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Tomorrow will be good. We will be honoring the thousands of men and women that have bravely served our country... ...and I'll be doing it in Arizona, with a group of friends, an entire cooler of cold-ones and a hot grill with ribs, steaks, and lambchops roasting on the bar-bee!! CHEERS!! Slainte!!

I think the craziest thing I've ever done with audio is completely ignore it when making one of my senior thesis films in USC film school. 5 minute film, 16mm B&W, no sync-sound... All SFX (sound-effects, from ADR to foley) had to be added in after the fact... It forced us to make very creative use of the SFX library, but as for realism or suspension of disbelief, that's just laughable... There's a reason why student films are pure, unadultered crap. BUT!, they always told us... "Sound is 10% of the budget, and 50% of the film!"

Now now... While I agree Audioquest generally over-charges for their product, their product isn't bad. It's no Nordost Valhalla, but it's no Home Depot 12 AWG either. As one dealer I know put it, "it does not offend..." Their Bedrock cables, I feel, are a good, honest, solid value for their price. I wouldn't deter anyone from this prodcut, as I feel it's a true "bang for your buck." ...of course, I'd rather steer someone towards Kimber instead... Oh, and if it's any consolation, Stereophile rated Radioshack's general speaker-wire as Class-C or something for cables.

Interesting reactions, Mike. I've never seen DT in concert, nor have I watched one of their "live DVD's." So on that front, I cannot comment. I know you love Nightwish (so do I!!!), and interestingly enough, DT is categorized in the same genre: "progressive metal." Also, from your other posts, it's hella clear to me you and I have very, VERY damn similar tastes in music. You appreciate "adult"music as much as straight-up headbanging, hair-flinging, mosh-pit-until-your-clothes-rip-and-your-mouth-bleeds-cuts. Just like me... So that's why your reacition is somewhat jarring to me. I ask you, have you listened, cover-to-cover, to one of DT's albums? It doesn't really matter if it's one of their first or one of their latest, all are exemplary, amazing, and mind-blowing. "Images and Worlds" to "Scenes From A Memory," from "Train of Thought" to "Octavarium,"From your post, it seems to me as if watching this DVD was the FIRST time you've ever experienced DT. If so, then ah so des ne... (meaning "I see, young grasshopper" in Japanese...) You've got to listen to DT on CD first. When you finally understand, appreciate, and connect with their music (I'm quite amazing you felt they displayed no "soul..."), I think you'd realize just what musical genuis' they are... Soul, and all... =)

The collective good thoughts, prayers, and karma of everyone here will surely help Dee recover soon, whether through a metaphysical force or otherwise.

Gosh, Lynn will most certainly be missed. But not forgotten. R.I.P.

Happy cake-eating day, Michael. I'd send you a pair of Klipsch speakers as a present, but you already own them all.

Rob, I don't think anyone here has a problem admitting to listening to this kinda music, the operative words being IF THEY DID. There are only a few other true metalheads around here, and off the top of my head, Sputnik, Wheelman, DrWho, Skonopa, and Griffinator are those select few.

I'm somewhat of a Slipknot fan, but like you were saying, the recording quality of their albums is strident, brittle, and sharp. Their music isn't bad, catchy at times, and their latest album "Vol 3: The Subliminal Verses" was definitely head-bobbing (thanks to producer Rick Rubin's slick twist on things). However, I find bands such as Mudvayne, Diecast, Shadows Fall, and Killswitch Engage to slay Slipknot in all aspects of metal. Presence, musicianship, double-bass drumming, tunes, vocals, etc. etc. Funny that As I Lay Dying was touring with them. While they're a heavy as well, they're lyrics are mostly Christian-based, and with a band like Slipknot, who introduce their upcoming songs to fans with "this song'll kick your f__king a$$," it seems to be a clash of agendas. Oh well, who am I to judge. Did you take pics??

Tommy Lee runs "Klipsch in the front, JBL's in the back" in his "velvet boom-boom room." I saw it on MTV Cribs about 4 years ago.

Pioneer Elite 45TX Klipsch RF35's, RB5II's, RC35 Sony DVD player, Mitsubishi VCR Sony 32" Wega Monster HTS 2600 PS Audio Ultimate Outlet and Prelude powercable filtering it all. And some goodies for late-night munchie attacks...

I have a 45TX Elite and mine exhibits no such problem. Try cleaning your interconnects, and if the problem still persists, contact their customer support. I've had good experiences with them. Very courteous and professional.

Grog, I'm astounded you mentioned Ace of Base! I haven't heard that name since the early 90's, when I was in junior-school to early high-school! Their music is certainly catchy, and for a Swedish group that cannot speak English, well, they certainly had me fooled! A huge phenomenon in their day, they were hailed as the next Abba. I'm not sure if their fame ever quite reached that level, however. "The Sign" was the song that I remember best from them. That song is like, the soundtrack to my being 12 years-old. Talk about memory lane!

Damn, and I was hoping for pics too.

I like how the bells and sinister laughing comes from behind you...

It's ok Marty, I'm a patient man... This week, I recommend: Deus "Pocket Revolution" - Progressive/Indie/Experiemental/Rock CD. With a name like "Deus," your music had better live up to the name. Thankfully, this group does. They've been around for quite some time now, and this album is easily their best. Not just because their musicianship, vocals, and song-structures have vastly matured and improved, but this album contains so many different genres, or "flavors" if you will, that it's impossible to pin down what type of rock song they'll be playing next. And believe you me, it's a good thing. Catchy, dreamy, epic, apocalypic, upbeat, stirring, and head-bobbing are all words that come to mind... This album is very accessible, for both young and old listeners, and I highly suggest anyone with an open mind and $15 to spare give it a try.

For the more sophistocated companions, I like Billie Holiday's "Lady In Satin" record. For more of my tattooed/pierced/rocker types, I use Mogwai's "Rock Action" album. Both work like fire on a candle. Melts them right down.

You should've called the folks back over so they could watch it again, but this time how it was MEANT to be!

6000 posts? Bah! You need 10,000 before I bow down!

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Good stuff, Glenn! Make sure to post pics of every step of the process, including you being blasted out of your seat the first time you hook em up. See that? It was an earth-shaking flash of green just now. The color of my jealousy... =)

DrWho said: "I think there is a generational influence at play here because I grew up with the clear sound of digital....the pops and clicks on LPs really drive me insane because I can't tune them out! I know there's always exceptions to the rule, but it seems a common trend that the younger you are, the more inclined you are to listen to CDs." I'm not sure that's true though, Mike. See, you and I are the same age, and yet I feel vinyl is vastly superior. In actuality, we grew up with TAPES. CD's only burst onto the scene with raging glory when we were in our near-teens. But for all intents and purposes, CD's were the format of our formative years. CD's are crisp, clear, heck yeah they're awesome. But I'm sure you've noticed a lot of younger guys here, crazytubepower (James) for one, me for another, have realized or "discovered" the magic of vinyl. I know you come from a sound engineer's standpoint, and so you view things in a lot more depth and technicality than most. I know from where you come. I learned filmic sound and SFX from Tom Holman himself, creator of THX, at film school. But, if you gave vinyl a fair, honest, and decent look (and listen!), I think you'd too take back your words.

Sputnik, how'd you like the recommendations?

A good friend introduced me to The Blood Brothers this week, with their latest and supposedly greatest, album "Crimes." This is loud, screaming, take-no-prisoners punk rock at it's true core roots. If you're into loud, raw, and hard punk - or simply want to see what it's all about - this is a CD that will educate you better than Ms. Honey in the 4th grade.

In my drunken Friday night post-party state right now, the 2 favorites that come to mind are (in this order)... 1) Guns n' Roses "November Rain" (Slash's riff) 2) Muse "Hysteria" (Matt Bellamy's riff) yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaahhh!!!