles (of which I am one). I disagree with the piece linked below; just because I don't go to a lot of concerts anymore .......
29: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: World's fastest Amp (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2009-01-03, 13:07:33 (162.84.209.196)
Goldmund uses JOB circuits, and Goldmund throughout their literature says that their amps are fast or high-speed. In the literature for their speakers it says that to get the most out of them, if you .......
30: Rocky Road, RE: "The Dead" Spring Tour (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2009-01-02, 10:58:04 (162.84.209.196)
As Jerry Seinfeld often said on his show.... "That's a shame" .......
31: Rocky Road, "The Dead" Spring Tour (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2009-01-01, 10:29:45 (162.84.209.196)
The Dead, consisting of original Grateful Dead members Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Mickey Hart, and Bill Kreutzmann, plus lead guitarist Warren Haynes and keyboardist Jeff Chimenti, will play April/May, with .......
32: General Asylum, RE: Seeking help with formal appraisal of audio equipment (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-12-30, 06:56:58 (162.84.209.196)
You're right of course. It's just that I went through this not too long ago. (But did not have to have audio equipment valued.) .......
33: General Asylum, RE: Seeking help with formal appraisal of audio equipment (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-12-30, 06:23:15 (162.84.209.196)
Ask yourself if you want the appraisal to be low or high. When it comes to an estate, quite often people want a low appraisal so as not to push the estate into taxable territory. So if the Blue Book v .......
34: General Asylum, RE: an exchange of emails with Monster. (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-12-28, 15:02:41 (162.84.142.238)
Doing a search I see that they did sue monster.com and settled out of court! .......
35: General Asylum, RE: an exchange of emails with Monster. (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-12-28, 14:43:25 (162.84.142.238)
Well stated but I am wary of bandwagons. (Though I am not claiming to be immune.) There seems to be a huge bash Monster Cable bandwagon. For example, are they really claiming to own the word Monster? .......
36: General Asylum, RE: an exchange of emails with Monster. (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-12-28, 14:01:01 (162.84.142.238)
I'm not defending Monster. But I don't think you can argue Trademark law by reading a wiki entry and a summary on that Harvard website, as good as those entries might be. Law is often more than just t .......
37: General Asylum, RE: That's where the big money is nowadays. (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-12-25, 22:23:49 (162.84.142.238)
I just meant that I don't think one can necessarily extrapolate these findings to include speaker cable and analog interconnects, that's all. The piece didn't try to make a blanket statement about all .......
38: General Asylum, RE: Speaking of Monster cable and offering good value for the money, well... (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-12-25, 21:21:30 (162.84.142.238)
Interesting piece, though it only covered HDMI cables and their affect on picture quality. .......
39: Rocky Road, RE: Eartha Kitt died today (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-12-25, 17:46:23 (162.84.142.238)
I know she was a great singer and multi-talented entertainer, but to me she will always be....Catwoman. .......
40: General Asylum, RIP Eartha Kitt (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-12-25, 15:14:49 (162.84.142.238)
One of the great cabaret singers, a multi-talented entertainer, and...Catwoman! .......
41: General Asylum, RE: Get a Blu-Ray player. Do you have a Hi-Def TV ? (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-12-25, 11:34:56 (162.84.142.238)
I have an HDTV, but it is not 1080p. I figured I'd wait until I upgrade to 1080p before getting into blu-ray. What I bought for myself: Audio Purist Musaeus speaker cable, and a Ridge Street Audio De .......
42: General Asylum, Blu-ray movies. I don't own a Blu-Ray player. (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-12-25, 11:19:23 (162.84.142.238)
Guess when you're an audiophile people assume you have the latest technolgy... .......
43: Rocky Road, RE: Pictures of You (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-12-23, 23:04:26 (162.84.142.238)
I went to see The Cure 6/21/08 at Radio City Hall. I had never seen them, and didn't know anything about them. I have to say it was one of the best concerts I've ever attended. And I'll say this, the .......
44: Water Cooler, It's Fake Italian Pasta, anyway (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-12-23, 14:56:10 (162.84.142.238)
It says on the box "Italy's No. 1 Pasta," leading the consumer to believe that it is imported from Italy. The website makes it clear that what is sold in the USA is made in the USA. Personally I think .......
45: Speaker Asylum, RE: High emotion audio (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-12-21, 13:42:47 (162.84.142.238)
They sort of look like the Linaeum tweeter. I haven't heard them. But with your moniker, maybe you should go for the PipeDreams! :) .......
46: Music Lane, RE: A piece of Jazz history (NYC area) (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-12-20, 13:39:41 (162.83.237.100)
Can you believe that Judith Malina played Paulie Walnuts' biological mother on The Sopranos? (She was only in one episode.) BTW I happend to see a revival of "The Connection" in or around 1980. Cowboy .......
47: Music Lane, A piece of Jazz history (NYC area) (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-12-20, 12:14:19 (162.83.237.100)
There will be a short revival of "The Connection" featuring the son of original musician Jackie McLean, and directed by the original director, Judith Malina. This is to celebrate the 50th anniversary .......
48: Music Lane, Revival w/ Jackie's Son! (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-12-20, 11:59:38 (162.83.237.100)
See Link .......
49: Water Cooler, RE: where? nt (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-12-19, 22:19:33 (162.83.237.100)
The comparison to Sarah Palin I thought humorous (The Russia thing) The Neil Diamond remark In hindsight maybe I shouldn't have provided a link to that article .......
50: Water Cooler, RE: Meaningless post/article (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-12-19, 21:30:12 (162.83.237.100)
I was attempting humor. Obviously I failed. Have a good day. .......
51: Water Cooler, Maybe by the time I write 20,000 posts like you I'll do better (nt) (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-12-19, 20:37:54 (162.83.237.100)
nt .......
52: Water Cooler, Caroline Kennedy: I Can See The Russian Tea Room From My Apartment (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-12-19, 15:30:58 (162.83.237.100)
Well at least she'd be the first senator to have inspired a Neil Diamond song... .......
53: Music Lane, Check out this cover... (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-12-17, 14:42:15 (70.19.37.189)
Foreigner really were hit-makers. I can't narrow it down to one song, but check out this cover. This is not a joke I love Shirley singing this song .......
54: Music Lane, RE: Accessible Jackie Mclean rec's (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-12-16, 08:45:06 (70.19.37.189)
A bit obscure, but an excellent recording! Recommended! Inexpensive, as sell! See link. A DVD exists of the movie, but the audio/video quality is only ok, I'd go with the CD Link to the DVD: http://ww .......
55: Rocky Road, RE: A Grateful Dead story (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-12-16, 08:34:22 (70.19.37.189)
09/25/70 Pasadena Civic Auditorium - Pasadena, CA Set 1: Casey Jones Me And My Uncle I'm A King Bee Cryptical Envelopment Drums The Other One Cryptical Envelopment High Time Set 2: Dark Star Cosmic Ch .......
56: Rocky Road, List wouldn't be complete without... (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-12-15, 22:49:05 (70.19.37.189)
See Link (spoilers) .......
57: Rocky Road, RE: So who did you see live this year? (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-12-14, 15:17:38 (70.19.37.189)
I saw them at The Nokia Theater Times Square in New York City. It is a 2,100 capacity venue. It's a great, fun venue when it's not crowded. But it's not so much fun at or near capacity. Getting hamme .......
58: Speaker Asylum, Krell Resolution 3 (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-12-13, 18:23:04 (70.19.37.189)
I've owned mine for a little over 3 years. They are great 2-way, standmounted speakers. Their 8" woofer gives the music an added weight that you won't hear in a lot of other 2-ways. Krell has disconti .......
59: Speaker Asylum, And here's what can happen when drunk... (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-12-13, 18:06:19 (70.19.37.189)
About six months ago, a friend of mine was over and we got hammered. I played "Stairway to Heaven" with the volume up all the way. It was unbelievably loud. My Krell Resolution 3's played with no dist .......
60: General Asylum, Who Is The Magnepan Lady? (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-12-13, 13:40:21 (70.19.37.189)
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61: Rocky Road, RE: Merry Xmas to you Dead Heads (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-12-13, 11:04:09 (70.19.37.189)
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62: Rocky Road, RE: Rare poster from one of the wildest bars ever (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-12-13, 11:00:33 (70.19.37.189)
One of my all-time favorite albums, Hot Tuna's "First Pull Up, Then Pull Down" was recorded there in April of 1971. I would have been a month shy of 13 years old so, it would have been a little befor .......
63: Rocky Road, RE: So who did you see live this year? (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-12-13, 10:17:32 (70.19.37.189)
Return To Forever Ornette Coleman Mose Allison Dark Star Orchestra Phil Lesh & Friends Clapton/Winwood Spoon Blondie Jimmy Buffet The Mars Volta The Cure King Crimson Celine Dion Neil Diamond Most Ple .......
64: Rocky Road, Does the vinyl sound better? (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-12-12, 21:09:05 (70.19.37.189)
It's been ages since I listened to vinyl, and it wouldn't have been on a high-end system. So what sounds better, the remastered HDCD CD's or the vinyl? .......
65: Rocky Road, RE: Are those available at the Dead store? (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-12-12, 17:09:48 (70.19.37.189)
Yes, Frost Ampitheater. No, not available at the Dead Store, at least not yet. (The newest "Road Trips," by the way, is from the 1990 Madison Square Garden Shows. This newest "Road Trips" is Volume 2 .......
66: Rocky Road, RE: I really enjoy listening to the Grateful Dead. . . (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-12-12, 15:11:13 (70.19.37.189)
I like the Keith/Donna era very much too...There is something special about the acoustic piano...My first show was in 1977, and how can you go wrong with just about anything from late 1971 to early 19 .......
67: Rocky Road, Bring Me The Head Of Jerry Garcia (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-12-12, 12:04:33 (70.19.37.189)
Bring me the head of Jerry Garcia He plays guitar like diarrhea He's dumb as a doorknob and a ton overweight That's why they call him the dreadful grate He can't fingerpick because his hand's incomple .......
68: Music Lane, More Adventures In Basseyland (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-12-10, 11:38:54 (162.84.210.71)
I can't believe it's only been a couple of months since I "discovered" Shirley Bassey. So far I have these CD's: -Shirley/Let's Face The Music -I've Got A Song For You/And We Were Lovers -You Take My .......
69: Speaker Asylum, Do you have Barbara Eden in one of those bottles? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-12-06, 14:26:27 (162.84.210.71)
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70: Rocky Road, RE: "The Weight" by The Band (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-11-30, 15:18:12 (162.83.232.199)
Interesting article: (see link) Seems like analyzing this song is up there with American Pie, well maybe not quite .......
71: General Asylum, Anybody know of Sandy Ruby/Tech HiFi? (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-11-28, 17:46:52 (162.83.232.199)
Interesting obit, but I never heard of him or the company--I started getting into stereos right around the time his company folded. Still, as a NYC resident, I'm surprised that I never heard of it. :: .......
72: Speaker Asylum, RE: piece a cake... (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-11-28, 13:14:27 (162.83.232.199)
I have the Krell Reolution 3's and love 'em, and they are a good match in my 400 sq. ft. studio apartment. After 3 years of ownership I am still happy with them, I'd have to be able to spend triple wh .......
73: Rocky Road, Overrated (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-11-26, 09:26:28 (162.83.243.108)
Good performances, especially the last night, a classic, but I just can't hop on the bandwagon for this CD set. The sonics in my opinion aren't anything to write home about. Dull and lifeless, especia .......
74: General Asylum, RE: Yes, and found the "pimp" a real pleasure. (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-11-25, 23:57:19 (162.83.243.108)
I'm not a dealer and am not really sure what this criticism is. It can't be over the offer to supply the serial number on used gear so that a potential customer can research the date of manufacture, e .......
75: Inmate Central, Shirley Bassey (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-11-21, 08:50:55 (162.83.243.108)
OK not technically a Bond Girl but she's MY favorite Bond Girl How many look this good or will look this good at age 71? (Photo taken just a couple of days ago. She will be 72 in just a few weeks, .......
76: Water Cooler, RE: That is great news (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-11-20, 16:48:29 (162.83.243.108)
There are some who undoubtedly will make a fortune by snapping up companies cheap. But this is no ordinary downturn, no ordinary "buying opportunity." So I dissent from the idea that this is great new .......
77: Water Cooler, I've been humbled (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-11-20, 15:49:58 (162.83.243.108)
I thought I was soooo smart buying Harman International at 40 bucks. Then it went to 25 and I told people that they really should think about buying it. Today it is under 11 bucks. .......
78: General Asylum, RE: Help choosing a power conditioner... (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-11-07, 06:55:05 (70.19.46.164)
I live in NYC (not claiming that this is relevant to what I am about to write). I have the Richard Gray Power Compnay 400 Pro. It cost $700. It only has 4 outlets. As stated above I plug the amp direc .......
79: Water Cooler, Reminds me of going to the Post Office (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-11-04, 08:38:13 (70.19.46.164)
At my polling place on East 29th Street in NYC there was a small line for my district but a long wait for one of the others. It reminds me of going to the post office. Long lines, workers worn out by .......
80: General Asylum, Hi Jerry (nt) (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-11-03, 17:38:33 (70.19.46.164)
nt .......
81: Water Cooler, White Van guys on "People's Court" today (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-10-31, 14:13:13 (70.19.46.164)
Judge Milian saw right thru them, not that that is a very difficult thing to do. How the seller could keep a straight face explaining how he sells a $3,500 system for $350 is beyond me. He actually to .......
82: Rocky Road, RE: The best vocal stylist in R&R? (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-10-30, 08:28:39 (70.19.46.164)
Janis Joplin? I find this an interesting question beacuse it highlights the difference between a lead singer in a band and the solo artist. Jim Morrison, Freddie Mercury, Bono, Daltrey, Plant, and man .......
83: Rocky Road, Going to 4 out of 14 at Nokia Times Square--then retiring (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-10-30, 07:54:07 (70.19.46.164)
I think this is my Swan Song. I'm going to four Fri/Sat shows. But I think I'm hanging up my concert career (200+), though of course I will still be listening on the HiFi rig. Concerts have just becom .......
84: General Asylum, "They've sold for more" (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-10-29, 08:30:55 (70.19.46.164)
20 years ago I bought my first pair of decent speakers--Genesis Physics (now defunct). The salesman said that they were on sale. Later, when I discovered the Audio Magazine annual price guide, I reali .......
85: Water Cooler, RE: Preparing to Say Goodbye (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-10-28, 10:32:07 (70.19.46.164)
"I am sure your caring for her in those last days said more to her than any words you might have said." Thank You, Thank You, this is what I try to tell myself .......
86: Water Cooler, RE: Preparing to Say Goodbye (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-10-27, 22:43:33 (70.19.46.164)
Sorry to hear your sad news. I lost both my parents within the last five years. It is awful awful awful. With my dad, although he was ill, it was still sudden, so there wasn't an opportunity to say .......
87: Music Lane, Shirley Bassey (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-10-24, 08:15:25 (70.19.46.164)
I was familiar with her only from the James Bond title songs, and have loved them ever since I was a kid. But about three weeks ago I stumbled upon the numerous YouTube clips of her performances, and .......
88: Water Cooler, MILF (nt) (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-10-23, 08:52:24 (70.19.79.158)
nt .......
89: Water Cooler, RE: Define socialism (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-10-15, 21:15:30 (70.19.79.158)
I'm too busy clinging to my gun and my religion right now, I'll have to get back to you. :) .......
90: Water Cooler, RE: "spreading the wealth around" (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-10-15, 17:01:14 (70.19.79.158)
The phrase by itself, I agree with you. But combined with Obama's very liberal image, I don't think the charge of socialist is far off the mark. I myself suspect that Obama is a closet socialist; howe .......
91: Water Cooler, RE: As someone who makes less than a fifth of that (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-10-15, 16:15:22 (70.19.79.158)
That's what Obama should have said--that if you're at the $250,000 level your taxes will only increase slightly. But instead he gets into this spreading the wealth around thing which makes him sound .......
92: Water Cooler, $250,000/year is not superrich (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-10-15, 15:28:48 (70.19.79.158)
Someone making $250,000/year has very little in common with the mega rich. The anger at Wall Street fat cats who made multi millions while ruining their companies should not be visited on someone maki .......
93: Rocky Road, Don't let the artists off the hook (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-10-14, 10:35:27 (151.205.100.87)
It's not Ticketmaster's fault that Eric Clapton, Roger Waters, Jimmy Buffet, etc, want over $100 per ticket. As to all the fees, I've seen them oddly all over the place. For Steve Windwood/Eric Clapto .......
94: General Asylum, Of course... (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-10-06, 15:03:00 (151.205.108.96)
Loss is on paper. I haven't sold. In for the long term. .......
95: General Asylum, And I thought Harman International a good buy at $40... (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-10-06, 13:28:52 (151.205.108.96)
So I bought 100 shares. It is now $25. So much for my financial genius. But my loss could be your gain. This is still a $1.5 billion company. Brands AKG - microphone/headphones Audioaccess - A/V cont .......
96: Water Cooler, Pardon me while I take a bath (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-09-29, 11:36:23 (151.205.97.56)
Stock Market, that is .......
97: Rocky Road, What a make-over can do (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-09-19, 12:30:05 (141.149.32.143)
link .......
98: Rocky Road, NY Post savages her... (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-09-17, 13:48:14 (141.149.32.143)
"...Dion's bloodless attack resulted in a concert that became a veritable feast of white bread and mayo, a bland menu of uninspired, middle-of-the-road power ballads...no goose bumps when she reached .......
99: Rocky Road, Last night it was Queen, "We Are The Champions" (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-09-16, 15:13:19 (141.149.32.143)
Say what you will, it wasn't as bad as I though it was going to be. I liked her. And she is sexier than Brian Johnson...if not her genre. .......
100: Rocky Road, Celine Dion, Madison Square Garden, 9/15/08 (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-09-16, 14:30:07 (141.149.32.143)
What is Celine Dion doing in the Rocky Road section? Her band alone makes her worthy of being here. I had never seen her in concert before. I read mixed reviews of this American leg of the "Taking Ch .......
101: Water Cooler, My guess was that it was drifting off-topic (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-08-26, 20:18:52 (141.149.32.143)
I know what you are talking about (getting caught in the crossfire) but there was nothing hostile going on. Ultimately, though, I can't be sure. I have seen from time to time people comment on mysteri .......
102: Water Cooler, I got an innocuous post deleted! I finally feel like an inmate! (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-08-26, 16:41:31 (141.149.32.143)
It was on the general forum. The OP was about well-recorded classic rock cd's. Someone mentioned the HDCD Grateful Dead discs. A couple of people responded to that, then I asked whether it made sense .......
103: Rocky Road, Grateful Dead in Egypt available for preorder (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-08-25, 18:45:06 (141.149.32.143)
2 CD's, 1 DVD and separately, No. 4 of Road Trips featuring the Dead's triumphant return to Winterland! .......
104: Water Cooler, RE: What happend to US boxing? (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-08-24, 07:47:17 (141.149.32.143)
You ask two questions, I think, one about amateur boxing and one about professional boxing. I'd been waiting for someone to say it, and the ABC boxing commentators finally did last night: Olympic box .......
105: Water Cooler, Harman hits 5-year-low (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-08-18, 10:40:38 (68.161.18.35)
Harman shot up to over $100 on plans that it would go private. When that fell through, the stock came back down to earth and I bought some at $40. It fluctuated around that point, but recent news has .......
106: Rocky Road, I did (nt) (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-08-17, 19:57:16 (68.161.18.35)
nt .......
107: Rocky Road, RE: "Sweet Caroline (11 yrs old), touching me, touching you"...ughh...(nt) (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-08-17, 10:10:47 (68.161.18.35)
Wasn't sure what you were talking about and found this... Why would someone include a lyric about touching if the inspiration for the song is a 9-year-old girl? Ughh is right, I hope there is a more .......
108: Rocky Road, RE: King Crimson were AWESOME!!!! (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-08-17, 08:24:23 (68.161.18.35)
I was at Friday night. Wish I could remember more. Got too hammered for the show. And I got there way too early, at 7, the show started at 8:30. So I hit the bar...a bit of a mistake. During the show .......
109: Rocky Road, nyctc7 & GratefulBob vs. Stereophile & The Absolute Sound (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-08-13, 15:25:58 (141.149.48.193)
Stereophile Sept. 2008 just gave Winterland 1973: The Complete Recordings FIVE STARS for sonics. Last month, The Absolute Sound gave it 4 1/2. But I thought the recording sounded distant, and had a ha .......
110: Rocky Road, Neil Diamond, 8/12/08, MSG, NYC (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-08-13, 15:05:40 (141.149.48.193)
My first and probably only Neil Diamond concert. Heard he put on a good show, had to see for myself. I thought his band rockin' enough to be in this forum. He looked good for 67. Good crowd, but diff .......
111: Rocky Road, RE: King Crimson 8/12/08 (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-08-13, 11:41:06 (141.149.48.193)
I'm going Friday night at the Nokia Times Square. I've seen many concerts there, and the acoustics are pretty nice as the walls and ceiling are lined with echo busters. Capacity is around 2,000, so I .......
112: Rocky Road, RE: Rhino Records (Warner Music Group) ... (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-08-11, 23:30:43 (70.19.79.12)
The packaging of Winterland 1973 is particularly nice, as was mentioned on another thread. And as mentioned, unfortunately, the download releases have come to a grinding halt. This is why I have sta .......
113: Digital Drive, The Current Majik (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-08-11, 22:00:02 (70.19.79.12)
2006, I purchased new in 2007. As to a CD upgrade, all I can attest to is that for CD, under the above conditions, I preferred The Linn to the Esoteric. As to upgrades, I'm sure that there is no short .......
114: Digital Drive, Linn Majik VS. Esoteric DV-50s CD Shoot Out (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-08-11, 21:16:26 (141.149.48.193)
Having recently acquired one of the best quality Grateful Dead soundboards of a live show that I have ever heard, I thought I might do a CD Shoot Out between these two players, which I have lived with .......
115: Rocky Road, Not sure, but am I getting close? (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-08-10, 19:41:37 (70.19.79.12)
Link .......
116: Rocky Road, The experience in concert (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-08-10, 18:31:16 (70.19.79.12)
You should check out (link below) if they come near you. You've heard the recordings. Now get to a DSO concert!! I have seen them 20 times, the last time 7/30/08, at the HOB in the Showboat Casino, A .......
117: Rocky Road, RE: Free legal lossless and Hi-rez downloads...... (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-08-10, 13:55:37 (70.19.79.12)
That's how I got started, those "official" Dead downloads (link below). Being a total noob, I figured that they'd make it easy for me. But they seemed to have discontinued this. They've been stuck on .......
118: Rocky Road, RE: Free legal lossless and Hi-rez downloads...... (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-08-10, 12:31:34 (70.19.79.12)
After avoiding downloading music for the longest time, I've been on a roll. I've been learning about torrents, port fowarding, FLAC, SHN, VBR MP3, write speeds, etc. etc. I have downloaded several Gra .......
119: Rocky Road, "Make It With You"--Bread; "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" --Bee Gees (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-08-08, 13:43:54 (70.19.79.12)
The one and only time I went to summer camp. 1971. I was 12 years old. These two songs made me pine for the girls. .......
120: Rocky Road, Return To Forever, 8/7/08, NYC (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-08-08, 09:33:49 (70.19.79.12)
I just didn't "get it." Did not float my boat. The adoring audience just ate it up, though, with a standing ovation before they even started. The United Palace Theater is in Washington Heights, sort o .......
121: Rocky Road, ok, I just ordered it...and a note on my adventures in downloading (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-08-07, 12:36:35 (151.204.154.52)
Not sure why I never bought it before. Anyway, I just bought it off the Dead.net store. As I said in an earlier post, I just started downloading Dead concert soundboards after having only bought the " .......
122: Rocky Road, Winterland 1973 Packaging/Acoustic Stuff (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-08-06, 12:26:29 (151.204.154.52)
I was hanging out with a friend and, unlike me, he put two and two together and figured out that the three CD packages, opened up and laid on the floor, made one giant artwork! I recently downloaded 1 .......
123: Rocky Road, RE: The complete Winterland 1973, how does the sound quality hold up. . (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-08-06, 08:05:17 (151.204.154.52)
I think you are in for a treat with Reckoning...It is a disc I'd bring with me if I was auditioning loudspeakers...brought it to my nearest high-end shop, Park Avenue Audio, and listened on the new KE .......
124: Rocky Road, Early Dead (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-07-29, 19:29:21 (70.19.89.34)
I'm no Dead historian, but most fans know that Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions in 1964 had Garcia, Weir, Pigpen, and a couple of others. This is the band that most directly preceded the Warlocks. .......
125: Rocky Road, RE: "Steal Your Face" ?! (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-07-29, 10:46:01 (70.19.89.34)
You're right about "Steal." Something went wrong with the sound there. I am referring to this: .......
126: Rocky Road, RE: GD Live at the Cow Palce 1976, . . not so happy. . . (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-07-29, 07:41:42 (70.19.89.34)
Maybe it is not a coincidence that DP #24, also from the Cow Palace, is perhaps the lowest-rated DP. I myself like the 1976, maybe because the New Year's Eve shows have a special place in the hearts .......
127: Rocky Road, RE: speaking of the Dead (and not Amy, who ain't... yet) (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-07-29, 07:09:55 (70.19.89.34)
Hello, I'll repeat my recommendation from the thread below, DP #10, 12/29/77, Winterland, S.F., CA Virtually anything from DP is going to be good. There are 36 releases out of hundreds (over a thousan .......
128: Rocky Road, Ok, got my 1st show... (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-07-25, 08:27:03 (151.205.167.207)
from that bt.etree.org site. It is 7/13/84 Greek theater, Berkeley, CA. They played a surprise Dark Star encore. There is a wonderful essay by John Dwork about this show in his "The Deadhead's Taping .......
129: General Asylum, Also, visiting an overseas PX (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-07-25, 07:46:41 (151.205.167.207)
While being a young Deadhead sparked an interest in quality sound, I did not own the gear or read any magazines until later. In the early 1980's, when I was in my early twenties, I was in the marines .......
130: General Asylum, Grateful Dead (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-07-24, 22:24:08 (151.205.167.207)
Lest Someone Disagrees, my chemically induced spiritual experiences were a significant, but in hindsight perhaps not really necessary, part of my youth. But for better or worse...it happened. I was 15 .......
131: Rocky Road, RE: For a number (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-07-24, 21:10:43 (151.205.167.207)
As a guide to which shows to get, I love my "The Deadhead's Taping Compendium." It is in three volumes. It is the most incredible resource, though I note one or two detractors in the Amazon.com review .......
132: Rocky Road, Hello.... (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-07-24, 20:42:16 (151.205.167.207)
That would be me. Legendary show. That whole other thread about what show to get has motivated me to start downloading stuff. I have only official releases like Dick's Picks, From The Vault, etc. Th .......
133: General Asylum, RE: Six degrees of Audio Bacon (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-07-24, 09:45:54 (151.205.167.207)
Mark Levinson was married to Kim Catrall Kim Catrall was in "Sex and the City" with Sarah Jessica Parker Sarah Jessica Parker was in "Footloose" with Kevin Bacon .......
134: Rocky Road, Thread about downloading shows for FREE (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-07-22, 17:22:56 (151.205.167.207)
You sound a little more computer savvy than me, here is a thread on Audiogon about finding and downloading shows for free .......
135: Rocky Road, RE: Emerson, Lake, and Palmer... "Fugue," "Hoedown" (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-07-22, 08:19:15 (151.205.167.207)
"Fugue" From "Trilogy" album. Great stuff So is his take on Copland's "Hoedown" (same album) Love it!! .......
136: Rocky Road, GD mixing/mastering (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-07-21, 21:27:25 (151.205.167.207)
See this interview with Jeffrey Norman. You can scroll down to the end of the interview where there is a link to his company, garage audio mastering, which may have the more technical stuff that you .......
137: Rocky Road, HDCD (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-07-21, 20:48:21 (151.205.167.207)
I wonder whether the Dead organization should have gone with HDCD or not, as it is a moribund format (I think). My experience is that it a adds a little *sparkle* But it is not just the HDCD. The Dead .......
138: Rocky Road, RE: What about Hart? I have one of his early acoutics . . . (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-07-21, 19:58:13 (151.205.167.207)
Mickey Hart joined the band in late September of 1967, and having two drummers changed the Dead: in the words of the author of the "Deadheads Taping Compendium," "...his addition provided the band wit .......
139: Rocky Road, RE: What about the 73 winterland complete recordings? (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-07-21, 17:05:15 (151.205.167.207)
As the only shows played at Winterland in all of 1973, they are indeed special. But at $100 maybe not the best place to start (I bought it, naturally). One of the things about the Dead is how differen .......
140: Rocky Road, You sent a shudder through me until.. (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-07-21, 15:26:22 (151.205.167.207)
I saw that it is the Nokia in L.A., not New York. The Nokia in NYC is a 2,000 capacity venue. The Who there would be pretty cool...not to take away from the shows in L.A.!! I picked up a tix to see t .......
141: Rocky Road, One more thing... (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-07-21, 08:22:48 (151.205.167.207)
What is in the "Vault" are soundboards recorded by the sound people or the crew. The Dead had some mighty fine sound engineers, like Owsley (Bear), Dan Healy, Betty Cantor-Jackson, Bob Matthews. But t .......
142: Rocky Road, Nothing left to do but :) :) :) (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-07-20, 19:07:32 (151.205.167.207)
nt .......
143: Rocky Road, RE: I enjoy the GD, hey add a o and you have god, . . (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-07-20, 18:09:19 (151.205.167.207)
DP = Dick's Picks. Dick Latvala was the archivist of the Grateful Dead vault, where all the band's live recordings reside, until his untimely death in 1999. (OK, not ALL the live recordings, when you .......
144: Rocky Road, RE: A Night At The Family Dog (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-07-18, 16:06:44 (151.205.167.207)
I recently rented it through netflix. I thought it was great. My only complaint is that it is only an hour long! Recommended! .......
145: Speaker Asylum, Subs in apartment buildings = maybe not a good idea (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-07-18, 08:22:15 (151.205.167.207)
I defer to others with more knowledge, but as a life-long apartment dweller, I can just tell you that I never got complaints about my stereo until I added a sub. That was years ago, and I have been s .......
146: Rocky Road, The deserted island question (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-07-18, 07:41:09 (151.205.167.207)
What GD music would I want if I was stranded on a deserted island. Well, I'm not on a deserted island. I agree with those who say that this is not easy. And tastes vary; for example, I only occasional .......
147: Rocky Road, Good question...not much...still a Deadhead after all these years (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-07-13, 08:45:27 (151.204.152.198)
My favorite band since I was 15 years old...and a lot of the classic rock n' roll that goes with that: Beatles, Zep, Floyd, Allmans, The Band, Who, Tuna. Also have an affinty for early 1970's top 40 ( .......
148: Rocky Road, RE: 5/1/77--They played my 1st Dead Show! (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-07-12, 06:35:05 (151.204.152.198)
There is but one ferry. Getting there was a piece of cake. Coming back was a little more of a pain (because so many people are leaving at the same time), but all-in-all not bad. The only real complai .......
149: Rocky Road, 5/1/77--They played my 1st Dead Show! (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-07-11, 22:15:01 (151.204.152.198)
That was a thrill. It was very well played, but I thought the setlist a little mundane, despite the rare "Sunrise." A fine setlist for a Sunday night in the middle of a 5-show run (which is what it or .......
150: Rocky Road, Dark Star Orchestra at Govenors Island tomorrow, Friday, 7/11 (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-07-10, 19:34:36 (141.149.32.105)
I visited Govenors Island about 4 years ago, not long after it was opened to the public (for guided tours) after being an off-limits military base since 1783. The Moe. concert there last month was the .......
151: Water Cooler, RE: Tony Schwartz, 84. Created "daisy ad" against Goldwater. (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-06-17, 08:05:19 (151.205.112.145)
In the NY Times obit it mentions audiophiles, second paragraph from the bottom. .......
152: General Asylum, Tony Schwartz, "Wizard of Sound"? (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-06-16, 11:06:31 (141.149.42.202)
I've seen that famous ad, of course, but does anyone know anything more about his contributions to audiophile sound? (Second paragraph from the bottom.) .......
153: Rocky Road, Also "Road Trips" (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-06-14, 10:01:27 (151.205.177.133)
"Road Trips" is Rhino Records' new series. I have been buying them all so far. As I write this, I just received and am listening to the new one, #3, from 1971. 1971 is a smokin' year for the Dead, wha .......
154: Rocky Road, RE: Dicks Picks (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-06-13, 14:12:36 (151.205.177.133)
My favorite period is from 1976-1981. #18 has my favorite Scarlet>Fire #25 is fantastic, great variety of songs #29 is indeed glorious #13 from 1981, has a legendary caution/spanish jam #20 I very mu .......
155: Water Cooler, RE: Why the poor will always be poor... (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-06-05, 10:30:07 (151.205.177.133)
> .......
156: Speaker Asylum, Krell Resolution 3 (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-05-19, 15:18:41 (151.205.177.133)
I preferred them over the Sonus Faber Cremona Auditor, but that may be just a matter of personal taste. Although a relatively recent speaker, they are no longer made, but they can be picked up at a go .......
157: Water Cooler, And he's history! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-05-08, 07:46:37 (151.205.178.22)
nt .......
158: Water Cooler, Jason Castro was truly awful (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-05-07, 11:15:24 (151.205.178.22)
I haven't been following American Idol closely this year, tuned in last night to see the final four, and Dreadlocked white guy Bob Marley wannabe Jason Castro was truly awful. He attempted "I Shot The .......
159: Rocky Road, RE: Duran Duran - Red Carpet Massacre! (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-05-04, 18:05:59 (151.205.162.240)
Thanks for the tip. Just bought a ticket for 5/31 at Central Park, Manhattan. .......
160: Water Cooler, In the confines of the elevator... (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-05-03, 09:46:25 (151.205.162.240)
I could hear that it was a woman's voice on the phone. Hmm...#2, no I don't think so. This didn't have anything to do with being unfamiliar with life on the range. That makes me think of a "tenderfo .......
161: Rocky Road, The Various Star Trek (nt) (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-05-02, 09:52:46 (151.205.162.240)
nt .......
162: Water Cooler, "Guys" has become acceptable gender neutral pronoun. "Dude" is going to far! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-05-02, 09:12:27 (151.205.162.240)
nt .......
163: Water Cooler, Least favorite filler (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-05-02, 06:46:03 (151.205.162.240)
"The fact of the matter is" .......
164: Water Cooler, RE: "I wish the ladies would find their own word!!" Gender neutral??? D'OH! (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-05-01, 19:57:25 (151.205.162.240)
"Guys" has indeed become the general neutral pronoun. But "Dude" is going too far! .......
165: Rocky Road, RE: You can read a lot about it (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-05-01, 18:48:39 (151.205.162.240)
Thanks for the link. I will read the excerpts, and maybe buy the book. I see on Amazon.com that it has been reprinted with new material. What you wrote above...what can I say? .......
166: Water Cooler, Girls calling each other "Dude" (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-05-01, 15:42:09 (151.205.162.240)
The first I heard of this was in the movie "Juno." Just now, in the elevator of my building, a 20-something women was talking to a female friend of hers on the cellphone, and said, "Dude, Nordstrom's .......
167: Rocky Road, RE: BOEL (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-05-01, 08:30:15 (151.205.162.240)
Wow, never heard of them. To be in Laguna Beach in the late 1960's, wow, that must have been something. .......
168: Rocky Road, Augustus Owsley Stanley III ("Bear') (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-05-01, 07:41:45 (151.205.162.240)
Hoffman invented it, Bear made it available to the masses. The Dead wrote about him in the rarely played "Alice D. Millionaire" http://www.dead.net/song/alice-d-millionaire The entry below says that " .......
169: Rocky Road, Pink Floyd! (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-05-01, 07:25:56 (151.205.162.240)
Pink Floyd!! Although their music certainly morphed from its early psychedelia days. My first LSD trip (can I admit that?) was as a teenager right when "Wish You Were Here" came out. Man, did that pl .......
170: Rocky Road, RE: In honor of Dr. Hoffman's passing (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-05-01, 07:07:53 (151.205.162.240)
I don't know how much influence LSD had on Robert Hunter's lyrics in "China Cat Sunflower." But it is quite trippy images: See Here: .......
171: Rocky Road, Natasha Bedingfield (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-04-29, 21:40:01 (151.205.162.240)
Never heard of her, she just closed "The Tonight Show." I liked her. .......
172: Rocky Road, RE: Phil Collins retiring? (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-04-28, 07:44:50 (151.205.162.240)
"Phil Collins announced that he is essentially retiring from the music business, as the Genesis frontman has no plans to record music or tour. Collins did admit that he would continue to write, howeve .......
173: Inmate Central, Difference between Water Cooler & Inmate Central? (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-04-24, 06:44:43 (151.205.162.240)
Could someone tell me what should be posted where? Of the top of my head, it looks like the Water Cooler is for more politically charged or controversial topics. But sometimes, I'm not sure, so I ask. .......
174: Rocky Road, Saw them 9/17/07 at MSG (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-04-24, 06:35:46 (151.205.162.240)
Had seen them only once before, way back in 1982. The recent Garden show was was a very good concert. I was also thought a very good audience. Rush did a good job at playing both new material and crow .......
175: Rocky Road, RE: Soul singer Al Wilson dies of kidney failure at 68 (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-04-23, 15:34:37 (151.205.162.240)
I grew up on early 1970's "AM Gold," that is, top 40 pop/rock/soul. I loved "Show and Tell." .......
176: Water Cooler, American Embassy in Iraq (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-04-18, 14:47:54 (151.204.156.38)
This may have been gone over before, but after seeing this picture, sheesh. Living in NYC I see plenty of foreign missions to the U.N. in very desirable townhouses that would sell for millions. But th .......
177: Rocky Road, Allman Bros at Beacon Theater Cancelled (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-04-18, 08:06:55 (151.204.156.38)
Just got the e-mail from Ticketmaster. They will be rescheduled for early 2009, but original tickets are no longer good. Refunds will be issued. .......
178: Rocky Road, Tito's going to show you how to get it in (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-04-18, 07:50:57 (151.204.156.38)
As a newly sex-obssessed ten-year-old, I thought that, in the Jackson Five's "ABC": "Teacher's going to show you how to get an A" was "Tito's going to show you how to get it in" And in "2,4,6,8": "My .......
179: Rocky Road, There is nothing like a Grateful Dead concert (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-04-12, 09:28:07 (151.204.156.38)
"They're not the best at what they do, They're the only ones that do what they do" --Bill Graham .......
180: Rocky Road, Ornette Coleman 3/28/08 (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-04-09, 18:56:51 (151.205.111.62)
At Town Hall, NYC. Nice review of it on the Stereophile website by Fred Kaplan. Before that, Clapton/Winwood at Madison Square Garden back in February. .......
181: Rocky Road, RE: What's the Nokia Theater Time Sq. Like? (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-04-07, 09:40:58 (151.205.111.62)
I also will be attending one of the King Crimson shows there. I have seen many concerts at the Nokia, all general admission, but the King Crimson will be my 1st reserved seating show there. I really l .......
182: General Asylum, RE: Dude. this band SUCKS!! nt (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-03-30, 08:58:37 (151.205.174.60)
Having attended Grateful Dead shows both high and sober, it is my professional opinion that they do not suck. .......
183: Rocky Road, Ornette Coleman, Town Hall, NYC, 3/28/08 (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-03-29, 15:44:03 (151.205.174.60)
OK not rock but the reason I went is that I am a deadhead and know that he joined the Dead onstage a couple of times in the early 90's, and that Jerry Garcia played on an album of his. I also am aware .......
184: General Asylum, Harvey Electronics Closes Flagship Store (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-03-18, 09:47:45 (68.161.21.164)
and files for bankruptcy. This passed pretty much unnoticed, the Chapter 11 filing in December 2007 and the closing of the 45th Street store (where it stood for 40 years) in January 2008. Harvey is a .......
185: Rocky Road, I pre-ordered (nt) (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-03-18, 08:37:41 (68.161.21.164)
nt .......
186: Water Cooler, RE: I thought he had retired and his brother had taken over (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-03-15, 19:31:06 (151.205.182.58)
According to Wikipedia and a couple of other sources, Gallagher's brother asked permission to do Gallagher's act in small venues (I guess bro was hurting for $$). Gallagher agreed, as long as it was m .......
187: Water Cooler, Saw Gallagher (the comedian) last night (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-03-15, 15:42:35 (151.205.182.58)
I remember his videos from the 1980's. He played in large venues (for a stand-up). Last night I saw him (for the first time live) here in New York City at a 400-seat theater (The Blender Theater on 23 .......
188: Speaker Asylum, Is it? (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-03-08, 16:22:46 (151.205.96.74)
Unless I'm misunderstanding something, the price seems in line with what a Harbeth 40 was going for before the upgrade. But you're right $12,000 to $14,500 (depending on finish) is an awful lot of moo .......
189: Rocky Road, 11/13/07 MSG was very good (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-03-04, 15:41:07 (151.205.114.18)
It was a very good, high energy, crowd pleasing show. Virtually the entire Garden was on their feet for the whole show. It was also well-reviewed. I had a great time. I watched the clip and the sound .......
190: Water Cooler, RE: Gold @ $950, the dollar @ .66 Euro's (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-03-01, 22:07:09 (151.205.114.18)
It is a tough proposition to buy European gear right now. For example, mbl, on their website, always quoted prices in dollars regardless if you were reading the site in English or in German. Their new .......
191: Rocky Road, RE: Got 6th row for the Feb 26th show (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-02-29, 15:09:45 (151.205.114.18)
I certainly wouldn't begrudge anybody who paid a lot to see a show--obviously I've done it myself. And if it really is getting to the point when who knows how many more opportunities there will be to .......
192: Hip Pop Stop, RE: DAFT PUNK alive... (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-02-27, 18:56:55 (151.204.154.237)
I don't visit this forum much, hence my late reply. I saw Daft Punk in Coney Island last August and it was one of the very best shows I've ever been to. It was in a class by itself, it was unlike anyt .......
193: Rocky Road, RE: Saw the review in US Today... (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-02-27, 14:30:09 (151.204.154.237)
From what I have seen, the reviews are unanimously good. Also, where people can post comments after the review, the comments are also full of great praise. The show WAS good. But I've been spending to .......
194: Rocky Road, RE: Man, I was in NYC yesterday afternoon and forgot (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-02-27, 11:44:38 (151.204.154.237)
Up until recently, I'd unquestionably pay big bucks for a Zep reunion. Now I'm not so sure. It DOES make it harder to enjoy the show when you've got so much dough invested in it. Only a heavyweight bo .......
195: Rocky Road, Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood, MSG, 2/26/08 (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-02-27, 09:13:08 (151.204.154.237)
I think I can now retire from going to these sorts of concerts. I'm done. It was a very good concert, but I came away with a feeling that I don't really need to do this anymore (see very expensive con .......
196: General Asylum, RE: are these ugly? (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-02-26, 15:24:04 (70.19.76.66)
I kinda like them as well, but I think that whether or not they would work would be highly dependent on the style of the house/apartment and the decor of the room. In the right setting I think they wo .......
197: Water Cooler, Maybe we can conversate about this (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-02-21, 06:54:10 (151.205.112.166)
I detest the made-up word "conversating" .......
198: Rocky Road, RE: The Dead-Road Trips Vol 1 #2 (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-02-15, 08:15:26 (151.205.112.166)
Got it as well, also the bonus disc for ordering early. Spectacular. It's being a Dead fan that got me into being an audiophile--wanted to play back their music as best I could. Also, I finally downl .......
199: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Thanks, I'm going to hit J&R Music World today... (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-02-11, 17:47:20 (151.205.112.166)
Point well taken, I was going to buy a Grateful Dead American Beauty DVD-A from an Amazon affiliate but I was not willing to take the chance that they would send me the dual disc instead of the origin .......
200: Hi-Rez Highway, The haul so far... (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-02-09, 16:30:42 (70.19.84.242)
J&R in lower Manhattan has a separate "audiophile" section which has the SACD's, DVD-A's, the occasional MFSL, etc. However, you really need to check the regular CD's to be thorough: that's where I fo .......
201: Hi-Rez Highway, Never Mind...You have to have your TV on to select! (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-02-09, 16:06:50 (70.19.84.242)
Shows how new I am to this... .......
202: Hi-Rez Highway, Question about DVD-A: Some Don't Allow Down-Mixing... (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-02-09, 15:44:41 (70.19.84.242)
...and always output multichannel. Or so says my manual. I bought The Beach Boys "Pet Sounds" and Elton John "Yellow Brick Road" in DVD-A. Both clearly state that they contain a stereo mix. Here's wha .......
203: Hi-Rez Highway, Thanks, I'm going to hit J&R Music World today... (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-02-09, 10:25:51 (70.19.84.242)
I have two CD players...one HDCD capable (Linn Majik) for my beloved Grateful Dead Discs, and I just picked up a dealer demo universal player (Esoteric DV-50s) so I can play both SACD and DVD-A. (The .......
204: Hi-Rez Highway, Need Rock, Pop Recommendations (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-02-08, 18:24:52 (141.149.34.170)
Just picked up my first SACD player. I do not have a multichannel set- up, nor will I have one in the foreseeable future (apartment size and layout not multichannel friendly). I am a big Grateful Dead .......
205: Rocky Road, Recommend me some SACD's (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-02-08, 12:26:02 (141.149.34.170)
Just picked up my first SACD player. I do not have a multichannel set- up, nor will I have one in the foreseeable future (apartment size and layout not multichannel friendly). I am a big Grateful Dead .......
206: Water Cooler, He's a victim of circumstance (nt) (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-02-08, 12:02:00 (141.149.34.170)
nt .......
207: Water Cooler, RE: So long Mitt you plastic, fake piece of crap...... (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-02-07, 19:33:29 (141.149.34.170)
I never really had an opinion about Romney one way or another. I thought $400 haircut man, Edwards, was plastic & fake. Anyway, my opinion is that McCain is the only Repbulican candidate that will giv .......
208: General Asylum, Entry level (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-02-06, 08:18:26 (141.149.32.205)
Despite criticism that they concentrate on high-buck gear, Stereophile and The Absolute Sound do show how it is possible to assemble an affordable system. In this month's Absolute Sound, for example, .......
209: Rocky Road, Deadheads for Obama? (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-02-05, 18:34:40 (141.149.32.205)
I think that deadheads are quite diverse. One of my oldest friends is a big fan, but also quite the republican. I am an independent. The show was streamed on iclips.net Next rebroadcast: 2/5/08, 10: .......
210: General Asylum, Kips Bay, ditto (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-02-01, 20:18:37 (151.205.168.35)
Originally from Upper West Side. Currently live in Kips Bay. .......
211: General Asylum, RE: Manhattan. nt (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-02-01, 12:13:04 (151.205.168.35)
nt .......
212: Water Cooler, RE: they were trying to sell themselves a few months back (nt) (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-01-15, 20:37:47 (151.205.175.35)
KKR (Henry Kravis of "Barbarians at The Gate" fame) and a unit of Goldman Sachs had bid $120 per share to buy out the company. They were able to get out of the deal, and it looks like they dodged a (h .......
213: Water Cooler, Just bought 100 shares @ $40.14 (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-01-15, 13:14:53 (151.205.175.35)
I will forward your request to the board of directors ;) .......
214: Water Cooler, Harman stock hammered...is it time to buy?? (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-01-15, 12:00:09 (151.205.175.35)
Hard to believe that less than a year ago Harman stock was selling for $125. Now it's 40 bucks!! This is a $2 billion dollar company with solid brand names. Any stock pickers on this board? Is this s .......
215: General Asylum, RE: Pre owned LP's CD's in NYC (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-01-10, 14:06:17 (151.205.164.222)
I like Academy. (Link Below, see store locations.) .......
216: Speaker Asylum, Audio Perfection (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-01-07, 16:40:17 (151.205.164.222)
I bought a pair of Magnepan 1.5 QR there when I lived in Minneapolis during most of the 1990's. It was my favorite hi-end store in the area. Unpretentious staff. Welcoming to all regardless of budget. .......
217: General Asylum, Follow Up (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2008-01-07, 09:34:28 (151.205.164.222)
Five months later, I have a follow up. The bad: Still think the overall ergonomics are below average. The display is hard to read. Having to toggle through various displays is not a good idea. I don' .......
218: Rocky Road, Jazz, Folk Music, The Beatles, Broadway, Classical (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2007-12-26, 14:06:02 (151.205.110.157)
My parents graduated high school in the early 1950's. The music I remember when I was a pre-teen in the late 1960's was a mixture of the Subject Line. .......
219: Inmate Systems, nyctc7's nyctc7 (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7 on 2007-12-18, 19:53:45 (68.161.26.234)
nyctc7 's nyctc7 System
IP Address: 68.161.26.234
Last Update: December 18, 2007 at 19:53:45
Amplifier: mbl 7008 Integrated Amp
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): None
Speakers: .......
220: Rocky Road, Hot Tuna w/ G.E. Smith, Beacon Theater, NYC (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2007-12-16, 07:54:36 (68.161.26.234)
I missed out on the legendary 1970's Hot Tuna concerts. I have seen them 3 times, twice in an acoustic setup and once electric. All very good shows, but still left me wanting a taste of those 1970's p .......
221: General Asylum, RE: Question for the New Yorkers out there - soundproofing (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2007-12-02, 09:11:50 (70.18.54.119)
Hello, I don't have much to add, but as a New Yorker (Manhattan) feel like I want to add my $0.02. Not to sound like a killjoy, but no one with close neighbors should be playing loud music late at nig .......
222: Speaker Asylum, RE: speakers for spectral (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2007-12-02, 08:16:47 (70.18.54.119)
I was recently at a Spectral Dealer, and they seemed to like to pair Spectral Amps and Wilson speakers. .......
223: General Asylum, RE: Question for the New Yorkers out there - soundproofing (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2007-12-02, 07:21:05 (70.18.54.119)
Hello, I don't have much to add, but as a New Yorker (Manhattan) feel like I want to add my $0.02. Not to sound like a killjoy, but no one with close neighbors should be playing loud music late at nig .......
224: Water Cooler, RIP Evel Knievel (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2007-11-30, 14:54:57 (70.18.54.119)
I wonder if he had a nice stereo. .......
225: Rocky Road, RE: How much did you pay to see Cream? (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2007-11-19, 07:38:41 (162.84.191.102)
For reasons that I don't remember, I missed out on Cream. But you hit on one of the main reasons I continue to pay these insane prices...I just don't know how many opportunities I will get to see some .......
226: Rocky Road, Why do I continue to pay these prices? (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2007-11-19, 06:53:41 (162.84.191.102)
Because I can. $272.85 w/Ticketmaster fees. Shipping not included. (I always select U.S. mail, which is free. Anything else is extra. I've never had a problem.) This is just an outrageous amount of m .......
227: Rocky Road, Pot smoke seeping into LION KING next door (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2007-11-08, 12:52:17 (68.237.124.118)
click below .......
228: Speaker Asylum, Anything but "Von Gaylord" (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2007-11-07, 12:07:57 (68.161.16.111)
Absolutely gorgeous gear. But I don't care how good it sounds, I'm not having something that blazes "Von Gaylord" across its faceplate in my living room. No offense. .......
229: Rocky Road, Phil Lesh & Friends epic sold-out 10-night stand at the Nokia Theater, Times Square (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2007-11-06, 10:41:17 (68.161.16.111)
I can't remember having more fun at a Dead-related concert. Went to Thursday, Saturday, and caught last night's second set. I'm also going tonight and Sunday, the final show. All I can say is that it .......
230: Rocky Road, The Fab Faux Sux (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2007-10-11, 12:39:11 (70.18.50.61)
I attended the Beacon Theater show, the 40th anniversary of Sgt. Pepper's. It was my first Fab Faux show, and I was quite underwhelmed. I wouldn't see them again. I found them pretentious. First, befo .......
231: Rocky Road, Grateful Dead poster goes for $14,100 (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2007-08-26, 18:04:02 (162.84.224.78)
This particular item is perhaps the Holy Grail of Grateful Dead posters .......
232: Rocky Road, RE: Best 10 rock bands of all times. No selling CDs by unknowns. (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2007-08-26, 12:35:23 (162.84.224.78)
As a deadhead, I am gratified to see them in the top 5. I would have picked The Who over Sly and the Family Stone. Influential vs. popular is an interesting contrast. The Beatles were both. But there .......
233: General Asylum, The Welborne Identity, The Welborne Supremacy, The Welborne Ultimatum (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2007-08-22, 07:07:37 (162.84.224.78)
What comes next??? .......
234: General Asylum, RE: REVIEW: Linn Majik CD Player/Recorder (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2007-08-19, 08:07:37 (162.84.224.78)
Thanks for the feedback. It's good to know I am not alone...another thing, why put the open drawer button to the left of the CD drawer, and the play button to the right? Wouldn't it make sense to put .......
235: General Asylum, REVIEW: Linn Majik CD Player/Recorder (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2007-08-18, 07:54:04 (162.84.224.78)
Model: Majik Category: CD Player/Recorder Suggested Retail Price: $3,500 Description: Red Book CD Player w/HDCD Manufacturer URL: Linn Model Picture: View Review by nyctc7@yahoo.com .......
236: Rocky Road, Every day a little sadder...A little madder...Someone get me a ladder (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2007-08-14, 06:40:48 (162.84.224.78)
ELP was enormously popular in their heyday, the early 1970's. But they don't seem to get much respect now. I pretty much agree with Phatty. Emerson--one of the greatest rock keyboardists ever, Carl Pa .......
237: General Asylum, How to make a small fortune opening a HiFi store... (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2007-08-13, 08:07:27 (162.84.224.78)
Start with a large one. Seriously, I'm no businessman, but have visited most of the Hi-End shops here in NYC. From what I can see, if you want to stick to two-channel only, then you should offer real .......
238: Rocky Road, RE: Asia tour goes into the toilet (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2007-08-13, 07:06:37 (162.84.224.78)
It's a shame that this tour is not so in demand. I know that many have great disdain for these sorts of "reunion" tours. The show I saw at Irving Plaza (NYC) was somewhere between half and three-quart .......
239: Rocky Road, RE: Ian Anderson turns 60 today. Any Tull freaks out there? (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2007-08-10, 08:33:45 (162.84.224.78)
As a teenager during the 70's, almost everyone into (what is now called ) classic rock liked JT. All these years later, I am going to my first Jethro Tull concert 12/2/07 at the Hammerstein Ballroom .......
240: Rocky Road, Daft Punk, 8/9/07, Brooklyn, NY (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2007-08-09, 22:39:51 (162.84.224.78)
Ok, this more properly belongs in "Hip Pop Stop," but since I usually post here, and there's so little activity over there, what the heck. The Venue: Keyspan Park, Coney Island. The home of the Brookl .......
241: Rocky Road, The Police, 8/3/07, MSG, NYC (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2007-08-04, 06:28:15 (162.84.224.78)
Enjoyed 8/1 so much I went again. Picked up a $100 ticket on Ebay, and off I went. I sat behind the stage, sort of in the corner. These behind stage seats are better than one might expect. I knew the .......
242: General Asylum, Lee Feldman (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2007-08-02, 10:13:53 (162.84.224.78)
Says Art Dudley: Unlike anything else in contemporary pop. Frank Doris has also written great things, calling Lee's piano playing "sublime." I have all three of his CD's and think they are masterful .......
243: Rocky Road, The Police, 8/1/07, MSG, NYC (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2007-08-02, 07:11:36 (162.84.224.78)
I thought it a very good show. Not much suspense in the setlist, which is pretty much par for the course when a "super group" tours--they pretty much stick to the same set list from city to city, with .......
244: Water Cooler, RE: Not backing Bin Laden (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2007-07-25, 08:16:43 (68.161.9.194)
Thanks. I pretty much agree with everything you wrote above in response to my post. I would add that revolution has to come from within, not without. If France had invaded us before the American Revol .......
245: Water Cooler, You're backing the wrong horse (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2007-07-19, 09:42:39 (162.84.226.229)
Of course agree that Iraq invasion a completely avoidable fiasco...that we have killed innocent people...that we have tortured people...and that for the billions spent and lives lost we have achieved .......
246: Shady Lane, Be suspicious... (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2007-07-19, 07:26:17 (162.84.226.229)
I'm not familiar with them, but... Their name is very close to a well-established company, also in NJ, called Sound City. They offer products over the internet that the manufacturer clearly states ma .......
247: General Asylum, Bring Me The Head Of Jerry Garcia (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2007-07-16, 17:06:38 (162.84.226.229)
Actually, I'm a big fan of the Gratefeul Dead, but that title cracks me up. (For those who don't know, there is a Sam Peckinpah movie called Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia) .......
248: General Asylum, RE: Park (Avenue) Audio (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2007-07-15, 17:02:05 (162.84.226.229)
"Walking fast is our equivalent of driving." Ha! I've never heard it put that way. There's two walking speeds: night and day. During the day, everybody is in a hurry. At night, though, it changes. P .......
249: Rocky Road, Saw two shows on this tour (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2007-07-10, 12:57:31 (162.84.226.229)
Saw them (original members) September 2006 at the Nokia Theater, Times Square, and June 2007 at Irving Plaza, NYC, which now pretentiously calls itself "The Fillmore NY at Irving Plaza." Great shows! .......
250: Rocky Road, Roger Waters--Money (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2007-07-05, 12:24:55 (162.84.226.229)
The opening bass riff on money has to be one of the most recognizable bass riffs in all of rock. .......
251: Rocky Road, Jack Casady--Candy Man (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2007-07-05, 11:54:35 (162.84.226.229)
Pretty fab bass solo. .......
252: Rocky Road, JGB, Kean College, 2/28/80 (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2007-07-05, 09:37:10 (162.84.226.229)
Agree completely. Also really dig is playing on this disc. "After Midnight" is pretty great, IMHO. .......
253: Rocky Road, Duane Allman "You Don't Love Me" (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2007-07-04, 20:24:19 (162.84.226.229)
I'd pretty much say "Any Allman Brothers Song with Duane Allman" .......
254: Rocky Road, Jerry Garcia--China Cat Sunflower (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2007-07-04, 20:21:37 (162.84.226.229)
I don't even know if it qualifies as a solo, but his guitar playing on this song is one of my favorites. .......
255: Water Cooler, If an American was worth 8% of GNP...He would be worth around a trillion dollars!!!!!(nt) (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2007-07-04, 20:10:13 (162.84.226.229)
correction, GDP not GNP .......
256: Water Cooler, 66 Hot Dogs! New Record! (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2007-07-04, 14:43:43 (162.84.226.229)
Even though Kobayashi had some sort of ailment, it was still a close contest, setting up a rematch for next year. The new hot dog record belongs to an American, Joey Chestnut. Happy 4th. .......
257: General Asylum, What was the #1 song on the day you were born? (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2007-06-27, 09:15:09 (162.84.226.229)
"The Battle of New Orleans" by Johnny Horton (click link below) .......
258: Rocky Road, Yes, Virgina, the Grateful Dead rock (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2007-06-25, 14:52:13 (162.84.226.229)
I don't know how many of the Dead's songs are strictly speaking rock, but they ROCK nevertheless. 9/17/82 has the most blistering version of Touch of Grey I've heard! Definitely ROCKS. Jack Straw on t .......
259: Shady Lane, RE: BOY HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU!!! DANGER DANGER (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2007-06-23, 13:59:44 (162.84.226.229)
Is this what you're talking about? (link below) See where it says: A signature is usually required on a check - how do we get around this? While I might be leery about giving my bank information to a .......
260: Shady Lane, RE: Buyer Wants to Send Me a Wire Transfer (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2007-06-20, 13:58:53 (68.237.123.252)
I just did a wire transfer (not related to a purchase or sale) and the sending institution charged $20, which I accepted, but then found out my own bank charged my account $15 to accept the wire trans .......
261: Rocky Road, RE: You may not have seen this (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2007-06-17, 14:41:20 (68.237.123.252)
You know, I'm not completely sure. After the Beacon Theater mistake I immediately wrote to that address and would get stuff very sporadically. Then there was the GD Almanac which seems to have been fo .......
262: Rocky Road, RE: The Dead: Cow Palace: New Years Eve 1976-Redux (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2007-06-17, 10:46:02 (68.237.123.252)
I love it and 1976 in general. The Dead played I think only four shows between 10/20/74 and 6/3/76, so the excitement of the 1976 tour was huge. I had just finished my junior year of high school when .......
263: Water Cooler, The flipside of the "Don't Stop Believing" is "Anyway You Want It" (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2007-06-13, 05:24:26 (68.237.123.252)
From wikipedia (with a caveat that nothing can be considered canonical except from the mouth of David Chase or perhaps a few others) Contrary to Internet rumor, the suspicious man was credited only as .......
264: Water Cooler, Sopranos Finale (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2007-06-11, 12:10:21 (68.237.123.252)
The traffic at the IMDB message board for The Sopranos is huge. I assume some here have either seen it, or read the reviews, or the numerous articles about the fan reaction. I hated it the first time .......
265: Films/DVD Asylum, RE: Last King of Scotland (minor spoiler) (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2007-06-04, 07:15:00 (68.237.123.252)
I think Forrest Whittaker's performance is worth the price of admission, but I think the plot was unbelievable. For example, Garrigan having an affair with one of Amin's wives...yah, right...go to bed .......
266: Films/DVD Asylum, I don't "get" Scorsese (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2007-06-03, 07:34:16 (68.237.123.252)
I love Goodfellas and Casino, but at the risk of being called some sort of philistine, I just don't get his other movies. I find them dull, even the ones that are supposed to be classics, like Mean St .......
267: Films/DVD Asylum, Good German Movies (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2007-06-03, 07:25:57 (68.237.123.252)
I really liked this movie a lot. Some other German movies I liked: The Tunnel Good Bye, Lenin! Rosenstrasse Before the Fall The Experiment Naked Among Wolves The Lives of Others The BRD Trilogy: The M .......
268: Rocky Road, Thanks! (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2007-06-01, 11:28:44 (68.237.123.252)
I'll get it! .......
269: Rocky Road, Not BSS, the live album (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2007-05-31, 20:27:36 (68.237.123.252)
I actually think the Rhino reissue of BSS sounds pretty good. ELP put out a live album called "Welcome Back My Friends To The Show That Never Ends" from their 1973 tour that sounds as if it was recor .......
270: Rocky Road, ELP: "Welcome Back My Friends To The Show That Never Ends" (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2007-05-31, 10:28:03 (68.237.123.252)
I've heard amateur audience recordings that sound 100 times better than this POS. It's a shame because I love ELP. .......
271: Speaker Asylum, In Living Stereo, Manhattan, NYC (NT) (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2007-05-29, 16:29:57 (68.237.123.252)
nt .......
272: Water Cooler, Rosie quits early--now who's the coward? (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2007-05-25, 16:53:59 (70.18.60.189)
As Camille Paglia said, "What a crass solipsist, clod and yahoo O'Donnell is -- and what a bad advertisement for both liberalism and lesbianism" I just call her "that big load." .......
273: General Asylum, Re: Stoopitly admitting this much... (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2007-05-16, 07:17:16 (68.161.11.88)
I've been for Jordin since very early on, but now that we're near the end, I must admit that Melinda is the better singer. However, Jordin is only 17! I think it is probably right that Blake is the la .......
274: Water Cooler, Re: No flames but make a reasoned argument for that belief (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2007-05-08, 07:34:52 (68.161.9.135)
No slam taken at all. I also oppose capital punishment, as a NYC kid I've never hunted (but don't oppose those who do) and I do find PETA to be a bit over-the-top. (I once heard a woman high up in tha .......
275: Water Cooler, Re: No flames but make a reasoned argument for that belief (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2007-05-07, 18:04:43 (68.161.9.135)
I can't think of any great document, whether the Magna Carta, The Bill of Rights, or The Declaration of the Rights of Man--that state or imply that animals have "rights." Now I'm sure one can point to .......
276: Water Cooler, Animals do not have "rights" (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2007-05-07, 08:00:21 (68.161.9.135)
Maybe I'll be flamed by some, but animals do not have "rights." In my opinion, animal cruelty laws stem from humans' desire to protect animals, not from any inherent "rights" that the animal possesses .......
277: General Asylum, I'll let 'em know about audiogon... (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2007-05-02, 10:05:48 (68.161.9.135)
I have no kids and one sibling. She'll get it with a note about how to sell it for $1.00 no reserve on audiogon. My death is your gain. .......
278: General Asylum, Most 1970's AM radio hits (nt) (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2007-03-14, 13:30:57 (70.19.107.219)
nt .......
279: General Asylum, Re: You pulled the string (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2007-03-13, 17:55:39 (70.19.107.219)
-- .......
280: General Asylum, When not to select "best seats available" (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2007-03-12, 17:00:09 (70.19.107.219)
You have made it to the ticket purchasing page. Now, you are confronted by a confusing array of choices of venue sections and levels of pricing. Or you can select "any price" and "best available." You .......
281: General Asylum, New York State Attorney General's Report on Ticket Scalping (See how they do it!) (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2007-03-12, 16:28:47 (70.19.107.219)
After I wrote my post above, I remembered this report. It is slightly dated, from 1999, but still makes interesting reading! Click Below .......
282: General Asylum, Ticketmaster & The Secondary Ticket Market (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2007-03-12, 15:58:56 (70.19.107.219)
Google Ticketmaster Secrets. I've never read the book, and don't intend to. But there are snippets here and there about how the secondary ticket market works. Here's how I buy tickets. Gone are the d .......
283: Rocky Road, Re: How is the Nokia Theater laid out? (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-11-26, 07:37:40 (70.19.103.193)
The best picture is the upper right picture from the link below. For general admission shows, the folding chairs on the floor and the promenade (the level up the stairs from the floor in front of the .......
284: Rocky Road, One of the best sets of music I've ever heard... (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-11-25, 11:41:12 (70.19.103.193)
...was at the Dark Star Orchestra concert last night at the Nokia Theater in Times Square. The first set was good, but the second was so way out there, so stupendous, one of the very best sets of musi .......
285: General Asylum, Re: Any Brooklyn, NY vintage repair recommendations? (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-11-07, 06:38:37 (162.84.197.130)
Try (see link below) While I don't have any personal experience with this shop, one of my local NYC dealers uses him. .......
286: Rocky Road, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Welcome Back My Friends... (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-11-03, 14:40:37 (70.23.112.151)
...To The Show That Never Ends. This POS was recorded in 1973 and has lower sound quality than a typical Grateful Dead audience recording. It's a shame, the music is great, but the recording is a joke .......
287: Rocky Road, Rolling Stones tour postponement follies (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-10-31, 12:05:55 (162.84.228.74)
I had a ticket to Atlantic City 11/27, spent 2 1/2 hours on the bus from Manhattan, and come to find out the show was postponed a few hours before it was to begin. Official reason: Mick has a sore thr .......
288: Rocky Road, Went to the CD release show Nokia Theater, 10/9/06 (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-10-23, 14:25:23 (68.237.114.121)
A very good show. He has star power. It was short, a tad under 90 minutes, but it was well done. I stood next to a couple who drove 12 hours from Canada to attend this show. The Nokia Theater Times Sq .......
289: Music Lane, Re: Was that some kind of fund raiser... (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-10-16, 12:01:16 (70.23.115.132)
Believe it or not...nope. However Miss Streisand has supposedly pledged a % of the take from the tour to charity, including political causes. There were some nose-bleeders for a hundred bucks, but dec .......
290: Music Lane, I actually went to a Barbra Streisand concert (MSG, 10/11/06) (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-10-16, 07:46:04 (70.23.115.132)
My music posts are over at Rocky Road, so this was a bit unusual for me. We had to go through metal detectors. I'm used to security waving a wand over me at small venues, but this was a first. Maybe i .......
291: Rocky Road, Re: The Who Tour - MSG (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-10-12, 18:54:57 (70.19.110.245)
Saw my very first Who show last month at Madison Square Garden. It was a terrific show and a terrific experience. Townshend is still full of rock and roll angst. Daltrey is in great shape. Zak Starkey .......
292: Rocky Road, Re: Attended the Roger Waters concert in Indianapolis over the weekend (Review) (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-10-03, 22:07:45 (70.19.109.106)
Nice review. I saw the second MSG show a couple of weeks ago and had a great time. DSOTM was done so perfectly that during several spots I could feel tears welling up. I agree about "Leaving Beriut." .......
293: Rocky Road, Re: Please tell me that the clams spent for The Who tickets will be worth it! (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-09-26, 10:17:32 (70.18.53.164)
I do not think you will be disappointed. As you saw below, I attended my 1st Who concert 9/19 at MSG. It was great. My only quibble is that I think that maybe they could have played one or two fewer n .......
294: General Asylum, Re: Roger Waters - DSOTM (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-09-21, 17:40:56 (70.23.107.136)
Caught the DSOTM tour at Madsion Square Garden on 9/13. Indeed it was the best sound quality I've ever experienced at a concert. Fan reviews here: http://www.rogerwaters.org/tour/2006Atour_reviews.htm .......
295: Hip Pop Stop, oops, it was Tommy Boy (nt) (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-09-21, 15:54:18 (70.23.107.136)
. .......
296: Hip Pop Stop, Re: "Top 40 ain't what it used to be" That brings up a question... (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-09-21, 12:06:00 (70.23.107.136)
I couldn't agree with you more. I'm listening to "Me and Mrs. Jones" right now via my cable tv (Music Choice, the 70's), and it blows away anything current...Remember in the movie "Black Sheep," when .......
297: Rocky Road, The Who in concert, Part II (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-09-21, 11:06:59 (70.23.107.136)
To follow up on the topic below, I saw my 1st Who show 9/19/06 at Madison Square Garden. Set list below. I thought it was a great show, with many parts that just smoked. Daltrey was in great shape. To .......
298: Hip Pop Stop, Yah, I think that's right (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-09-20, 06:50:40 (70.23.107.136)
Top 40 ain't what it used to be... .......
299: Hip Pop Stop, Re: Helloooo, is anyone home? (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-09-19, 12:05:32 (70.23.107.136)
I just assumed that "Hip Pop" was a play on "Hip Hop" and thus I have no interest...Why? Because Hip Hop or Rap or whatever you want to call doesn't sound musical to me. Five minutes is about all I ca .......
300: Rocky Road, 50% of Floyd (not counting ego) (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-09-14, 15:53:18 (162.84.229.138)
I should add that Nick Mason played DSOTM, so that part of the concert was 50% Pink Floyd .......
301: Rocky Road, Re: Pink Floyd LIVE? (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-09-14, 15:48:33 (162.84.229.138)
(or 100% if you ask Roger or count his ego!) LOL Yes, of course it was the current Roger Waters Tour, where he performs "Dark Side of the Moon." I've seen lots of concerts, and have loved Pink Floyd .......
302: Rocky Road, Dark Side Of The Moon... (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-09-13, 23:31:45 (162.84.229.138)
...was virtually letter perfect. During "Money" I remarked that I missed David Gilmour, and one other time that I'm too buzzed from the show to recall right now...but other than that..It WAS Pink Floy .......
303: Rocky Road, Re: Man, you had me scared for a minute (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-09-13, 23:19:39 (162.84.229.138)
Nick Mason appeared on Drums near the end... .......
304: Rocky Road, Pink Floyd 9/13/06 MSG (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-09-13, 22:15:33 (162.84.229.138)
This is the uncomfirmed setlist from tonight, which I cut & pasted from an earler show in the tour. (I write this directly after the show). I thought that we had almost perfect seats. It would have be .......
305: Rocky Road, ASIA signing (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-09-13, 08:38:38 (162.84.229.138)
At the NYC shows, they sat at the merchandise table afterwards to sign. I didn't stick around for this, but they had announced on the stage that they would meet everyone after the show, and I saw peop .......
306: Rocky Road, I'm going 9/19, MSG!!! (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-09-13, 08:31:38 (162.84.229.138)
Your post has me more psyched than I already was! It will be my 1st time seeing The Who!! .......
307: Rocky Road, ASIA reunion--fantastic concert!! (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-09-10, 06:23:49 (162.84.203.225)
Saw the ASIA reunion of the four original members--John Wetton, Steve Howe, Carl Palmer and Geoffrey Downes--and it was one of the very best concerts I've ever seen, and I've seen a lot. I saw them la .......
308: Critic's Corner, Typeface is too small! (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-09-07, 15:13:01 (162.84.203.225)
It's a strain on these 47-year-old eyes, even with reading glasses. .......
309: General Asylum, Thanks, all, for helping to scratch my upgrade itch (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-09-05, 09:43:50 (162.84.203.225)
twisty's post reminded me that when the owner of the store that sold me the mbl amp came over after I set everything up, he was very happy with the sound, and told me to leave it alone, that I could c .......
310: General Asylum, Upgrade my CD player? Need advice... (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-09-04, 14:20:24 (162.84.203.225)
I need HDCD as I have a large collection of Grateful Dead stuff that is HDCD encoded. I have a Rotel 1072 and like it very much. But with a $6,500 integrated amp (mbl 7008) and $4,000 speakers (Krell .......
311: Rocky Road, Virgin may be the way to do it (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-08-24, 18:49:56 (162.84.220.145)
Here in Manhattan there's a Tower Records and a Virgin Megastore about ten blocks apart. Both have a good selection, but the Virgin store is a lot more fun. The collections are spread out in a huge sp .......
312: Rocky Road, Kate Hudson is about as hot as a Bose speaker (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-08-14, 14:33:44 (70.18.56.81)
Not hot, IMHO. I see girls riding on the NYC subway who are way hotter than she is. .......
313: General Asylum, Re: Big trouble at Tower (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-08-08, 04:45:39 (70.18.58.61)
An interesting take from Wes Phillips (see link below for the whole thing): "This ex-Tower employee may be a tad biased, but I suspect there's yet another reason for the chain's decline—again one allu .......
314: Rocky Road, Re: Dead (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-07-24, 11:10:42 (70.18.55.23)
Ten years ago I read anything about the Dead I could get my hands on. I thought that, overall, Scully's book was the best. I enjoyed it very much. But I got so overloaded on reading about the Dead tha .......
315: General Asylum, crappy selection (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-07-24, 05:31:55 (70.18.55.23)
The problem with record clubs has always been selection. Go look up your favorite bands or favorite artists--there's probably only a "greatest hits" available. I have nothing against greatest hits col .......
316: Speaker Asylum, Re: link doesn't work. nt. (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-07-04, 08:47:47 (68.161.123.35)
It seems to work for me. On some computers it may take a little time to load. Just in case, here's the link for affordableaudio.org, the review is in the new, July issue. (This is not a plug for the m .......
317: Speaker Asylum, Review of Insignias (pdf file) (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-07-03, 21:44:45 (68.161.123.35)
click below .......
318: Rocky Road, Re: Vince Welnick lived the dream, playing music with the Grateful Dead, (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-06-30, 08:11:37 (68.161.99.132)
Thanks for posting the link to that article. The Grateful Dead has been my favorite band since I was 15 years old. That was over 30 years ago. That is a fascinating article, a glimpse into the world o .......
319: Rocky Road, Re: ASIA Tour (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-06-30, 06:51:22 (68.161.99.132)
I'm going to see them at the Nokia Theater (capacity 2100) in NYC in September. So far there's not been much buzz about it, despite the fact that this is a reunion of the origiinal line-up. ::: TOPIC: .......
320: General Asylum, Beatles songs the Grateful Dead perfomed (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-06-27, 19:42:15 (68.161.99.132)
Hey Jude Rain Tomorrow Never Knows It's All Too Much Revolution Blackbird Day Tripper Get Back I Want Too Tell You Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds Why Don't We Do It The Road .......
321: General Asylum, Re: "Something" by Elvis (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-06-27, 18:14:11 (68.161.99.132)
Sings it on the "Aloha From Hawaii" live album. I like Elvis, but it's just an ok cover. IMHO. .......
322: General Asylum, Anybody know what "AFO" on the shirt stands for? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-06-27, 11:53:03 (68.161.99.132)
nt .......
323: General Asylum, Re: Fedex Insurance (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-06-22, 09:18:44 (68.161.99.132)
I think in that episode I saw, it was a valuable watch that was being sent. If you see the the terms & conditions in the link that mls-stl provided above, you can see that watches are included in the .......
324: General Asylum, Re: Fedex Insurance (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-06-21, 20:13:13 (68.161.99.132)
This remind me of an episode of "The People's Court" I saw not to long ago. Seems that a FEDEX store accepted payment to insure a package for several thousand dollars, then the package was stolen. Whe .......
325: General Asylum, Re: Hi I'm Teresa, there is also Christine Tham, Michi, Elizabeth and others (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-06-20, 22:06:41 (68.161.99.132)
I agree about aesthetics. It is sometimes given short shrift by referring to it as WAF, a term I never liked. I'd like to do a better job of concealing the rat's nest of interconnects on my system, bu .......
326: General Asylum, All in the spirit of fun... (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-06-20, 08:02:08 (68.161.99.132)
I was just a kid when the whole "Paul is Dead" craze hit. I remember hearing about all the "clues." Nowadays, it's just in the spirit of nostalgic fun. Remember when Paul McCartney was on "Saturday Ni .......
327: Critic's Corner, Re: Folks lighten up they are just telling the truth. These folks have access to the best high resolution Digital recor (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-06-19, 23:26:22 (68.161.99.132)
I'm not disagreeing with you, but Goldmund has done some pretty amazing stuff with digital...I listened to the top-of-the-line Goldmund system, and if that's contamination, I'll take it. (I realize th .......
328: General Asylum, Do you honestly think that's funny? (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-06-19, 23:15:11 (68.161.99.132)
I remember a few years ago, there was link going around where you where supposed to stare at a scene on your screen because something cool would happen (like one of those subliminal paintings in that .......
329: General Asylum, Re: Subliminal messages in music... (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-06-19, 20:59:56 (68.161.99.132)
Also check this out... .......
330: Water Cooler, Connie Chung, singer (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-06-19, 19:25:40 (68.161.99.132)
Get the gong! .......
331: Water Cooler, Klimt painting sold for $135,000,000 (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-06-19, 14:37:55 (68.161.99.132)
Reminds me of a gag in a Rodney Dangerfield Movie, Back To School. His wife is having a party, and one of the guests is admiring her art collection, and the following exchage takes place (Rodney is pl .......
332: Rocky Road, And I'm going to Roger Waters (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-06-18, 19:33:03 (68.161.99.132)
This September. Even though he's 60+ I predict...it's going to be great! .......
333: Rocky Road, The bottom line...is it a good concert? (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-06-18, 08:07:06 (68.161.99.132)
I agree with Atwood. If an aging artist puts on a good show, what's wrong with that? Other than a ridiculously high ticket price :) If someone who grew up in the 1950's goes to a Johnny Mathis concert .......
334: General Asylum, Audio Perfection in Richfield (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-06-18, 07:55:15 (68.161.99.132)
When I lived in Mpls, this is where I shopped. It's a place you can browse around in without being pressured. Nice and laid-back atmosphere. Great equipment on display. Highly recommended. ::: TOPIC:: .......
335: Rocky Road, Thanx for the heads-up, just bought tix for NYC (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-06-16, 09:09:51 (68.161.99.132)
Tix went on sale today for NYC, at the Nokia Theater in Times Square. I've seen one show there--it's a great venue. Thanks for the heads-up!! .......
336: Speaker Asylum, Re: What Legacy ?? (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-06-15, 20:17:55 (68.161.99.132)
I remember back in the 1980's---when they were considered high end by non-audiophiles. (That's not a put-down.) Polk has consistently received favorable reviews. What I admire about Polk is that the a .......
337: General Asylum, BTW (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-06-15, 10:35:32 (68.161.99.132)
BTW, if you are in NYC and also shopping for anything that those mid-town electronics carry, go to J&R Music World near City Hall in Manhattan. It's a great store, and worth the trip. .......
338: General Asylum, Re: NYC Mid-Town Stores (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-06-15, 10:15:02 (68.161.99.132)
Mid-town electronics stores are tourist traps and rip-offs. Avoid. Plus, they don't carry high-end stuff. Check the manufacturer's websites for a dealer in NYC...I believe that Sound by Singer, Ears N .......
339: General Asylum, He should have Klipsch speakers (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-06-14, 22:23:27 (68.161.99.132)
A little hometown loyalty... .......
340: Speaker Asylum, Re: Pros. and Cons. of planar speakers like Maggie ? (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-06-12, 18:22:02 (68.161.99.132)
I has the 1.5's for several years and loved them. Everyone says about how much room they need to breathe, and I'm sure that's true, but I had mine in a studio apartment, the living area was about 20'x .......
341: General Asylum, Re: Maybe not but I read him every chance I get (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-06-12, 11:16:32 (68.161.99.132)
I agree that he seems to be locked into a mindset that measurements are the holy grail. He maintains that as long as it measures well, a mid-fi receiver will sound no different than the highest of hig .......
342: General Asylum, Re: Peter Aczel (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-06-11, 22:45:44 (68.161.99.132)
It's now online. There is a recent interview with him on the paid ($12.95) site. He is now 80 years old. .......
343: Speaker Asylum, Re: Green Mountain Audio (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-06-11, 14:45:31 (68.161.99.132)
I remember auditioning the Diamante at High End Audio in Hopkins, MN about 10 years ago. I loved the sound, and it was in a gorgeous green marble. At the time, it was a bit out of my price range. And .......
344: Speaker Asylum, Krell Resolution 4 (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-06-09, 20:05:47 (68.161.65.92)
I have the Resolution 3's and love them. The Resolution 4's are designed to be wall mounted. I can't find any specs. I believe they retail for about $3,000. .......
345: General Asylum, Re: building on system on looks alone (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-06-07, 10:25:07 (68.161.65.92)
Take your pick: .......
346: Rocky Road, Re: The 5th Beatle is gone (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-06-07, 10:10:34 (68.161.65.92)
Several people earned this moniker, for example George Martin. See: .......
347: Rocky Road, Another Deadhead checking in... (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-06-07, 10:04:34 (68.161.65.92)
I wondered as well why there hasn't been a Dick's Picks 37 yet. I don't have any inside scoop. I know nothing about financial problems at the Dead organization, but would have no qualms about Rhino. T .......
348: Water Cooler, $100 for nose-bleeders at Billy Joel at MSG, Relief with Dark Star Orchestra (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-06-07, 09:44:54 (68.161.65.92)
Went to see Billy Joel at MSG a few months ago, and it was 100 bucks for the nose-bleed seats! It was a great concert, but being that far away, it's not like you feel like getting up and dancin' to th .......
349: General Asylum, One of the several "Fifth Beatle" (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-06-06, 13:14:08 (68.161.65.92)
A few people earned the moniker "Fifth Beatle." Billy Preston was one of them. RIP .......
350: Speaker Asylum, Re: Kharma retail prices (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-06-06, 01:03:03 (68.161.65.92)
gtt group in New Jersey is the U.S. importer. They are also a retailer, but do not post prices on their website. Maybe you can e-mail them for info. .......
351: Amp/Preamp Asylum, In a nutshell, how does a digital amp work? (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-06-05, 09:33:20 (68.161.65.92)
There was a great looking Yamaha digital amp reviewed in Sterophile (click below). How does such a small box generate 500 watts? I don't know how they work. .......
352: Amp/Preamp Asylum, ok (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-06-04, 14:47:12 (68.161.65.92)
ok, I will suspend judgment and would like to hear if anybody else knows anything. An interesting story... .......
353: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Oh please! (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-06-04, 12:40:51 (68.161.65.92)
If you're serious, and he really said those things, he was obviously mentally ill. Sad. .......
354: General Asylum, Would you want GAYLORD staring you in the face? (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-06-02, 23:38:00 (68.161.65.92)
Some of the best pics I've ever seen of equipment! Thanks! The Von Gaylord Amps are beautiful. I'm no homophobe, but I don't want GAYLORD staring me or my guests in the face. .......
355: General Asylum, P.S. (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-06-01, 15:34:56 (68.161.65.92)
I'm not trying to sound flip or be cold. But if you take a bad check, why should the bank lose? They can't guarantee that all their customers are honest. .......
356: General Asylum, Re: Check clearing (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-06-01, 15:26:55 (68.161.65.92)
Then, that's the cost of doing business. .......
357: General Asylum, Check clearing (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-06-01, 13:30:24 (68.161.65.92)
As the link suggests, it's a balancing act. Customers were getting upset (and rightly so) that banks would accept a deposit in the form of a check, then make the customer wait a long time before makin .......
358: General Asylum, Only for late night listening (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-05-31, 22:10:16 (68.161.65.92)
I have Sennheiser HD650's and my mbl 7008 integrated amp has a dedicated headphone amp, so it sounds pretty great. But truth be told, I only use them for late night listening. They just can't substitu .......
359: Amp/Preamp Asylum, For the same price... (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-05-29, 15:24:45 (68.160.209.136)
The way those edge amps look...not to my taste. I love my mbl 7008, so one of my dream amps at that price level is this, the mbl 9011. It looks awesome in the black/gold finish as well. .......
360: General Asylum, Re: The Wall of Sound (mentions John Curl) (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-05-29, 05:32:35 (68.161.91.97)
The Dead are my favorite band, but my first show was in 1977, after that set up. How I wish I could of heard it! It only lasted a year, in 1974, because of the expense of hauling it around. The John .......
361: General Asylum, Is The Customer Always Right? (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-05-28, 10:45:05 (68.161.91.97)
Having worked, at one point in my life, in retail, I know that whoever coined the phrase "The customer is always right" should be shot. But here is an interesting take: .......
362: General Asylum, Why high-end is "losing" customers (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-05-27, 02:23:37 (68.161.91.97)
I can forgive a typo. The treatment of customers by evil, money-grubbing dealers has been treated ad nauseum here. High-end is a hobby. I have been to a few rich people's homes, and more often than no .......
363: Hip Pop Stop, Re: No (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-05-26, 19:26:11 (68.161.91.97)
BUT, some names of periods are capitalized, either by tradition or to avoid ambiguity: So: the Renaissance the Roaring Twenties the Jazz Age All of a sudden, I don't envy the job of an editor! (But wh .......
364: General Asylum, At a well advertised auction, $30,000--$40,000 (nt) (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-05-26, 17:31:50 (68.161.91.97)
nt .......
365: Speaker Asylum, DeVore Fidelity Gibbon Super 8 Speakers (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-05-23, 21:30:53 (68.161.120.225)
Enjoyed the review, and it made me sit up and pay attention because I love Maggies AND I love monitors, like yourself. Happy listening!!! .......
366: Hip Pop Stop, No (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-05-22, 16:37:14 (68.161.120.225)
According to my Chicago Manual of Style, nouns and adjectives designiating cultural styles, movements, and schools--artistic, architectural, musical, and so forth--and their adherents are capitalized .......
367: General Asylum, Re: What I don't like about Mapleshade (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-05-20, 20:51:13 (68.161.120.225)
As they say, free tips are worth what you pay for them. P.S. I did say, please advise if any of those tips were worthwhile. Care to comment on that??? .......
368: General Asylum, What I don't like about Mapleshade (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-05-19, 20:49:26 (68.161.120.225)
I get their mailer once in awhile. Some of their accessories like interconnects look awful, in those plastic baggies. I don't like their free tips, I won't post them all here (is that a copyright infr .......
369: General Asylum, MA 2275 Tube Integrated Amplifier (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-05-19, 20:26:12 (68.161.120.225)
The speakers I bought, Krell Resolution 3's, were hooked up to this amp at the store, and the resulting sound was great!! Being a SS kind of guy, though, I evetually ended up with a SS integrated. How .......
370: Rocky Road, Elegy for Ramrod, by Robert Hunter (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-05-19, 12:54:57 (68.161.120.225)
Click Below .......
371: Rocky Road, Grateful Dead (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-05-17, 08:30:32 (68.161.120.225)
My favorite band has my favorite logos. .......
372: Rocky Road, Killer Dark Star Orchestra Show (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-05-13, 09:21:43 (68.160.242.66)
Anybody who has even a modest interest in classic rock & roll, or is curious about The Grateful Dead, should see this band. Last night was my 14th show and it was truly a great one. It was at The Noki .......
373: General Asylum, J&R: King of MidFi (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-05-09, 11:11:05 (68.160.242.66)
I love J&R. (http://www.jr.com) I've been going there on and off for 30 years. Their mid-fi stuff is a nostalgic reminder of the gear I started out with. They also have a smattering of high-end. I bou .......
374: General Asylum, The $800,000 Goldmund system at Rhapsody (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-05-09, 07:28:47 (68.160.242.66)
http://rhapsodynyc.com/HTPackages.html There's Sound by Singer, Innovative Audio/Video, Lyric HiFi, In Living Stereo, Rhapsody Music & Cinema, Ears Nova, High Water Sound, Park Ave Audio, Harvey, Ste .......
375: General Asylum, Shahinian Obelisk (nt) (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-04-15, 17:02:11 (68.161.79.93)
nt .......
376: Rocky Road, John Dwork (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-04-13, 22:44:58 (68.161.79.93)
It's quite possible that I met, albeit very briefly, John Dwork (the co-author of "The Deadhead's Taping Compendium") in NYC when I was in high school there during the mid-1970's. My pal who turned me .......
377: Rocky Road, Final St. Stephen was 10/31/83 (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-04-13, 08:58:44 (68.161.79.93)
At least it was according to my three-volume "The Deadhead's Taping Compendium" 10/11/83: MSG, NYC 10/15/83: Civic Center, Hartford, CT 10/31/83: Marin Veterans Memorial Auditorium, San Rafael, CA In .......
378: General Asylum, The Absolute Sound Hearts of Space Sampler (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-04-08, 19:56:53 (68.161.124.157)
I enjoy this compilation very much. Click below for details. .......
379: Speaker Asylum, Krell Resolution 3 (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-04-05, 11:01:31 (68.161.124.157)
I can relate, I live in a studio apartment in NYC. I love my Krell Resolution 3's. Not cheap at $4,000 (stands extra). But funny you should mention Led Zeppelin, see my brief review by clicking below. .......
380: Speaker Asylum, Re: Magnepan 1.5QR (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-03-29, 12:16:02 (68.161.124.157)
I owned the 1.5's for about four years in the mid 1990's and was very, very, happy with them. I thought that they were great with all genres of music--even rap--a guy in my building who I was showing .......
381: General Asylum, Confirm Account (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-03-17, 06:54:18 (68.161.92.47)
I confirmed my account, and like ArdRi, have had no problems. If you suspect that the e-mail is phony, you can simply delete it, log into Paypal on your own, and then follow the steps to confirm your .......
382: Speaker Asylum, Re: J. Gordon Holt (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-03-05, 10:31:36 (68.161.79.194)
Agree that the review was something of a paradox. But don't all reviewers say that one shouldn't make final judgments about a product based on a trade show demo? In the review, John Atkinson agreed wi .......
383: Speaker Asylum, J. Gordon Holt (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-03-04, 16:43:38 (68.161.79.194)
See http://www.stereophile.com/floorloudspeakers/593shahinian/index.html .......
384: General Asylum, MORE NYC DEALERS (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-02-27, 09:39:36 (68.161.79.194)
There's Sound by Singer, Innovative Audio/Video, Lyric HiFi, In Living Stereo, Rhapsody Music & Cinema, Ears Nova, High Water Sound, Park Ave Audio, Harvey, Stereo Exchange. Sound by Singer: Years ago .......
385: General Asylum, My favorite, too (nt) (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-02-26, 14:09:35 (68.161.79.194)
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386: General Asylum, He's using the wrong finger (nt) (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-02-21, 18:47:32 (68.161.82.87)
nt .......
387: Inmate Systems, nyctc7@yahoo.com's nyctc7@yahoo.com (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-02-18, 19:29:26 (68.161.104.237)
To add your system, you must register .">
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388: General Asylum, Wilson voicing by listening vs. Goldmund "We never listen" (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-02-18, 18:26:11 (68.161.104.237)
My post was meant more as an observation than a complaint. And to the observation below about the number of Upscale Audio Ads, I went back and took a look and yeah, they're all over the place. But I d .......
389: General Asylum, Wilson Audio's Ad Blitz (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-02-18, 12:02:42 (68.161.104.237)
For the last few months we have been treated to not one, but two full page ads per issue for Wilson in BOTH Stereophile and The Absolute Sound. This must cost serious money. They have a new moniker--" .......
390: Rocky Road, Thanks... (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-02-17, 21:12:11 (68.161.104.237)
But non-downloader that I am, I couldn't really figure it out. I Like http://www.archive.org/audio/etreelisting-browse.php?collection=etree Which even an idiot like me can use. .......
391: General Asylum, BOSE (nt) (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-02-15, 07:38:54 (68.161.104.237)
nt .......
392: General Asylum, Grateful Dead = Why I became an Audiophile (nt) (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-02-14, 17:21:01 (68.161.104.237)
nt .......
393: Rocky Road, CHENEY ACCIDENTALLY ATTENDS A PHIL LESH & FRIENDS SHOW (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-02-13, 00:17:00 (68.161.68.24)
CHENEY ACCIDENTALLY ATTENDS A PHIL LESH & FRIENDS SHOW Actual Real Headline: Cheney accidentally shoots a fellow hunter Just back from Sunday's show, which will be known as the BLIZZARD OF 2006 SHOW, .......
394: General Asylum, Record vs. Song = who receives the award (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-02-11, 10:06:03 (68.161.68.24)
"Record" means a song, not the whole album. So the real question is what's the difference between "Song of the Year" and "Record of the Year." The answer is who receives the award. For "Song of the Ye .......
395: Digital Drive, That's the only category (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-01-29, 18:30:03 (68.161.118.187)
If you click on product reviews from the home page, you'll see that player/recorder is the only category one can pick when reviewing a non-SADC player. .......
396: Digital Drive, Thanks! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-01-28, 17:16:54 (68.161.76.214)
nt .......
397: Digital Drive, REVIEW: Rotel RCD-1072 CD Player/Recorder (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-01-27, 17:54:55 (68.161.76.214)
Model: RCD-1072 Category: CD Player/Recorder Suggested Retail Price: 800 € Description: Last Rotel model Manufacturer URL: Rotel Manufacturer URL: Rotel Review by nyctc7@yahoo.com .......
398: Amp/Preamp Asylum, REVIEW: MBL 7008 Integrated Amplifier (SS) (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-01-27, 13:41:14 (68.161.76.214)
Model: 7008 Category: Integrated Amplifier (SS) Suggested Retail Price: $7,480 Description: Integrated Amplifier Manufacturer URL: MBL Manufacturer URL: MBL Review by nyctc7@yahoo .......
399: Speaker Asylum, REVIEW: Krell Resolution 3 Speakers (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-01-25, 20:38:56 (68.161.76.214)
Model: Resolution 3 Category: Speakers Suggested Retail Price: $4,000 Description: Bookshelf Speaker Manufacturer URL: Krell Manufacturer URL: Krell Review by nyctc7@yahoo.com ( .......
400: General Asylum, Re: You have just bought an entire system and you are asking if YOU need to upgrade it ??......... (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-01-20, 23:38:49 (68.161.79.96)
Agree with the above about trusting your own ears, and add...Where did you buy your system? Usually, Rotel/Wharfedale/Mission are not sold at "Big Box" stores...if purchased at a good stereo store, th .......
401: General Asylum, Shouldn't CEO be chief cheerleader? (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-01-20, 18:39:17 (68.161.79.96)
I have sympathy for Woofer15. WalMart didn't get to be the largest retailer in the world by Sam Walton being an asshole to the customers. OK, Woofer15 was talking to the manufacturer, not the dealer, .......
402: General Asylum, Rotel RCD-1072 (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-01-20, 13:53:48 (68.161.79.96)
I like my new $700 Rotel RCD-1072 (Absolute Sound product of the year). But I need HDCD. If you don't, perhaps the Quad 99 is a better choice--very favorable review in January Stereophile (not posted .......
403: General Asylum, Magnum Dynalab antennas (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2006-01-01, 22:13:27 (68.161.112.196)
http://www.magnumdynalab.com/antennaoverview.htm I was very satisfied with the ST-2, although at a hundred bucks it may be more than you want to spend. They also sell a $30 one, but I am not familiar .......
404: General Asylum, Comments and a question about Music Choice (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2005-12-30, 17:42:45 (68.161.109.132)
I listen to Music Choice a lot. I think the sound quality is quite good--am I crazy? Not as good as my CD player: On Music Choice the bass seems a little attenuated and the stereo image is not as good .......
405: Critic's Corner, Re: hijacked?! (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2005-12-21, 07:22:35 (68.161.118.243)
ok--"hijacked" was a bit of hyberbole on my part. But again--I happen to agree with the Editor in principle--I just think that there is a time and place for everything. If the Editor used his pulpit t .......
406: Critic's Corner, Re: Thanks for the uninvited--and erroneous--Constitutional interpretation with your Stereophile email, Atkinson (0.00)
Posted by nyctc7@yahoo.com on 2005-12-20, 16:10:51 (68.161.118.243)
Let us assume that you are 100% correct. You sound like you know what you are talking about. The point is, there are exceptions and nuances to the warrant requirement. I just felt like Atkinson was ge .......
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