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Aggie Klipsch

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  1. They made SQ, QS and CD-4 albums. The SQ and QS were a matrixed quad where you could use a standard turntable. The CD-4 disk had to have a special cartridge. The only album I have is an SQ encoded vinyl of Poco Cantamos. Actually sounds quite good in Pro-Logic.

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  2. The year, 1979 Breckinridge ski resort bar after a hard day of skiing and bunny watching. Look up to find 6 Heresy's hanging from the ceiling playing some Jean Luc Ponty. Already had my Heresy's from overseas in the Air Force so a wry grin was evident.

  3. The online version of Stereophile is not to bad, but when you go to the forums it is really fun to read Geoff Kait and Michael Green berate each other. One of the reviewers mentioned power cables and said to put one in your freezer then take it out, attach it and how it magically widened the sound stage. Really.

     

    Glad I just like to listen to music.

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  4. Still have an old Sony CD player from back in the 80's and it still play's fine. I decided to put all of my CD's on my PS3 and was done. Although I do comparisons when I do buy a new CD and see how it sounds from the PS3 to CD. I use the analog outputs and optical. No difference in sound to these old ears. 

  5. What would PWK think about all of this? Designing circuits to closer tolerances is always better. After being in the Air Force working with Mil-Spec  parts in a Pmel lab, sometimes you have to use a 5% resistor instead of a 1%. Remember the resistor code, Bad boys , etc. don't want to offend anyone these days. lol Same with old Simpson 260 meters, some had mirrored faces for greater accuracy and some would not. How close do you need to see 5v or 12v. Of course digital gives a more accurate presentation but I just love the old d'arsenal movements. To each their own.

  6. Butter Pecan, thats spelled peh-khan to Yankees. Live about 40 miles from the creamery in Brenham. Went to the creamery back in '69 in 5th grade. And every decade since. While at Texas A&M we used to go on friday afternoon after classes. Strawberry Cheesecake is one of my favorites or Banana Pudding. Some flavors they only make for a limited time so get it while it is in store.

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  7. Ahh the day of recording vinyl on to cassette. Putting said cassette in the Pioneer super tuner cassette deck with Jensen 6x9 co-axials in the back of the VW's  in homeade plywood boxes. Adjust that equalizer, turn on that little 20WPC power amp and Steely Dan's Aja would sound fantastic. Always used Maxell tapes. They seemed to last longer in the Houston heat. I know stereos sound better in vehicles now, but the sound of those Jensen's would always be crystal clear. Used a Pioneer deck to record on with my current Thorens TT. I wonder how CD's would have sounded on those Jensen's? Sounds like a project to me.

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  8. Porcupine Tree - Anesthesize Blu-ray Great live performance with some of the best sound I have ever heard. Steven Wilson is remastering King Crimson and other prog albums. Worth a listen or two.

  9. There are only 2 kinds of music. Country and Western. The stuff that comes out of the radio today is neither. George Jones or Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys.

    I TOTALLY DISAGREE :D

    Cool thing about AUDIO its really My Fi, our likes don;t have to be the same for us to get along, Bass is Bass, in Country Western or Rock only more or less of it same for mids and highs

    I have lots of genre's represented in my 1500 albums / files

    I actually prefer jazz and classical. :rolleyes: Growing up in Houston you listened to country in the truck and took your gal to go western swing dancing. Gotta keep those belt buckles shined. :biggrin:

  10. I use mesquite chips for the smokey taste. Get a large coffee can, put the chips in and add water to let them soak. Then hang the can near the heat and watch the magic begin. Brisket is the meat of choice to smoke hear in east Texas.

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  11. If there is one music video to buy this year, this is the one. Got it this afternoon and it is outstanding. Audio and picture are just amazing. DTS-HD MA 5.1 and LPCM 24 bit stereo. Can't decode the MA but the LPCM is really tight. I thought Arriving Somewhere DVD was good but this raises the bar. Had to order online because local b&m will not even have this. I just hope they have The Incident tour coming out on Blu. What a live performance that was. Cheers.[H]

  12. I have not posted for a while, but I have over a thousand albums and when people hear them over Klipsch La Scala's they are impressed by the bass and midrange. I have over a hundred MFSL albums as well as Quad and Sony Half Speed Mastered and they sound fantastic. My old Thorens will still best most CD's. But on the other hand, the DVD's of concerts I have still make people smile when they hear them. Cheers.

  13. Going to buy a BR player and am wondering if I use the analog 5.1 inputs on the receiver, set the BR to PCM, the question is while my receiver decodes 96khz PCM will the internal decoders in the BR send the signal to my receiver? Will I have to set in the menu of the receiver to decode all formats? Sure would be nice just to use Toslink and forget about it. Anyone know the reason for this?

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