Quote: Originally posted by andrzejpw Anyone notice how the disney channel has gone downhill? I mean, when I was a young'un, (this ending about 6 or 7 years ago ), the disney channel was pure, and it was disney. Mickey mouse, etc. Now, a couple months ago, I walked in on my sister...

I have both. Which is *best *depends on your source and if you are going to use them with and amp. The 60 is slightly easier to drive so some use them with portable CD players with weaker outputs. The 80 require a bit more power, so they sound lower in volume hooked up to the same source...

I've enjoyed mine since getting them a few months back, but they might not fit some of your expectations... "I want to sort of make a shift from warm analog smooth relaxing sound to cold, deutsch, accurate, unforgiving sound. " -they are very smooth,and are fairly forgiving on most...

Quote: Originally posted by Nezer To give you guys some idea of other stuff I listen to I really dig Pat Metheny's Question and Answer, just about anything that John Scofield does, Jimmy Smith (a B3 trio is as close to heaven as one can get in this life), and Diana Krall (Russell Malone...

Quote: Originally posted by gaineso However, when I was in Ocala at AlliedSignal Aerospace, we had 2 500 ton presses and 4 100 ton. These were stamping presses and the sound from them, especially the bigger ones, was very low frequency. The company used a fancy meter, calibrated and...

Mainly the piano - 'the miniature orchestra' Also strings - violin in expert hands is amazing... Nylon guitar - I've been listening to Schubert's "Trout" quintent in A Maj and I would recommend the version with Rudolph Serkin on piano. One of the most 'fun' and nicley recorded versions...

Nick, No problem , I just didn't want to come off as a jerk... just trying to learn more about this topic as well. Blighty, Excessive sound levels damages the hairs in the inner ear, whether its low freq or high freq , the level is what causes the damage. Of couse low freqs are harder to...

Quote: Originally posted by Nick Dangerous Correct. I meant to say that I used the fast A-weighting for my readings... not C. There's no way C can keep up with fast music. It IS too loud if you judge with C! Beware! Nick, Not to be antagonistic, but this is an important topic...

gainso- I use the RS digital version SPL meter, C weighting, fast response and use its capture function or MAX reading. The analog meter tends to be slower and show more of an average reading. I recommend trying (or buying) the digital version. It shows that I was actually listening louder than...

Yep... I must have the same bug too. I also don't like *ANY* scratches on my CDs as well. I mainly use older top loading CDPs because some slide-out trays put micro-scratches on the disc's surface... I just cannot believe how some treat their discs. Just look at the pawn shops or library for...

Quote: Originally posted by kelly One of the things on my wish list right now is the Louis Armstrong/Ella Fitzgerald collection. But similar to my problem with classical music, there are so many different releases of these that I'm not sure which ones to get if I want the best...

Hi Audio&Me, Charlie Parker - sax Dave Brubeck - piano Dizzy Gillespie - Trumpet Theolonius Monk - piano (kind of left field but a personal favorite) These are a great place to start... Depends on what instruments, etc. you care to listen to. If you can be more specific to what you like...

C64 ? I was not in that financial league at the time...but I did have (well still have ) a VIC20 with the Datasette. I don't even want to add up all the time I "spent" waiting for the program tapes to load... Sigh...the Old Days... I'm glad some still remember. Emulators for almost all the...

No problems here. I received two units serial # xxxx10 and # xxxx11. One seems more resistant to skipping due to bumping it around than the other, but they both seem acceptable and do not skip unless there is a flaw on the top side of the CD. CDs from my local library (badly scratched) did not...

I second what ai0tron says. Definately get an 'OMNIDIRECTIONAL' mic. You should be able to find one that clips on to your shirt,coat,etc. this style is a 'lavalier mic'. Don't know about stereo versions, but I found this link:http://www.sennheiserusa.com/pages/p...o/lavalier.htm