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---------------- On 9/9/2003 1:48:23 PM RickB wrote: I can't believe Michael Schenker, Alvin Lee, Leslie West or Frank Marino are not on either list. At least they got Yngwie Malmsteen on this list. ---------------- Speaking of Alvin Lee, I've got an original Deram/London vinyl copy of "Undead", Ten Years After's second live album that was recorded in a London blues club called Klooks Kleek. I think it was done around 1967 or 68. Good live recording in a "club" atmosphere, Alvin Lee really tears it up on "Woodchoppers Ball" and "I'm Going Home". Yup, Alvin deserves a place on the list, even if he hasn't done much lately.

Phantasm has a couple of good ones. The scene in the mortuary when the silver ball flies in and drills into the victim's skull, gushing a gallon or so of blood. At the end of the movie (not a true death scene) when the Tall Man reaches through the mirror and grabs the boy - that will stick in your memory! Another standout is Fargo: the wood chipper scene.

I'm wondering why Zappa is so far down on both lists, although not directly known for it he is a serious guitar player. Should be in the top ten, at least in my opinion. Guitar Magazine's list makes a lot more sense than the Rolling Stones one, though. And by the way, where is Mato Nanji of Indigenous on either list? That dude can literally channel SRV on stage - a hell of a guitar player! A "must hear" in a concert venue, CD's can't capture the kind of show Mato puts on. Anyone else seen Indigenous in concert?

That's the first twin-powered MINI Cooper I've seen!

My suggestion to to take the copy-protected CD back to the store where it was purchased and demand your money back! Especially if it has no external markings stating that it's copy-protected. If enough people refuse to buy them and keep returning the P.O.S's to the retailers eventually the artists and record companies should back off. If an artist or record company wants to utilize copy protection - let 'em starve! The following site has a list of CD's with known problems: http://www.fatchucks.com/z3.cd.html

I find that when I watch David Copperfield videos the cables will just levitate themselves!

Here's a recipe for ya! Eat `em up! CAT POOP COOKIES! (Author Unknown) Here, by popular request (believe it or not) is the recipe for the infamous disgusting cookies that look like cats poops (rolled in grape-nuts, which makes lovely fake kitty litter.) There are two flavors-chocolate (dark brown) and gingerbread (light brown). The author seldom measured carefully, so the amounts may need adjustment, especially on flavoring. The cookies are dense and not very sweet, this is necesssary so that they will keep their shape during baking. If you use white flour or sugar, they may be tastier but they won't look like poopies. Chocolate ingredients: 1/2 cup honey 2/3 cup (1 and 1/3 stick) butter, margarine, or lard 1 egg 1 tsp vanilla or peppermint extract 2 cups whole wheat flour 1/3 cup cocoa powder grape-nuts cereal Gingerbread ingredients: 1/4 cup honey 1/4 cup molasses 2/3 cup(1 and 1/3 stick) butter or margarine, or lard 1 egg 2 and 1/3 cups whole wheat flour spices-ginger, cinnamon, cloves to taste (maybe 1/2 tsp each) grape-nuts cereal Mix-ins: Coconut = tapeworms Chocolate chips = poop chunks! Butterscotch chips = diarrhea! Peanut butter chips = diarrhea! Cooked spagetti or ramen noodles = roundworms Corn = self explanatory! Peanuts = chunks To Make: Microwave the honey till it bubbles (about 1 minute). Add the butter, (I've been told using lard makes for a more realistic texture and softer cookie) and the molasses, if any. Add the egg, mix well, then mix in all the other stuff. Add mix-ins of your choice to some or all of the batter. Chill 1 hour in the freezer or several hours in the fridge. Roll dough logs of random length and the diameter of cat poops. Roll logs in grape-nuts and bake at 350 degrees till done (about 20 minutes, but this varies so watch them.) Serve in a disposable cat litter box on a bed of grapenuts, with a cat litter scoop. I hear you get lovely effects by decorating the box and scoop with melted chocolate or pudding. Brown sugar might work as a substitute for the new clumping litters... Mixing brown sugar with the grapenuts "sweetens up the cookie a bit while still looking truly hideous."

I think Shakti means ludicrous in Esperanto.

---------------- On 4/13/2003 2:50:52 PM Audio Flynn wrote: I would rather spend $ 100 on a pair of AQ Coral interconnects than on one LP. ---------------- Yes, but would those pedestrian AQ Coral interconnects make you really cool ? Lately I've taken to draping my Linn Silver 1.2m interconnects over the inside rear view mirror of my car, and now I have to beat the girls away with a short length of AQ Mammoth carpet snake when I'm out crusing the strip. Plus, the Linn IC's look better than fuzzy dice.

Pikers? You wanna buy my caravan for $100k?

WHAT?? No Leonard Nimoy or Boxcar Willie? What kind of a record collector are you, anyway?

I bought a Tivoli Model One for my mother for Christmas 2002. She has had nothing but praise for it and listens to it more than she does her main stereo system (out of convenience, the fewer knobs something has the better!). She lives in rural KS and has no problem pulling in distant radio stations. The Tivoli products show just how much of a genius Henry Kloss really was - he was very adept at building great quality into low and mid-priced electronics. Another legend (like PWK) that is now gone and will be missed.

I listened to a few Luxman models in the 80's and they had a nice, smooth sound to them. The build quality appeared to be first class with a nice feel to the controls. Luxman was known as "the Japanese McIntosh" to a lot of people in the audio business, the sound wasn't as grainy as the Pioneers, Technics's, etc. of the era. If you watch Audiogon and Ebay you'll get an idea of what they're worth.

Could that be a guidance system for a Scud missile? The technology appears about right!

Guilty as charged, with some blues and jazz on the side.

Some speakers require more break-in than others, but usually the manufacturer will state that in the manual or literature. I had a pair of B&W CDM9NT's and it took 1-2 months of regular listening for them to smooth out. A lot of it has to do with the material the drivers are made out of, some types of cones and surrounds need to "loosen up" before they sound their best. The biggest thing to remember about break-in is that the overall sound will improve slightly, if the speakers you're auditioning sound rather harsh now they'll still sound harsh ten years from now - just a little less harsh. I don't want colored sound from speakers but if most of your CD collection doesn't sound just right it's not always the recordings - it could very well be the speakers. After listening to Klipschorns with tubes the B&W's just didn't cut it, so I sold them. The Khorns sound good on darn near all of my vinyl and CD's, and fantastic on the good recordings. Always see if the dealer will let you take a demo pair home so you can hear them in your environment - it can save a lot of heartache.

mOOn: Yep, he's done. The webmaster announced it in this thread: http://forums.klipsch.com/idealbb/view.asp?mode=viewtopic&topicID=32621&num=30&sessionID={953C7E19-C02C-48DE-8B1D-A755840C6AC0}&pageNo=1 minn_male42: No problem here, I would rather be discussing audio stuff and it's not my intention to drag any problems out, this thread was just intended to state my opinion on banning members. I read most but refrained from posting on those political threads due to their incendiary nature. I just don't want members having to worry about being censored or banned just for having differing or unpopular viewpoints. Like being banned for posting about the four-letter word "Bose" or speakers manufactured by someone other than Klipsch ..... ooooooh, he said JBL! Burn him, burn the heretic! Some other audio forums have gotten heavy handed on censoring and banishment, I would hate to see this great forum be reduced to that. Quote Hannibal Lecter: "Eat the rude"

They work just as well as the little stones you set on top of your speakers to tune them, but be sure to consult the Ouija board to determine the correct type for your tubes!

---------------- On 3/25/2003 10:11:01 PM minn_male42 wrote: LET IT GO!!!!! you may not have noticed, but the two individuals you are referring to have not posted this evening.... if you quit bringing it up...they will go away... LET IT GO!!!!! ---------------- You seem to have completely missed the point of my post, which is that in my opinion that the banning of Forresthump2 is unfair if the other two (and those like them) are allowed to remain. Banning should not be exercised at all unless it's exercised evenly. I agree with the moderator locking the war related threads to bring about order but blowing out Forresthump2 was overkill. As for "LET IT GO!!!!!", sorry, but I stick my head in the sand for no one.

Great looking turntable! I've never heard one but it looks very well designed. Enjoy your vinyl!

Let me see: Forresthump2 gets banned for stirring up the liberal oriented and some personalized comments, yet KAIN and DEAM are still allowed to post on this board. KAIN is spewing anti-American vitriol, and DEAM's posts are ignorant and vexatious (much less the crude avatars). Christ, at least Forresthump2 had a sense of humor, the other two are just truculent pukes. I disagree with the banning of Forresthump2 just because a few thin-skinned whiners don't share his conservative (and sometimes insane, but funny) viewpoints. He's gone and those other two are still here? What a load of excrement. Perhaps we can burn some books while we're at it, or even publish a list of words to be avoided lest someone's feelings get tip-toed on. Let's all sing Kum Ba Yah. Go forth and hump the world! ....... Or is that statement not politically correct enough?

Hey fini, Are you going to have a picture taken with you playing this piano while naked (for your new avatar)?

I vote for moving it up!

---------------- On 3/13/2003 6:53:08 PM wheeler wrote: I,ve just recently auditioned a pair of rf7's, and after five minutes of listening, I had to stuff cotton in my ear cannals to stop the blood flow. - these must be the most horrible sounding / built coffins I've had the misery to listen; and this with a single ended smoothy + turntable! Tell me I'm wrong; That is if you think you've got the guts! ---------------- Vamoose, TROLL! Scram, begone, get back under your bridge!

We the mediokra, I bought this thing because I had seen it years ago and always sorta lusted after it. I have always liked Nak equipment and respected their ability to build electro-mechanical components, old Niro is a smart SOB. Most high-end players are single CD units and it seems like Nak decided that they were going to build a true high-end multi-disc unit just to buck the trend. The one I have is a factory version 96/24 DAC, one of the later production units made in 2000 before the company got into financial straits. It was originally only available in Asia territories, not too many were imported into the US. I got a good price on it from a dealer closeout, and Nakamichi sent me a nice packet with all kinds of background info on it. The unit is very well built, the finish on the wood and paint on the chassis is baby-butt smooth. Of all the stereo stuff I own this has the highest quality of fit & finish, even the underside of the chassis is as shiny as the other sides. It comes in three separate chassis: a controller with power supply, the disc mechanism, and the DAC. The DAC is in the same type of chassis as the disc mech, the DAC board is mounted to a 4-5 mm thick slab of aluminum and floats several ways on an internal suspension. Both disc & DAC chassis are heavy aluminum and have screw-tight sealed doors, it's supposed to isolate vibration from the floor and also from air pressure waves. It uses a 7-disc version of their Musicbank mechanism for disc storage, and loading a CD is hilarious to watch. When you put a disc in the drawer and push the button to close it the tray starts to close and then shakes back & forth, then closes the rest of the way. This is designed to center the CD in case you didn't put in in the drawer slot correctly. The design is definitely overkill. As for sound, it's very smooth but detailed, neither harsh nor overly warm. It has very basic control features, it will do random and repeat but no programming or anything fancy. And no HDCD. One nice thing is it has a digital input switch so that you can use the Nak transport or run another player via coax through the Nak's DAC. My local Linn/Levinson dealer wants me to bring it in to do a comparison with a ML 390S and a Linn CD12, but so far I've been too lazy to break it down and bring it in. Could make for an interesting listening session, though. My guess is it will take the ML but may not hang with the CD12. Well, gotta go for now - it's 3:22 am & my eyes are crossing. AND I gotta get up at 7:00 am.