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    Budget CD Player, primarily for Classical Music

    Greetings, I myself have a pair of Senn. HD600s, with which I use a Marantz sa8260 SA-CD player. The sa8260 is not available anymore and is hard to find, however, like you, I myself listen to a lot classical music (about 95% of my collection is classical) and I couldn't be happier with the...
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    100% ignorant to DIY and in need of council

    @i_djoel2000: I had a file that played 5 sec. stereo, 5 sec. left channel and five seconds right channel. I am sure I snatched it somewhere off Head-Fi but can't seem to locate it. PM me if you want it, although you can find similar files online (this site seems to have files that'd work)...
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    100% ignorant to DIY and in need of council

    I apologize in advance for digging this one up from the cemetery! After some time, I finally got around to completing this project. I ended up purchasing a 25W Hakko dash. I was almost certain to buy a Weller, but after more research it would appear they're quality is not what it used to be...
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    Bands with best live sound?

    Has anyone seen The Shins live? I've heard so many great things from friends, especially about their keyboardist, that I have wondered if a casual fan like myself would be rewarded to see them live sometime.. not to hijack the thread! Quote: Originally Posted by VicAjax a couple of...
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    Bands with best live sound?

    Quote: Originally Posted by andy43 Really? I've seen them twice now and the sound wasn't bad at all. It was amazing or anything, but I've heard worst. I suppose it was rather harsh of me to say dredg has been the worst I've seen live. The first time I saw them (right before the...
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    Has anyone else had their muscial horizons "expanded" by Head-fi?

    Quote: Originally Posted by pyramid6 Stuff I've bought because I read about them here. Impasse Bach's Cello concertos Portishead Mezzanine Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue Carbon Based Lifeform I'm sure other stuff too. I like music. It's why I'm here. Are you referring to...
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    4'33". Is it music?

    Sorry for above; I see it's already been generally agreed upon that this "composition" is not likely music. Also, didn't intend to come off sounding like a pretentious a**hole!
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    4'33". Is it music?

    This reminds me of something Rage Against the Machine did, and I don't think the (pissed-off) fans in the background would qualify as "music." Let's see here, from TFD.. mu·sic (myzk) n. The art of arranging sounds in time so as to produce a continuous, unified, and evocative...
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    American Express Commercial

    If you enjoy this, I can't help but believe you'd enjoy all six Bach cello suites.. probably even his four lute suites (one of which is simply transcribed from his fifth cello suit), his violin partitas.. from there, you can explore his keyboard works, namely the Art of the Fugue, Well-Tempered...
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    American Express Commercial

    It's J.S. Bach's Prelude from his Cello Suite No. 1 in G major. I think it is performed Burkhart although Yo-Yo Ma's rendition is, in my humble opinion, better. I hope this helps. EDIT: After a quick search, I can confirm it is Robert Burkhart on the cello- yet my assessment concerning him...
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    Has anyone else had their muscial horizons "expanded" by Head-fi?

    Quote: Originally Posted by derek800 I've gotten into Radiohead and The Flaming Lips since being here. I had always known a few of their hit singles but nothing more, but I read a few members talking about them and ended up with just about all of their cd's. Can't believe I've...
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    100% ignorant to DIY and in need of council

    Quote: Originally Posted by rawrster well if anything u got 3 headphones to test/learn your soldering so it could be good learning experience for relatively cheap. worst that can happen is that you destroy a headphone that already has no use? :P Yes, this was my exact thought...
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    Your 5 newest CDs (or LPs)

    Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos No 2 & 3 - Liss Orff: Carmina Burana SACD - Hickox Beethoven: Symphonies No 1 & 6 SACD - Vänskä Mahler: Symphonie No 1 - Abbado Smetana: Czech Dances - Novotny The Beethoven completes my Vänskä collection. The Smetana is on the Supraphon lable, which...
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    The Price of CD's!

    Quote: Originally Posted by TheAttorney ... This doesn't apply to rarities or most deluxe re-issues. Those may disappear altogether, or go up. There was one though that I held out for for a long time: an out of print old reggae album (yes, really). For ages is was available used in...
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    Best "concept" albums of progressive rock/heavy metal

    I see Pink Floyd, Nirvana, Jethro Tull, Genesis, Tool and Opeth are already mentioned, along with most of the progressive metal concept albums I'm familiar with. I don't know if it fits into this genre (progressive rock?), but dredg's El Cielo is a very solid concept album.
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