Listening to Donna summer
Hello Everyone, I am Currently Listening to (actually Recording from cassette to CD. Donna Summer Macarthur Park Suite! one Great Concept album! Boy did we Dance to that one at the Clubs!! This is the...
View ArticleTo 80's Pop Lovers.
I just dropped a new video for people who love the 80's pop. Debbie Gibson, I personally never heard of her before, The VHS tape titled "Out of the Blue", contains four music videos. Video is captured...
View ArticleUndocumented features (aka easter eggs)
Any of you folks come across hifi gear with undocumented features / easter eggs? For clarity I'm thinking less along the lines of documented 'test modes' that are sometimes invoked by pressing a...
View ArticleSTIMELA Hugh Masekela
I just got the tape from AP. I have this album on several versions already (noticeably SACD and Vinyl) and it is well known already for sounding great and being very well recorded. But that tape is...
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Have you ever heard (or heard of) a harp guitar? For people that love...
Check out these videos, sounds wonderful. View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yt_j5y5xo-w Muriel Anderson demonstrates her Doolin Harp Guitar for Peghead Nation In this video, guitarist Muriel...
View ArticleDSP or not DSP
... And in case, what is/are your preferred? I mean, my system consists of audio/video receiver HK AVR135 and a couple of Ar3a's + 2 little cheap nobranded satellite speakers; for serious listening I...
View ArticleHemiolia Reel-to-Reel Not Available in United States
It's unnerving that Hemiolia's great R2R releases (many of them) are not available in the United States. All my European relatives are officially dead. How can one source some of these? It pains me to...
View ArticleNeat x'mas gift my wife gave me. check it out.
At least I thought it was pretty cool. Drink coasters, I won't use them but they will be on my shelf for display. They are about 4 inches in diameter.
View ArticleDoes radio and online streaming stations compress dynamic range? Intentional...
I usually record from TuneIn or Vtuner streaming servers. I set my cassette deck level peaks and can usually forget it since the dynamic range is fairly narrow about 4-6 dB average for the majority of...
View ArticleWhy use audio compression when it clearly raises the 'noise floor' a ton?
Recently re-recorded songs like 'Maggie May' and 'Year of the Cat' from Tidal and the silent channel passages were nearly perfect like wearing ear muffs or wondering if the channel is gone! Compared to...
View ArticleMassive online collection of 80s underground tapes for download
Thought this looked like something some folks around here may take an interest in checking out. Archive.org has a massive listing of cassettes from the 80s that have been digitized and available for...
View ArticleJazz at Lincoln Center & Dizzy's Club live streaming
In case you were not aware, Jazz at Lincoln Center started a live streaming platform called JazzLive.com. They stream live and recorded performances from JALC and Dizzy's Club several times a month....
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U.S. Cassette Tape Album Sales Grew 28% in 2022
Almost half a million new music cassettes were sold in the USA in 2022: U.S. Cassette Tape Album Sales Grew 28% in 2022 Albums from the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise, Taylor Swift and Harry Styles...
View ArticleGame: Chain of Song Titles
Object: Enter the title of a song which begins with the last letter or number (the digit) in the title of the previous song. Examples: 1) Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin 2) Nights in White Satin -...
View ArticleEver had a song nearly bring you to tears?
My wife thinks I'm a wuss. Just listening to the radio and "Shannon" by Henry Gross comes on and for the umpteenth time I get teary-eyed remembering well-loved pets long passed. Any song like that in...
View ArticleShow us how your system is put together (ergonomics)
Like many of us out there, I've got all separates. I've had problems in the past getting it put together the way I like. My ex and I bought this huge wall unit, and I packaged it in there, I was pretty...
View ArticleHas "Jazz-on-line'com" died?
My favorite source for pre-1955 jazz and blues seems to have diasappeared. I can't find any current reference on the web and it doesn't come up on my browser?
View ArticleWhat Are You Listening To Right Now
Ill get the ball rolling: Sydney Youngblood - If Only I Could
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Let's see your chairs!
I'm looking at getting a new (or 2nd hand) chair for listening to my music in comfort in. I have 1 but it takes up a lot of room so could do with a slightly smaller 1 while still being comfortable. So...
View ArticleNew Desk (also, hello again after some time away)
If anybody noticed I was away for the last year and a half, well... I'm back, I suppose. I recently moved and I decided to build a new desk, and switch to some smaller speakers with a subwoofer...
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