THE KILLER SHREWS Ingrid Goude, Miss Universe 1957 : "There are two or three hundred giant shrews out there. Monsters, weighing between fifty and a hundred pounds!" James Best, later to become the Dukes of Hazzard's Sheriff Roscoe P. Coltrane : “Fifty to a hundred pounds! Why, that’s as...

Tom, I did a search for "Attack of the Bee Girls" on www.allmovie.com and came up with nothing. I think you meant Invasion of the Bee Girls. I grew up watching sci-fi/horror camp movies so I love 'em all. Plan 9 From Outer Space is an obvious choice in this genre. Truly a masterpiece of...

According to the conventional wisdom on Audioasylum, there are two decent cheap integrated amps: the NAD C320BEE and the Panasonic XR-45. It seems that most people at AA recommend using the Panny’s digital inputs only. I own the other recommended budget integrated – the C320BEE. It’s truly...

Quote: Originally Posted by Dixie Flatline I was amazed during my time in Finland at how perfect most people's English was. . . The funniest thing was a salesgirl we met in the Stockmann store in Helsinki -- after talking to her for ten minutes, my wife and I still had to ask her to be...

Well I just listened to the newly leaked song called “Better Version of Me.” Sounds much better than Extraordinary Machine. Better Version doesn’t sound like she’s completely out of her depth like the title track does. I still think the song Extraordinary Machine is terrible and should only be...

bundee1, I’m actually on my second 963. I had one in the fall of 2003 and sold it. Then I bought another one when I put my speaker system together. I thought the 963 was slightly bright with headphones but with my KEF speakers it sounds excellent. My newer 963 was manufactured in October...

Thanks for the review. I suggest you change the stock power cord on the 963SA. Even something cheap like the Volex 17604 will dramatically improve bass response. I use a subwoofer in my system (I listen to loudspeakers about 90% of the time) and could not believe the difference with a...

True, I haven't heard any of the other songs from the album. But if they're like the title track it's clear that she intended to 'slap Sony in the face' with the new CD. Normally, I’d really respect an artist branching out -- but only if that artist can actually pull off the new musical...

Well, the title track to Fiona’s new CD, Extraordinary Machine, has been leaked all over the net and I just listened to it a few moments ago. Man, What??? It’s no wonder Sony has shelved the album. It’s clear that the new CD will never see the light of day and that Sony will drop Fiona very...

I’ve been on a HUGE Kate Bush kick recently and so I recommend the Hounds of Love album. It’s one of the great masterpieces of 1980s pop, IMO. As much as I like Hounds, I actually prefer the more experimental / avant-garde Dreaming album. I don’t recommend The Dreaming, however, for those just...

Quote: Originally Posted by evil-zen try http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums they are the experts on beatles vinyl. Here are a bunch of threads from www.stevehoffman.tv/forums on Beatles LPs: The Beatles "Best Pressings" list Beatles Vinyl collecting: What are the first 10...

Are you referring to the new EMI Japanese pressings? From what I read on the vinyl board of www.audioasylum.com, the new Toshiba EMI LPs are taken from the 1987 digital remasters -- the same masters used to make the 1987 CDs. They have gotten very negative reviews. Here are Tuberoller's...

Head-fi’s the only place I’ve seen negative reviews for the C320BEE. The response both on www.audioasylum.com and in professional print reviews has been overwhelmingly positive for the NAD. Speaking of audioasylum, here’s a thread on the Panny XR45 vs. the C320BEE. I’m really satisfied with...

Thanks for the advice, guys. It’s so interesting how vilified the DT-770s are on this forum. Actually, I take that almost as a badge of honor because I’ve personally found so much of the conventional wisdom here at Head-Fi to be total rubbish. It’s also interesting how so many people use...

Quote: Originally Posted by Iron_Dreamer Sound-wise the Ultrasone has the strongest bass in the lowest octave of really almost sub-sonic headshaking stuff, but the rest is not nearly the DT770 which borders on too much bass for me like the Grado PS1. The mids of the DT770 sound better...

As much as I respect Audrey Hepburn as a beauty, as an actress, and as a human being, she doesn't compare to Grace Kelly in the looks department. Grace Kelly’s face was just perfectly symmetrical.

Quote: Originally Posted by radrd I did a quick search and couldn't find a beer thread, which surprised me. Has there been one? I'd like a link if you can find it. The search probably just failed me. You must be joking: Beer Lovers - New World Class Brew? Who likes Beer? I...

Quote: Originally Posted by AGR Damn! You must have gotten a bad batch. Everything I have had from there was really good. I’ve tried 3 or 4 different beers from Bell’s. Each one had this terrible aftertaste: what I imagine dirty dishwater to taste like. Quote: Originally...

Quote: Originally Posted by AGR I went to Broad Ripple High School. I graduated in 1973. I grew up in Indy, but I have not been since the 2000 USGP Formula One event. I live outside of Memphis these days. Really? Did you know Letterman?

Quote: Originally Posted by AGR Another one 'you' can get is Bell's Ales from Kalamazoo Brewing!! Excellent! I've never cared for Bells beer. Tastes like dishwater to me. New Holland Brewery out of Holland, MI makes some good stuff. They make a seasonal beer called Dragon's...

Quote: Originally Posted by AGR WOW!!! You guys (and girls) know what I'm talkin' about!!! Indy indeed! I have been to Broad Ripple Brewery. Great Beer - Great Food! BroadRipple Brew Pub makes a very nice IPA. Sitting outside in the summer drinking an IPA in Broadripple is a...

Quote: Originally Posted by doctorjuggles LOL. I hope you're not recommending this stuff then. Sounds rubbish! Rubbish? Man, it was probably the best beer I ever had! The alcohol was hidden extremely well. The 120-minute IPA has a slightly sweet apple-like quality. I’ve known...

Quote: Originally Posted by AGR I do love the beers from Dogfish Head Brewery in Delaware. I had their owner/president on our radio show; "Brew Line". And; the nice thing is, we just got 3 of their beers in our area. In December, I had the pleasure (or perhaps the pain) of...

On my modest analogue rig, I have found that many LPs have noticeably more distortion than the same recording/mastering on CD. In essence, CDs generally sound ‘cleaner’ and LPs sound smoother and less fatiguing. I felt exactly the same way back in 1985 when I heard a CDP for the first time. Then...

Well that Rolling Stone article was from March. I still hear that the release date is "sometime this summer." Her new album is apparently entitled Extraordinary Machine. There's a thread on the release on the www.fiona-apple.com message board.